A young cat named Calibri has spent her first birthday in Battersea’s care after falling pregnant with kittens at just 9 months old. With today marking World Spay Day, the charity is using Calibri’s story to remind owners of the importance of neutering cats from a young age. Calibri and...

Everypaw Pet Insurance and Vetstream have carried out research and compiled a guide to understanding cat behaviour to help people recognise normal and abnormal patterns. It comes as online searches for ‘why is my female cat spraying all of sudden’ have risen by 200% YoY, while searches for ‘older cat...

The long-awaited and most prestigious dog show in the UK is finally here and dog-lovers all over the country have been putting in a lot of time, effort and dedication to prepare their pup for Crufts 2023! Lorna Winter, co-founder and head of training at Zigzag, the nation’s number one...

As much as we wish we could, we can’t converse with our dogs the same way we do with humans, so the best way to understand them is though their emotions and body language. Dogs mature emotionally up to the age of two and a half years so it is...

Following the recent partnership with Therapy Dogs Nationwide, Bella & Duke is delighted to announce that through its charity referral initiative, their customers have donated a total of £3,920 to the partner charity. The initiative, run from 20th December until 31st January, saw Bella & Duke pledge £20 to Therapy...

The RSPCA has helped reunite an overjoyed family with their cat, who had been missing for seven years, thanks to his microchip. Black and white Raffael (known as ‘Raffi’) disappeared from his home in Old Trafford shortly before Christmas in 2016. Despite endless searching in the months and years that...

Pets at Home has revealed its Easter range for 2023, featuring a variety of brand-new gifts including an easter egg hunt for dogs and a festive Bake at Home Kit complete with an icing pen, biscuit cutter and baking mix. There’s also pet-friendly Easter eggs made from carob for dogs...

In response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, leading animal welfare charity Battersea has been providing financial support to those organisations on the ground helping Ukrainian animals and those that care for them. The charity has so far awarded over a quarter of a million pounds through their Global Programmes...

While dogs offer companionship to many in the UK, a new study from financial guidance platform Forbes Advisor has found that nearly three in ten (29%) of Brits who bought a dog regret the purchase. The nationally representative survey of 2,000 UK dog owners found most people are happy with their new...

The Kennel Club and broadcaster Kay Burley have revealed the five finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Kennel Club Hero Dog Award, urging the public to vote for the four-legged friend they want to see crowned as the UK’s most heroic dog at Crufts 2023. A Springer Spaniel who has spent hundreds of...