Animals are facing a hazardous summer, as lockdown eases and more people are out enjoying a staycation, warns the RSPCA. Data from the animal charity reveals that reports about sick and injured animals double in the summer months, and with July’s figures (145,417) considerably higher this year than the same...

Tails were wagging at Dogs Trust Cardiff last week as the team celebrated finding homes for their very first residents. Staff waved a fond  farewell to four of their first arrivals, just two weeks after opening the centre, and the lucky dogs are now enjoying life with their new families. 18-month-old ex-racing Greyhound Toby, was the first to find his forever home. Having retired from the...

The RSPCA is appealing to find loving homes in Newport for five homeless cats. RSPCA Newport Animal Centre is caring for five special cats who have been looking for their forever homes for a long time. Tess, Toby, Pud, Kevin and Teddy have been in the charity’s care for a combined...

The RSPCA has revealed the extent of the deliberate cruelty inflicted on animals, who have been slashed and stabbed in shocking attacks as part of their Cancel Out Cruelty campaign. The animal charity received a horrifying 130 reports of knife attacks on animals each year on average - more than...

An “alarming” number of reports were received by the RSPCA about animals being targeted by air weapons and rifles over the last 18 months - despite lockdown. Since the beginning of 2020, 371 incidents have been reported to the RSPCA where the caller believed an air gun or rifle had...

The Farmer’s Dog has partnered with DogLost, by launching a “missing” campaign reminiscent of the missing children milk carton campaign used in the USA in the 1980s. The Farmer’s Dog UK, a raw dog food company, will affix stickers with the profiles of six missing dogs produced by DogLost onto...

The team at Dogs Trust Merseyside are celebrating after finding their oldest dog her perfect retirement home. 17-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross, Lola, arrived at the Huyton-based rehoming centre in April after her family could sadly no longer take care of her. Now, three months later, she has headed home with new devoted owners Susie...

A Chihuahua found in Roundhay that was very underweight and had an eye infection, is being cared for at Dogs Trust Leeds and is now ready to find his forever home. The dog, approximately seven years old, was found by a member of the public who notified the local dog warden and...

Dogs Trust, has welcomed newly released Domestic Abuse Act guidance which formally recognises that control of a person’s financial situation, impacting their ability to care for a pet (limiting access to food, vet care), constitutes economic abuse, a form of domestic abuse. Through Dogs Trust’s Freedom Project - a specialist...

The RSPCA has issued a warning over the dangers of cat collars after a cat is left with an awful injury. Black and white cat Geoff was found straying in Zetland Road, Stockton-on-Tees last month with his leg caught in his flea collar which had caused a nasty injury as...