An unlucky in love Lurcher called Prince has reached a new milestone this Valentine’s Day of being in the care of leading animal welfare charity, Battersea, for over 150 days, and is sadly yet to meet his true love. Four-year-old Prince certainly lives up to his name and is a sweet-natured dog with...

PDSA and Royal Canin are calling on pet owners across the whole of the UK to take advantage of a free weight check for their four-legged friend by signing up to the new ‘Big Weigh In’ initiative. The partnership launched their Weigh Up campaign in 2021, offering pet owners free...

The RSPCA is looking for a loving palliative home for Ella, an 11-year-old collie with suspected cancer of the liver, where she can have lots of love and affection with a loving family for the rest of her life. Lovable Ella came into the RSPCA’s care after her previous owners...

Over the last few weeks, staff at Dogs Trust Merseyside have been kept busy caring for a mum and her 12 puppies who were found abandoned in a property in Liverpool.  Two-year-old American Bulldog, Tara, and her 12 puppies were found alone by the property’s landlord after the tenant moved...

Labour Councillor for West End Ward, City of Westminster, Jessica Toale, has started the New Year with her first visit to London animal rescue charity, Mayhew. As part of her tour of the charity on Friday 20 January, Councillor Toale learned about the breadth of the charity’s work across five boroughs in...

Dogs Trust’s oldest doggy duo, with a combined age of 34, have found a forever home together after their owner sadly passed away.  Dogs Trust Evesham has been caring for 17-year-old Collie crosses Sheba and Teddy,  believed to be the oldest pair of pooches that have ever been cared for...

A retired US Marine Corps dog has today (24 January 2023) become the 75th recipient of the PDSA Dickin Medal - the animals equivalent of the Victoria Cross. The highest honour available to animals, Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) Bass was presented with the award for his bravery and life-saving devotion to duty...

The RSPCA says people still using gin traps as a method of rodent control need to be aware they could face prosecution after a cat was caught in one of the deadly, and illegal, devices. Simba suffered two broken toes when the jaws of a gin trap snapped down onto...

An eight-month-old kitten's curiosity landed him in trouble after he spent three days stranded on the roof of a derelict house in Barrow-in-Furness. Kenai was spotted wandering along the rooftops and meowing for help after he climbed into the empty terraced property in Penrith Place on 8 January via a...

With plummeting temperatures due to return this week, it is important to make sure our four-legged friends are prepared for the cold. After a fairly mild Christmas for most across the UK, temperatures are set to drop below 0°C over the next few days. Dogs Trust is issuing guidance to...