A microchip has helped the RSPCA reunite an elderly cat who was found just metres away from her home in Greater Manchester after being missing for two years. Black cat Alfie, 13, was returned to her shocked owner Judith Moss after the charity had been called to Herbert Street in...

With the festive season about to be in full swing, vet charity PDSA has issued a chocolate warning for all pet owners before the nation opens door number one on their choc-stocked advent calendars. PDSA Vet Nurse, Shauna Walsh, said “Christmas is a fun-filled time for many, and often very...

With a rise in the number of households welcoming new pets to their family during Covid, coupled with the financial devastation of the cost-of-living crisis, 2023 has seen the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home taking in more pets than ever before. So far this year, the Home has received a...

A new report on pet microchipping from animal welfare charity Battersea, shows a troubling decline in effective microchipping of both cats and dogs.    In 2022, only two per cent of stray cats brought to Battersea were able to be reunited with their owners through a microchip, and three out of...

Animal abandonment incidents have soared to a shocking three year high as the RSPCA warns that unwanted pets face a bleak winter. The animal welfare charity has today (22 November) released startling new statistics that show abandonments have been spiralling amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. Already this year, up...

An RSPCA animal centre in Chesterfield is launching an appeal to help give one of its longest-staying residents the best Christmas present ever - a new home. Seven-year-old cross breed Stanley has been continually overlooked since he arrived at the charity’s Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Branch rehoming centre in Spital Lane...

A rescue dog who spent 21 months at Dogs Trust Darlington Rehoming Centre has landed on his paws by finding true love with his new owner. Jacqui Dunn from Prudhoe in Northumberland feels she is the lucky one after adopting seven-year-old Lurcher Badger in July, who she describes as “the...

A woman from Oldham has been banned from keeping animals for nine months after she failed to seek veterinary treatment for a large wound to her cat’s stomach. Adele Milne was prosecuted by the RSPCA after her cat, Millie, suffered for a prolonged period with an ulcerated mass to her...

The RSPCA says people need to think carefully before taking on ownership of small pets after a recent spate of abandonments. The animal charity has seen a surge in the numbers of guinea pigs and other small furries coming into its centres this year, and many are now packed out...

The RSPCA has revealed that Persian cats are among the most commonly overlooked pets in rescue centres - potentially because of the often severe health issues they face. Despite Persians being the most common pedigree breed found in RSPCA care, on average it takes 68 days to rehome a Persian...