Teams from South West-based equine welfare charity The Mare and Foal Sanctuary are eagerly preparing to champion their patron, Angela Rippon CBE, as she graces the dance floor in the highly anticipated 21st season of Strictly Come Dancing. With a career spanning decades in broadcasting and journalism, Angela has captivated...

A new poll, carried out for healthy pet food company Burns Pet Nutrition, found that six out of 10 Brits think their dog feels lonely after they get so used to the whole family being around during the school holidays. Additionally, two-thirds (65%) of pet owners believe that the kids...

RSPCA officers had to wear face masks to combat the overwhelming smell of rubbish and faeces at a house in Lancashire where a woman was living with eight starving dogs and a cat. The property in Todmorden Road, Bacup, was so full of waste and debris there were maggots crawling...

With an estimated 11 million pet cats currently living in the UK, it’s safe to say we are a nation of cat lovers. Last year’s PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report revealed that two in five of the UK’s pet cats live with one or more other cats, while the majority...

The RSPCA is urging pet owners to seek and follow veterinary advice after a dog was left to suffer from a painful skin condition that had caused him to lose a significant amount of hair. Gizmo, a Shih Tzu/Jack Russell cross type dog was found covered in crusty skin and...

Online searches for emotional support animals have grown by 58% since the start of this year, while #therapypet has 5.6m tags on TikTok to date. With one in every 14 adults admitting they feel stressed every single day and UK stress levels continually high, experts at The University of Law’s Psychology...

Dogs and their owners, led by ethical pet food brand Edgard and Cooper, protest for better dog food in London at Potter’s Field. People and their pets are demanding more transparency and a higher nutritional bar within the pet food industry. The protest is calling on dog owners to sign a...

Leading independent pet food manufacturer, Burgess Pet Care, today announces the launch of The Great British Small Animal Census, a UK-wide survey intended to provide a comprehensive insight into the wellbeing of the nation’s small pets. The consumer survey focuses on small animals’ five welfare needs - companionship, health, environment,...

Black-and-white moggy Hardy was one of the longest stay cats at Cats Protection’s Cornwall Adoption Centre until an adopter decided to take a chance on him. Hardy had been in care for one year, almost to the day, when Mark Robinson saw him on the centre’s website and got in...

While most owners think early puppyhood is the hardest part of raising a dog, teenage pups  can be just as much of a handful, and require a totally different type of training, with research from the UK’s number one puppy training and development app, Zigzag, revealing the hidden challenges...