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As the Million Paws Walk takes its last lap, other charity fundraising events face serious challenges

The RSPCA has announced this Sunday’s Million Paws Walk will be their last. The event has been celebrated across Australia since 1994, with more than 765,000 people and their 410,000 dogs having “laced up and leashed up” to raise money for animal welfare.

The Conversation

‘It’s better for them than being in a cage!’ Why are cat cafes suddenly so controversial?

More and more cafes offer you the chance to pet a cat as you sip your cappuccino. Some see themselves as shelters more than businesses. Why do animal protection charities want them closed?

The Guardian - UK

RSPCA Victoria warns surging animal cruelty against horses cannot be investigated without more funding

Organisation receives $2.3m from Victorian government but has projected operation costs of $10.8m this year

The Guardian - AU

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Man charged after 37 dead dogs found in Essex animal shelter raid

Essex Police said officers, together with colleagues from the RSPCA and Basildon Council, visited a property in the Crays Hill area of Billericay on Tuesday and the remains were discovered

The Independent UK

Two arrested and 27 cockerels seized in suspected cockfighting raid at Lancashire stables

Police investigating potential crimes under Animal Welfare Act after raid on Lytham stables

The Independent UK

RSPCA ad campaign cleared following complaints by campaigners

Adfree Cities said the ads misleadingly represented the welfare standards afforded to animals farmed under the RSPCA Assured scheme.

The Independent UK

Four-foot-long caiman seized in police search of Essex home as two arrested

Man and woman arrested on suspicion of drugs and weapons offences, while animal now with RSPCA

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Four-foot caiman among items seized in police search as two arrested

The animal was found by officers executing a warrant at an address in Aveley, near Grays, on Thursday.

Evening Standard

From Gift to Abandoned Pet: Why This Major UK Pet Chain Is Taking Rabbits Off Shelves This Easter

Major pet chain in UK has decided to surprise shoppers by pausing Rabbit sales from 18th to 21st April in all 460 shops.

International Business Times UK

Pets at Home bans rabbit sales over Easter weekend to prevent impulse buys

The retailer has enforced the ban for several years to prevent impulsive rabbit purchases without considering long-term care

Evening Standard

‘A miracle’: Fox stuck in oil rescued after eyes spotted in ‘tar-like substance’

RSPCA staff said it was the worst case of oil coverage they had ever seen

The Independent UK

Fox stuck in oil rescued after two eyes spotted in ‘tar-like substance’

The animal was trapped in a pit flooded with heating oil inside a derelict building.

Evening Standard

Dead dog found hanging by River Thames as RSPCA launches urgent appeal to trace owner

The gruesome discovery was made on Tuesday morning beneath a pathway near St George Wharf Pier in Vauxhall

Evening Standard

Mapped: The number of dog attacks in your area since XL Bully ban with more than 60 reported a day

Exclusive: For the first time, data has been obtained showing the number of dog attacks reported to police forces since the ban on XL Bully dogs came into force in February last year

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Wildlife campaigners rage at surge in catapult attacks on waterfowl at London beauty spots

Incidents have been reported in the Greenwich, Thamesmead, and Bexley areas, including Danson Park and Greenwich Ecology Park

The Independent UK

Cat cafes should be ‘phased out’ over welfare concerns , RSPCA warns

Charities warn cats are likely stressed by close proximity to other cats

The Guardian - AU

RSPCA revokes Huon’s accreditation after video showing live salmon being dumped in Tasmania

It means no Tasmanian salmon companies are certified as meeting the RSPCA-approved standard, its chief executive says

AAP

RSPCA pulls approval for salmon farm after mass deaths

A salmon farm where workers were filmed sealing live fish in boxes has had its RSPCA tick of approval removed following an investigation.

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Evening Standard

Cat cafes should be ‘phased out’ due to animal welfare concerns – RSPCA

The RSPCA and Cats Protection say cafes cannot provide cats with a good quality of life.

AAP

'Barbaric devices': outrage over steel-jawed cat traps

A device used to 'inflict terrible injuries and cause enormous suffering' should be consigned to the scrap heap, animal advocates say.

The Independent UK

Catapult killing of gull prompts RSPCA investigation

RSPCA warns ‘these weapons cause horrific pain and suffering’

The Guardian - UK

‘Like a horror scene’: animal charity rescues 70 starving snakes from property near Durham

The founder of an animal sanctuary, which is now caring for the royal pythons, has called for improved laws to protect reptiles reared as pets

AAP

Animal welfare probe amid mass salmon farm deaths

An animal welfare body is investigating an aquaculture company operating in southern Tasmania, where more than 5500 tonnes of salmon have died.

The Guardian - AU

More than a million salmon dumped after ‘unprecedented’ mass mortality at Tasmanian fish farms

Bob Brown Foundation’s drone footage appears to show farm workers pumping live salmon into a tub carrying dead fish and then sealing it

AAP

'Unprecedented': thousands of tonnes of dead salmon

Mass fish farm deaths caused by bacteria and warmer waters have resulted in more than 5500 tonnes of salmon being dumped at waste facilities.

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