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Attlee crowned Purr Minister 2024: Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s cat takes top...
Battersea is thrilled to announce the winner of the charity’s coveted Purr Minister 2024 title: Attlee the cat, representing Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons.
This victory is particularly historic as it marks a second win for Sir Lindsay, who previously triumphed in 2020 with his...
Lack of funds for veterinary care reason for 40% of cats...
The UK’s animal-loving reputation is wonderful thing. But do we really love our pets as much as we think we do?
This International Cat Day, Agria Pet Insurance, together with a busy cat rescue and one of the UK’s leading vets, explain why very often, love alone really isn’t enough. ...
PDSA offers advice on keeping fleas at bay
PDSA vets offer pet owners expert advice on preventing parasites on four-legged friends and in the home.
During lockdown we’ve enjoyed lots of warm sunshine, but it can lead to big problems when it comes to fleas and our four-legged friends.
PDSA Vet Anna Ewers-Clark said: “Despite recent changes to the...
RSPCA rescues four kittens abandoned in the scorching sun
The RSPCA is caring for four kittens found abandoned in a cat carrier down a country lane during the scorching heat on Friday 31 July.
The charity was alerted to the incident by the police, and Animal Welfare Officer Siobhan Trinnaman attended the location in Curtis Mill Lane, Romford.
Siobhan said:...
Battersea offers its support to struggling pet owners
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is urging people who need to give up their pet to think rescue first.
Over recent weeks the charity has been giving advice to struggling pet owners through a dedicated behaviour advice line as it could only accept animals on an emergency basis.
Now the charity...
RSPCA responds to news that the first pet cat in the...
The RSPCA responds to the latest news about the first pet cat to test positive for COVID-19
“We would like to reassure pet owners that despite the news that a pet cat has tested positive for Coronavirus in the UK, there is still no evidence to suggest that people can...
RSPCA appeal for witnesses after kitten is thrown from moving car
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a tiny kitten was thrown from a moving car in Stoke-on-Trent Saturday (25th July) morning.
At around 11.55am witnesses saw a dark blue car driving along Audley Road towards Alsager when the female tabby kitten was thrown from the window.
Another driver pulled...
Purrfect transformation for skinny and poorly cat rescued by RSPCA
A seven-year old cat who was underweight and suffering from severe cat flu when he was rescued as now landed on his paws in the purrfect home.
David, a LaPerm cat, was rescued by the RSPCA in February from Kettering in Northamptonshire after being spotted looking worse for wear by...
Rescue Beagle helping to raise homeless kitten during lockdown
A former Battersea dog has been busy throughout lockdown helping to head-rear a tiny kitten who had been left homeless.
Duke, 10 arrived at Battersea in 2016 when he was found as a stray in Guildford. The unusual-looking Beagle cross soon caught the eye of Laura Cushway, Battersea’s Animal Partnerships...
Three animal lovers will be covering 150km in 15 days to...
A team of three animal lovers have pledged to run, cycle, horse ride and walk 150km each in just 15 days to raise money for the RSPCA.
Claudia Corner, equine operations manager at the RSPCA, Inspector Suzanna Smith, and Charlotte Neary, the equine yard supervisor at RSPCA Millbrook Animal Centre...
PDSA reunites NHS nurse with cat missing for three years
PDSA highlight the importance of keeping microchip details up to date after they reunite an NHS nurse with her cat three years after he went missing
Francesca, from Northfield Birmingham burst into tears of joy when she received the call from PDSA to say that Oliver had been found, with...
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Kittens rescued from dirty rabbit hutch
Four kittens who were rescued from a dirty rabbit hutch are now ready for a fresh start and are looking for new homes.
RSPCA officers rescued the four kittens after members of the public raised concern that they’d been abandoned inside a rabbit hutch in the garden of a property in...
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