Dogs Trust Newbury recently welcomed a dog called cat to the centre with a very interesting ‘tail’ to her name. The seven-year old crossbreed started life as a stray puppy in Singapore and was so tiny that she was raised by a cat, amongst a litter of kittens. Cat’s previous...

The RSPCA is hoping to find special homes for six cats who comes from a property with over 40 pets. The black and white cats are looking for outdoor homes after they came into the care of the RSPCA Canterbury and District branch in Kent earlier this month. The cats, which...

The RSPCA is highlighting the plight of black cats with thousands of them coming into its rescue centres every year. To mark National Black Cat Day today and just days before Halloween, the charity is urging potential adopters not to overlook black cats. igures from last year show that on average...

RSPCA chief inspector gives evidence to Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee about scale of puppy smuggling problem. “No one organisation can tackle this problem on its own.” That was the message from the RSPCA at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee session on the puppy smuggling problem. Chief Inspector...

Last Saturday, over 850 animal lovers and their dogs came together at Harewood House in Leeds to take part in Battersea’s Muddy Dog Challenge. The event, which is supported by Seresto flea and tick control collar, has raised over £65,000 so far, which will go towards the vital care of...

The RSPCA has released a new report highlighting the stress fireworks cause to animals, to coincide with the start of bonfire season. The charity would like to see the public sale and use of fireworks further limited to being close to four specific celebration and festival dates (November 5, December...

The RSPCA is urging animal lovers to think carefully about buying a small furry as a ‘starter pet’ for their children. The animal welfare charity has revealed that they are rescuing 340 small furries a month and say there is not such thing as a starter pet. Rabbits, guinea pigs,...

A Search and Rescue Dog from Dorset, who completed hundreds of searches during his exemplary ten-year career has been honoured by PDSA. Border Collie Charlie, who worked with his volunteer handler Matt Cooke, posthumously received the PDSA Order of Merit – known as the animals’ OBE – for his outstanding...

The RSPCA rescued more cats than any other animal last year, collecting more than 22,000 as a result of calls to its national cruelty line. As the charity enters Cat Week, as part of its month-long rehoming drive, Adoptober, it reveals RSPCA inspectors rescued the equivalent of more than 60...

Cats Protection has welcomed a government call for evidence into introducing compulsory microchipping of pet cats. The UK’s leading feline charity says microchipping should become a legal requirement for owned cats, as it already is for dogs. Currently, eight out of 10 stray cats taken in by the charity’s Adoption...