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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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Makants Greyhound Rescue winner of the Burns Charity of the Year...

Burns Pet Nutrition are thrilled to announce the winner of their esteemed Burns Charity of the Year Award. Of the six charities nominated, Burns has chosen Makants Greyhound Rescue NW in Mort Lane Tyldesley as the winning charity. The prize is tailored to the needs of the charity and as such,...
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RSPCA Christmas film tells heartbreaking story of dumped pets

The RSPCA is inviting people to help mend broken hearts as it launches its Christmas video. The film named Heart - made in-house and starring the charity’s staff who gave up their own time for filming - features a beautiful, exclusive cover of Blondie’s Heart of Glass by Gabrielle Aplin. The...
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Pets At Home Foundation launches appeal to raise £2m for animal...

The Pets at Home Foundation has launched its annual festive fundraising initiative with more ways for people to donate than ever before as it aims to raise £2 million to support organisations working with animals. All money raised by the appeal will go to support more than 300 organisations across...
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Cats Protection hosts parliamentary reception to highlight cat welfare issues

Cats Protection welcomed 76 MPs and members of the House of Lords to discuss feline welfare issues during a reception at the House of Commons on Wednesday 7 December. The UK’s biggest cat charity met with politicians to highlight its campaigning work, including calls for better regulations to tackle kitten...
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RSPCA rescues tiny kitten after 250 mile journey in lorry engine

A kitten had an incredible 250 mile motorway journey when he hitched a ride under a lorry bonnet from Southampton and ended up in Merseyside. The cheeky hitchhiker was found by the lorry driver as he made a delivery from Southampton to the Asda supermarket in Liscard and could hear...
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Three abandoned puppies dumped in London alleyway are rescued by RSPCA

Three cocker spaniel puppies found abandoned in an alleyway in Edgware, London have been rescued by the RSPCA. The eight week-old trio were discovered dumped in a rusty cage on Friday 25 November, as the charity revealed a shocking 25% rise in incidents of pet abandonments dealt with by its...
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‘Worst beating ever seen’ of Wigan dog results in suspended prison...

A Wigan man has been disqualified from keeping animals for ten years and sentenced to 16 weeks suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a bull breed type dog named Congo. Matthew Hurst from Wigan was also made to undertake 20 RAR (Rehabilitation Activity Requirement) days,...
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Battersea dogs and cats to have a Merry Christmas thanks to...

Dogs and cats in the care of Battersea, are looking forward to a Christmas to remember thanks to the support of players of People’s Postcode Lottery, whose Ambassadors Danyl Johnson and Judie McCourt visited Battersea to celebrate the season and meet some of the animals looking for a home...
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Assistance dog charity to host candle lit carol service

Festive carols and songs will be sung by candlelight at the stunning St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge in aid of Canine Partners this December in the presence of HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO. Purina , a long-standing corporate partner of the charity, is very proud to be the headline...
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Charity issues flu warning after kittens narrowly avoid losing eyes

An animal charity is urging cat owners to get their cats vaccinated after some young kittens in its care nearly lost their eyes after catching cat flu. Four-month-old kittens Cherrim and Hattrem came into Cats Protection’s Cornwall Adoption Centre with three other siblings from the same litter, one of which...
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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...