Horse ‘worked to death’ at Appleby Horse Fair
Police have released CCTV of a person they want to speak to in connection with the horse’s death (Picture: Cumbria Police) The RSPCA is investigating after a horse was worked to death at Appleby Horse...
View ArticleCouncil bans fairgrounds from giving away goldfish as prizes
Leaving a goldfish in a bag could kill the fish, revealed the RSPCA (Credits: Getty Image) A local council have this week banned pets from being offered as prizes at fairgrounds. Dorset Council agreed...
View ArticleThe sad tale of Jacco Macacco, the monkey forced to fight to his death
The Westminster-Pit: A turn-up between a Dog and Jacco Macacco, the Fighting Monkey by Henry Thomas Alken Illustration, 1822 (Picture: Henry Thomas Alken) During the Victorian era, England transformed...
View ArticleDead and decaying rabbits dumped near primary school days after pile of...
The grim discovery was made in an alleyway close to a primary school (Picture: RSPCA) An investigation has been launched after a teenager found several dead rabbits dumped in bags in an alleyway. The...
View ArticlePoor cat abandoned for five weeks rehomed in time for Christmas
Luna loves to cuddle and is ‘spoiled rotten’ in her new home (Picture: SWNS) A four-year-old cat who was left home alone for more than a month after her owner was jailed has been rehomed ahead of the...
View ArticleJodie Marsh denied dangerous wild animal licence after taking meerkat to pub
Jodie Marsh took her meerkat to the pub (Picture: Fripps Farm/Instagram) Former model Jodie Marsh won’t be granted a dangerous wild animal licence after she took her meerkat to the pub. The...
View ArticleBeaver found washed up on beach makes recovery at wildlife centre
The beaver, found at Sandwich Bay, is now recovering at an RSPCA centre (Picture: RSPCA/PA Wire) A beaver found washed up on a Kent beach is ‘back to enjoying eating and grooming’ as it recovers at a...
View ArticleRabbits found ‘dumped in the street in Deliveroo bag’
The small rabbits were seen with a little carrot in the bag (Picture: X) A good Samaritan has taken in two abandoned rabbits found in a Deliveroo bag in Liverpool on Easter weekend. Twitter user Mike...
View ArticleSir Brian May ‘left with no other option’ as he announces resignation from...
Sir Brian May called it a ‘sad day’ as he revealed his resignation (Picture: Mark Thomas/REX/Shutterstock) In a shock decision, Sir Brian May has announced he has made the ‘painful’ decision to step...
View ArticleXL bully found dead on dogwalkers’ route ‘after being thrown from bridge’
It is the latest in a series of ‘heart-breaking’ cases of dogs being given up or abandoned, the RSPCA said (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS) A muzzled XL bully has been found dead at the foot of a bridge after...
View ArticleWoman left dog to die alone inside grim house after moving in with new partner
Carrie Hansford didn’t feed her pet dog Rocky and left him to die in horrific conditions (Picture: Daily Echo/Solent News) A woman abandoned her dog and let him starve to death inside a disgusting...
View ArticleBBC Radio 4 listeners kick off as DJ takes aim at London’s urban foxes
Urban foxes have irritated radio DJ Paul Gambaccini (Picture: Getty) People tuning into BBC Radio 4 on Thursday morning were left outraged after comments made by DJ Paul Gambaccini regarding foxes....
View ArticlePark visitors told to stop giving swans bread because it’s turning them pink
The two swans are recovering well thanks to intervention from the RSPCA (Picture: RSPCA) The RSPCA has urged park visitors to stop feeding bread to swans after two of the birds turned pink from the...
View ArticleDog starved when owners swanned off for holiday at Center Parcs
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A couple who let their dog starve while they ‘swanned...
View ArticleRSPCA issues warning over gender reveal fad that is killing birds
Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital shared a photo of an injured pigeon on Facebook (Picture: Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital) Parents-to-be have been warned about a new gender reveal fad that is...
View ArticleMan filmed stamping on defenceless puppy’s head in a lift
Cameron Brunning, 22, will be allowed to have a pet again in five years (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS) A man has been banned from keeping pets after he stamped on his puppy’s head because ‘he needed to teach...
View Article‘Wonderful’ deaf dog learns new skill in hope of finally finding his forever...
Reggie already knows eight words in sign language (Picture: Jam Press/RSPCA) Reggie may not be able to come when you whistle, but he already knows ‘sit’, ‘down’ and ‘drop’ in sign language. The...
View ArticleI own a cat cafe – by staying open we are giving them a better life
Kay Allen owns Whiskers and Cream – and said all of her cats are rescues (Picture: W8 Media) Owners and customers of cat cafes in London have dismissed new suggestions from the RSPCA which suggested...
View ArticleMen sentenced after making cockerels run on treadmill
Two men have been sentenced after they made a cockerel run on a treadmill in a ‘barbaric’ act (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS) Hugh Steele, 53, and Douglas Price, 34, were caught keeping the animals for the...
View ArticleMan killed cat in a washing machine and bragged about it on Facebook
Robert Lay threw the animal in a washing machine and put it on a high cycle (Picture: Ben Lack Photography Ltd) A twisted man caused the death of a cat by shoving it in a washing machine and switching...
View ArticleAnimal experts issue fresh warning over mutant ‘bullycats’
Animal lovers have been told not to buy ‘bullycats’ because of their health issues (Picture: bullycatsuk/Instagram) People have once again been urged not to buy a popular new hairless ‘bullycat’ breed...
View ArticlePuppy shot with a crossbow bolt before being chained to side of the road
She is still ‘friendly’ and loves ear scratches, they said (Picture: RSPCA) A manhunt has been launched for a person who shot a puppy with a crossbow and then chained her up on the side of the road....
View ArticleTwo dogs dead and one ‘in bad way’ after being ‘deliberately poisoned’
Roxxi and Poppy did not survive after suddenly falling ill (Picture: BPM Media) Two pet Springer Spaniels have died and a third dog is ‘in a bad way’ after allegedly eating poison during a walk. Nigel...
View ArticleGuinea pig abandoned at busy London Tube station with heartbreaking note
DiscoPig was left outside Canning Town station in east London (Picture: RSPCA) An adorable guinea pig was found at a London Underground station with a note that read, ‘I need a new owner’. Staff at...
View Article‘Painfully skinny’ dog found curled up in woman’s driveway
Roxy was found curled up in Emma Fowler’s driveway in Essex (Picture: RSPCA) A ‘painfully skinny’ dog was found curled up in a woman’s driveway. Roxy, a Dogue de Bordeaux cross, was spotted by Emma...
View ArticleCouple admit starving their three pet rabbits to death
Jack Pullen and Allana Silk admitted to the crime (Picture: SWNS) A couple are facing jail time after they starved their three pet rabbits to death. Jack Pullen, 23, and Allana Silk, also 23, admitted...
View ArticleHunt for gang who ‘hurled a dog to its death’ from block of flats
Sorry, this video isn't available any more. A hunt has launched for a gang of men after a dog died when it was thrown from a block of flats in Birmingham. The innocent animal is thought to have been...
View ArticleIllegal puppy farming gang are jailed after selling sick dogs to owners
Multiple dogs were rescued from horrific conditions (Picture: SWNS) Members of a puppy farming gang have been jailed after pocketing more than £500,000 from selling sick and dying dogs to unsuspecting...
View ArticleGruesome pictures children took after torturing animals with catapults
Sorry, this video isn't available any more. Warning: This article contains images which some readers may find distressing. Children are filming themselves using catapults to injure and kill animals in...
View ArticleGogglebox stars horrified as snail comes within inches of facing...
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page The Gogglebox stars were left screaming as a poor snail...
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