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Dogs Trust does the double! Clare Balding returns to Dogs Trust...
Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog charity, is set for a blockbuster January with not one but two major TV shows filmed at its rehoming centres hitting the nation’s TV screens.
The second series of Channel 5’s Lost Dog, Found Dog with Clare Balding, is set to air on 7th...
RSPCA appeals for information after kitten abandoned in freezing cold
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a six-month old kitten was found abandoned in a cat carrier in Harrow on a freezing cold afternoon.
A member of the public contacted the RSPCA for help after they spotted the cat’s plight and an Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) attended on Sunday,...
Study shows puppies sleep less at night than older dogs
A Dogs Trust study reveals that puppies sleep for less time at night than older dogs and both age groups choose to be close to people, when given the option.
The charity’s ground-breaking Generation Pup study, which follows the lives and behaviours of dogs as they grow up, investigated how...
Covid, infidelity, and the time of day – The amazing things...
A study by researchers at Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine has shown that diet can have a major effect a dog's sense of smell.
Everyone thinks that their dog is the ‘best boy’ around, but scientific research has time and time again revealed that all our pooches are born with...
Cat microchipping consultation launched
Compulsory microchipping for cats could be introduced this year, helping to reunite thousands of cat owners with lost or stolen pets.
An eight-week public consultation on the proposal to make it mandatory for pet owners to microchip their cats was launched in December 2020 (23rd) and will seek views from...
Help your pet get in shape for New Year
With 2021 here many people will be thinking about getting in better shape and it’s also a great time for your pet to join in too!
PDSA Vet Nurse Nina Downing said: “Excess weight can lead to serious health problems including arthritis, back problems and breathing problems, particularly for flat-faced...
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust gives new hope to rescue dogs
With emergency funding from The Kennel Club Charitable Trust, Hope Rescue has been able to continue to help abandoned dogs overcome health issues and find forever homes, despite the pandemic.
Set against a backdrop of major challenges posed by Covid-19, Hope Rescue based in Llanharan has helped 481 dogs in...
Kitten given up for being too playful celebrates first Christmas in...
Animal welfare charity Battersea is urging people to do their research before picking a pet after a playful kitten bought in a supermarket car park was brought in for ‘feral’ behaviour.
It didn’t take staff long to see that little D’Artagnan wasn’t remotely feral and was in fact a very...
Blue Cross calls for people to ditch fireworks this NYE, as...
Animal charity, Blue Cross is urging people not to let off fireworks this New Year’s Eve, as pet owners lay bare the extent of suffering loud bangs causes our four-legged friends.
As a difficult year for everyone comes to a close, it is understandable that the British public will be...
Dachshund puppies cared for over Christmas have now found their forever...
A litter of nine dachshund puppies and their mum, which were cared for by the RSPCA last Christmas, have now landed on their paws in their forever homes.
Olive and her puppies were in the care of RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford and Distract branch in the run up to Christmas...
What does Brexit mean for travelling abroad with your pets?
As the UK prepares for the next stage of Brexit, the RSPCA is reminding pet owners to check the new rules for travelling with pets next year.
The UK now has Part 2 listed status under the EU Pet Travel Scheme and this means that from 1 January 2021 you’ll...
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Christmas leftovers leave Labrador on emergency drip
A dog owner from Aberdeen is warning owners to keep chocolate away from pets this festive period, after her family’s Labrador was rushed to the vets for emergency treatment.
“My daughter had been given a couple of boxes of chocolate for Christmas,” explains dog owner Louise Ritchie, “and, with amazing...
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