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Police forced to shoot dog after owner tied her to lamppost and left her
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Duck found dead with horrific injuries after schoolboy repeatedly kicked it
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
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RSPCA officer saves life of drowning deer by giving it CPR
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Animal lovers claim ‘healthy’ fox cub was euthanised after being handed to RSPCA
Two animal lovers claim they rescued a ‘healthy’ fox cub – only for it to be put down once they passed it to the RSPCA to take to a sanctuary.
Paul Smout and his friend Fiona Kelly, both 47, took the cub, nicknamed Cadno, to Haven Vets in Llanelli, Wales, after he was rescued from the side of a road on May 26.
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Five week-old puppies left for dead after being dumped in field
A hunt has been launched after five tiny puppies were dumped in a field and left for dead.
The RSPCA is appealing for information to find those responsible for abandoning the young animals in Tyne and Wear on Tuesday.
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Puppies find a new home after they were found dumped in a field
Six puppy farm ‘rejects’ were adopted by one family after being dumped in a field overnight.
Sisters Becky and Charlotte said they had been having lunch when a neighbour knocked on their front door last summer.
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Heartbroken pensioner who had to set his pet fox free cleared of animal cruelty
A pensioner who was left heartbroken after his pet fox was released back into the wild has been cleared of animal cruelty.
Michael Myers was taken to court by RSPCA for keeping his fox Vicky as… Read the full story
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Fox cub rescued with vegetable oil after getting head stuck in car wheel
A baby fox had to be rescued using vegetable oil after his head got wedged in an abandoned car wheel.
A resident who heard the young cub’s desperate cries behind a block of flats called the RSPCA at the weekend.
Inspector Kate Ford, of the RSPCA, found the ‘distressed’ fox with his head wedged tightly in the wheel in a car park in Leyton, east London, on Saturday.
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Farmer who left pigs feasting on rotting bodies of dead animals in barns jailed
A farmer who left hundreds of animals to die or suffer in a ‘total animal welfare disaster’ has been jailed for eight months.
Mark Downes, 50, kept pigs, cows, sheep and horses in ‘appalling conditions’ on his ramshackle ‘farm from hell,’ a court heard.
RSPCA inspectors found pigs feasting on rotting carcasses and the bodies of dead animals in barns.
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Top tips for keeping your dog cool in the hot weather
It’s important to take care of yourself in this week’s heatwave, but don’t forget about your dog.
Just like humans, dogs can suffer from sunburn and heatstroke in hot weather, so it’s important to give your dog a little extra care when the sun is at its highest.
As parts of the UK is set to reach up to 30C this week, here are some top tips to keep your pet cool in the warm weather.
Keep dogs indoors
Unlike humans, dogs can cool themselves only by panting and sweating through their paw pads.
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Police looking into woman’s death find 82 chihuahuas in horrifying living conditions
More than 80 chihuahuas were found crammed into a ‘filthy and cramped’ home by police investigating their owner’s death.
The terrified dogs, who had never been outside, were discovered covered in fleas and burns in the property where they lived with their owner and her husband.
Police had launched an investigation after she died, but established that there were no suspicious circumstances.
When RSPCA Inspector Herchy Boal arrived, she said they ‘literally started appearing from everywhere’.
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Poodle who could barely see because of his matted hair found dumped by road
A severely matted poodle was discovered roaming the streets after being dumped by the road in the middle of the night.
The poor dog’s hair was so tangled he could barely see as his previous owners left him to die by the busy North Circular road in north west London.
A passer-by immediately called the police after noticing the 10-year-old wandering into the road and nearly getting hit by oncoming traffic in Dollis Hill.
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The 12 most ridiculous excuses people have given after leaving their dogs in a hot car
In the last two weeks, the RSPCA has received hundreds of calls from concerned members of the public regarding dogs left in hot cars.
On Monday – the hottest day of the year – two dogs had to be smashed out of a car at York Hospital where temperatures outside reached 27°C – the RSPCA is now considering prosecuting the owners.
The charity have received 625 calls about animals and hot environments – the majority of which relate to dogs left in hot cars – over the last two weeks. 167 of which were on Monday.
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Tiny dog loving life in new home after being rescued with 81 fellow chihuahuas
A tiny chihuahua is enjoying a new lease of life after being rescued from a home where he was living with 81 other dogs.
Sherlock was just a puppy when he was rescued by the RSPCA in April last year.
Police had discovered the dogs at the home after investigating the death of their owner, and thought were were dozens of dogs. However, when the RSPCA showed up, they found 82 chihuahuas.
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Airport evacuated after rabbit bomb scare
A rabbit has managed to cause a bomb scare at an airport in Australia.
The Australian Federal Police called in the bomb squad after finding an abandoned bag in the female toilets at the airport last night.
But instead of a bomb there was a male rabbit inside the bag, wearing a red harness but no other form of identification.
AFP officers alerted RSPCA South Australia’s animal ambulance, who brought it back to the organisation’s Stepney headquarters, where it stayed in a warm cage overnight.
According to the RSPCA, the rabbit has been unharmed by the ordeal.
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‘Emaciated’ horse put down after shocking neglect in muddy Cheshire field
A horse had to be put down after a welfare officer called it ‘one of the most emaciated’ she had ever seen.
The severely-neglected two-year-old cob, called Texas, was so weak when he collapsed in a horse box while being taken for treatment.
He was rushed to Leahurst Equine Hospital in Liverpool for emergency treatment but by the second day his condition had deteriorated so badly he had to be put to sleep.
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RSPCA inspector has to be hosed down after sitting in a hot car for half an hour
By now, most of us know not to leave our dogs in a hot car.
However, there are a few people still out there who refuse to accept the dangers (and their excuses are bloody shocking).
Which is why an RSPCA inspector has this week locked himself in a van during the heatwave – to highlight the very real dangers people are putting their animals in.
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These are the places where people are still leaving dogs in hot cars
Wales, what are you playing at?
In the space of a week, the RSPCA have been called to 85 cases in Wales in which people have left dogs in hot cars.
It’s a high figure but it’s nothing when you consider the fact that the charity has received 1,123 calls across Britain since June 25.
Alongside Wales, places including Greater Manchester, Hampshire and Staffordshire have all topped the charts with the amount of calls.
This comes despite numerous warnings against doing so.
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RSPCA officer vanished in strong winds while trying to rescue birds
An RSPCA inspector who vanished in strong winds while trying to save a group of birds was never found, an inquest found.
Mike Reid, from Redruth in Cornwall, became the first RSPCA officer to die on duty for 180 years.
The inquest in Truro heard the 54-year-old disappeared near Porth Chapel beach in west Cornwall in February 2016.
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Calls about dogs suffering in the heat quadruple in one week of heatwave
Emergency calls about dogs suffering in hot environments have almost quadrupled during the heatwave.
As temperatures have reached above 30C, the RSPCA has received 1,123 calls in one week concerning poor pets left in unbearable conditions from 25 June to 1 July.
This comes just one week after the charity urged owners to take care of their dogs after receiving 600 calls in two weeks.
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