Dogs Trust Bridgend has unveiled its new training barn which is set to help thousands of dogs across South Wales. Burder’s Barn, named after late CEO and proud Welshman, Adrian Burder, was officially opened with waggy tails on Wednesday 17th July by members of the Burder family and staff at...

The RSPCA is calling for the licencing of air guns as figures reveal charity received 767 reports of animals being shot in 2018 The RSPCA’s records also showed that pet cats bore the brunt of the shootings with 258 incidents in 2018 with pigeons coming second with 112 incidents. The...

Losing a treasured companion is one of the hardest things we can ever experience and PDSA are offering advice on how to say goodbye. Whether the loss is sudden or following a long period of illness, the deep feeling of grief can be devastating. Coping with the pain or grief can...

Celebrities were on hand to help raise over £8000 for dogs, cats and communities in need at the Mayhew annual summer fun dog show. The London-based animal welfare charity's annual event, Hounds on the Heath took place last Sunday and included a host of celebrities including Chrissie Hyde, TOWIE star,...

A pair of mature Staffordshire Bull Terriers have been waiting over 100 days to find their perfect home. The unlucky pair were adopted by their previous owners as young dogs but found themselves back at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home’s Old Windsor centre when their owners circumstances changed. Nine-year old Roxy...

This Guinea Pig Appreciation Day, the RSPCA highlights the plight of neglected guinea pigs as it received more than 1,000 about the animals last year. The RSPCA’s 24-hour cruelty line received 1,337 calls last year regarding concerns for the welfare of guinea pigs and so far in 2019 there have...

Dogs Trust West London are getting in the paw-ty mood this festival season, with London’s own festival LoveBox coming up. LoveBox artists are dominating the Dogs Trust West London rehoming centre playlist, with canine carers singing along, giving the dogs their own private music festival. Staffordshire Cross and Annie Mac fan,...

RSPCA staff are desperate to find the paw-fect home for a lurcher who has spent more than a quarter of his life in kennels. Four-year old Lurcher, Rex is being cared for by staff at York Animal Home after moving from the RSPCA’s Leeds branch where he’d been for more...

Dogs Trust is appealing for a home for a very special OAP (old age pooch) who is the charity’s oldest homeless pooch. Taking the accolade is Tonks, a 17-year old Jack Russell, who is the human equivalent of 119 years old. He found himself under the care of Dogs Trust...

July looks set to be ‘hectic hedgehog’ month for the RSCPA after calls about the prickly creatures peaked during this time last year. A total of 10,644 calls about hedgehogs were made to the RSPCA’s national helpline in 2018, 1867 of which made in July alone. This compares with just...