Dogs Trust Salisbury is appealing to dog lovers this Valentine’s Day to help find homes for nine long-term residents. While most of the dogs the rehoming centre cares for each year find their forever homes quickly, others find themselves overlooked by visitors, often because they may have specific homing requirements...

A young male cat was left scared and shaken after being dumped on London-based animal welfare charity Mayhew’s doorstep. One-year old Luka was shaking and shivering inside his carrier and had been left with no food or blankets in the freezing cold January weather. Deputy Head of Animal Welfare at Mayhew,...

A canine resident at Dogs Trust Leeds is one the lookout for a magical new home in time for Valentine’s Day Lurcher puppy Pocus, aged only nine months, is seeking that special someone he can put a spell over, and canine carers are hoping he won’t have to wait too...

Actor Daniel Brocklebank is teaming up with Dogs Trust on its ‘Don’t Be Dogfished’ campaign to help stop dog lovers falling victim to deceitful puppy sellers online. Daniel is backing the campaign after recently adopting four-month old Dachshund pup, Karen-Jean, who was being cared for at Dogs Trust Manchester after...

Fancy a day out at the world’s most famous dog show? We’ve teamed up with our friends at Natures Menu, the UK’s number one for raw pet food and Europe’s leading expert in raw, to offer TWO lucky winners a pair of tickets to Crufts 2020. The world’s greatest dog show...

Two older cats, Poppet and Parker, are hoping to find their second chance of happiness after they were both abandoned by their previous owners. Nine-year old Poppet is 52 in human years and 12-year old Parker is 64 in human years, meaning they have a combined age of 116. On average,...

Staff at Dogs Trust Salisbury believe ex-resident Queenie is the UK’s oldest dog at the grand old age of 21. After being in their care for eight years, Queenie was eventually adopted in 2018 by Bridget Pike, who is now the rehoming centre’s interim Assistant Manager. Bridget got to know Queenie...

RSPCA officers and fire crews launched a rescue mission to save a pony stuck neck-high in muddy flood water in Northamptonshire. The young piebald cob was stuck fast in the muddy banks of the water – in fields off Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough – with only his back, neck and head...

Owners of overweight dogs are being encouraged to sign-up their portly pets to Britain’s first online canine slimming club. SlimmingDogs.co.uk is offering to help overweight dogs get healthy and shed pounds by ditching brown biscuits and poor-quality kibble. Overweight humans have had slimming clubs for decades, but the new site is...

A kitten called Miracle who was found in a bin in Durham just before Christmas is starting her new life with a loving family. Miracle's owners collected her on Saturday (1 February) and say that she is already showing her playful side and coming to them for a stroke. Pauline Irwin,...