Charities

Dogs Trust Evesham partially reopens following distemper scare

The Dogs Trust centre in Evesham has been partially reopened to the public after a suspected case of distemper in one of its dogs led to its temporary closure. The centre was closed to the public while the case was investigated. Today (19 April) it was been partially reopened from…

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Over half of Brits think getting a pet makes for the ‘perfect’ home

According to new research from IAMS, 58 percent of Brits consider getting a pet an important part of making a new house a home. The number of bedrooms (60 percent), location (53 percent) and garden (52 percent) are also three must-haves, while enjoying a large garden (49 percent), fitting a…

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Dogs Trust Evesham closed to the public after suspected viral infection

A Dogs Trust centre in Evesham has been closed to the public after one of its dogs showed signs of a viral infection. The dog is believed to have distemper. Dogs Trust has insisted that the other dogs at the centre appear to be well, despite possibly being in close…

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Battersea Dogs and Cats Home undergoes ‘honest’ rebrand

Battersea Dogs and Cats home has rebranded itself with a new strategy and identity, developed by design consultancy Pentagram partners Marina Willer and Naresh Ramchandani. The charity has dropped ‘Dogs and Cats Home’ from its name and will now simply be called ‘Battersea’ as the design company said the word ‘home’…

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Blue Cross creates app to raise awareness of homeless animals

The animal welfare charity Blue Cross has created an app to raise awareness of sick and homeless animals through the power of social media. The app can be downloaded from Google Play or the Apple App Store or can be used online, users can then connect this to their Facebook…

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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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