The RSPCA already receives thousands of reports every year about incidents where birds and mammals have been maimed or even killed by carelessly discarded rubbish - and is worried more calls could be on the horizon with warmer weather finally forecast in the coming weeks. To tackle the problem, the...

With spring in the air, many of us are looking forward to the balmy evenings ahead of us. However, while enjoying the brighter days and warmer weather, it’s important to look out for your pets and avoid any hidden dangers that come with springtime.  Helen Wikeley, Veterinary Surgeon at Battersea,...

A cat who was left behind when her owners moved away has learnt to love again and is now hoping to find her purr-fect new home.   One-year-old Velma would spit and growl at people when she came into the care of the charity’s Warrington, Halton & St Helen Branch after...

A Jack Russell adopted from Dogs Trust Bridgend is joining her Pontypridd owner on his training runs as he prepares to take on the Cardiff half marathon later this year to raise money for the charity and support other dogs to find their forever homes.   Rosie, now three, was a...

A nature-loving 11-year-old from Kearsley in Bolton has won the RSPCA’s ‘People’s Choice’ award after attracting the most online votes for her striking image of a sheep peering through a fence. Ellie-Grace Braidwood had been walking on a local farm with her parents when she spotted the inquisitive sheep.  The RSPCA...

Battersea is warning of a worrying increase in the number of dogs having their appearance altered through the painful and illegal practice of ear cropping. The charity believes social media, influencers and possibly even the normalisation of cosmetic procedures are all to blame. The leading animal charity surveyed 2,000 people...

When it comes to winning ways, there’s no doubt Women’s FA Cup semi-finalists Manchester United Women have got it licked, and now some of the dog-loving members of the squad are hoping they’ll help rescue dogs get the ultimate prize – a new forever home.   Defenders Maria Thorisdottir and Millie...

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity attended the most prestigious dog show in the world, Crufts, last weekend. The charity looks after veterans and service people in their time of need, many of whom have service animals. Moira Dickinson, SSAFA Regional Fundraising Manager, said: “It was lovely to be invited to spread...

The RSPCA has said it will be nominating those involved in the rescue of a dog - trapped down a culvert in West Yorkshire for two days - for an animal welfare award. Martha, a two-year-old English bull terrier disappeared inside the drainage tunnel in Black Carr Woods, Pudsey, while...

Two dogs who were terrified of humans and had never been outside are still looking for their forever home, a year after they were rescued by the RSPCA. Ronnie and Patch had spent the first six years of their lives living inside a house in the north of England with...