The RSPCA is asking potential rehomers to spare a thought for inseparable couples this Valentine’s Day and consider taking on two animals for double the love. |  |
With international focus on Canada as the 2010 Winter Olympic Games begin this week, the Canadian government has announced the planned killing of as many as 50,000 grey seal pups on its east coast. |  |
Figures published today on convictions under the Hunting Act 2004 send a clear message to anyone who thinks they can ride roughshod over the law that they can and will be prosecuted, warns the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). | |
The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a dog was found so badly beaten that its skull had been smashed and one of the animal’s eye balls had popped out. | |
The European Ombudsman has launched an investigation into a report by the European Commission on experiments on non-human primates (NHP). This follows a 26-page complaint submitted on 9th October 2009 by the EU-wide European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE). |  |
As the Government launches a new set of guidelines for people who keep primates, this month’s RSPCA wildlife podcast focuses on what that code means - and why we continue to call for a ban on primates as pets. | |
The BUAV welcomes a statement by DEFRA (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Minster Dan Norris regarding REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) and animal testing in response to a Parliamentary Question tabled by Mr Hancock MP. | |
A coalition of animal protection groups, which includes the RSPCA, has arrived in Haiti to aid animals left stricken by the devastating earthquake. | |
A professional dog handler has been handed a life ban for keeping all animals and 12 weeks in prison after he left two dogs locked in a van on one of the hottest days of the year. | |
Delegates from the 23-government African Elephant Coalition (AEC) started arriving in Brussels today for a week of talks aimed at persuading EU institutions not to allow resumption of the international ivory trade. | |
The bodies of five grey seals have been found on a north-east beach, three of which had been decapitated. The seals were all juveniles, the oldest of which is thought to have been no more than a year old and the youngest just a few weeks. | |
RSPCA staff have taught an old dog new tricks by teaching a Polish pooch to understand English. | |
A new report published today (Thursday) has been welcomed by the RSPCA for its recognition that pedigree dog health and welfare is a serious problem and urgent action is needed. | |
Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh has come to the rescue of a puppy named Oliver after seeing an appeal for him to be re-homed on the TV programme This Morning. | |
The UK dog-owning public is being duped into buying dogs from puppy farms says Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, inadvertently fuelling the cruel trade and potentially landing themselves with huge vet bills. |  |
London –The Mayhew Animal Home in North West London has released statistics from their veterinary database in order to highlight just how many animals and owners are in need of help in the capital. |  |
The RSPCA were called to a frozen lake in Wallasey, Merseyside yesterday morning to find several swans trapped in the ice. | |
The RSPCA is asking members of the public to do everything they can keep animals safe in the snow and ice after being called about a number of dogs, horses and wildlife in sticky situations. | |
The BUAV, the UK’s leading organization campaigning to end animal experiments, is delighted that Martin Horwood, MP for Cheltenham, is the winner of the 2009 Animal Welfare Award at the Dods Charity Champions Award ceremony which took place in Westminster in December. | |
With the New Year increasingly welcomed through fireworks celebrations, guide dog and other assistance dog owners are becoming increasingly worried about the safety of their dogs, many of whom find the loud bangs associated with fireworks too much to bear. |  |
From a couple of blonde hedgehogs, to a fox with its head stuck in a jar, and a duck with glasses on, it’s been a busy year of wildlife rescues for the RSPCA. | |
Hundreds of thousands of people came out to support their local hunts at meets across the country today, but the worst Christmas weather for many years means that hunting has been curtailed in most places. |  |
The RSPCA issued a briefing today which reveals the Hunting Act is working well and actually being used more than some other legislation to tackle wildlife crime. | |
New research published by the Countryside Alliance on the biggest hunting day of the year shows that 57% of people believe the Hunting Act is not working. Nearly half of the population (49%) also believes that a new Government should either repeal the Act or give Parliament a free vote.
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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) issued the warning ahead of the annual festive hunt meets.
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The RSPCA is urging pet owners to make a worthwhile investment this festive season and have their pets microchipped. | |
Scientists are showing an increasing interest in using and developing new techniques without the use of animals to advance medical research, says the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research (DHT). |  |
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has welcomed a landmark legal ruling that the Hunting Act does NOT breach human rights. | |
The Swedish Presidency of the European Parliament today (15 December 2009) presented the current state of play of the negotiations between the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, to find a compromise agreement on the new Directive on animal testing. |  |
More Freedom Food labelled turkeys than ever will be on sale in supermarkets up and down the country this Christmas, as consumers continue to step up demand for higher welfare products. | |
The RSPCA has welcomed a new agreement with the Scottish SPCA as a major step forwards for animal welfare. | |
Animal Home with ‘worst case seen’ of someone attempting to self treat a pet.
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The BUAV has today strongly criticised German MEP Elisabeth Jeggle for misleading the public and her fellow MEPs on the animal experiments directive, which is currently being revised. | |
The RSPCA supports Parliament’s plans to introduce legislation to advise pet owners on how to look after their dogs, cats and horses.
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London Animal Home reminds owners the holidays can overwhelm cats and dogs and to understand signs of stress instead of discarding them if they don’t fit in. | |
RSPCA welcomes news on cage-free eggs but disappointed by lack of commitment to other species. | |
Christmas is a favourite time of year for many as parties, presents and puddings become a top priority. However, it is important to remember your furry and four-legged family members need special attention so they can enjoy the festivities as well.
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New RSPCA figures show that a worryingly high number of journals have no editorial policy regarding the use of animals in the scientific research they publish. | |
North West London –Anthony Head, Miranda Richardson, Jenny Seagrove and Sue Jameson of the Mayhew Animal Home will come together for a Christmas fundraiser hosted in the beautiful backdrop of St John’s Wood Church in St John’s Wood.
When: Thursday 10th December 2009 6.30 -9.30
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A woman who held dog fights in the garage of her Lincolnshire home has been jailed after her appeal against conviction failed, following a major investigation by the RSPCA’s special operations unit. | |
The EU Commission, Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers and key Rapporteurs, are today being presented with a letter signed by over 10,000 people urging them to use the revision of the new Directive on animal testing to ensure the best possible protection for lab animals.
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London – Animal rescue centres usually struggle in the aftermath of Christmas and launch appeals in the New Year to find new homes for abandoned and unwanted pets. | |
All signs point to a busy Christmas for The RSPCA’s East Winch Wildlife Centre with the mixture of bad weather and the start of the pupping season. | |
A man from Birmingham, a woman from Lincolnshire and a youth are due before Lincoln Magistrates Court (this is correct as Lincoln Crown Court will be closed) on Monday, 30 November, to appeal conviction and sentence for numerous dog fighting offences. | |
Two men from Blackburn have been jailed and banned from keeping animals after they admitted fighting their dogs, in a case brought by the RSPCA.
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The shooting world should seize the opportunity to rid itself of battery cages used by about ten game-rearers in this country to produce pheasant eggs, according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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The RSPCA is deploying at least 60 specially-trained staff across Cumbria to offer rescue assistance to both people and their animals. | |
A man from Macclesfield has been banned from keeping dogs for ten years after allowing his dalmatian dog to become chronically overweight. | |
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is urging Japan's new government to recall its whaling fleet which is heading to Antarctica to cruelly hunt almost 1,000 whales.
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The BUAV, the UK’s leading animal group campaigning to end animal experiments, is handing over a crucial dossier of evidence this week to the European Commission and key MEPs, Members of the Agricultural Committee. | |
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) is supporting the 2009 European Antibiotic Awareness Day on 18 November with its 'Use Medicines Responsibly' campaign, launched last month. |  |
The BUAV has expressed its concern following a worrying 15 percent increase in the number of animal experiments carried out in Northern Ireland. | |
The UK’s legal requirement to use alternatives to animal experiments where they are 'reasonably and practicably available', is under serious threat because of proposed changes to EU legislation, the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research has today revealed. | |
A former race horse trainer from County Durham has been banned from keeping equines for five years after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to a bay thoroughbred stallion called Hans Christian.
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The BUAV, the UK’s leading organisation campaigning to end animal experiments, is delighted that Enfield Council has voted to go cruelty-free at its meeting on the 11th November. | |
The RSPCA warmly welcomes the Welsh Assembly Government’s proposals to review the way dogs are bred and sold in Wales, and in particular its commitment to take a closer look at puppy farming. | |
Every year thousands of monkeys are torn from the wild and their families to restock breeding colonies in factory farms in Asia and Mauritius that supply European laboratories. | |
A report published (November 10) by the House of Lords EU Committee, calls on the UK government to support efforts to update EU law on animal experiments including an end to experiments causing severe animal suffering, restrictions on non-human primate research to end their use in trivial experiments, and phasing out the use of wild-caught primates. | |
The BUAV, the UK’s leading organisation campaigning to end animal experiments, has today welcomed aspects of the report published by the House of Lords EU Committee. | |
As polling day approaches in Glasgow North East, the BUAV, the UK’s leading organisation campaigning to end animal experiments, is calling on voters to consider candidates views on animal testing when casting their vote. | |