Charities
Attlee crowned Purr Minister 2024: Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s cat takes top...
Battersea is thrilled to announce the winner of the charity’s coveted Purr Minister 2024 title: Attlee the cat, representing Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons.
This victory is particularly historic as it marks a second win for Sir Lindsay, who previously triumphed in 2020 with his...
Dogs Trust Leeds Manager retires after 36 years of service, supporting...
Pups and staff at Dogs Trust Leeds have bid a fond farewell to its Rehoming Centre Manager who has retired after dedicating more than 36 years of her life to helping over 29,000 dogs go on the find their forever homes.
Amanda Sands first came to work at Dogs Trust...
RSPCA receiving thousands of welfare reports about ‘misunderstood’ ferrets
The RSPCA has received more than 2,500 calls with concerns for ferret welfare since the start of 2020 - and is responding to more than five reports a week of the pet being abandoned.
The shocking new statistics were revealed ahead of National Ferret Day (Sunday 2 April), which comes...
‘Bewildered’ Shar Pei tied to a tree and abandoned at countryside...
A ‘sweet-natured’ Shar Pei dog is being cared for by the RSPCA after her owner tied her to a tree and drove off.
The female dog was found by a member of the public at the Trans Pennine Trail Car Park on the A165 - about 6.5 miles from Hull...
Pair of month-old kittens with cat flu dumped in box by...
The RSPCA is appealing to the public for information after two young kittens suffering from cat flu were callously dumped in a box by a school in Rugby.
The animal welfare charity was contacted on Wednesday morning (29 March) by a member of the public, who found the kittens in...
Dogs Trust Host Emotion and Behaviour Conference for Dog Care Professionals
The UK’s largest dog welfare charity Dogs Trust is calling on dog care professionals to attend the charity’s first ever dog emotion and behaviour conference aimed at the pet care sector.
The conference – The Key to Success: Emotion and Behaviour for Dog Care Professionals - takes place in Scotland...
Dogs Trust Evesham appeals for older dogs not to be ignored
The team at Dogs Trust Evesham is on the lookout for new homes for golden oldies in need of forever homes.
The average length of stay for a dog after arriving at Dogs Trust is just 47 days, but sadly older dogs often find themselves waiting longer to find their...
Charity braced for more litter reports as warmer weather set to...
The RSPCA already receives thousands of reports every year about incidents where birds and mammals have been maimed or even killed by carelessly discarded rubbish - and is worried more calls could be on the horizon with warmer weather finally forecast in the coming weeks.
To tackle the problem, the...
Battersea offers advice to keep pets safe as spring blooms
With spring in the air, many of us are looking forward to the balmy evenings ahead of us. However, while enjoying the brighter days and warmer weather, it’s important to look out for your pets and avoid any hidden dangers that come with springtime.
Helen Wikeley, Veterinary Surgeon at Battersea,...
Paws-itive healing: Abandoned cat puts her sad past behind her in...
A cat who was left behind when her owners moved away has learnt to love again and is now hoping to find her purr-fect new home.
One-year-old Velma would spit and growl at people when she came into the care of the charity’s Warrington, Halton & St Helen Branch after...
Pontypridd dog lover and Bridgend rescue dog start six-month countdown to...
A Jack Russell adopted from Dogs Trust Bridgend is joining her Pontypridd owner on his training runs as he prepares to take on the Cardiff half marathon later this year to raise money for the charity and support other dogs to find their forever homes.
Rosie, now three, was a...
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Kittens rescued from dirty rabbit hutch
Four kittens who were rescued from a dirty rabbit hutch are now ready for a fresh start and are looking for new homes.
RSPCA officers rescued the four kittens after members of the public raised concern that they’d been abandoned inside a rabbit hutch in the garden of a property in...
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