The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a dog was found so badly beaten that its skull had been smashed and one of the animal’s eye balls had popped out.
The female Staffordshire bull terrier cross …

A professional dog handler has been handed a life ban for keeping all animals and 12 weeks in prison after he left two dogs locked in a van on one of the hottest days of …

Dog Welfare Report: New Panel Needed To Oversee Pedigree Health
A new report published today (Thursday) has been welcomed by the RSPCA for its recognition that pedigree dog health and welfare is a serious problem and …

A new report published today (Tuesday) echoes calls for urgent action to safeguard the welfare of pedigree dogs and has been welcomed by the RSPCA.
A Healthier Future for Pedigree Dogs, the conclusions of an inquiry …

A dog breeder who dumped two litters of newborn puppies in suitcases and left them to die has been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to the dogs.
Amanda Cheadle, 58, appeared before Lewes magistrates this …

A woman pleaded guilty today to causing unnecessary suffering to 85 St Bernard dogs and failing to meet the welfare needs of another 14 St Bernards.
Fifty-one-year-old Mary Ellen Collis, formerly of Wardana Kennels, Brigstock, and …

A serial dog fighter, who was involved in one of the biggest dog fighting cases the RSPCA has ever taken, has been sent back to prison and banned for life from keeping dogs.
Barkat Hussain was …

Dog owners have been urged to keep their pets cool this summer to avoid the heartbreak of losing a much-loved companion.
Last year the RSPCA received more than 3,000 calls from members of the public relating …

RSPCA Fears Summertime Soar Of Air Gun Attacks: Hundreds of animals are suffering slow and agonising deaths every year due to the ruthless actions of airgun users, reveals the RSPCA.
Every summer, the Society is bombarded …

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a dog was thrown or fell to its death from the top of a car park in Wiltshire. The RSPCA was alerted after a member of the public …

The RSPCA has welcomed the latest parliamentary reading of proposed new legislation that aims to replace the Dangerous Dogs Act.
Lord Redesdale’s Dog Control Bill places emphasis of responsibility on an animal’s owner, rather than penalising …

Recession is to blame for animal abandonments says RSPCA.
The number of animals abandoned* across England and Wales has soared by 57 per cent, and the problem could be getting even worse, latest RSPCA figures reveal.
The …

A dog whose coat was so badly matted that it resembled a pile of dirty rags has been found dumped in a black bin liner in Cannock.
A member of the public out cycling noticed some …

Rogue Traders Documentary Exposes Dark Side Of The Puppy Trade
The grim reality of unethical puppy trafficking will be exposed in BBC One’s Rogue Traders this Thursday, which goes undercover with RSPCA officers to reveal the …

The RSPCA today (Wednesday) warmly welcomed the Kennel Club’s announcement that they will no longer register puppies whose parents are closely related*.
The results of the Kennel Club’s review of breed standards was also acknowledged as …

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A 19-year-old Birmingham man has been banned from keeping animals for life after he admitted breeding and supplying dog fighters with pit bull-types, in a case brought by the RSPCA.

The RSPCA believes the BBC’s decision not to televise Crufts reflects deep scientific and public concern about the unacceptably high levels of disability, deformity and hereditary disease affecting pedigree dogs.
In the wake of the BBC …

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a puppy was found either straying or abandoned with an infected neck wound. The Yorkshire Terrier cross …

A father who acted as a referee at one of the bloodiest dogfights the RSPCA has ever investigated, has today had his prison sentence extended to 11 months. Intikab Hussain (29/1/76), of …

Cardiff Council and Cardiff Dogs Home have been awarded a prestigious ‘RSPCA Innovator in Animal Welfare Award’ as part of the first ever RSPCA’S Community Animal Welfare Footprints 2008. The RSPCA has …

Following the recent exchange of views between K9 Magazine and Our Dogs regarding issues surrounding the RSPCA’s withdrawal from Crufts, the RSPCA have issued a formal response which you can read below:
Dear Mr …