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Cat needed surgery after gulping down whole rat in one go

Oh dear (Picture: North News) A cat needed surgery after swallowing a rat whole, giving us all a preview of how we’ll feel after Christmas dinner. Rosie, from Strensall in Yorkshire, was rescued by the...

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A cat who was left severely burnt in a garden fire has found a new home

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A kitten who was severely burned after a garden fire has found a forever home this...

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Dog walkers warned about bread stuffed with rat poison

‘Multiple piles’ were found (Picture: Wessex News Agency) Dog walkers have been warned about rat poison stuffed in bread at popular dog walking sites. Police issued an urgent alert to all pet owners...

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Animals that got themselves into sticky situations in 2017

How did he manage to get in there? (Picture: RSPCA) This careless fox needed a little bit of help from some human friends after finding himself in this compromising position. The animal somehow managed...

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Puppy left for dead in corner of car park on Christmas Eve

He had been left in a dark corner, and was found by the landlord of the Welcome Inn in Oldham. (Picture: RSPCA) An investigation has been launched in a bid to track down the owners of a tiny puppy, who...

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Dog survives unharmed after being thrown from bridge

‘Milo’ the border terrier was thrown off a bridge (Picture: Liverpool Echo) A man hurled a border terrier more than 15ft from a bridge on New Year’s Day. The dog, nicknamed Milo by rescuers, landed on...

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Dog named Oliver Twist found starving to death under bridge

Oliver Twist gets a hug from his rescuer Helen Martindale (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS) A dog called Oliver Twist was found starving to death on Christmas Eve after he fell into a deep pit under a bridge. The...

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Man bludgeoned pet cat to death with hammer after she bit him

He buried her body in his garden (Picture: NTI) A thug has been spared jail after he ‘snapped’ and bludgeoned his pet cat to death with a hammer because she bit him. Adrian Straw, 54, was seen smashing...

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Cockfighters in court after posting graphic videos online of blood-soaked...

242 cockerels were found at the site in Kent (Picture: RSPCA) Horrific videos of cockfighting posted on Facebook landed two men in court after they were caught allegedly bragging about the barbaric...

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RSPCA inundated with budgies after discovering 350 birds in one home

A few of the 359 budgies found in a house in Brighton by the RSPCA (Picture: RSPCA) The RSPCA had to rescue 350 budgies from a house after their owner was taken into hospital this week. The starving...

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Three alpacas beaten to death by thugs on farm

Four-month old Raggamuffin was found dead at the farm (Picture: RSPCA) The hunt is on to find the ‘evil’ attacker who beat two pregnant alpacas to death and returned the next day to kill another. Their...

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Some of the weirdest calls the RSPCA has received

Things aren’t always what they seem (Picture: RSPCA) We know about the time-wasting calls to police, along the lines of ‘I just bought a kebab and it was cold’.  Now the RSPCA has revealed some of the...

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Man beat girlfriend’s cat to death and threw it in bin because it stained carpet

Thomas Hogarth, 63, was spared jail (Picture: North News) A church cleaner who stamped his partner’s cat to death because it stained his carpet has been spared jail. Thomas Hogarth, 63, told Aileen...

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Pet owner did nothing to help dog after housemate ‘poured hot oil on her’

Roxy’s burns were consistent with hot liquid being dropped or poured onto her back an legs (Picture: Evening Gazette) A pet owner has been jailed after he did nothing to help his dog when a housemate...

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Disgusting home where mother let four puppies starve

Carly Bennett smiles as she leaves court after being banned from keeping animals for 10 years (Picture: BPM) A woman who let four puppies starve in her disgusting back garden has been banned from...

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Shocked family discover live cat stuck in their reclining sofa

Ouch (Picture: RSPCA) A shocked family discovered a live cat stuck inside their the mechanisms of their sofa. The kitty – a stray who they had been feeding for a while – had quietly crept into their...

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Police find live crocodile while searching suspect’s house

Not what you’d expect (Picture: PA) Police officers found a four-foot crocodile when they carried out a drugs raid. The spectacled caiman was found in the bedroom of the house in Essex – along with 16...

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More than 15 animals rescued from ‘squalid home’ littered with urine in...

An RSPCA officer attended the property in June 2017, and found cats in a ‘horrendous’ condition roaming the filthy property. (Picture: RSPCA) A couple have been banned from keeping animals for a decade...

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Animal sanctuary boss to face trial after ‘abusing dozens of creatures’

A District Judge ruled today that Ross will return to court on June 18. (Picture: INS News Agency) An animal rights campaigner is set to face trial after being accused of abusing pets. Sara Ross, 54,...

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Inside home where woman kept 40 dogs before it got too much for her

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Pictures have emerged from inside a house where dogs were kept in squalid conditions in...

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