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Dog dumped in bush and left for dead after having claws ‘forcibly removed’

May 5, 2017, 9:50 am
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The dog was found on the side of the road (Picture: RSPCA)

A dog had her claws ripped out before being dumped in a bush and left for dead this week.

The black and white spaniel was found injured beside the A20 road in Harrietsham, Kent, on Tuesday evening.

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A passer-by took the one-year-old bitch, which was nicknamed Flick, to a nearby vet who alerted the RSPCA.

The animal charity has now launched an investigation to find out what happened to the mutt, who also had pressure sores and urine scald… Read the full story

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Rat tortured and shot through makeshift cannon in horrific video

May 22, 2017, 7:41 am
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The rat’s ordeal lasted over a minute<br />(Picture: RSPCA)

Horrifying footage showing men torturing a rat before launching it through a pipe like a cannonball has emerged on social media.

The RSPCA are appealing for information about the Facebook video, which shows how the rat’s ordeal lasted for more than a minute.

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The video, which has been viewed more than 5,000 times on Facebook, shows how a group of men in a garage find a rat in a dustbin and pull it out using a pair of pliers.

Two men are seen trying to force the animal… Read the full story

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Dog owner speaks out about killing his dogs by leaving them in hot car

May 25, 2017, 4:01 pm
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Jonathan Theobald has spoken of his ‘carelessness’ in a heartbreaking interview (Picture: RSPCA)

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS IMAGES THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING.

A man has warned about the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars after his three pets died when he got it ‘badly wrong’ last year.

Jonathan Theobald was banned from keeping animals for 10 years after his three Staffordshire bull terrier crosses Daisy, Rascal and Mitch died.

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He has now spoken out about the harrowing incident in an interview with the RSPCA, as the charity launches its annual Dogs Die… Read the full story

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Black cats are the best cats ever and you’re wrong if you think any different

June 3, 2017, 1:00 am
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Why black cats are the best cats
Nothing beats this (Picture: Getty)

According to the RSPCA, black cats are the hardest to adopt out in shelters.

Many people speculate that it’s because it’s hard to capture their beautiful fur in an age of selfies, which is rubbish.

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A black cat’s super chill personality always shines through the lens, which is why they make some of the most iconic cats in popular fiction.

Just look at Salem from Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Binx from Hocus Pocus, and all the many Snowballs from The Simpsons.

Can you really imagine reading a… Read the full story

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Food stealing, fast running, couch potatoes – 15 things every whippet owner knows

June 8, 2017, 6:46 am
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Whippets love sharing your bed (Picture: Getty/Marlene Ford)

 

No, you don’t have to wear a flat cap to own one – but whippets are one of the best pets you can have.

Loyal, friendly and full of character, they are faithful companions who bring a lot of fun to your family.

Labrador retrievers, cocker spaniels and German shepherds may be some of the more popular breeds, but don’t overlook this underdog if you are thinking about getting a pooch.

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Okay, so you will have to hide all your food, and you will spend time explaining to children… Read the full story

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Cat found hung with twine noose on busy London housing estate

June 8, 2017, 10:30 am
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The cat was found hanging (Picture: RSPCA)

The body of a cat was discovered hanging from a barbed wire on a busy housing estate this week.

An investigation was launched by the RSCPA after a woman came across the animal in a twine noose on Sunday.

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Although it is yet to be confirmed, officials fear that from ‘the evidence found’ the cat was alive when he was placed in the trap.

The RSPCA visited the scene in Neasden, northwest London, after the woman reported finding the dead ginger cat hanging by his neck from a wire attached to a… Read the full story

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Gravely ill dog dumped on fly-tipping pile ‘because owners didn’t want to pay vet bill’

June 9, 2017, 9:49 am
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The dog was dumped on an enormous pile of fly-tipped rubbish (Picture: RSPCA)

A gravely ill dog was dumped on a fly-tipping pile and left to die.

Heartbreaking pictures emerged this week showing the suffering hound cowering, covered in mud.

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She was so ill she couldn’t move.

The brown and white Saluki hound – who has been named Penny – was only saved by chance when a passing car broke down nearby.

Penny, who was so thin her ribs could be seen poking out of her fur, was so scared, she couldn’t even drink the water… Read the full story

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Abandoned dog discovered with fur so matted his leg had fused to his ear

June 13, 2017, 1:24 pm
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Soldier was found wandering the streets of Leeds (Picture: SWNS)

An abandoned dog was discovered with fur so matted – his leg had become fused to his ear.

The Lhasa Apso, now named Soldier, was found in such a bad state, the fur around his eye had started to peel away from his skin.

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The six-year-old dog was rescued by a dog warden who found him wandering the streets of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

He was badly neglected and his rescuers believe he had not been groomed in months.

After being… Read the full story

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RSPCA worker looks a little worse for wear after rescuing cat from chimney

June 20, 2017, 6:37 am
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Looking a little worse for wear (Picture: SWNS)

An extremely dedicated RSPCA inspector spent four hours rescuing a cat that got stuck eight feet up a chimney.

Matt Brown, pictured covered in soot, worked with Merseyside Fire Service to free Lola from the smokestack.

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Lola’s worried owner initially thought she had gone missing when she didn’t come home for four days.

However, when she heard mewing coming from inside the walls of her home in Merseyside, she realised Lola was stuck.

It’s believed the kitty, feeling timid after being adopted into a new… Read the full story

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Woman banned from keeping pets for life after two dogs died from filthy conditions

June 23, 2017, 6:21 am
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Adele Ankers, 39, from Heol Maelor in Coedpoeth, has been banned from keeping pets for life (Picture: RSPCA)

A woman has been banned from keeping animals for life after two of her dogs died and eight other pets were kept in filthy conditions.

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Adele Ankers, 39, from Heol Maelor in Coedpoeth, pleaded guilty to Animal Welfare Act offences, concerning two German Shepherds, two terrier dogs, two cats and four kittens.

Wrexham Magistrates’ Court heard how the animals suffered unnecessarily and were left in unclean conditions at the property.

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A serial cat killer may have poisoned up to 20 pets

June 30, 2017, 2:35 pm
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Mr Mistoffelees was found dead (Picture: South Wales News Service)

Police have launched an investigation into a spate of suspected cat poisonings, with up to 20 pets believed to be potential victims.

Three cats in the Pembrokeshire village of Cilgerran were put to sleep by vets after suffering from acute kidney failure, a sign that they may have been poisoned.

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The RSPCA said the three deaths followed reports of a number of local cats going missing in recent months.

Katina Andreou, a local resident, discovered that several other local cats, as well as… Read the full story

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Rescue Staffie now a police dog due to her talent finding tennis balls

July 2, 2017, 6:50 am
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Salute to Roxy (Picture: Wiltshire Police)

A rescue dog taken in by the RSPCA has a totally new life now – as a bomb sniffer, thanks to her expertise in finding lost balls. 

Roxy, a Staffordshire bull terrier, is now known as PD Roxy and she’s a police explosives dog.

She might have waited months in West Hatch kennels hoping to find another family, but instead she was talent spotted because she was so good at finding tennis balls.

Even if the balls were hidden, Roxy was able to find them with incredible accuracy.

It impressed kennel supervisor Sue Dick so much that she contacted a police dog trainer about the potential new recruit.

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Footage shows the moment a ‘bag of bones’ dog was rescued

July 3, 2017, 1:47 pm
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The dog had overgrown nails and was covered in scratches (Picture: LUTON/SOUTH BEDS NEWS)

A ‘bag of bones’ dog has been rescued from a house, after allegedly spending three weeks abandoned without food and water.

Distressing footage shows the moment the American bulldog was rescued from the building.

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Katie Dunkely, 21, had become worried about the dog which was living near her home in Barry, South Wales,

Eventually, she let herself into the house’s back door at around 4pm on Saturday.

Inside she found a female dog which was ‘extremely aggressive’ due to its living conditions and… Read the full story

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Man jailed for forcing dogs to live in their own faeces with bucket of bleach

July 10, 2017, 2:17 pm
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Niko and Nikita were forced to live in their own faeces (Picture: NCJ Media/RSPCA)

A dog owner has been jailed for the extreme neglect of three dogs he kept in ‘unbelievably squalid’ conditions.

Lesie Michael Bishop, 52, pleaded not guilty to five charges under the Animal Welfare Act after causing ‘obvious suffering’ to three Akita dogs called Niko, Nikita and Storm.

In a statement read out to Teesside Magistrates’ Court, RSPCA prosecutor John Ellwood said: ‘This defendant kept three large Akita dogs at his home.

‘Two he appears to have kept in a yard in conditions which were unbelievably squalid, and another he kept indoors in unsatisfactory, cramped and untidy circumstances.’

RSPCA officer Clare Wilson described… Read the full story

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CCTV shows owner tying his dog to a lamppost before abandoning it with tail still wagging

July 20, 2017, 10:33 am
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The RSPCA are now appealing for information on who abandoned the canine (Picture: RSPCA)

A dog was left wagging its tail after being tied to a lamppost – because he didn’t realise he was being abandoned.

Devastating CCTV footage obtained by the RSPCA shows the moment Bruiser the American Bulldog was led towards the post by his owner in the early hours of the morning.

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His lead was then looped around the lamppost, in Clyde Street, Stoke-on-Trent, and the man walked away.

Bruiser was left confused following the incident on Monday.

A clip shows the… Read the full story

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Man jailed for kicking girlfriend’s dog to death after it ‘messed in the house’

August 9, 2017, 11:55 am
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Smudge died after being kicked by Elliott (Picture: NCJMedia)

A controlling boyfriend has been jailed after he kicked his girlfriend’s dog to death –  because it ‘messed in the house’.

Bruce Elliott was jailed for 19 weeks at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court following the horrific attack on Smudge the Jack Russell.

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Appearing in court, the father-of-two complained he would lose his business and his house after details were revealed.

Magistrates heard that the dog was found dying outside of Morrisons supermarket in Denton Park, Newcastle, by a passer-by on October 26 last year.

Prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, Judith Curry said: ‘When… Read the full story

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Lost kitten trapped inside wall for three days finds new home

August 20, 2017, 10:35 am
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Kitten trapped in wall finds new home in Durham  (Picture: RSPCA)

A curious kitten that got herself trapped inside a wall for three days has found a new home.

Little Lexi was found inside the insulation cavity in wall in Witton Gilbert near Durham in May, and it took firefighters and the RSPCA almost three hours to cut her free.

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Posters were put up around the town but her owners could not be found – and there was no other way of knowing where the 12-week-old kitten… Read the full story

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Sheep ‘left with broken leg’ after man filmed throwing it into field

August 23, 2017, 6:36 am
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The sheep can later be seen pulling itself back onto all fours (Picture: Labour Animal Rights Group)

The RSPCA are hunting for two men after they were recorded throwing a sheep into a field.

Sickening footage shows the man carrying the ewe down a country lane by the skin on its back before throwing it.

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It is believed that the animal broke it’s leg during the fall.

The sheep can later be seen pulling itself back onto all fours and limping into the field, believed to be in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Shockingly, the man… Read the full story

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Man who mercilessly beat dog in pub banned from all contact with animals

August 26, 2017, 8:58 am
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He switches between cuddling and beating the dog in the disturbing footage (Picture: Solent)

A man who was filmed cruelly beating his dog in a pub garden has been banned from all contact with animals.

Daniel McCreedy, 33, dragged the helpless Staffordshire bull terrier across the floor by his collar before pouring some of his pint on the dog.

In 20-minute footage, he was seen punching and kicking the defenceless dog.

He subjected the dog to nine blows to the head while it was under the table, and kicked it in the groin area.

McCreedy pleaded guilty on August 11 to causing unnecessary suffering to the dog, called Babe, by subjecting it to unreasonable physical violence… Read the full story

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Woman stamped seagull to death in front of shocked onlookers

August 27, 2017, 2:45 pm
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She stamped it to death (Picture for illustration: Getty)

A woman stamped a seagull to death in front of a horrified crowd of shoppers and small children.

People tried to stop her attacking the bird, but she carried on regardless and it died of wounds to its head.

Police were called to Sidwell Street in Exeter, Devon, on Friday afternoon.

They said a 24-year-old woman was spoken to and will be questioned later.

She was described as being very drunk at the point she targeted the seagull.

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