The RSPCA has set out five important recommendations for animal welfare amid fears that standards could be under threat in a free trade agreement. As the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill nears completion, it contains no references to animal welfare, despite the government’s manifesto promises. This means there is no legal...

A new study has revealed a marked general improvement in hip and elbow scores for some of the UK’s most commonly health-screened dog breeds. Th research, carried out by the Kennel Club’s Health team, examined the importance and impact if health schemes for hip or elbow dysplasia on the long-term...

Dog-loving celebrities joined Barking Heads for a sleep out in London to raise awareness about the hardships faced by homeless people and their dogs. TOWIE star, Pete Wicks, supported by fellow DOTS ambassador actor Peter Egan, braved temperatures of minus one to ‘sleep out’ on the streets of central London...

PDSA warns drivers to check under their car and bonnet before switching engines on this winter after a cat lost a leg after getting trapped in a fan belt. Using up one of her nine lives, Saffy the cat, from Bradford, his under a neighbour’s car bonnet. Not realising she...

To help beat the January blues, the RSPCA has revealed some of the craziest calls it received over the last 12 months. The animal welfare charity responds to more than 1.1 million calls every year across England and Wales, with officers rescuing more than 110,000 annually. But not all calls...

A man is sentenced to sixteen weeks in prison and disqualified from keeping animals for life after an American Bulldog was found beaten and bloody. Gary David Bell from Keighley, West Yorkshire was convicted of three offences under the Animal Welfare Act, in a prosecution case brought by the RSPCA....

With Veganuary in full swing, new research from Rover.com has found that we’re not just thinking about our own diets at the beginning of a new year. Over a quarter of dog owners (27%) are putting their pups on typically human eating plans, including vegan, Paleo and Keto diets. As plant-based...

One worried pet owner was able to leave her cats at Mayhew over Christmas whilst she went into hospital, thanks to their Pet Refuge Programme. When Mopher and Arthur’s owner needed to go into hospital over the Christmas period, her first thought was not for herself, but her two beloved...

There are just two weeks left to submit your nominations for the International Canine Health Awards (ICHA), run by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. The awards are returning for the eighth year to celebrate some of the world’s finest researchers and scientists whose work has had a positive impact on...

The RSPCA launch an appeal after an Akita-cross has been waiting for her forever home for almost a year – most of her short life. One-year old Akira arrived at the RSPCA’s Brighton Animal Centre in March 2019 and has spent most of her life in kennels. Jenny Wells from Sussex,...