A cat owner from London is urging gardeners to make sure plant support canes are safely stored or capped as they clear gardens this autumn, after his cat nearly died when a bamboo cane pierced his chest. It remains a mystery as to how three-year-old Shadow, from Plumstead in South...

The new UK Government will today (Wednesday 9 October) be urged to “prioritise and lead on” animal welfare - as the 200-year history of the RSPCA is celebrated at a Parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall. Member of Parliament Ruth Jones will today lead the debate, which falls during the 200th...

With autumn comes shorter days and longer nights, meaning your normal evening walk may become suddenly very dark! As the clocks also go back this month, it’s time to start getting prepared for the darker days to come.  Each year, vet charity PDSA treats thousands of pets who have been...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after the charity released heartbreaking images of a young dog abandoned in a faeces-strewn crate at a block of flats in Lancashire. Council workmen discovered the frightened crossbreed on the second floor of the property at Eversley in Skelmersdale last Wednesday (25 September).  She weighed...

With just over a month until Bonfire Night, Dogs Trust is calling on dog owners to start preparations now to prevent firework season from becoming a stressful time for their canine companions.  With fireworks expected across the country during Bonfire Night, Diwali, and Halloween celebrations, Dogs Trust is issuing advice to help...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after five tiny kittens were dumped in a household recycling bin in Hampshire. The litter of felines, who are only a week old, were rescued by refuse collectors who were on their round on Cove Road in Farnborough on the morning of Thursday, September...

The RSPCA is facing a rehoming crisis as new figures show that in 2023, 42% more animals arrived at the RSPCA than were adopted - leaving hundreds of dogs, cats and other animals in emergency boarding waiting for a place at a rehoming centre. Last year, while the charity’s 14...

A woman from South London has been handed a curfew as part of a community sentence after her French bulldog puppy sustained serious burns. It follows an investigation by the RSPCA into the incident. Natasha Benjafield of Middleton Road, Carshalton, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006...

Spaniels Yoyo & Scamp have become the 53rd and 54th recipients and Lord Firebrand, aka Yogi, has become the 55th recipient of the PDSA Order of Merit, the equivalent of the ‘animals’ OBE’  The UK’s leading veterinary charity, PDSA, is proud to celebrate a decade of awarding the Medal to...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two separate litters of kittens were found abandoned just a short drive away from each other in Norfolk. The first litter of five kittens, aged around three weeks old, were discovered inside a black and green crate on the side of the road...