Dog dies after being left in car for four hours while owners go to Ikea

June 29, 2015, 3:39 am

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This video purportedly shows the shocking moment that a dying dog was discovered after his owners left him in a boiling car while they shopped at Ikea.

In the unverified footage, which was posted on LiveLeak, 14-month-old boxer Fidji can be seen desperately panting while a policeman smashes the car window to free the animal from his plight.

And after a bottle of water is thrown over Fidji, he is soon removed from the car.

But he had stayed in the vehicle for an agonising four hours, according to a caption accompanying the video, and died at 8PM the same day from internal bleeding – despite undergoing a three hour operation.

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July 1, 2015, 12:39 am

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We already knew firefighters were heroes – but their bravery is normally confined to rescuing people from burning buildings, cats up trees and motorway collisions.

But recently, they had to turn a hose on four angry bulls as they rescue a heifer trapped between two tree trunks in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

That’s probably not going to do much to improve their mood.

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Dog left in hot car during sweltering weather so owners could drink in the pub

July 3, 2015, 4:16 am

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Debra Stevens said the dog was ‘in distress’ (Picture: Debra Stevens/Facebook)

A couple left their dog locked inside a car one of the hottest days of the year while they went and enjoyed a drink at the pub.

Debra Stevens said the dog was clearly ‘in distress’ when she saw it panting in the back of a car outside The Gateway in Manchester.

The dog had been ‘barricaded’ in the back of the vehicle with coats and umbrellas as temperatures hit 25C outside, she told the Mirror.

When the couple came out of the pub, Debra confronted them – but the pair laughed off her concern before getting in the car and driving away.

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Burmese python found on roadside only 24 hours after boa constrictor captured at same location

July 11, 2015, 8:37 am

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BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Cleveland Police handout photo of an 8ft-long python which has been discovered at the side of a road in Guisborough in the same area where one was found yesterday. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday July 10, 2015. The snake, a Burmese python, was spotted by a member of the public in the middle of Wilton Lane, at 6.20pm this evening. Police were called and the snake was collected by vets. This is the second snake found in the area in two days, after a 6ft royal python was discovered at 3.30pm yesterday on the same road. Officers believe the snakes may have been abandoned by their owner. Cleveland Police warned those living in the area to be vigilant: "While there is no information… <a href=

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‘Screaming’ fox rescued after becoming trapped in three-inch gap

August 17, 2015, 1:34 am

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BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Undated handout photo issued by the RSPCA of a fox cub who was rescued after it was found "screaming in pain" after becoming stuck in a three-inch gap between a house and a garage in Saltdean, near Brighton, East Sussex. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday August 17, 2015. The RSPCA was called by a member of the public who heard the wild animal in distress in the early hours of Sunday morning. See PA story ANIMALS Fox. Photo credit should read: RSPCA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require… <a href=

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Somebody dumped this starved puppy by the side of the road :^(

September 12, 2015, 2:29 am

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Undated handout photo issued by RSPCA of four-month-old Lurcher-type puppy William, as the charity is appealing for information after he was was found dumped by a roadside in Coventry on Wednesday. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday September 11, 2015. The puppy is now on the road to recovery at the RSPCA's Coventry Animal Centre after an emergency trip to the vets. See PA story ANIMALS Starved. Photo credit should read: RSPCA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — (Picture: PA/RSPCA)

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32 horses had to be put down because they were treated so badly by their owner

October 25, 2015, 5:31 am

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Horses owned by Mary Louise Smith of Great Harwood, Lancs., that were mistreated leading to some being put down. See Ross Parry Copy RPYHORSES : A horse owner had 32 of her animals put down after they were found to be starving, sunburnt and lame, a court heard. Mary Louise Smith, 39, left the horses ridden with lice, worms and many suffering respiratory infections, but failed to seek treatment for them. She's now been banned from keeping horses for two years after being convicted of 28 offences under the Animal Welfare Act ó 12 of causing unnecessary suffering and 16 of failing to meet the needs of horses and ponies. Blackburn Magistrates Court heard how… <a href=

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Miniature Shetland pony ‘traumatised’ after being sexually assaulted

October 29, 2015, 11:03 am

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A devastated owner is appealing for witnesses after a perverted thug carried out a horrific sexual assault on her pony.n nThree horses were released from their stables at a farm near Ashton-under-Lyne during Saturday night. nnOne of them, a two-year-old Miniature Shetland called Laurell, was found badly injured, shivering, dehydrated, distressed and laying down in a nearby field the next day.n nA vet confirmed the animal had suffered two separate internal injuries.n nOwner Ashleigh Butterworth, 20, told the M.E.N: ¿They have sexually abused her with something. I was absolutely heart-broken when the vet told me about the injuries.nnAshleigh Butterworth's Miniature Shetland pony Laurell — A devastated owner is appealing for witnesses after a perverted… Read the full story

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And you thought you were having a bad day… Young fox falls into pit of raw sewage, pit

November 20, 2015, 6:52 am

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MANDATORY CREDIT: RSPCA/REX Shutterstock Mandatory Credit: Photo by RSPCA/REX Shutterstock (5407497f) The Alpha Watch team from Atherstone fire station rescue the fox with an extended long pole and net Fox rescued after getting stuck in sewage plant slurry pit, Atherstone, Warwickshire - 19 Nov 2015 FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/rkrh A fox who got stuck in a slurry pit all night in a sewage plant has been rescued in a joint operation between the RSPCA and Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service. The RSPCA was called to the Severn Trent plant in at the Carlyon Industrial Estate, in Atherstone, Warwickshire, Tuesday (17 Nov) morning after a worker spotted the female juvenile fox struggling to get out of the… <a href=

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‘Nine million’ chicks suffocated and crushed by Argentinian factory workers in horrifying video

November 20, 2015, 10:55 am

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Millions of chicks shriek helplessly as they are thrown into a truck where they are suffocated and stamped on by men.

The footage is reported to have been secretly filmed by a worker at the poultry farm in San Miguel del Monte, Argentina.

After farming company Rasic went into decline, they became unable to feed the chicks and decided to kill them – which is apparently routine practice in Argentina.

Local papers have reported the number of baby birds killed was nine million.

Pic shows: The poultry farm. A shocking video of poultry farm workers shoveling thousands of just hatched chicks to their deaths has caused uproar on social media. The helpless chicks - from a… <a href=

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Family ordered to surrender pet fox to the RSPCA

November 27, 2015, 2:25 am

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HEARTBROKEN¿... family¿s pet fox had to be surrendered. Pictured, from left to right, Dave Robinson, Harry Robinson and Paula Dewhirst. Pic from MEN Syndication Mitchell Henry House Hollinwood Avenue Chadderton Oldham OL9 8EF syndication@men-news.co.uk — Scarlett the 18-moth-old fox (Picture: MEN)

A family which runs an exotic animal rescue centre at their home were told by the RSPCA to surrender their ‘pet fox’ which they had hand-reared.

Dave Robinson, from Failsworth in Greater Manchester, took in Scarlett three months ago after a woman contacted him through a Facebook page. The 18-month-old fox was born into captivity as were its parents.

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RSPCA rescue worried sheep stuck halfway down a mountain

January 22, 2016, 1:13 am

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RSPCA sheet rescue — How did it even get there? (Picture: RSPCA)

The RSPCA has staged a dramatic rescue from a Welsh rockface.

We don’t know if Little Bo Peep is careless about losing sheep or what, but somehow the young animal managed to get stuck 100 feet down a rocky cliff on Tryfan Mountain in Snowdonia on Tuesday.

Rescuers who saw it wanted to help, but couldn’t risk it for several days due to storms and blizzards making the attempt too dangerous.

They kept an eye on the sheep, which was clearly distressed to be in such a precarious position, far from its flock.

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Guy bites head off live rat in ‘sickening’ Facebook stunt

January 22, 2016, 1:53 am

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Adding to the growing list of people torturing live animals ‘for the LOLs’, this guy has defended a video of himself biting the head off a live rat.

Matt Maloney filmed himself biting the rat’s head off, gagging, then downing three shots of vodka. He uploaded the clip to the ‘Mad Matts vids’ Facebook page this week.

An unidentified person then punches Maloney in the face, and another person breaks a chair on his back.

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RSPCA appeal after cat found hanged with loop of cable

February 15, 2016, 6:44 am

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Dog stranded in the rain on Christmas Eve looks much better now

March 24, 2016, 6:50 am

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Pudding as he was found. A poorly pooch abandoned with hair so overgrown he could not open his eyes has undergone a remarkable transformation - with a new haircut and a wardrobe full of DESIGNER coats. See swns story SWPUDDING. Shih tzu cross Pudding was left tied up in the freezing cold rain in an appalling state and found by the RSPCA on Christmas Eve. He was looked after at an animal shelter but has now been adopted by Rachel, 41, and Richard Beakhouse, 41, of Axminster, Devon, who took him in after being so moved by his plight. Pudding has now undergone a full make-over after being welcomed into their home and say… <a href=

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Petition to change appalling dog abusers’ sentence after pair are spared jail

March 30, 2016, 1:47 am

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Andrew and Daniel Frankish were spared jail (Picture: Ross Parry)

A petition has been launched to change the sentence of two brothers filmed hurling a dog down a set of stairs after the pair were spared jail.

‘See if we can make it scream more’: Man repeatedly throws dog downstairs in horrifying footage

In footage we have decided to publish at the bottom of this page and described as ‘one of the most distressing things’ RSPCA officers have ever seen, Andrew Frankish, 22, and Daniel, 19, throw a bulldog downstairs, slam it into the ground and stamp on its head.

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Cat rescued after getting stuck in two-inch gap between walls

April 4, 2016, 8:05 am

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A cat had to be rescued by firefighters after getting itself stuck in a two-inch gap between a house and garage. See SWNS story SWSTUCK. The stranded black cat named Phoebe looked visibly in pain after she had wedged herself in between a gap in the brickwork at her owner's home. The RSPCA and West Sussex Fire and Rescue crew were called out to rescue the stranded feline on Thursday last week. Her owner, John Harper, spotted the cats beaming eyes looking back at him from the two-inch gap at his home in Hassocks, West Sussex. — She got in a jam (Picture: SWNS)

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Tiny hedgehog nursed back to health after its spines were cut off

April 5, 2016, 11:03 am

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Should RSPCA be stopped from prosecuting animal cruelty cases?

April 10, 2016, 7:08 am

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BAXPKK RSPCA Headquarters UK. Image shot 04/2009. Exact date unknown. — Police chiefs have said RSPCA shouldn’t be able to prosecute (Picture: BAXPKK)

The RSPCA should have its powers to pursue animal cruelty cases in court taken away, police chiefs have argued, as part of a major review of the Animal Welfare Act.

Although it has no statutory powers, the charity currently has the right to privately prosecute people and last year successfully convicted 796 defendants of animal cruelty offences.