A 2-year-old Cocker Spaniel was rushed to Terrington Vets, King’s Lynn on 14 October after swallowing a mysterious artefact. The mysterious object turned out to be a knee-length riding sock that had made its way to Alfie’s abdomen and needed to be surgically removed - at which point it looked...

*Warning* images may cause distress* The RSPCA is appealing for information after a cat which had severe ear cancer was found trapped in a home-made snare. A man spotted the cat with his neck caught in a snare – which tightens as the animal tried to get free – in his...

Dogs Trust Manchester has celebrated its sixth birthday – and finding forever homes for thousands of rescue dogs. Since opening on 23 October 214, the Denton-based rehoming centre has found homes for 4,897 dogs. It was only a matter of days after opening before they were celebrating finding a forever...

Blue Cross is helping to find new homes for a group of 120 guinea pigs after taking in the biggest number of the small pets in the charity’s history. The national pet charity’s rehoming teams stepped in to take in the guinea pigs after getting a call for help from...

Dogs Trust Snetterton has launched an appeal to find a very special home with room for three senior German Spitz dogs. This is a rare opportunity for lovers of the breed, as in the last five years (since January 2015) the centre has only seen two other German Spitz dogs...

The UK is facing crisis levels of ‘pet poverty’, according to figures released by PDSA, the vet charity for pets in need. The charity – which provides free and low-cost vet care for those who struggle to pay treatment costs for their sick and injured pets – said the financial...

A ten-year old boy from Merseyside has been raising money to help animals in need by taking on 12 evens in 12 months for the RSPCA. Ten-year old Owen Marlowe from Southport in Merseyside has already completed a five-mile walk and a 15-mile bike rise to raise money for the...

Dogs Trust Freedom Project, a pet fostering scheme run has launched an appeal to animal lovers in East Anglia to temporarily care for dogs of survivors of domestic abuse, enabling their owners to flee to safety. Dogs Trust launched its Freedom Project in 2004, offering a lifeline for dog owners...

A dog who was handed into Dogs Trust after originally being bought as an unwanted gift more than two years ago, is still searching for his forever home. Six-year old Crossbreed, Holmes arrived at the Newton Tony-based rehoming centre after originally being handed over as an unwanted present in September...

The RSPCA urges people to do their research before taking on a pet as figures show there has been a huge spike in people looking to buy or rehome kittens this year. July 2020 saw Google searches for ‘Kittens near me’ increase sixfold compared to the same period last year...