The Latest Breaking News from RSPCA

Animal welfare groups and the RSPCA in Kent have warned pet owners to be vigilant after dozens of attacks involving cats being shaved with clippers reported in recent weeks

WARNING: Graphic Images. Jade O'Brien, 35, has been banned from keeping dogs for three years

The RSPCA is still unsure how the dog came to be set on fire

He had been out all night in hailstorms and driving rain

A 60-year-old man has been banned from breeding animals after 39 labradoodles were found living in filth at his home. 

Western Australia's William Moyes has been convicted over animal cruelty charges and fined $112,000, but while he cannot breed dogs again for 40 years, the magistrate says two of his pet dogs may be allowed to return if the RSPCA allows it.

The huge operation saw five agencies working together to remove the animals on welfare grounds

'Rebel' the Staffordshire bull terrier was found by the RSPCA with eyes that were 'crusted closed' and legs covered 'what looked like faeces'

RSPCA officers in Merseyside say the dog was found tied up to a tree in remote woodlands in freezing cold temperatures and was waiting to be found before its death