Dogs Trust has launched a public study to find out how people choose their pooches. We may be a nation of dog lovers but very little is known about the journey people go on when deciding which pooch is their preferred match. That is why Dogs Trust is asking dog owners...

The RSPCA is hoping to find the owners of a ferret who was found living until some garden decking for a week. The sable ferret who was living under decking in a garden in Stoke-on-Trent was rescued by the RSPCA on Saturday (21st September). The homeowners contacted the RSPCA and Animal...

This Saturday (28 September 2019), marks World Rabies Day and Mayhew International hopes to raise £10K to vaccinate 10,000 dogs in Kabul, Afghanistan. Without a vaccine, rabies is fatal in 99.9% of cases – and so by vaccinating dogs, the animal welfare charity hopes to prevent both humans and animals...

The RSPCA and other cat and vet organisations have come together to create a ‘kitten checklist’. The charities, working collaboratively under the name The Cat Group, have put together The Kitten Checklist to act as a guideline for anyone considering buying a kitten to know what to look for and...

London-based animal welfare centre, Mayhew helped a Norwegian Forest cat after he was found with weepy eyes. Seven-year old Aslan was found on the streets just around the corner from Mayhew when a member of public spotted his unusual appearance, lack of collar and noticed his eyes were also weepy...

The oldest Staffordshire Bull Terrier to ever be looked after at Dogs Trust Loughborough is hoping that a new forever home is just around the corner. Since opening in the summer of 2012, the team at the Wymeswold rehoming centre have found forever homes for more than 150 Staffordshire Bull...

A team of volunteers from Company of Animals recently travelled to Romania to work with a local charity helping to make a difference to the plight of abandoned dogs. The charity, A Better Life Dog Rescue is on a mission to save as many dog’s lives as they can in...

An eleven-month old cat at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has been learning to walk after being found in an alleyway unable to use her back legs. Fortunately for the young cat, a passing couple noticed a pushchair had appeared in an alleyway by their home in Lambeth and when...

A ground-breaking project to help stray cats in socio-economically deprived areas has received a huge £100,000 funding boost. Cats Protection’s Cat Watch projects set out to help improve the welfare of stray cats through an innovative community-partnership concept. Launched in areas of Nottingham and Liverpool where communities were in need of...

Hundreds of people joined Mayhew staff, volunteers and animals at their annual Open Day street party this weekend – raising an incredible £8,406. The event was sponsored by 4Cats and Butternut Box and was held as usual at Mayhew’s Home in Kensal Green. Visitors – including Neil Morrisey – had...