Loveable foxhound Gabe has been looking for a new home for an unbelievable 684 days after being rescued by the RSPCA - but the charity hopes his wait will come to an end this Adoptober. Three year old Gabe is being looked after by the team at Felledge Animal Centre...

As an animal welfare charity that has been operating for over 160 years, Battersea’s mission is to be ‘here for every dog and cat’. This extends far beyond the animals that Battersea takes in at their three centres. Through the charity’s Global Programmes strategy, Battersea works with rescues and...

Dogs Trust is appealing to dog lovers to consider adopting an overlooked older dog as the nation prepares to celebrate older people on Grandparents Day (1 October). Since June this year, almost 40% of people wanting to adopt a dog from Dogs Trust were looking for a four-legged friend under...

A Jack Russell adopted from Dogs Trust Bridgend is joining her Pontypridd owner on his final few training runs as he prepares to take on the Cardiff Half Marathon on 1 October to raise money for the charity and support other dogs to find their forever homes. Rosie, now three,...

The RSPCA is seeking homes for hundreds of unwanted and cruelly treated guinea pigs who have arrived at the animal charity’s centres and branches this year. Many of those pets have been cruelly abandoned in precarious locations, while others have been given up because their owners have become overwhelmed after...

A dog who was born in kennels is nearing the heartbreaking milestone of 650 days in RSPCA care - and has never had a home to call his own. Zen’s mum was part of an RSPCA cruelty case and he was born in RSPCA kennels around Christmas 2021. He was then...

More than £75,000 of veterinary treatments have already been provided to owners in need thanks to an innovative partnership between the RSPCA and petcare company Purina. The charity's frontline inspectorate and Purina have teamed up to help struggling owners through the cost of living crisis. The 'Better Together Fund' - which...

The RSPCA is looking for a loving new home for a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was nearly strangled to death after she was cruelly tied up with rope and abandoned. Five-year-old Tetley has been left permanently scarred from the deep lacerations she suffered to her neck after she was found...

Three rescue dogs adopted from Dogs Trust rehoming centres have joined the ranks as Police Dogs serving with Nottinghamshire Police. Dogs Trust staff spotted the incredible potential of Rocket, Dougie and Rocky while they were in the charity’s care.  All were intelligent, eager to learn and had a high play...

A man from County Durham who was filmed on a mobile phone beating his seven-month-old puppy has been banned from keeping dogs for five years. Christopher Smith of Rutland Place, Consett, claimed he was drunk when he carried out the five-minute attack on Lazarus who was seen cowering and trying...