A Lancashire man has been jailed for 30 months for a ‘portfolio’ of animal cruelty offences against a fox and his own pet dogs. Dane Crawford of Howgill Avenue, Lancaster, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Monday (5 February) for sentencing alongside his girlfriend, Shelby Wallis (DoB: 3/10/2000), of the...

Woodgreen Pets Charity have joined forces with Pooch & Mutt to find dogs their perfect match this Valentine’s Day. Just like choosing the best dating profile picture, these dogs are ready to charm their way into the hearts of the public with their latest photoshoot. Woodgreen recognises that people form connections with dogs through...

The RSPCA Lancashire East Branch has launched a recruitment drive for dedicated foster carers who can help give cats and kittens a new start to their lives. Staff at the animal centre at Altham, near Accrington, care for animals that need help and foster carers will be able to provide...

The RSPCA in Chesterfield is caring for two kittens who are thought to have been deliberately abandoned in an Aldi bag and left on the back of a truck. The young felines were discovered by two men who noticed the bag moving as they were working in the Hasland area...

The team at Dogs Trust, the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, is appealing to dog lovers to join them in their February ‘99k for Canines’ sponsored walking challenge. The days may be extremely cold and crisp or wet and windy, so Dogs Trust is hoping that knowing they are raising...

Christmas may seem to be a long time ago, but a festive fundraiser created by a Dalton-in-Furness dog lover is set to bring joy to dogs for many months to come. Laura Curtis’s Santa Paws grotto was a permanent fixture outside her Market Street home throughout December as she invited...

An animal charity is warning owners not to wash their cats unnecessarily after noticing an uplift in cat bathing videos on social media sites. Cats Protection is concerned that inexperienced cat lovers are being encouraged to bathe their cats which, it says, is rarely needed and often distressing. The welfare charity...

The vet charity for pets in need, PDSA, says the pet obesity crisis needs ‘urgent attention’ as vet teams estimate around half of UK pets are overweight – equating to around 5 million dogs and 4.7 million cats. It comes as the charity launches its annual ‘Big Weigh In’ campaign...

The number of pedigree cats coming into RSPCA rescue centres has soared since 2018 - with more ‘designer’ and ‘purebred’ cats being rescued than ever before. The charity believes this is in large part due to their popularity on social media, in film and TV, and their use in advertising. The...

A dog whose name means ‘lucky’ in Japanese is hoping she will finally live up to her name after waiting for almost two years at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury to find a forever home. Yuki found herself in need of a new home after she continually proved herself to be an...