Dog riddled with cancer found collapsed and tied up in park
A dog riddled with cancer collapsed after someone left him tied up to some railings at a park in London. Passers-by at Clissold Park, in Stoke Newington, initially thought the dog had been left...
View ArticleUrine-soaked kitten’s body found stuffed in child’s lunch bag
The RSPCA has launched an investigation after the dead body of a kitten was found soaked in urine and faeces, zipped up in a child’s lunch bag. Police were called on Saturday afternoon after a man made...
View ArticleDog dies after pieces of bone given as a treat blocks bowels
A devastated dog owner whose pet died after eating bones is warning others of the potential dangers of ‘natural raw treats’. Katy Wilson, from Kinmel Bay, lost her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Jilly,...
View ArticleMan who left Labradors in hot car outside hospital is banned from keeping dogs
A man who locked his two Labradors inside a car in 29C heat has been banned from keeping dogs. The RSPCA was called to York Hospital after people spotted the sweltering dogs in Nicholas Foreman’s red...
View ArticleHorses, cats and dogs kept in ’18th century conditions’ by mother and daughter
A mum and daughter have been banned from keeping animals after horses, cats and dogs were found living in ‘18th century conditions’. The RSPCA were called to Cherrywood farm in Gwespyr, Wales,...
View ArticleHere’s why we celebrate National Black Cat Day
Black cats haven’t had the best press over the last few hundred years (Picture: Digital Vision) Black cats haven’t had the best press over the last few hundred years. All the way from Celtic good luck...
View ArticleThree men charged after pigs ‘beaten with forks and kicked in the head’
Three men have been charged after undercover footage showed pigs ‘jabbed with a pitchfork and kicked in the face and head’. Other scenes show workers apparently slamming gates on pigs’ heads and...
View ArticleWoman spared jail after drowning pet cats in the toilet
A woman who caused her cats to drown by pushing their faces down the toilet has been spared jail. Abbi Mann, 36, called police to claim her pets had been poisoned. But when officers and the RSPCA...
View ArticleHand-reared swan reunited with owner after they couldn’t bear to be apart
A hand-reared cygnet has been reunited with the man who nursed him back to health after he was left for dead earlier this year. Sidney the swan was just a day old when he was discovered near Jones...
View Article‘Starving’ reindeer kept in ‘horrific conditions’ at UK farms ahead of Christmas
This shocking footage shows the ‘horrific’ conditions reindeer are being kept in at UK farms ahead of Christmas. Some reindeer were allegedly found with raw, exposed skin, diarrhoea and skeletal...
View ArticleCat burned to death and dumped next to owner’s house
The charred remains of a missing pet cat have been discovered near its owner’s home. The RSPCA said Bonnie the cat was set on fire before being wrapped in a red jumper and dumped on the street. An...
View ArticleCat dragged himself home after losing eye and fracturing skull in hit and run
A cat managed to drag himself home after suffering a fractured skull, split jaw, torn lips and a lost eye in a hit and run. Maximus was so badly injured in June last year that vets feared he would have...
View ArticleDog rescued from streets becomes one of UK’s first police Staffies
One of the UK’s first ever staffie police dogs has joined the force. Two-year-old rescue Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cooper, who is specially-trained to find drugs, cash and firearms, is the first of...
View ArticleHorse looking for new home after being dumped in a pensioner’s garden
A horse who was dumped in a pensioner’s back garden is now ready to go to a new home. The one-year-old colt, named Mr Melvin Andrews, was discovered in an grandmother’s small garden in Stoke-on-Trent...
View ArticleHunt for cruel person who left dog chained to lamppost in freezing temperatures
Someone very cruel left this frightened dog chained to a lamppost in freezing temperatures. The dog was found dumped in Esher Road, Kingstanding, at around 10.20pm last Friday. Residents gave the dog a...
View ArticleStarving dog dumped on road ‘hours from death’
An investigation has been launched after an emaciated dog was dumped by the side of the road ‘less than a day from death’. American bulldog Oscar was tied up and abandoned at a busy junction in...
View ArticleTiny puppy dies after being abandoned outside block of flats
A tiny puppy has died after being dumped outside in the freezing temperatures. The little Akita pup, who was no more than two months old, was found by a member of the public suffering from a number of...
View ArticleMan who forced cockerels into ‘horrific and abhorrent’ fights is jailed
A man has been jailed for causing ‘horrific and abhorrent’ abuse to animals by forcing cockerels to fight each other. William Henry Welch, of Darlington, County Durham, was found by officers from North...
View Article‘Overbred’ bulldog so thin its ribs were visible is found tied to fence
A severely emaciated dog has been rescued after it was discovered abandoned and tied to metal railings. It’s not known how long the female bulldog cross was left alone for, but she was so thin all her...
View ArticleFamily of swans shot dead ‘because they belong to the Queen’
A family of swans that were shot dead in Kent may have been killed due to their association with the Queen. Two swans and five cygnets were found wrapped in plastic bags after they were thrown down the...
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