Pets As Therapy (PAT) is attending Crufts 2023 at the NEC Birmingham from 9-12 March to launch a volunteer recruitment drive to meet soaring demand for a therapeutic pet visit. Around 4,000 pet owners already volunteer with their friendly, temperament-assessed dogs. However, as awareness of the benefits of PAT visits...

With plummeting temperatures returning this week, it is important to make sure our four-legged friends are prepared for the cold. After a fairly mild winter so far for most across the UK, temperatures are set to drop below 0°C over the next few days, with snow expected in some places.  Dogs Trust...

The RSPCA has called for Crufts to stop the most popular ‘flat-faced’ breeds of French bulldogs, pugs and British bulldogs competing at the annual dog show - and new research by the charity shows that most people agree. The animal charity’s Save Our Breath campaign - launching today - highlights...

Crufts has announced its support for the Stand Up To Cancer Walkies Challenge, asking owners and their four-legged friends to step up to the challenge of walking 60 miles across the month of April to fundraise for Stand Up To Cancer. Crufts, which begins on Thursday at Birmingham’s NEC and...

Rover.com and behavioural & media psychologist Jo Hemmings, has revealed that spending as little as 30 minutes a week with a dog can make you more successful. Whether that be 30 minutes taking them for a walk or dog sitting while their owners are away, Jo Hemmings says: “seeing the pleasure that a...

A blind seven-year-old Cocker Spaniel called Griffin has recently started a new life with a family in South London after being cared for by leading animal welfare charity, Battersea.  Griffin arrived at Battersea as a stray and so the charity’s dedicated staff knew very little about his history or character....

A man and wife from Durham have been convicted of ten animal welfare offences following a prosecution brought by the RSPCA.  Neil Hamilton, and Elaine Patricia Hamilton both of Front Street, were sentenced at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court on Wednesday  22 February. They pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing...

A nine-month-old kitten who got herself stuck in a tree, evading rescue attempts for three days, was eventually brought back down to earth in a tree surgeon’s net. Tabby coloured Pixie had only been going outside for about five days before she landed herself in a spot of bother by...

A Staffordshire bull terrier with a winning personality and enthusiastic approach to life is ready to meet his special someone to live life in the fast lane with after a three year wait in kennels.  Five-year-old Winston is adored by his carers at Dogs Trust Darlington for his boundless zest...

A three-legged rescue dog has found his forever home thanks to Dogs Trust Ilfracombe, after waiting over three years for someone to fall in love with him.  Five-year-old Lurcher, Paxo, originally arrived at Dogs Trust Newbury in January 2020 when he was found as a stray. He arrived with a deformity...