With this weekend marking the International Day of Older Persons, on Saturday 1st and Grandparents’ Day on Sunday 2nd October, Dogs Trust Loughborough is shining a spotlight on its Old Age Pooches (OAP’s) in the hope that people will open their homes as well as their hearts and welcome...

In response to the news piece yesterday about National Animal Welfare Charities calling for a ban of Greyhound racing, The Greyhound Board of Great Britain has issued a response. Responding to the call for greyhound racing to be banned in the UK, Mark Bird CEO of the Greyhound Board of...

Three of the UK’s largest animal welfare organisations are calling for greyhound racing to come to an end as soon as possible to put a stop to the unnecessary and completely preventable deaths of hundreds of dogs every year. Dogs Trust, the RSPCA and Blue Cross have, as part of...

The RSPCA has revealed the number of guinea pigs coming into its care between January and August has risen by 90 per cent in the last two years. The heartbreaking statistics are being released as part of Guinea Pig Awareness Week (26 - 30 September) to raise awareness of the...

Dogs Trust Evesham is appealing for volunteer foster “pawrents” for dogs in need as the charity receives a record number of calls from people looking to rehome their dogs. The team are holding an event at the rehoming centre on Friday 7th October so people who would love to have...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a cat was critically injured when she was shot in Hornchurch. The tabby cat, called Milo, was hit in the leg and a 4.5mm steel bullet penetrated her stomach. She is one of three cats who appear to have been shot by air...

An unwanted dog who was rescued by the RSPCA before becoming one of the UK’s first ever Staffordshire bull terrier police sniffer dogs has hung up her badge after a ‘Stellar’ eight-year career. ‘Stella the Staffie’ was taken in by RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre, in Somerset, in 2013 when...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two cats were found abandoned by a canal in Derbyshire. The felines were found in separate pet carriers placed on the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal near to Chellaston last Friday (September 9). The ages of the female cats, who are called...

A pensioner couple were amazed when they were reunited with their pet cat six years after she went missing - thanks to the RSPCA and the power of a microchip. Pauline and Trevor Robinson gave up hope of ever seeing Georgie again after she darted out of a window at...

The RSPCA is appealing to the public to donate audiobooks to play in the kennels and soothe the dogs. RSPCA Solent Branch - which operates Stubbington Ark Animal Centre in Hampshire - has appealed to local people to drop off any audiobooks on CD that they’re no longer using. Charlotte...