The RSPCA in Essex hopes to find a home for two older cats Queenie and Duchess who have been in the charity’s care for around five months. Sadly, it can be difficult to find homes for older cats with RSPCA data showing that it takes more than three times longer to rehome...

Sunshine may be in short supply at the moment, but one dog in particular waiting for a new family at Dogs Trust Manchester could certainly bring warmth and happiness into someone’s home.  Lurcher Sol, whose name is that of a Roman sun god, arrived on a warm summer’s day last...

A charity helped save the life of a heroic retired police dog when she fell seriously ill and needer emergency life-saving surgery.  Belgian Malinois RPD Fiji, 12, joined Surrey Police as a puppy and spent six years working with the Surrey and Sussex Joint Dog Unit as a general purpose...

A tiny rescue kitten and his brother have landed on their paws in a new home with the ‘happiest family’ including two cat lovers and a cohort of rescue moggies. In September last year, the RSPCA Bedfordshire South Branch were contacted by a dog warden in Slough who needed an urgent space...

With the country facing a number of weather and flood warnings, Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has issued its own warning, advising owners to keep their dogs away from floods and ice. Many dogs love to swim but with the country experiencing freezing temperatures and heavy rainfall, they...

The RSPCA in Preston is making a new appeal for an overlooked rescue dog who has made the journey north from Warrington after having no luck finding a new home. Five-year-old Alvin was rescued by the charity from a house in the West Midlands in May 2022. He was struggling...

PDSA vets saved the life of six-month-old kitten, Bear, after he ate netting from the Christmas roast beef, causing his insides to ‘concertina’ up together. Without emergency surgery, Bear would’ve died. The incident took place last Boxing Day at his owner Joshua Simpson’s home in Darlington. Bear required a potentially...

A dog with ‘emotional scars’ is struggling to find a new home due to his anxiety and caution around new people. Five-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux Benjamin was taken in by a charity in Kent after being found straying. The RSPCA’s Essex South, Southend & District Branch took him on to help get him back to...

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog charity, is set for a blockbuster January with not one but two major TV shows filmed at its rehoming centres hitting the nation’s TV screens.    The second series of Channel 5’s Lost Dog, Found Dog with Clare Balding, is set to air on 7th...

Boots the playful ginger Tom is enjoying his happiest Christmas ever after being reunited with his loving owners - more than seven years after getting lost, all thanks to the power of microchipping. Mary-Ann Lloyd and her family wept tears of joy when the RSPCA brought their mischievous moggie back...