Cockerels and hens that were bought during the lockdown are being dumped in large numbers as owners try to tackle a return of bird flu. The RSPCA has dealt with 1,562 abandoned birds in the UK this year as new owners struggle to comply with the Government’s new biosecurity advice following the outbreak of the H5N8 … Read more
RSPCA calls for BBC Three show Will My Puppies Make Me Rich to be scrapped claiming it glamorizes dog breeding BBC Three’s Will My Puppies Make Me Rich accused of glamorising animal abuse Show follows young ‘social media savvy’ puppy breeders starting up in ‘business’ RSPCA and other animal rights advocates have called the show ‘dangerous’ … Read more
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here has been criticised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals just days into the new series. The RSPCA has said they have ‘serious concerns’ about the use of live animals in the Bushtucker Trials as the series takes place in the UK this year … Read more
Police and RSPCA raid suspected puppy farm on Sussex traveller site before rescuing five dogs It is understood that puppies and dogs were removed from the site this morning The traveller site is operated by the Brighton and Hove City Council Puppy farms have been illegal since ‘Lucy’s Law’ came into force in Spring 2020 … Read more
This is the shocking moment a gang of youths fire explosives at an animal hospital and leave staff trapped inside the building. Terrified animal carers barricaded themselves inside the RSPCA Harmsworth Animal Hospital in Finsbury Park, North London, as the gang pelted fireworks across the street in scenes that have since been described as ‘something … Read more
RSPCA launch probe after Chihuahua’s body is found stuffed inside a bread bag in north-east London **GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING** A Chihuahua, two, was found curled up inside a brown paper bag in London Trainee RSPCA inspector Shahnaz Ahmas said it was ‘very strange and upsetting’ Dog was dumped on the pavement beside a road in … Read more
Oh deer! Moment distressed stag is spotted with its antlers caught in a rope swing before RSPCA cut it free A fisherman spotted the deer in distress in a woodland in Knutsford, Cheshire The animal paces back and forwards as it tries to free itself from the rope swing It was rescued by the RSPCA … Read more
Ethel the emu, who spent nearly six days on the run in Doncaster, is believed to be back home. A friend of the her owner posted on Facebook that the city-wide search for the six-foot-tall bird who had eluded police and RSPCA officers was over. Victoria Elizabeth Robinson-Hewitt said the bird – which can run … Read more
Seagull is rescued after getting coronavirus face mask tangled around its feet as RSPCA warns public to throw used PPE in the bin RSPCA Essex South rescued the distressed seagull in Chelmsford on Saturday The bird had developed swollen joints because of the coronavirus face mask It was taken to South Essex Wildlife Hospital in Grays … Read more
Firefighters, police and the RSPCA closed a street and used an extension ladder to rescue a baby seagull trapped on a roof. Emergency services were called after the stricken bird was trapped in a gutter and appeared distressed. Witnesses said the street in Plymouth, Devon, was shut down as a huge rescue operation was launched … Read more