The Kennel Club has announced today that Crufts 2021 will take place next year on the new dates of 15-18 July at the NEC, Birmingham. Crufts, which will be celebrating its 130th anniversary, was due to take place om 11 014 March 2021, but with much of the UK in...

To mark World Antibiotics Awareness Week (18-24 November), PDSA vets are highlighting antibiotics resistance in pets. Antibiotics are essential medications used to treat or prevent bacterial infection. However, there is growing concern over resistance to antibiotics in bacteria found in both humans and other animals, which can affect treatments provided...

A rescue dog once dubbed by the press as the ‘wimpiest dog in the UK’ has celebrated her 16th birthday this month at home with her owner Louisa Murphy. Anxious cross breed Bonnie was once afraid of the dark, telephones, doorbells and other dogs barking, she was scared to be left...

The RSPCA is pilling pressure on the government to bring in tighter controls around fireworks after a number of shocking incidents in which animals were attacked with fireworks or died having been spooked. The charity has received 82 calls related to animals and fireworks during the fireworks season so far...

PDSA vets offer advice on keeping our pets happy and healthy this winter. We all know that people can get SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) – sometimes known as ‘winter depression’ – at this time of year and it might seem like our pets are under the weather too, but how...

Today, RSPCA staff remember all of those who were killed or injured during WW1, including millions of service animals. Many of the charity’s inspectors had been soldiers prior to joining the RSPCA and when the war was declared they were recalled to their old regiments, like many other reservists in...

The World’s leading prestigious research awards returns in 2021 to recognise more innovative researchers and scientists who are pushing the boundaries in dog health. Now in its ninth year, the famous International Canine Health Awards recognise and celebrate some of the world’s finest researchers, scientists and veterinarians, as well as...

An eleven-year old Border Collie is looking for a new owner to mend his broken heart after his owner became ill and could no longer take care of him. Ernie has spent more than a year in kennels and staff at RSPCA West Suffolk branch are now trying to find...

*Warning – upsetting image included* New RSPCA data has revealed it received reports of more than 2200 incidents of cruelty to wildlife in 2020, with numbers spiking in May. From hunting and fighting to beating and mutilation, incidents of ‘illegal activity’ and ‘intentional harm’ to wild animals started rising at the...

RSPCA rescuers in England will continue to respond to emergencies and help animals in need during the second lockdown, which began this week (Thursday 5 November). The charity’s frontline officers will continue responding to emergency calls and rescuing animals in urgent need despite the new restrictions. RSPCA Chief Executive Chris Sherwood...