The rats in RSPCA care are hoping the Chinese New Year may bring them some luck and a new home. The Year of the Rat begins on January 25 and as the first sign in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, it is associated with new beginnings. The rats at...

Snoozy pets have stolen the hearts of the nation, as photos flood in for a competition to find the UK’s sleepiest animals. Recent research revealed that over a third of Brits don’t let their pets sleep in or on their own bed, meaning they often need to find somewhere else...

The new decade got off to a paw-some start for four lucky dogs, who were among the first to be rehomed by Dogs Trust in 2020. Snow, a four-month old Maltese Terrier, was the first to leave the charity’s Evesham rehoming centre, going to his forever home with Marcello Cossali-Francis...

Taking on a puppy or kitten is an exciting time and a learning curve, and in order for them to become happy and confident adults, it’s important your pet has a variety of positive experiences when young. Encouraging lots of socialisation with other pets, people and situations is incredibly important...

When millions of people voted for Brexit in 2016, the impact it would have on taking your pet on holiday was probably the last thing on anyone’s mind. Several years down the line and with Britain finally due to leave the EU on the 31st January, the experts at Gudog...

Improved facilities for treating poorly pets are a step closer for a Kettering vet practice thanks to progress on a £1.3 million new hospital project. External works on the new home for Northlands Veterinary Hospital in Station Road are now complete and the internal fit-out is due to begin. Once finished...

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...