A blind dog is looking to find a special home with her best friend and ‘guide dog’. Shih tzu Penny, seven, and her best friend - 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier Sandy - are looking for a home together after being rescued by the RSPCA and taken in by RSPCA Cornwall...

Sadly, it’s not uncommon for our pets to become sick or injured, and if you’re not prepared, the vet bills can soon add up. The 2022 PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report* found that 61% of cats and 39% of dogs in the UK are uninsured, showing that many pets...

A dog who was ‘lucky to survive’ after being thrown from a vehicle driving at 50mph along a rural Kent road has finally found her happy ending - and started to wag her tail! Vets were amazed the terrier wasn’t seriously injured when she was seen being tossed out of...

An elderly dog has found himself looking for a forever home once more after his owner sadly passed away. Brush, a 12-year-old Spaniel cross, first came into Dogs Trust’s rehoming centre in Ilfracombe as a youngster in 2013 when his owner’s circumstances changed. He was soon happily re-homed and spent the last nine...

Mayhew Afghanistan today marks reaching an epic milestone having neutered its 30,000th dog in Afghanistan on 25 August. Mayhew Afghanistan's dog neutering programme commenced in July 2019 with a strategy of delivering 10,000 neutered dogs per year in the city. However, first Covid-19 restrictions disrupted plans in 2020 and 2021,...

As the summer winds down, the first day of the school term looms for many families across the country, which can be a source of stress for households. According to research by OnePlus, a whopping 82% look to hugs from their hounds to make them feel better when feeling anxious....

The nation’s cutest bath time dog is revealed by bathroom specialists, Sanctuary Bathrooms, following a nationwide search and public vote. Taking top place, as the official winner, is the adorable 13-week-old labradoodle, named Luna (pictured above), perching in the bath tub ‘ready for pampering’ according to her owner. Whether they love...

A ‘giant puppy’ with lots of love to give has spent almost half of his life in RSPCA care - without a single suitable rehoming enquiry. One-year-old Cane Corso Kodak came into the care of the RSPCA’s Mount Noddy Animal Centre, in Chichester, West Sussex, after being rescued by the...

A family of flea-ridden cats were abandoned on an RSPCA rescue centre’s driveway by a man who hid from staff and ran away after dropping the pet carrier. At around 4pm on Saturday (27 August), the plastic pet carrier - with a mum cat and her three kittens inside -...

Last year the RSPCA announced that they have seen a 24% increase in pets being dumped in shelters due to the cost of living crisis. Despite the RSPCA already "drowning in animals", unfortunately this is only set to get worse given that the price of energy bills will be increasing...