‘Thinnest dog ever seen’ ate glass and batteries after being left to starve
Warning: Upsetting images A starving and abandoned dog who was found covered in urine resorted to eating bits of glass and old batteries. The dog, named Eric by veterinary staff, was so thin that his...
View ArticleEmaciated dog found in woodland may have been deliberately blinded
An emaciated dog that collapsed in woodland may have been deliberately blinded, say the RSPCA officers who found him. The ‘extremely underweight’ Akita was found with pus coming from his eyes, a matted...
View ArticleMan drags daschund by his neck while browsing supermarket shelves
A man was caught dragging a dachshund around a shop by the scruff of its neck in sickening CCTV footage. The tiny dog does not appear to want to go any further down the aisle when the owner picks it up...
View ArticleDogs forced to run on treadmills by breeders who train them to fight
Distressing video shows a Staffordshire bull terrier chained up and forced to run on a treadmill. It has no way of escaping so has to keep running despite becoming exhausted, with its tongue hanging...
View ArticlePuppies left with tails hanging off after former butcher illegally docked them
A couple have been banned from keeping dogs for five years after ‘mutilating’ seven puppies by illegally docking their tails. Former butcher Wayne Glasby, 37, and Joanne Glasby, 50, claimed they ‘had...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue baby fox stuck inside a wall then call it Ian
A tiny fox cub was left with a saucer of water in a cardboard box to wait for his mother to pick him up. Ian the fox had to be rescued by London’s fire brigade after he got stuck inside a wall cavity....
View ArticleLonely cat Lady has been waiting 430 days for someone to adopt her
(Picture: SWNS) One of Britain’s loneliest cats is desperately looking for a home. Lady is one of the RSPCA’s longest staying cats. The black and white cat has been waiting for someone to adopt her for...
View ArticleCat ‘deliberately’ shot with air gun is lucky to be alive
An appeal has been launched after a cat was shot in the neck with an air gun in Liverpool. Romeo, two, was found whimpering by his owners on Monday, April 1, having managed to make his way back to his...
View ArticleHarry the cat returns home after getting himself stuck in two car engines
(Picture: SWNS) A pet cat has returned to his owners after getting lost inside two car engines. 10-year-old Harry got in the engine compartment of his owner’s car, and then got stuck in a second...
View Article‘Exhausted’ pony filmed collapsing in Lidl car park
People have rallied around to try and ‘save’ a pony filmed collapsing in a Lidl car park. Viral footage showed the pony, seemingly thin and in poor condition, rear up before falling backwards to the...
View ArticleOwl back to its fluffy best after falling into vat of poo
The little bird arrived at the RSPCA centre ‘cold and sad’ (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS) A little tawny owl needed a good scrub after she fell into a slurry farmer’s pit and miraculously survived. The filthy...
View ArticlePuppies abandoned in plastic box given names after Marvel superheroes
RSPCA said some of them appear underweight (Picture: Wales News Service) Ten puppies have been given names after Marvel characters after they were found abandoned in a plastic box in Newport. The...
View ArticleNine-week-old puppy buried alive in ‘hideous act of cruelty’
The RSPCA have launched an investigation to find out who tortured the tiny puppy (Picture: RSPCA) A puppy was found in a field after being wrapped up in a bin bag and ‘buried alive’. RSPCA inspectors...
View ArticleSeal found with plastic frisbee cutting into her neck released back into sea
Pinkafo has finally returned to the wild (Picture: RSPCA) A seal found with a severely infected wound after a plastic frisbee got stuck around her neck has been released back into the wild. The...
View ArticleGrowing number of people leaving dogs to die in hot cars
Last year saw a three-year high of dogs being left in hot cars (File picture: Getty) The weather may seem a little grey and cold right now, but summer is well on its way. While the idea blazing...
View ArticleTerrified dog starved and beaten before being dumped on farm and left to die
Despite vets best attempts, this dog had to be put down after being left to suffer for hours (Picture: SWNS) A dog who suffered one of the worst cases of animal abuse the RSPCA has ever seen has had to...
View ArticleWarning after dog walkers get ‘seriously injured’ by holding lead wrong
Experts have warned of the dangers of not holding a lead properly (Picture: Getty /Facebook) Dog walkers could be putting themselves at risk of ‘many serious injuries’ by not holding a lead properly,...
View ArticleHunt for man who drop-kicked cat and filmed it
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The RSPCA appealed for more information about a video showing a man drop-kicking a cat....
View ArticlePug dies after being ‘found with dog fighting injuries’ in park
Warning: Graphic image below (Picture: RSPCA) A pug has died after being found with what appear to be dog-fighting injuries. The little dog was discovered in a park in south Wales by someone who...
View ArticleHunt for woman who grabbed swan and strangled it to death
The remains of the dead swan found in Chester Park (Picture: RSPCA/SWNS) A woman grabbed a swan, straddled it, and strangled it to death in the middle of public park. She left its body on the ground,...
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