Charities

Spike’s World in charity partnership to help support declining hedgehogs

Spike’s Hedgehog food has partnered with registered UK charity, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society to offer a 10p donation to the charity with every purchase of its special stickered packs of Crunchy Dry and Semi-Moist food. From 1 April, all packaging has displayed the donation message to help encourage consumers…

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Dog loving architects design kennels for charity

The BowWow Haus auction will feature luxury dog kennels designed by leading names in the architecture industry alongside celebrities such as Anne Robinson, Rebecca Adlington and Ben Fogle. The designs will be on show at Stratford and Kings Cross St Pancras stations in London until April 26, brightening the commutes…

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4 Paws centre closed following police raid

A 4 Paws centre in South Killingholme has been closed following a raid by the police and RSPCA. The intelligence-led raid saw more than 160 cats and dogs taken away from the clinic. Evidence was then released showing the squalid conditions the animals were kept in and the owner Jodie Fairbrother…

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Victory for dog owners in UK’s first successful PSPO legal challenge

The Kennel Club was involved in the successful challenge of part of a Public Spaces Protection Order in Richmond, which could have seen dog owners criminalised if their dogs urinated whilst out on a walk. The landmark decision, which will help to protect dog owners up and down the country,…

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Cats Protection launches stray cat campaign

Animal charity Cats Protection has launched the UK’s first ever ‘cat census’, Cat Watch, to help keep nine million stray cats across the country safe. The charity hopes that the census will help to identify where the nation’s stray cats are living. A pilot scheme of the project launched in…

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Stray cat found with air gun pellet lodged near spine

A stray cat, who was discovered with an air gun pellet lodged near her spine, is now on the mend and looking for a new home. The one-year-old feline had been living as part of a feral colony near Hendon in North West London. The black and white cat, named…

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Animal re-homing centre to reopen after infection scare

A Dogs Trust re-homing centre in Wymeswold is set to be reopen with restrictions following an infection scare. The centre released a statement on Monday 9 April, saying it was temporarily closed due to a “suspected infection”. It is unknown what the infection was, but a spokeswoman for the charity…

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‘We can’t compete with online pet sales’, claims charity

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is appealing to the public to choose to rehome a rescue dog or cat as it reveals a growing number of people are turning their backs on homeless animals – and logging onto the internet to find a new pet instead. In the UK, a…

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Dog owners urged to ‘take the lead’

National charity Guide Dogs is calling for urgent support from dog owners, as latest data reveals an alarming 12 guide dogs are attacked every month on average. In nearly 60 percent of these attacks the aggressor dog was off the lead. In addition to the emotional and physical trauma of…

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Battersea’s Isle of Dogs lookalikes hoping to find fame and fortune

The canine residents at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home are feeling starstruck at the news of new film, Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, and are hoping the blockbuster might help bring them some fame and fortune of their own. The stars of the film bear a strong resemblance to some…

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