Dog owners sought for virtual walking challenge
The virtual dog walking challenge will help raise vital funds for the charity's rescue teams.
The My Big Walkies event takes place in March.

Dog owners and walkers are being urged to sign up for the RSPCA's virtual dog walking challenge to help raise vital funds for the charity's rescuers. 

It follows a shocking 25 per cent rise in abandonment cases and a 13 per cent rise in neglect incidents dealt with by the charity's rescue teams last year.

The My Big Walkies event takes place in March, and dog owners can pledge to either walk one mile a day or one hundred miles across the whole month. 

For more information and to sign up for the challenge, visit rspca.enthuse.com