Ahead of Friday’s mini-budget, Dogs Trust warns many families are in danger of losing their dogs to the financial crisis this winter As new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget looms, the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, which has a rehoming centre in Loughborough, has warned that it is receiving unprecedented numbers...

A woman has been handed a suspended prison term and banned from keeping animals for life after being convicted of a string of animal welfare offences. Jay Clarke from Crawley, appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (14 September) for sentencing. She was previously convicted, at trial, of seven offences*...

Michelle Farrow, 23, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, has become the latest recipient of the Postgraduate Student Inspiration Award, a category open to UK applicants as part of the 2022 International Canine Health Awards. Michelle is currently a postgraduate student at the Royal Veterinary College, London, having graduated from the University of...

As any dog owner will know, our cute canines are members of the family. So, there’s nothing worse than having to leave them outside while you pop in to do a spot of shopping. Looking at those sad eyes is enough to call off the entire shopping trip altogether. After...

An unwanted dog who was rescued by the RSPCA before becoming one of the UK’s first ever Staffordshire bull terrier police sniffer dogs has hung up her badge after a ‘Stellar’ eight-year career. ‘Stella the Staffie’ was taken in by RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre, in Somerset, in 2013 when...

Dr Laura Hamilton, clinical director and Breed Health Coordinator of the French Bulldog Club, has been honoured as a recipient of the 2022 International Canine Health Awards in the Breed Health Co-ordinator category. Dr Hamilton, who is also a full-time veterinary surgeon from Tranent, East Lothian, joined the French Bulldog...

An eight-week-old puppy is being cared for by the RSPCA after she was dumped in a bin due to a leg deformity that left her struggling to walk. Cocker spaniel Winnie was found by a kind passerby having been abandoned in a bin near Riverside Leisure Centre, off Westgate Street,...

Research by dog-friendly holiday letting specialists, Canine Cottages reveals the dirty truth about our dogs’ everyday items including their leads, toys, and bowls To determine just how filthy our pooches’ essentials are, eight different dog items were swabbed. Then, the relative light units (which indicate how much bacteria are living...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two cats were found abandoned by a canal in Derbyshire. The felines were found in separate pet carriers placed on the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal near to Chellaston last Friday (September 9). The ages of the female cats, who are called...

The organisers and partners of the second annual Guinea Pig Awareness Week (GPAW) have announced that as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, this year’s GPAW will now take place from Monday 26 September - Friday 30 September, a week later than originally planned. Following the...