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Rubbish and faeces piled high inside the house in Peterlee occupied by dog trainer and walker Hannah Critchlow. Photo: RSPCA

Dog trainer kept animals in 'most appalling' conditions

Some ingredients we use for pancakes can be dangerous to dogs.

Warning over ingredients you should never feed your dog on Pancake Day

Research suggests that eight out of 10 dogs find it hard to be left on their own.

The 10 dog breeds that are most prone to this common condition

Some common human foods can prove deadly to our dogs.

The 9 dangerous foods that you should never feed your dog

When is it too cold to walk your dog? (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Watch: This is when pet experts say it’s too cold to walk your dog

The puppies are lifted from the caravan.

Watch: Police find 35 puppies and a dog living in an abandoned caravan

Otto the cat being rescued from a 40 feet-tall tree by Knighton Countryside Management in Weymouth, Dorset.

Heartwarming moment terrified cat gets rescued by workmen

Aaron shaking his dog Kinder.

Watch: 'Aggressive’ dog owner hits and shakes ‘six-month-old’ puppy

Julie Byers with her dog Yannis Hartlepool. Picture by FRANK REID

Animal lover's fireworks petition gets over 2,000 signatures

Video footage released by South Yorkshire Police showed Russel's dogs scrambling for water. The bathroom is filthy and appears to be covered in faeces.

Watch: Abandoned dehydrated dogs drink continuously for minutes

Bella was starved to death, and found to have chewed up toothbrushes in stomach, after RSPCA found her body

Chewed up toothbrushes found in stomach of starved dog

Distressing video shows a Husky being abused by two men, which has led to both receiving a lifetime ban on keeping dogs by the RSPCA.

Dog owner's "horrific" abuse is caught in distressing CCTV footage

Bulldog Biscuit visibly cowers on the CCTV footage as owner Cameron Brunning subjects her to a series of assaults.

Distressing CCTV shows thug kicking defenceless puppy in a lift

The injured herring gull which was rescued from a TV aerial in Hartlepool. Photos: RSPCA

Hairy experience for trapped seagull

112 pet rats have been rescued by the RSPCA from one ammonia soaked room at Lancashire property with no food or water

Video: 112 pet rats rescued after being trapped in room with no food

Protesters pasting over the royal portrait (Photo: Animal Rising/Supplied)

Video shows King Charles' portrait being vandalised by protesters
The startlingly red portrait raised eyebrows when it was first unveiled last month, and is now raising eyebrows once again.
Amber Allott

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

An RSPCA officer with the peacock after it was rescued in Shotton Colliery.

'Lucky' peacock survives fall from two-storey building

An abandoned dog that starred in TV ad for an Omaze house winner has won his own home - and been adopted after 300 days in care.

Rescue pup's TV cameo gets him fur-ever home after 300 day wait

Puzzle the puppy, who was thrown from a car at just a few days old.

Meet the miracle pup who survived after being hurled from a car

Felix was trapped inside a boarded-up house for ten days.

Cat trapped in boarded-up house for ten days rescued

Lucas Slim-Fitzpatrick has been jailed after he was caught dragging his XL bully behind his electric scooter. (Credit: SWNS)

Man jailed for dragging XL bully behind electric scooter

The man had denied being in the area at the time, but he and the dog were recorded on a doorbell camera (RSPCA/SWNS)

Jail for abusive owner filmed dragging XL bully behind scooter

Encourage children to dispose of their litter correctly. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: It’s never too early to start litter picking

Apollo has been waiting a year to find a new home

UK's loneliest dog: Big dog with big heart waiting a year for new home

The RSPCA is this year backing Guinea Pig Awareness Week, as it deals with a big spike in the tiny critters coming through its doors (RSPCA/Supplied)

RSPCA centres jam-packed with 'cruelly abandoned' guinea pigs

Park Tower in Hartlepool and (inset) the rescued gull.

RSPCA scale tall building to rescue trapped gull
An RSPCA inspector demonstrated her head for heights by rescuing a gull from one of Hartlepool’s tallest buildings.
Mark Payne

The RSPCA has returned a female swan to be with her partner and cygnets after she was treated for wing injuries following an attack by two teenagers who were seen stabbing her with sticks.

RSPCA blast cruel teens who stabbed swan protecting cygnets

The RSPCA has appealed for dashcam footage after a van reportedly ploughed into a flock of geese

RSPCA appeal for information after geese run over by van

Pepper was found ‘extremely matted'

‘Extremely matted’ dog found abandoned in UK city

A four-month-old kitten is believed to have been thrown out with household rubbish with his legs ‘deliberately broken’.

Kitten with broken legs ‘thrown out with household rubbish’

Top 20 abandoned breeds: List of dogs most dumped as 50,000 ditched in last three years

Top 20 list of abandoned dog breeds as 50,000 dumped in three years

Clint the cat

Cat hospitalised after being found covered in urine

Dogs stuck in hot cars can quickly become unwell

Animal laws you should be aware of as RSPCA issue hot weather warning

Explainer What to do if you see a dog in a hot car - the law explained

Spike, the bearded dragon, who was neglected for up to two months.

Man given animal ban after abandoning bearded dragon

What you should do if you find a stray, feral or lost cat

What to do if you find a stray cat according to RSPCA

The fox cub was discovered in the village of Langley Moor, Durham in a carrier bag. Inside there was also a message penned on the back of a paper Greggs bag.

Fox cub rescued after being found with ‘my mam died, help me’ note

Lulu was found at a popular park earlier this month

Five foot snake found slithering through busy park rescued by RSPCA

Sidney, a former stray cat, paid it forward by rescuing a poorly stray kitten

RSPCA rescue cat heroically saves poorly stray kitten

RSPCA has launched an appeal to find the owner of a dog that was found in an emaciated condition on wasteland and later died.

Dog dies after being abandoned on wasteland

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a number of suspected cat poisonings

RSPCA issues warning to pet owners after suspected cat poisonings

Missy was neglected by her owners to the point she suffered fur loss and bleeding skin

Neglected dog suffered fur loss and bleeding skin

The deaths of two foxes, four rabbits and a badger all found dead in a lay-by with dog attack-like wounds could have been caused by illegal hunting. (RSPCA/SWNS)

2 foxes, 4 rabbits & badger found dead: RSPCA launch investigation

The dog was found in a broken cage

RSPCA rescue dog dumped in a cage alongside a heartbreaking note

Charities such as Samaritans, Age UK, the RSPCA and the Trussell Trust are just some who have joined the NSPCC, who run Childline, for the Big Help Out.

CHILDLINE: The Big Help Out is a celebration of the vital work volunteers up and...

Stan was found dead in a spring trap in Liverpool

RSPCA appeal after family cat found dead in ‘barbaric’ spring trap

Sally Field pictured with the late Paul OGrady

Britain's oldest dog walker crowned coronation champion by RSPCA

A cat was beheaded and its severed skull left in a children’s playground next to a climbing frame, sparking an investigation by the RSPCA.

Cat beheaded and severed skull left in children’s playground

The RSPCA is urging the UK Government to keep its promise to ban imports into the UK of dogs with cropped ears

RSPCA urges government to ban imports of ‘glamorous’ cropped ear dogs

The RSPCA is looking for a man who handed a dead dog with multiple stab wounds into the vets in March. (SWNS)

Man sought after dog died with stab wounds

The RSPCA said the snare had caused such severe injuries that the decision was made by the vet to put the fox to sleep to prevent further suffering.

Fox killed in York after being caught in illegal snare

Corach Rambler, ridden by Derek Fox, winning Saturday's Grand National at Merseyside's Aintree Racecourse (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

RSPCA call for investigation into Grand National horse deaths

The man was seen walking the gull with a dog lead in Bispham on Monday, April 10. Pic credit: Alexander Faulkner

Seagull dies after being dragged on a lead in viral Facebook video

RSPCA pay tribute to late TV star and animal lover Paul O’Grady

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