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Petition to save London’s foxes after massive backlash against ‘cull’
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Swan crashes into a building site and gets wedged behind a wall
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Family’s warning after puppy was strangled to death by her dog bed
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RSPCA hunt thug who threw dog out of speeding car window into the road
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Dog died due to horrendous neglect – but owner spared jail
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Man who swallowed live goldfish then posted video on Facebook facing jail
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How could anyone leave this adorable puppy to die?
Puppies are being abandoned by their owners as winter temperatures plummet.
Dogs have been left to die in freezing conditions by owners who are hoping others will take them in.
RSPCA inspectors have been alerted to a string of shocking cases which have seen extremely young dogs left to fend for… Read the full story
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Puppy farming gang spared jail despite horrific abuse of dogs
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Someone abandoned 1,000 tiny chicks in a field
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Someone called the RSPCA to rescue a plastic horse
Someone called the RSPCA to go out and rescue a plastic horse.
The horse had been tied to the back of a trailer by its legs, and was being towed some 100 miles from Birmingham to Cambridge on Tuesday, February 14.
Fortunately it was showing no signs of distress when rescuers arrived, because it wasn’t real.
RSPCA inspector Richard Lythgoe, whose precious time was wasted chasing a fake horse, said he thought the whole thing sounded odd… Read the full story
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No one wants to adopt Holly the dog because she’s a hermaphrodite
Holly the Staffordshire bull terrier is desperate for a loving home – but people keep turning her down, because she’s a hermaphrodite.
This means that Holly has both male and female sexual organs, although she’s referred to with feminine pronouns because she has more female organs than male.
Being a hermaphrodite doesn’t affect Holly’s health in any way, however.
Her rescuers at the RSPCA shelter in Coventry say she’s as lovely and playful as any potential owners could hope.
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Abandoned puppy who once weighed 3kg walks new owner down aisle on wedding day
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Woman loses court battle over inheritance her mother left to the RSPCA, RSPB and Blue Cross
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Man who threatened puppy with piece of wood said he was training it to protect his girlfriend
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Dogwalker stumbles on 8ft boa constrictor while walking in field
A dog walker had a ‘surprise’ when they found an 8ft long boa constrictor chilling in a field in Banbury.
The huge snake, one of the largest reptiles kept in the UK, was curled up near a housing estate.
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To be clear in both metric and imperial measures, this snake was almost two and a half metres long and weighed 12.5kg, which is almost two stone.
It was probably abandoned there, the RPSCA said.
Deputy chief inspector Melanie Philips said: ‘It’s hard to… Read the full story
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Tarantula the size of a plate found running around London garden
A spider the size of a plate was found running across the lawn of a garden in North London.
The arachnid, which has not been named, was spotted by the owner of the house who ‘had quite a shock’ to see it dash across the grass.
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Clearly a brave woman, she grabbed a bucket and placed it over the tarantula to contain it,… Read the full story
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Farm worker faces jail after kicking cows in the face shouting ‘I f*cking hate you’
A farm worker faces jail after he was filmed kicking cows in the face, stamping on a newborn calf seven times and slamming a gate on a cow after telling it: ‘Fcking stand still you fcking c*nt.’
Owen Nichol, 19, admitted animal cruelty at the dairy farm today after he was confronted with footage of his abuse.
Activists from Animal Equality took the footage with a secret camera, which shows him kicking a cow which had recently given birth in the face and kicking its newborn calf.
He told the animal: ‘I f*cking hate you you little c*nt.’
Expert evidence from a vet confirmed that the animals will… Read the full story
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Massive Mexican snake found in London garden
If you have a phobia of snakes, one of the benefits of living in the UK is that you won’t find anything too scary lurking in your back garden.
Well, you’re not supposed to anyway.
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But try telling that to the woman who found a massive Mexican black kingsnake at her home in Neasden, London, last week.
The snake is usually found in Arizona or Mexico but is thought to have escaped from a nearby vivarium.
The RSPCA, which are now tracing the… Read the full story
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Someone shot a defenceless swan 10 times with an air rifle
A defenceless swan was killed after being shot 10 times with an air rifle.
The bird was found lying lifeless in Burntwood, Staffordshire, with a whole in his neck after the ‘prolonged attack’ on March 30.
RSPCA rescuers tried to save the swan, but he was so badly injured he had to be put to sleep.
Later, X-rays found the swan had air gun pellets lodged in his wings, chest, legs, tail and beak.
The RSPCA is now appealing for information.
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RSPCA releases cute photos of baby animals it has rescued this spring
Spring is one of the busiest periods for the RSPCA because it has to rescue a lot of young animals.
The baby boom that happens around this time means there are a lot of calls made to the animal charity regarding newborns.
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They may have been attacked, injured by another animal, separated from their mum, or even orphaned.
The RSPCA has now released a series of photos that show some the creatures it has rescued.
Since the beginning of February to the April 20, the charity has… Read the full story
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