The average adult in the UK spends 17 minutes each day watching animal content online according to new research from animal welfare charity Battersea. Millennials (35-44 year olds) were the most likely to be scrolling social media for animal content, with one in ten watching animal videos for over half...

Dogs Trust Manchester is appealing to dog lovers to think big when it comes to welcoming a four-legged friend into their home.  Although the Denton-based rehoming centre cares for dogs of all shapes and sizes, larger dogs sometimes take a little longer to find their new homes, and that is...

An overwhelming response to its first ever Crowdfunding campaign has enabled equine welfare charity The Mare and Foal Sanctuary to buy a vital and very unusual piece of lifesaving kit.  ‘Max’ is a life-size fully articulated equine mannequin which is designed to help train emergency teams to rescue horses and...

The RSPCA in Warrington is appealing to find homes for four cats in their care who have waited a total of 344 DAYS to find their forever homes. This comes as the RSPCA across England and Wales is seeing a stark influx of cats coming into their care - while...

Long summer days may be some time off yet but a day at the seaside couldn’t come soon enough for beach loving dogs who have found themselves in need of new families.  The team at Dogs Trust Merseyside headed to Southport this week to give their four-legged friends some fun,...

A woman from Wiltshire is approaching an impressive milestone, having fostered almost 100 dogs from the UK’s largest dog welfare charity Dogs Trust. Jo Heather, a mother-of-two from Salisbury, has taken care of dogs - large, small, young and old - as part of Dogs Trust’s Home from Home foster...

The RSPCA is looking for a special home for a partially-sighted dog who absolutely loves going out for walks and on adventures, even though he can’t see well.  Four-year-old husky Hunter came into the care of RSPCA Northumberland West Branch in November after a change in his owners’ circumstances meant they could not keep him. He is...

The RSPCA says potential owners must research the needs of small pets after the charity’s rescuers were called out to two abandonments in Lancashire and nearby Greater Manchester. Two long-haired guinea pigs were dumped in a box at Wythburn Road in Middleton and three ferrets were left in an under-sized...

A mother cat and her three kittens have been abandoned inside a dirty cat carrier at a bus stop in Surrey, prompting the RSPCA to ask the public for help. The family of cats were found by a kind passerby at the bus stop in Chilworth Road, Guildford, on Monday,...

As we hold our special ones - and beloved pets - close this Valentine’s Day, there are some pooches who are feeling unlucky in love. Sadly, some of the RSPCA’s gorgeous residents have been waiting many years to meet their true love. But now, the charity - which celebrates its...