Charities

Mar- 2021 -

23 March

96% of guinea pig owners do not have pet insurance

Some 96% of guinea pig owners do not have pet insurance, according to a recent survey by the RSPCA. The survey was conducted in partnership with Burgess Pet Care, and comes as the group commemorates Guinea Pig Awareness Week by emphasising “common misconceptions” regarding pet abandonment. Over the past year,…

11 March

Dogs Trust campaign reveals owners forced to give up pet due to Covid

Dogs Trust has released a new advert, featuring recordings from owners who made the decision to hand over their dogs over to the charity due to Covid-19. The recordings have been shared via a radio and video advert as part of the charity’s ongoing ‘Change the Tale’ campaign. The advert…

8 March

Exotic animals kept as pets on the rise, warns charity

Nearly 4,000 dangerous wild animals are being privately kept in the UK as pets according to a new survey conducted by Born Free. The charity recently reviewed the number of Dangerous Wild Animal (DWA) Act licences granted by local authorities across the UK and received responses from 364 of the…

5 March

Dogs Trust launches The Freedom Project in East Anglia

Dogs Trust has announced that The Freedom Project, which offers a temporary home for dogs to enable their owners to flee domestic abuse, will officially launch in East Anglia. The project, which will launch in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, means that the service is now available to those who need…

4 March

Bought By Many raises over £16k for charity

Bought By Many, a pet insurance provider, has announced it has raised a total of £16,875 for charity as part of its ‘Step Into 2021’ challenge. The step-based challenge was initiated during the third lockdown on 15 January 2021 and ran until the 14th of February, encouraging the group’s team…

3 March

SSPCA and Blue Cross launch joint research study

The Scottish SPCA (SSPCA) and Blue Cross have launched a joint research study with the University of Edinburgh to identify ways to reach people living with pets in hard-to-reach, minority or vulnerable communities. Together, the two charities intend to take a “user-centred approach” to find effective ways to help pet…

1 March

RSPCA warns owners not to rehome pets online

RSPCA is urging families who are struggling to care for their pets not to rehome online but to seek help from reputable charities and rescue centres. The warning comes after the charity was forced to rescue a dog after it had been advertised on the website Pets 4 Homes as…

1 March

Dogs Trust sees 41% increase in ‘Give Up Your Dog’ web traffic

Dogs Trust has revealed that between August 2020 and January 2021, the charity saw a 41% increase in web traffic to its ‘Giving Up Your Dog’ page compared with the six-month period beforehand. The charity released a snippet of real phone calls made to its helpline from members of the…

Feb- 2021 -

26 February

Bristol animal rescue centre receives donation

The Bristol Animal Rescue Centre (Bristol A.R.C) has received a donation worth more than £3,000 from the Westerleigh Group, a crematorium and cemetery operator. Since 1887, the Bristol A.R.C has been caring and protecting the city’s pets and local wildlife from harm, and is affiliated with the RSPCA. Alex Nikitina,…

22 February

Petplan donates £1,000 to Barley Greyhound Sanctuary

Petplan has awarded its £1,000 charity cheque for January 2021 to the Barley Greyhound Sanctuary in Essex. Barley is also a lifelong sanctuary for greyhounds that can’t be homed for any reason. When greyhounds arrive at the sanctuary, they are assessed by the team, who will neuter and care for…