Dogs Trust, has expressed disappointment in the Chancellor’s decision not to help and support dog owners and temporarily remove the 20% VAT from pet food, vet services and vet medicines.  This is despite Dogs Trust raising concerns about the impact of the cost of living on dogs and their owners, and...

A former rescue dog adopted from Dogs Trust has recently returned from a life-saving search and rescue mission in earthquake hit Turkey.  Adopted from Dogs Trust Shoreham in 2018, Davey the six-year-old springer spaniel has served with Lancashire Fire and Rescue for nearly five years. During his first international deployment,...

Dog loving 17-year-old Izzy King from Maidstone, Kent has won the Young Kennel Club (YKC) Young Person of the Year award at Crufts 2023 on Sunday 12 March. In 2020, Izzy was diagnosed with a vascular malformation tumour, for which she is still undergoing treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital....

The RSPCA has welcomed the UK Government announcement on compulsory microchipping for owned cats in England. Under the plans, it is to become a legal requirement for cat owners to microchip their cats before 20 weeks of age and to ensure their contact details are stored and kept up to...

Dogs Trust Shrewsbury is appealing for a foster home for a dog who would prefer the peace and quiet of a home rather than the hustle and bustle of kennel life.  Two-year-old German Shepherd, Soot, arrived at the rehoming centre in January after a change in his owner’s circumstances meant...

More than one in ten (13%) dog owners said they either cannot afford, or are struggling to afford, the costs of owning a dog in the current climate, shows new research by Dogs Trust. In research carried out by You Gov on behalf of the UK’s largest canine charity, owners...

This Easter, Burns Pet Nutrition is pleased to release Britain’s only egg-based wet food for dogs - Burns Easter Egg-stravaganza. This wet-food recipe is tail-waggingly tasty, complete and the paw-fect treat for this year’s Easter celebrations. The leading healthy pet food company is encouraging dog owners to reward their pooches with something...

A loving new home is being sought for a ‘gentle giant’ rottweiler who has spent eight months waiting for someone to adopt him. Wilbur arrived into the care of the RSPCA’s Mount Noddy Animal Centre in summer last year, after a year of living in police kennels when he was...

Orca, a Lagotto Romangnolo from Croatia, and her handler Javier Gonzalez Mendikote won the Gundog group title at Crufts 2023 yesterday (Thursday 9 March), qualifying them for one of just seven places in the Best in Show final on Sunday evening. Orca (Am GCh Kan Trace Very Cheeky Chic), aged four, owned by Sabina Zdunić Šinković and...

A starving cat who was so hungry she resorted to eating dried pasta is still looking for a new home at an RSPCA centre near Middlesbrough - more than 320 days after she was rescued.     Five-year-old Lola was found in a house in Durham along with two other cats...