The RSPCA is poised for a huge increase in the number of calls to its emergency hotline as more hot weather arrives this July - the worst month for incidents of dogs being left in hot cars.
The animal welfare charity - which works alongside 11 other animal charities and organisations to raise awareness of the dangers of leaving pets in hot cars - is predicting a peak in reports of...
As Wimbledon fever grips the nation, Dogs Trust Ilfracombe has named some of its canine residents after Wimbledon champions past and present in a bid to find them loving new homes.
‘Wimbledogs’ Anna, Laura, Murray, Jamie, Venus, Serena, Martina, Rafael, Steffi, Roger, and Boris are new arrivals to the rehoming centre and are all hoping to take game, set and match in the form of a...
An estimated 25% of UK puppies are mass farmed in appalling conditions, where the mother is forced to give birth to as many puppies as possible, as fast as she physically can.
They are taken away from the mother before the minimum recommended eight weeks, and kept in tiny cages, barely fed, having almost no human contact. On average, dogs from puppy farms suffer from more frequent and...
Two Plymouth dog owners who failed to comply with the new law to have his dog microchipped, has been ordered to pay a total of £1,321 at Plymouth Magistrates court today.
Stuart Hayes of Kensington Road, Mutley was found guilty of failure to comply with a notice to require microchipping and permitting a dog to be in a public place without the correct identification on his dog’s collar...
Staff at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe are appealing for a loving home for an inseparable doggy duo who have recently arrived at the rehoming centre.
Five-year-old Daisy and four-year-old Harley, both crossbreeds, are the best of friends and lived together for three years before arriving at the rehoming centre in December. The delightful double act are now keeping their paws firmly crossed...
A new mini-film that promotes the adoption of rescue dogs has generated 1.1 million views on Facebook, after dog lovers from across the UK shared the video over 29,000 times.
' When Harry Met Hero ' - created by dog grooming product company HOWND - documents the relationship between a boy and a rescue puppy as they grow up together. It aims to promote the adoption of rescue dogs,...
The Met Office has predicted that temperatures will rise above 20C during the first weeks of October, making for one of the warmest autumns in recent years. However, according to experts, this also means that the tick season will be longer than usual with the tiny parasites more likely to continue breeding and feeding in the UK’s grassland and wooded areas.
The RSPCA has urged pet owners and farmers to keep their animals cool in the summer heat as temperatures rocket to 30C in some parts of England and Wales this week.
The animal welfare charity is issuing advice after a surge in calls relating to animals and heat exposure last month. The charity’s 24-hour emergency line received 1,606 calls in July - that’s two every hour or more than 50...
With temperatures in the high 20s this week, new research released from the Dogs Trust warns pet owners to be particularly cautious of the extreme risks of leaving dogs in hot cars, even for only a short period of time.
According to the charity, shockingly one in 10 people know of a dog that has come to harm whilst left in a car in hot weather, furthermore almost half (48%) mistakenly...
