With personal finances front of mind as the cost-of-living increases, animal welfare charity Battersea has estimated the average cost of owning a dog in the UK is now approximately £2,000 a year. Battersea’s estimate is based on the average costs of buying dog food and treats, poo bags, grooming, routine...

Nooshie has entered the UK market as the ‘home of pet trend’, offering a carefully curated selection of products for pets to be the best dressed at the park. Founded with roots in the retail fashion industry, Nooshie is the ultimate on-stop-shop for fun and stylish pet products inspired by...

Three men have appeared in court for offences relating to ear cropping after three puppies were found in a semi-comatose state just after having the prohibited procedure. Staffordshire Police found Alexander David Johnson, Ryan Woodward and Michael Nolan along with six puppies at a property in Hanley on 10 November...

To celebrate International Cat Day, GoCompare pet insurance has considered the cost of keeping your kitty in 2022. With the nation spending a collective £2.5bn on cat care products, GoCompare has compiled a list of money-saving tips during the claw-st of living crisis. Take out pet Insurance Research found that almost half...

So you think you know a thing or two about cats? Put your knowledge to the test and take the Cat Behavior quiz by Gus & Bella to find out if you are an Undiscovered Cat Whisperer! What better way to test your cat knowledge this International Cat’s Day than with...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two kittens were abandoned on one of the hottest days of the year in temperatures which had soared to 35 degrees in London. The nine-week-old kittens, one male and one female, were found in Tudor Road, Barking, East London on Monday 18th...

The use of specially adapted training methods has helped Darwin, a visually impaired Cockapoo, to graduate from Dog School and find his forever family. Darwin was born at Dogs Trust Basildon in October after his pregnant mother was smuggled into the country. A couple of weeks after Darwin was born,...

Pets at Home Group, which includes Pets at Home, Vets4Pets and The Groom Room, has pledged more than £550,000 to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – the biggest donation the charity has received from a corporate partner in its 40-year history. The pledge has been made through the Pets at...

A cat is looking for loving new owners after her seven kittens – all born at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre and Cattery in Cheshire – were re-homed. Whiskers hopes she can follow in the paw steps of her large brook – Mr Yellow, Prince Blue, Indigo, Violet, Sir Green, Captain...

New research from animal welfare charity Battersea reveals that one in two tenants fear they will never buy a home, with the growing number of lifetime renters significantly limiting the UK’s aspirations of pet ownership. In the UK, the share of household occupied by private renters has almost doubled in...