Dogs Trust is issuing advice to reassure owners around coronavirus transmission and dogs following widespread media coverage. There are currently no confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) being transmitted from dogs to people. The main source of infection is human-to-human transmission. However, just like human hands, it is possible for dogs to...

A stray cat with an usual walk was rescued by the RSPCA in Greater Manchester last month and is now looking for his forever home. Affectionately named Wobbly Bobbly, the one-year old cat was rescued by the RSPCA after he was spotted by a member of the public in Tameside,...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two cats were abandoned in a cat carrier in the woods in Nottinghamshire. The two female cats, one grey and one tabby were discovered in a carrier in a wooded area of the Maun Valley Trail just off New Mill Lane in Mansfield...

Proud pet owners, RSPCA experts and celebrity guests, came together on Sunday 14 June to take part in the RSPCA’s first ever virtual pet show. The RSPCA’s One Fun Day offered the charity a chance to showcase the work of its centres and branches and raise much needed funds as...

The RSPCA is warning that a financial recession could plunge the country into a second wave of equine crisis which has already led to thousands of dumped and dying horses and crippled welfare charities. In 2019, the charity received reports of more than 21,000 incidents involving horses and by the...

Proud pet owners will get the chance to parade their handsome hamsters, devoted dogs, and plucky ponies to the nation, as the RSPCA pet show goes virtual. Part of the charity’s One Fun Day, a chance to showcase the work of its centres and branches and raise much needed funds,...

A recue dog has landed on her paws during lockdown with a family from Crewe in Cheshire who say they have found their ‘friend for life.’ The Paley family, Anita and Trevor, son Matthew (19) and daughter Bekkii (20) had been wanting to adopt a dog for some time and...

Pet food manufacturers and suppliers of animal care products have donated £110,000 worth of food and products to help animal welfare charities who are struggling due to the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. In April the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH), the umbrella body for companion animal rescue...

The RSPCA has received more than 2,600 reports of animals injured or caught in litter over the past five years, new stats released today reveal. The animal welfare charity is urging people who are going out more since lockdown restrictions were eases to ensure they are taking their litter home...

Dogs Trust Canterbury is saying a big thank you to its volunteer doggy foster carers who have continued to go the extra mile for their four-legged friends in recent months. This week (1-7 June) is Volunteers’ Week, an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK...