A man who punched his dog with such force that he injured his hand and went to hospital has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for the rest of his life. Edward Casey was caught on camera physically and verbally abusing Staffordshire Bull Terrier Patch on two occasions following...

The RSPCA has thanked the massive contribution made by its volunteers after enjoying a surge in numbers of those offering their help during the Big Help Out. The animal charity is marking Volunteers' Week (June 1-7), which is an annual celebration of the efforts made by millions of people who...

A group of MPs met victims of Puppy Smuggling at a Dogs Trust facility last week, as they discussed how to tackle the illegal trade. Sir Robert Goodwill MP, Barry Gardiner MP, Rosie Duffield MP, Ian Byrne MP, and Dr Neil Hudson MP visited as members of the Environment, Food...

While other dogs his age were bounding around using up their puppy energy, Hugo the French bulldog was already suffering from a number of medical ailments by his first birthday which were restricting his ability to breathe and walk. His quality of life was poor, even though he was a...

The biggest charity rabies vaccination drive in Cambodia started in Phnom Penh this week through Mission Rabies, a project of Worldwide Veterinary Service which recently merged with Dogs Trust, and has immunised over 35,000 dogs in the first five days. With the fear of rabies resulting in an estimated 100 million*...

An old English sheepdog has had an amazing transformation and looks like a completely different dog after having 5kg (11lb) of severely matted fur removed. Barney arrived in RSPCA care from a home in South London, where he hadn’t been exercised, socialised or groomed for five years. When RSPCA animal...

Dogs Trust, the nation’s largest dog welfare charity, is warning dog owners that “twenty is plenty” when it comes to exercising dogs this summer.  With the arrival of warmer weather, Dogs Trust has issued guidance that exercising dogs in temperatures as mild as 21 degrees centigrade can be problematic for...

With the help of Waffle, a dog smuggled to the UK from Slovakia, Dogs Trust today hand delivered a letter to the Prime Minister, asking for the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to be passed through Parliament before it’s too late.  Accompanied by the smuggled pup, Dogs Trust’s Veterinary Director,...

The RSPCA is appealing for a man who left a box of six kittens at a Yorkshire vets practice to come forward. The four-week-old felines were presented at Vermuyden Vets in Goole on Thursday, May 4.  They were taken to RSPCA Goole and District Branch, where staff later had to rush...

An RSPCA rehoming centre in Warrington is putting out a special appeal for a tennis ball-mad dog who has spent nearly all her life in kennels. German Shepherd Petra came into the care of the charity’s Warrington, Halton & St Helens branch as a puppy in May 2021. Until now, the...