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Canine Diabetes Can’t Stop This Plucky Dog

Being diagnosed with canine diabetes and suffering with blindness hasn’t stopped thirteen-year-old Collie-cross, Shadow, from Glasgow, from living life to the full thanks to ongoing life-saving treatment from the city’s ...

Blue Cross Announces New Chairman

The Blue Cross, one of the UK’s leading animal welfare charities, today (28 July) welcomed the appointment of a new chairman following its annual general meeting in London. Blue ...

Alternative Views Considered to Proposals to Close Rescue Centres

Alternative views considered as The Blue Cross consultation closes The Blue Cross senior management today embarked on a rigorous review of all feedback about the recent proposals to close the charity’s ...

The Blue Cross Responds to Bateson Inquiry in to Dog Breeding

As a leading animal welfare charity, The Blue Cross sees all too often the effects of irresponsible breeding and works hard to help guide prospective dog owners on choosing a ...

The Blue Cross Gives Reaction to APGAW Pedigree Dogs Report

The Blue Cross welcomes the report published today by The Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW): 'A Healthier Future for Pedigree Dogs', but echoes the concerns voiced by the ...

Needy animals feature in BBC Lifeline appeal

The Blue Cross, one of the UK’s leading animal charities, is the first animal charity to star in a BBC Lifeline appeal to help raise funds for animals in need. ...

Charity Offers Help to Stranded Iraq Dog, Sandbag

The Blue Cross, one of the UK’s leading animal charities, is supporting a fundraising appeal to help the plight of Sandbag and Hesco, a dog and cat currently living with ...

Lost Dog is Returned to Owners Two Years After Going Missing

A stray dog found collapsed and bleeding on London’s streets has been reunited with her family twenty miles away, two years after she went missing. A dog warden from Southwark council ...

Trauma For Elderly Pet Lovers Forced to Give Up Their Pets

Elderly people in over a third of residential care homes experience noticeable symptoms of distress because they have to give up a beloved pet, according to research published today by ...