The RSPCA is appealing for information after a badly-injured cat was abandoned with her kittens in a layby in Humberside. The felines were spotted by member of the public Shane Maddison, and were huddled together in undergrowth in the layby on the A1079 Hull Road, Dunswell, on the outskirts of...

Ahead of Diabetes Awareness Month in November, PDSA is issuing advice to owners on how to recognise and manage this disease in pets. The vet charity for pets in need is offering guidance after saving seven-year-old Dachshund, Roma. Owner Sonny White (66), from Brighton, first noticed something was wrong with his...

A couple from County Durham have been disqualified from keeping animals for five years after neglecting an underweight pony who was found in a bare, snow-covered field with mouldy hay and frozen water. Andrew Allen and Siobhan Barker were handed the sentence at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday (11 October)...

More than three tonnes of pet food has already been donated to pet owners who are struggling to cope with spiralling living costs, thanks to a partnership between Amazon.co.uk and the RSPCA this ‘Adoptober’. Shoppers are being invited to make an extra pet-related purchase on Amazon.co.uk during October - which...

Three ferrets left in a cage down an alleyway in Hertfordshire are looking for kind and expert new owners. The trio were spotted behind Macrae Close in Stevenage on the morning of September 29 by a member of the public who contacted the RSPCA. All three were skinny but otherwise in...

Dogs Trust Loughborough is calling on local residents to consider giving a forever home to Major, an 11-year-old Anatolian Shepherd who weighs an astonishing 81 kilograms. Major was taken in by the team at Dogs Trust Loughborough following the death of his owner. Now, Dogs Trust Loughborough’s mission is to...

Dogs Trust is celebrating a major milestone in welcoming its 8,000th dog to their innovative Generation Pup study. The 8,000th dog to enrol in the study is an adorable 12-week-old Shih Tzu named Daphne Rose based in Darlington. Generation Pup is believed to be the first longitudinal study to include...

Two Staffordshire Bull Terriers who are devoted to each and described as the most ‘loving dogs you could ever hope to meet,’ are still waiting for their happy ending after more than 245 days in rescue. Inseparable Romeo and Juliet, who are nine and 11 respectively, came into the care...

From a one-eyed cat, to a senior pair with no interest from potential adopters, and a moggy with no tail - RSPCA Canterbury hopes to find forever homes for these purrfectly imperfect moggies. RSPCA rescue centres and branches are “full to bursting” with unwanted animals as more pets come into...

Animal care charity Pet Fostering Service Scotland is calling for an end to restrictive housing policies after its service has seen a record number of people looking to put their pets up for fostering.   The charity has seen over 1,000 enquiries to use Pet Fostering Service Scotland’s aid this year, a rise in over 20% compared to last year, and...