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Attlee crowned Purr Minister 2024: Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s cat takes top...

Battersea is thrilled to announce the winner of the charity’s coveted Purr Minister 2024 title: Attlee the cat, representing Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons.  This victory is particularly historic as it marks a second win for Sir Lindsay, who previously triumphed in 2020 with his...
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Dogs Trust Manchester hopes to prove age is just a number...

With more than 70 dogs currently being cared for at Dogs Trust Manchester, the team are hoping to find their oldest and youngest four-legged friends the homes of their dreams this Valentine’s Day. The youngest resident ready to find his paw-fect match is nine-month-old German Shepherd Cross, Rex, who found...
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Greyhound racing must end in Scotland to stop thousands of unnecessary...

Dogs Trust, the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, has welcomed today’s launch of a consultation into the future of greyhound racing in Scotland. Since 2018, over more than 2,200 greyhounds died or were put to sleep because of racing on licensed tracks around the UK and over 22,000 injuries recorded....
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Devoted doggie brother and sister looking for love this Valentine’s Day

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the team at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury is hoping that a devoted doggie duo who have lived together all their lives, find love once again. Two-year-old Lurchers Rocco and Tess are brother and sister and found themselves looking for love after a change in their owner’s circumstances...
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Man jailed for cropping pets’ ears and setting dogs on fox...

A Lancashire man has been jailed for 30 months for a ‘portfolio’ of animal cruelty offences against a fox and his own pet dogs. Dane Crawford of Howgill Avenue, Lancaster, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Monday (5 February) for sentencing alongside his girlfriend, Shelby Wallis (DoB: 3/10/2000), of the...
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Woodgreen have partnered with Pooch & Mutt to rehome dogs just...

Woodgreen Pets Charity have joined forces with Pooch & Mutt to find dogs their perfect match this Valentine’s Day. Just like choosing the best dating profile picture, these dogs are ready to charm their way into the hearts of the public with their latest photoshoot. Woodgreen recognises that people form connections with dogs through...
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RSPCA Lancashire East branch seeks new cat and kitten foster carers

The RSPCA Lancashire East Branch has launched a recruitment drive for dedicated foster carers who can help give cats and kittens a new start to their lives. Staff at the animal centre at Altham, near Accrington, care for animals that need help and foster carers will be able to provide...
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Kittens safe in RSPCA care after being found on the back...

The RSPCA in Chesterfield is caring for two kittens who are thought to have been deliberately abandoned in an Aldi bag and left on the back of a truck. The young felines were discovered by two men who noticed the bag moving as they were working in the Hasland area...
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Dogs Trust asks supporters to walk this way to help transform...

The team at Dogs Trust, the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, is appealing to dog lovers to join them in their February ‘99k for Canines’ sponsored walking challenge. The days may be extremely cold and crisp or wet and windy, so Dogs Trust is hoping that knowing they are raising...
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Dalton dog lovers raise over one thousand pounds for homeless hounds

Christmas may seem to be a long time ago, but a festive fundraiser created by a Dalton-in-Furness dog lover is set to bring joy to dogs for many months to come. Laura Curtis’s Santa Paws grotto was a permanent fixture outside her Market Street home throughout December as she invited...
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Charity warns against giving cats a bath – despite what’s shown...

An animal charity is warning owners not to wash their cats unnecessarily after noticing an uplift in cat bathing videos on social media sites. Cats Protection is concerned that inexperienced cat lovers are being encouraged to bathe their cats which, it says, is rarely needed and often distressing. The welfare charity...
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Shine a red light on wellness all year round

Harnessing the power of light energy to promote wellness may not be new, but it’s experiencing a resurgence, not only in practice, but as...

PDSA – Why pets eat the strangest things

From socks and slippers to necklaces and knickers – our pets sometimes eat the strangest of things! But why do they do this? What...

Top tips for pet owners during summer

During summer months we love nothing more than spending our time outdoors with pets. With warmer weather and longer days, it’s the best time to...

Vet shares symptoms of condition dogs can pass to humans

With approximately 13.5 million dogs as pets in the UK, many pet owners may not know of some conditions that their dog can pass to them...

Expert tips on how to reduce hay fever symptoms in dogs as pollen levels soar

Hayfever season is in full swing and according to the Met Office, the pollen forecast over the next five days is high. Dog owners may...
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Kittens rescued from dirty rabbit hutch

Four kittens who were rescued from a dirty rabbit hutch are now ready for a fresh start and are looking for new homes. RSPCA officers rescued the four kittens after members of the public raised concern that they’d been abandoned inside a rabbit hutch in the garden of a property in...