After a one-year-old dog needed emergency treatment after biting onto a stick he grabbed when playing with his owner, PDSA vet teams are warning owners of the hidden dangers sticks can pose.  English Bull Terrier Cross, Scooby received treatment at Portsmouth PDSA Pet Hospital when disaster struck, whilst enjoying time...

Dogs Trust Manchester cares for around 80 dogs every day of the year at its Denton rehoming centre.  Every dog needs walks, play time, training, meals and sometimes medication and vet visits.  But puppies require even more dedicated care and for Karen Phelan that often involves setting her alarm at two-hour...

The RSPCA is urging the public to consider adopting a pet instead of buying - as with its rescue centres full, the number of animals in private boarding has soared, costing the charity in the region of £500,000 a month. The charity - the oldest of its kind, and celebrating...

A sensational Staffi called Jack who is brimming with personality like his ‘Still Game’ namesake, is desperately waiting to meet his best pal Victor.   Ten-year-old Jack, who could possibly be classed as an OAP, Older Aged Pooch, has been a resident at Dogs Trust Glasgow Rehoming Centre for nearly three...

The RSPCA would like to speak to a man who may have key information after three rabbits were abandoned in a cardboard box outside a flat in Tower Hamlets. The incident took place on 2 June in Stepney Way, London, at around 9am. A cardboard box, with a towel or blanket...

On National Fishing Day (Tue 18 June) vets from PDSA, the UK’s leading vet charity, are asking fishers to dispose of equipment carefully after a dog needed emergency surgery when he got a large fish hook impaled through his mouth. Two-year-old crossbreed, Bryn, was out on a routine walk with...

More than 25,000 pets have gone missing in the UK since 2023 reports Petlog, one of the UK’s largest lost and found pet databases, as it urges owners to chip pets and check details this National Microchipping Month. Petlog found that almost 5,000 dogs and over 20,000 cats were reported...

The RSPCA has released shocking images of a 14-year-old Shih Tzu called Tilly who is believed to have been deliberately abandoned, barely alive, on an embankment near a railway line in Merseyside. The elderly dog was hypothermic and barely responsive when she was discovered by a member of the public...

The Assisi Pet Care group, home to pet brands including Burns Pet Nutrition and Hi Life is embarking on a fundraising tour of Europe with the aim of raising £2,000 for the Blue Cross pet charity. From 10th June, Assisi employees across the UK will be banding together as they prepare to...

A beloved cat from Manchester was left needing emergency treatment at PDSA after a suspected road traffic accident. Two-year-old Charlie Shaw had a severe injury known as ‘de-gloving’ where the entire length of his tail had been completely torn off from the underlying soft tissue, muscle, and bone. His injuries...