An eleven-month old cat at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has been learning to walk after being found in an alleyway unable to use her back legs. Fortunately for the young cat, a passing couple noticed a pushchair had appeared in an alleyway by their home in Lambeth and when...

A ground-breaking project to help stray cats in socio-economically deprived areas has received a huge £100,000 funding boost. Cats Protection’s Cat Watch projects set out to help improve the welfare of stray cats through an innovative community-partnership concept. Launched in areas of Nottingham and Liverpool where communities were in need of...

Hundreds of people joined Mayhew staff, volunteers and animals at their annual Open Day street party this weekend – raising an incredible £8,406. The event was sponsored by 4Cats and Butternut Box and was held as usual at Mayhew’s Home in Kensal Green. Visitors – including Neil Morrisey – had...

A Doberman puppy was saved by PDSA after nearly dying when he developed a twisted stomach. Thankfully, action from his owner and vet charity PDSA saved Winston’s life and he’s now been entered into PDSA’s Pet Survivor competition. When two-year old Doberman puppy, Winston stopped eating and couldn’t keep anything down,...

London-based animal welfare charity unveils their brand-new kennel block to special guests including Lesley Nicol, Bill Oddie and Marc Abraham. Back in April this year, Animal Welfare Charity, Mayhew began a mammoth task of replacing and improving their main kennel block, intake room and animal welfare team working area. Mayhew revealed...

Three puppies were abandoned at an RSPCA animal hospital in London as staff tidied up after a busy open day. RSPCA Putney Animal Hospital threw open its doors to the public on Sunday (1 September) and welcomed lots of visitors throughout the day. But as staff were clearing up...

As the ONS unveils 2018’s most popular baby names, the RSPCA reveals the top names for animals taken in by the charity last year. The Office of National Statistics have released their top baby names of 2018 with Oliver and Olivia remaining top of the list. However, neither name makes the...

Proving that you can teach older dogs’ new tricks, a loveable pair of senior Staffie’s are embracing student life and enrolling at Dogs Trust Dog School, Sussex. The older pooches will be attending classes held at the Dogs Trust Shoreham Rehoming Centre and are keeping their paws crossed that they’ll...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after an overweight cat was abandoned in a cat carrier in Sheffield. Tina, the black and white female cat, was found by a member of the public in Sunday (25 August) in Storrs Lane, Wortley. There were two cat carriers both with the doors...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after it is believed four rabbits were abandoned over the scorching bank holiday weekend. Three of the rabbits were discovered in Havengore, Basildon, Essex on Monday (26) August in a playing field. The fourth rabbit was collected a day later from the same spot,...