The number of abandoned pets has risen by more than 40 per cent, according to leading animal charity the RSPCA. And the worrying trend is how many are being dumped just because their owners no longer want them.
Last year the RSPCA rescued 9,506 abandoned or unwanted animals compared to 6,590 in the previous year - a 44% increase. For [...]

Moving house is so stressful for the whole family, including your pets, that the Kennel Club has published a guide to make it easier for you and your pet to move from a safe and familiar environment while minimising disorientation and behavioural problems - or ensuring your pet doesn’t go missing.
The advice is that in preparation you should:

Try to keep your [...]

Vets will be holding microchipping clinics in June to support the fifth annual National Microchipping Month organised by the Kennel Club, to encourage and promote responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the best method of identifying pets in case they go missing.
The clinics provide a great opportunity for pet owners to develop their understanding of the process and the [...]

An18ft python, that should have been slithering through a jungle, has been found on a British road  going nowhere fast.
The snake was discovered by a man out walking his dog, and police are now trying to find out how the fully grown reptile wound up in the village of Cloughton near Scarborough, a million miles from its [...]

Police over-reaction has reached new heights with a British couple being investigated for joking about squirrels.

Grey squirrels have driven out the red in most parts of Britain
According to the Daily Mail, Colin and Jenny Harrow were visited under suspicion of cruelty to animals after sending a spoof letter to their local paper, the Cumberland News, which had published an [...]

A scrap of DNA is the reason why a Chihuahua is not the size of the greatest Great Dane and vice versa, according to an international team of scientists.
Dogs dramatically vary in size much more than most other creatures ranging from toy to giant. It is the biggest size variation of any mammal and the team of [...]

While most children grow up with a father, a mother, and siblings, Taiwanese writer Chu Tien-hsin’s family also included several cats and dogs.
Now in her forties and having started a family of her own, her love for her constant childhood companions has stayed with her through the years.
In addition to her husband, daughter, big sister, and [...]

Unnecessary vet visits cost pet owners £118 million a year in vet fees, wasted miles and lost working time, according to research from pet insurer MORE TH>N.
Such trips also cost British businesses £19 million a year because staff take time off work as compassionate leave, or lie about their whereabouts to take their pets to the [...]

An artificial grass has been developed that it is claimed provides a healthier and cleaner environment for dogs.
K9Grass, developed by a US synthetic grass firm, contains an anti-microbial agent built into the grass blades to fight bacteria and germs that cause odour. It also is knitted, not tufted like other artificial turf, and this construction allows instantaneous [...]

Fed up with penguins and ninja turtles stealing their Hollywood thunder, dogs are back and will be storming cinemas later this year and next.
One of the one’s to look forward to in the not too distant future is Firehouse Dog, about a firefighting Irish terrier. But this cinematic delight is by no means the only show that canine-lovers can look forward to sniffing [...]