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Animal shelters are on the hunt for more foster carers as an unseasonable warm winter results in a bumper crop of kittens needing temporary loving homes.

Warning graphic images: ‘This malicious act must have been carried out by someone with slaughter or butchery experience,’ says vet as RSPCA investigates

Council alerts RSPCA after Shetland ponies found in residential Clapham garden

Therese Coffey told MPs she thought a ‘good definition’ of the dog type had been agreed.

Ever since domestic companion animals first became popular in the west, people’s ability to provide for their healthcare needs has been closely linked to their own economic situation. In October 2022, the British animal charity, the RSPCA, reported a massive 31% drop from 2019 in so-called “rescue” animals being rehomed…

Exclusive: Concerns grow that post-Brexit trade deals could lead to further decline in quality as battery farm eggs are reintroduced

Dudley Payne, 28, from Penwortham, Lancashire, tortured his 11-week-old puppy Rocko to death

The RSPCA has put a hold on cat surrenders and Maitland's pound is closed to the public.

Select committee hears vets and animal rehoming centres could become inundated as owners seek to offload the dogs

Just as peak "kitten season" gets underway, the RSPCA has imposed a four-week ban on the intake of surrendered and stray cats at its NSW shelters.

Government says research suggests survivors of strangulation are more likely to be seriously injured or murdered by the same partner