The UK’s number one dog adoption website DogsBlog.com has recently helped rehome it’s 8000th dog.

South Yorkshire is a very large county – sadly – it has a very high and abysmal cruelty record. Dogs are dumped around the 4 cities on a regular occurance, with the dog pounds …

Hounds for Heroes is a new charity that seeks to place highly trained assistance dogs with injured and disabled servicemen and women and personnel from emergency services.
The charity is to provide specially trained assistance dogs …

The Mayhew Animal Home, an animal welfare charity working at the forefront of this issue in London, welcomes the recognition that change to the Dangerous Dogs Act is long overdue, having witnessed firsthand the horrifying …

Simon Cowell has pledged his support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and its campaign to get international recognition for animal welfare. WSPA hopes that more people will follow Cowell’s lead …

Every day animal shelters across the U.S and around the world hear the same story from distraught pet owners: “My pet lives indoors. I never thought he would run away and get lost!” The sad …

Pets and people charity the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) will receive a welcome boost of support this Friday 5 March, when Nigel Waterson MP presents to the House of Commons the Second Reading …

The Mayhew Animal Home in London runs many annual events and is urging dog owners to have fun and get fit with the help of your four-legged friends. They currently have two events coming up …

Three people have been arrested and three pit-bull type dogs have been seized during a series of co-ordinated dawn raids across Birmingham today.

The veterinary profession was well represented at a meeting of key stakeholders brought together to discuss the next steps on dog breeding. The British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and Royal …

The high prevalence of depression and suicide in the veterinary profession are well documented. As a practical measure to promote the help and support available to individuals the British Veterinary Association’s Members’ Services Group …

Last Summer, a Nottinghamshire police dog handler left his two German Shepherds in the back of a car during one of the hottest days of the summer. The dogs were left in the car for …

An abandoned, epileptic American Bull Dog called Bentley has become a big hairy hero at Dogs Trust Evesham for raising the alarm after his canine carer collapsed unconscious while walking him. On …

Who says Valentine’s Day is only for spouses and significant others? This year, dog owners everywhere are spreading the love to their four-legged friends. In fact, more than 60 percent of dog owners plan to …

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), under the authority and request of Shirley C. Byers of the Marshall Co. Prosecutor’s Office in Marshall County, Miss., is managing operations in …

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Mr Derek Williams as the new non-executive Chairman of the Board and Mr Ted Chandler as Deputy Chairman, effective immediately.

Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), is the only national non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. A recent undercover investigation discovered that a pet store who …

According to recently released state records, more than seven hundred greyhounds were reported injured at Wheeling Island Racetrack and Casino since 2008, and more than one thousand dogs were prevented from racing because they were …

Remember we told you about the bilingual Border Collie called Cent who only responded to commands in Polish? Well this week Cent has said “cześc”* to his new owners after a nationwide appeal by an …

A coalition of animal protection groups, which includes the RSPCA, has arrived in Haiti to aid animals left stricken by the devastating earthquake.

Over the last six years PDSA has carried out health check assessments on over 20,000 dogs* and has seen an increase of over 10% in the levels of obesity – 28% in 2008 compared …

Animals play a significant role in Haiti, both in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and in the lengthy road to recovery.

A Dogs Trust Glasgow resident who made the news last January for being so obese he could not even walk has lost almost half his body weight. Patch, a six year old Beagle Cross, weighed …