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10 expert tips for moving house with a pet

Moving house is a huge milestone but the relief of being handed the keys is soon followed by the overwhelming task of tackling your to-do list.  Packing up your life into boxes while juggling work and other commitments is challenging,...

Soaring demand sees Pets As Therapy attend Crufts in drive to recruit more volunteers

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 Trust’s guide to keeping dogs safe and warm in the chilly winter weather

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...

Stop showing ‘flat-faced’ dogs at Crufts! RSPCA research shows public agrees

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...

Crufts and Stand Up To Cancer launch Walkies Challenge

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...

Spending just 30 minutes a week with dogs makes us more successful

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...

Blind rescue dog gets second chance thanks to Battersea

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...

Decade-long ban for couple who neglected their six dogs

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...

Kitten plucked from 60ft tree after three-day rescue mission involving RSPCA 

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...

Winston is looking for his forever home after three years in kennels

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...