Charities

Jul- 2020 -

3 July

RSPCA outlines efforts to go plastic-free

RSPCA has announced a host of measures introduced in efforts to become plastic-free across its business. Its first step is to replace all plastic bags with more environmentally-friendly paper ones across its charity shops, noting it is “one of the first” charities to move away from single-use plastic carrier bags.…

1 July

KCCT Emergency Relief Initiative supports rescue centre

The Good Life Dog Rescue has revealed that the Kennel Club Charitable Trust’s (KCCT) emergency fund has supported the business through the crisis, allowing it to continue operations amid the pandemic. The Yorkshire-based rescue centre has saved over 300 dogs in the last year. The organisation works to rehome dogs,…

Jun- 2020 -

29 June

RSPCA outlines restructuring, 300 jobs at risk

The RSPCA has confirmed it is restructuring some of its services in line with its ten-year strategy to make the group “sustainable for the future”. In addition, 300 RSPCA jobs are now facing redundancy in light of the “critical” financial pressures the group is currently facing. It comes as the…

24 June

Kennel Club welcomes The Animals and Wildlife Bill in Scottish Parliament

The Kennel Club, has welcomed the news that The Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill has become law upon receiving Royal Assent after it received cross party support in the Scottish Parliament. As well as raising the maximum sentence for animal cruelty in Scotland to up to…

19 June

Scotland government clamps down on animal abusers, raising sentences to five years

Animal welfare charity, Battersea, has praised the Scottish Government and MSPs from across parliament for delivering on their “promise” to increase maximum sentences for the worst animal cruelty offences from 12 months to five years. The ‘Animals and Wildlife Bill’ first introduced in October last year, passed its third and…

12 June

Dogs Trust advises public against being ‘#Dogfished’

Dogs Trust has warned the public to avoid being scammed into buying puppies which may not be what they seem, following a rise in demand for dogs during lockdown. According to new research by Propellernet, Google searches for ‘buy a puppy’ increased by 120% in the month after lockdown was…

11 June

Linnaeus donates thousands to animal charities

Practices across veterinary group Linnaeus have collectively donated £75,000 to charities affected by the pandemic this year. The group, which operates 39 primary care practices and 11 referral centres, made the decision to donate alongside its parent company Mars Veterinary Health Group. The total sum has been split across the…

10 June

Battersea responds to Labour’s call for sentencing bill to pass into law

Animal charity Battersea has responded to Labour’s call for the government to pass the long-awaited Animal Cruelty Sentencing Bill. The bill, which would see the maximum sentence for the worst offences of animal abuse increase from six months to five years in England and Wales, into law. The news comes…

8 June

RSPCA supports calls for tougher sentences for animal abusers to be made law by autumn

Animal charity RSPCA has announced it is supporting calls for tougher sentences of up to five years in jail for the worst animal abusers to be made law by autumn. The charity revealed it deals with “some of the worst cases of neglect and cruelty “ and has “long campaigned”…

4 June

Laughing Dog raises money for charity

Pet food manufacturer Laughing Dog has announced that its staff have pledged to embark on a “virtual” cross-country walk in order to raise funds for the Guide Dogs charity. According to the Boston Standard, participants will cover the equivalent journey between John O’Groats and Land’s End, with the distance covered…