A woman from Yorkshire has been banned from keeping animals for five years after she was prosecuted by the RSPCA for neglecting her cats. Viktorija Elksnite (D.o.B 9/3/2001), of Morley Street, Goole, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, one of causing unnecessary suffering to one...

New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration with friends and family, the last thing you want to stop the festivities is an unnecessary trip to the vets. It is on us to do right by our pets and limit any stressful or hazardous situations by taking the necessary precautions...

Pam Mayhew from Norwich, Norfolk, with her dog, Staby What (Danica), a Stabyhoun, won the Crufts Intermediate Novice ABC (Anything But Collie) Semi-Final, qualifying the pair for the final held at Crufts 2024, the world’s greatest dog show, run by The Kennel Club in March. Pam and Danica will be...

A pregnant cat was brought to Battersea by her previous owners due to financial struggles associated with the cost of living crisis.   When two-year-old Nami first arrived at Battersea’s Old Windsor centre, she was expecting an unplanned litter. Nami’s previous owners had taken her in as a kitten from a...

The owner of a horse who was found in an emaciated condition at a rubbish-strewn field in East Yorkshire has been banned from keeping equines for ten years following a prosecution by the RSPCA. Amy Tichias (DoB 23.04.2003), of Hull Road in Cottingham, was handed the disqualification order after admitting...

A pregnant cat was brought to Battersea by her previous owners due to financial struggles associated with the cost of living crisis.   When two-year-old Nami first arrived at Battersea’s Old Windsor centre, she was expecting an unplanned litter. Nami’s previous owners had taken her in as a kitten from a...

Toni Dawkins from Chapel Hill, Lincolnshire with her dog, Ag Ch Bachero Cross My Heart (Tiger), a Miniature American Shepherd, beat hundreds of dogs and their handlers to win The Kennel Club Medium Dog Agility Stakes final on Monday 18 December. Toni and Tiger competed in qualifying heats across the...

As Christmas approaches vet charity PDSA has issued a chocolate warning for all pet owners, after a 13-year-old dog decided Christmas would come early, tucking into an entire gift-wrapped selection box. Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Max, was discovered by his stunned owners next to the Christmas tree, with scraps of wrapping...

Staff at an RSPCA animal centre in South Yorkshire are asking Santa to grant them their Christmas wish - a new home for their longest-staying dog. Nine-year-old crossbreed Zeke has spent over 600 days at two RSPCA rehoming centres but is still waiting to be chosen, despite being described as...

Rosyth based pet food and wellbeing company, Bella & Duke, is celebrating after a record-breaking year as the UK’s leading subscription raw pet food company. As well as a number of recent award wins, significant investment in machinery at its production and fulfilment facility and continued growth has seen the...