Charities
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...
Dogs Trust Evesham seek big hearted foster carers with room for...
Dogs Trust Evesham is calling on local dog lovers who can accommodate larger breeds to consider opening their hearts and their homes to a foster dog.
Over the past year, Dogs Trust Evesham has been overwhelmed with foster carer applications and have been able to place many dogs who were struggling...
Arden Grange donates meals to 25 animal rescue centres
Pet food company Arden Grange will gift over 40,000 dog and cat meals to twenty-five independent animal rescue centres in the UK for its annual charity giveaway.
This year, Arden Grange is celebrating 25 years since its launch, so has ramped up the prize to benefit even more animal rescue...
Dogs Trust West London’s Gracie becomes service dog
A Dog’s Trust dog called Gracie has become the newest Service Dogs UK recruit, helping people who have PTSD after serving in the armed forces or emergency services.
The six-month-old Springador – a cross between a Springer Spaniel and a Labrador - came into Dogs Trust West London Rehoming Centre in July after her owner had a change of...
RSPCA sees 166% increase in adoption searches for cats as charity...
The RSPCA has seen a huge surge in searches for cats as new figures show that on average the charity rehomes two cats every hour.
There was a 166% increase in searches for cats on the RSPCA’s FindAPet website following the first year of the pandemic (March 2020 number 114,316...
Blue Cross calls for British Brands to phase out flat-faced pets...
Today, leading UK pet charity Blue Cross have launched a campaign called #EndTheTrend – which calls on the nation’s top brands to support their mission to improve the lives and welfare of flat-faced (brachycephalic) pets.
Many brands currently use brachycephalic animals in their advertisements, even if their products are unrelated....
Leading animal charity appoints new interim head
Cats Protection has appointed a new interim chief executive, along with three new trustees, as the charity continues to grow its ambitions and increase its impact on cat welfare.
Not-for-profit veteran Charles Darley moves into the role having previously held chief executive and senior leadership roles in the Church of...
Dogs Trust issues firework advice for four-legged friends and owners
With firework season set to whizz-pop into our lives again with the approach of Halloween, Diwali and Bonfire Night, Dogs Trust is issuing advice to dog owners to help pets who might be scared by the unexpected bangs and bursts of fireworks.
Jenna Kiddie, Head of Canine Behaviour at Dogs...
Rosewood Pet Products raises £7,750 with charity sale
Rosewood Pet Products has raised £7,750 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, following a sample sale held at its headquarters in Hortonwood, Telford.
Following on from Rosewood’s first sample sale in 2018, the event which took place this September was the most successful to date, surpassing last year’s amount raised by...
Dogs Trust Appeal for Fosterers in Scotland
The Dogs Trust is keen to hear from dog lovers in Scotland who have room in their home for a foster dog.
The charity’s West Calder rehoming centre is extending its Home from Home fostering scheme to new areas and staff are particularly looking for doggy fosterers in Dundee, Angus,...
Hercule Van Wolfwinkle partners with StreetVet, sketching out homelessness in pets...
Illustrator and campaigner Hercule Van Wolfwinkle has launched a new donation platform which helps to support national charity, StreetVet.
StreetVet is a charity that offers free vet care for pets belonging to those experiencing homelessness and has recently launched their Accredited Hostel Scheme. The scheme aims to ensure that owners...
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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...
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