A charity has launched an emergency fundraising appeal for a retired police dog’s spinal surgery.  German Shepherd Captain retired from West Midlands Police in 2022 – following a three-year career – after rupturing his cruciate ligament in September 2021. He had surgery but was sadly forced to retire early from his role...

A family from Sheffield have been banned from keeping animals after RSPCA officers rescued 22 animals which were neglected in ‘horrendous conditions’ inside the filthy South Yorkshire home. Dean Robinson, Joanna Beth Robinson and Linda Robinson, all of Adlington Road, Parson Cross, were sentenced at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Friday 9...

The results of the UK’s largest dog census are in, and it’s clear that the UK is still very much a nation of dog lovers, with 99% of respondents viewing dogs as family, and 98% of dog owners agreeing that their dog makes them happy.  More than 400,000 people responded to Dogs Trust’s National Dog...

A woman who subjected her pets to a ‘serious level of neglect’ has been given a suspended eight-week prison sentence and banned from keeping animals for a decade following an RSPCA prosecution.    A dog and four cats were discovered living amongst rubbish, faeces and mouldy food in conditions that were...

A woman from Manchester has been banned from keeping any kind of animal for five years after neglecting her dogs so severely that one died and the other required intensive veterinary treatment. Gillian Walton of Manchester, who pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs and failing to meet...

A heavily pregnant Bengal cat who was found in Greater Manchester with serious injuries has been nursed back to health after nearly a year in the care of the RSPCA - and now all she needs is a forever home. The young cat was taken to a local veterinary practice...

The RSPCA is appealing to find a special home for two overweight cats who were abandoned in pet carriers in an Aylesbury car park. Five-year-old Dragonfly, a black and white female cat, was abandoned in July at The Gatehouse offices car park in Aylesbury along with her friend Butterfly. A woman was...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after an emaciated terrier dog was found left in a crate at Maidstone. The female Patterdale terrier was discovered by a member of the public who took her to a local vets on the afternoon of Sunday, August 18. RSPCA Inspector Kirsten Ormerod, who is...

Dogs Trust Merseyside is celebrating 25 years of helping dogs find their forever families across the region and beyond. Since opening its doors in August 1999, the Huyton-based rehoming centre has seen dogs head off to more than 15,500 loving homes and Georgina Lowery, Manager at the centre, has been...

The RSPCA Canterbury and District branch is currently caring for three cats who were rescued from a multi-cat household and have been named after instruments. Trumpet, Harp and Cello are hoping to tug on the heart strings of any potential adopters as they’ve waited more than three months to find their...