The RSPCA is investigating after a snake was abandoned in a takeaway tub in a McDonald’s restaurant in Middlesbrough. The animal welfare charity was contacted on Saturday (6 July) after a member of staff found the corn snake shut in a plastic takeaway container and left on the side in...

July looks set to be ‘hectic hedgehog’ month for the RSCPA after calls about the prickly creatures peaked during this time last year. A total of 10,644 calls about hedgehogs were made to the RSPCA’s national helpline in 2018, 1867 of which made in July alone. This compares with just...

Dogs Trust has launched a series of mini-films celebrating rescue dog ownership to encourage people to adopt not shop. The summer months are often one of the busiest times of year for the charity with almost 33,000 calls being received in July and August over the last two years, from...

A three-year old homeless dog is finding it very hard to win over potential adopters as she is so shy. Aska has spent more than eight months in kennels and RSPCA staff have unearthed her sweet, playful nature. Three-year old Aska is being looked after by staff at York Animal Home...

Vets have saved a dog who had an operation to remove a 10-inch long stick it had swallowed. The nine-year old Corgi, Barney, is believed to have swallowed the branch as he played in his owner’s garden in Hartlebury, near Worcester. At first the cause of the lump protruding from Barney’s...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a pet cat was shot with an airgun which narrowly missed his heart. The ginger and white cat called Minchin was callously shot with an airgun in Birchanger Road, South Norwood in the morning of Wednesday 26 June or sometime during the previous...

Animal Welfare Minister David Rutley MP visited Cats Protection Macclesfield branch to see first-hand how the charity helps cats in need. Mr Rutley met some of the cats being cared for by the branch, which is being run by volunteers, and found out more about the benefits of microchipping cats. Cats...

To support 130,000 dogs taken in by UK shelters every year, Paws.com is launching The Chow Down Challenge. The Chow Down Challenge is a nationwide social media craze that will see 250,000 healthy meals being fed to shelter dogs across the UK by the end of the summer. The challenge...

The RSPCA is advising pet owners to keep their animals cool and safe as the heatwave continues this week. The advice comes as the charity received more than one call an hour during the first week of the heatwave (Monday 24 June – Sunday 30 June).  Over those seven days, the...

A lonely cat who has had a rough start in life is now eager to find her purr-fect home. Gizmo is a playful little girl who went into RSPCA care after she was abandoned by her previous owner. Unfortunately, as the owner’s other cat did not get along with...