The RSPCA is bracing itself for a summer welfare crisis as calls about abandoned animals soared by 50% in June to August last year. The animal welfare charity received more than 10,000 calls about abandoned animals in just three months last summer (2017) – one every 12 minutes. The number...

An online services marketplace has revealed that UK pet owners spend a total of £57 billion on their pets every year, excluding food and medical costs. Data from Bark.com has revealed that on average a UK pet owner spends £3,304.12 on dog walking, training, pet sitting and grooming every year. Around...

For the first time in history, students had the opportunity to debate key animal welfare issues in the House of Commons. As part of the RSPCA’s Great Debate event, twelve and thirteen year old pupils from schools across the South East battled it out for the winning trophy. The event aims...

A Police Community Support Officer from Stoke-on-Trent is hoping to raise money for Dogs Trust Shrewsbury by taking on a two-day cycling challenge. Dog lover Steve Sherratt, who has been a PCSO with Staffordshire Police for eleven years, is undertaking the mammoth 130-mile bike ride to raise hundreds of pounds...

Canine co-working is growing in popularity and more organizations in the UK are becoming dog friendly, welcoming well behaved pups into the office. Today is Bring Your Dog To Work Day, a nationwide event which helps to raise funds for the London-based charity, All Dogs Matter, by encouraging workers internationally...

The RSPCA is investigating after a guinea pig was abandoned in a shoebox with overgrown claws, a large lump on his back and lice. A member of the public discovered the large rodent in Shakespeare Street, Watford, on Monday (18 June) evening by some garages. RSPCA animal collection officer (ACO) Kate...

A poodle, who was so matted he could barely see, was recently taken to animal welfare charity Mayhew after being dumped in the middle of the night. The 10-year old Poodle was discovered by a member of the public roaming the streets on the busy North Circular road in North...

A survey has revealed that animal lovers are spending around £506 million a year on monthly pet subscription boxes. The survey conducted by uOpen.com which undertook research with 2,000 consumers nationwide found that nearly one firth of Brits have sine dip to subscription boxes. In particular it found that compared with...

Dogs Trust Canterbury is appealing to families to open their homes to help care for some of the centre’s dogs who need a little extra TLC. The charity’s Home from Home scheme aims to place dogs who might be finding kennel life hard, whether they’re young puppies, older dogs or...

Nineteen 87 recently hosted a ‘Bake it Better’ fundraising event in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children’s Charity. Bake it Better is a national fundraising event, inviting budding bakers to whip out their aprons and bake up some tempting treats to help raise vital funds to support seriously...