In 2021 RSPCA frontline officers and inspectors have already dealt with 272 incidents relating to guinea pigs. This Guinea Pig Appreciation Day (July 16), the RSPCA reveals the upsetting side of pet ownership, with 66 guinea pigs simply abandoned and 153 were given the heartbreaking description ‘neglected’. This follows a time...

Dogs Trust Cardiff has officially welcomed its first doggy residents who were given a very warm and waggy welcome by staff at the charity’s brand new rehoming centre. Some of the first dogs through the doors and hoping to soon be on their way to their forever homes include: Alaska -...

The RSPCA is urging dog owners in England to make a plan for their pets as they prepare to return to normal life after Freedom Day (19 July). The UK Government has announced that all Covid lockdown rules will be lifted in England and the work from home order will...

Dogs Trust Kenilworth is calling on local dog lovers to consider opening their hearts and their homes to a foster dog. The Home from Home fostering scheme was set up at the Honiley centre in 2015 and since then 150 dog lovers have signed up to be volunteer foster carers, looking after almost...

A car engine was found to be purring for a good reason in Stockton-on-Tees - a little kitten was found to be trapped in the chassis! A passerby heard squeaking and crying coming from under a Ford Fiesta in the car park of a row of shops on Sunningdale Drive...

Twenty-eight staff members from Huyton and Kirkdale PDSA Pet Hospitals have walked 2,076 miles – to raise money for pets in need. Vet Helen Allwood from Huyton PDSA, The Thomas Williams Centre, said: “Since Covid-19 hit the UK in March last year we have been working hard on the frontline...

This August, the UK’s very first Wagathon™, the marathon for dogs raising money for other dogs, is taking place. In a unique twist, the dogs taking part will be the ones signing up and being sponsored, rather than the owner. The fundraising platform Give as you Live Donate is...

A former resident of much-loved animal rescue charity, Battersea, has been melting hearts after taking a litter of kittens under his wing. Unlikely father figure, Bertie, is a one-year-old Labrador who has spent the last several weeks caring for seven motherless kittens brought to the charity in need of urgent...

Four lurcher puppies who were found abandoned in a bag near a river in Leatherhead are recovering well in RSPCA care. Norma, Jean, Bradley and Cooper are being rehabilitated at the RSPCA Millbrook Animal Centre in Surrey after they were found abandoned in a plastic bag at the beginning of...

The team at Dog Trust’s Rehoming Centre in Leeds are on the lookout for more potential foster carers to come forward and open their hearts and homes for rescue dogs in need.  While there is an immediate need for more foster carers to join the team due to upcoming building works that will limit kennel capacity; Dogs Trust Leeds would like...