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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home celebrates 160th anniversary
(Pictured) A policeman leading a stray puppy through Battersea’s gates. Leading pet charity relives its past through pictures and stories...
Vet charity warns of ‘pet poverty’ crisis
The number of people enquiring to see if they are eligible for PDSA’s services rose by 59 per cent over...
Blue Cross ‘disappointed’ over government response to pet theft debate
There has been a significant spike in pet thefts since the coronavirus lockdown in March. Charity pens open letter in...
Kennel Club announces new measures for imported otterhounds
The otterhound is one of the UK’s rarest dog breeds. Breed must soon be DNA tested for Glazmann’s thrombasthenia. The...
Weight loss in obese dogs improves health markers
One third-of dog owners do not recognise when their pet is overweight. Findings provide further evidence of the importance of...
Study reveals insights into canine hypoadrenocorticism
"Clinicians should always use method-specific thresholds and, if these are not available, then they should exercise greater caution in their...
MPs to debate pet theft petitions
The petitions calls to make pet theft a specific criminal offence. Hundreds of thousands backed calls to make pet theft...
Dogs process faces differently to humans, study suggests
The study suggests that dogs do not possess brain regions that specifically respond to the front or the back of...
Public urged not to buy kittens on impulse
There was a 667 per cent rise in online searches for ‘kittens near me’ in July. Online searches for kittens...
Dogs have been a ‘lifeline’ for owners during lockdown, research reveals
More than a third of owners surveyed said that having a dog by their side during the pandemic made them...