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When is it too cold to walk your dog? (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

When it's too cold to walk your dog as Met Office issues warnings

Pablo was found to be extremely underweight, dehydrated and distressed.

Man hit with animal ban after leaving his dog without food or water

Teesside Magistrates Court, Middlesbrough. Picture by FRANK REID

Cruel mum and daughter starved four dogs

RSPCA appeals for homes for dogs who have spent over 300 days in care

The RSPCA has launched its Summer Cruelty Campaign.

RSPCA's campaign to tackle animal cruelty after increase in incidents

A leading dog expert has waded in on what our beloved pooches' different barks mean.

I'm a dog expert and this is what your dog's bark means

Elizabeth Perrin (Date of birth: 04.08.1972), of Thorncliffe Avenue, and Trevor Hague, (date of birth: 22.03.1973) of Town Lane, both Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, were prosecuted after an RSPCA inquiry.

Cruel pet owner whacks two dogs with spade and yells 'next one'

Tess travelled 100 miles to Lancashire in search of a new home

Wait goes on for dog who made 100-mile journey in search of new home

Man who killed kitten he bought for companionship avoids jail

Some ingredients we use for pancakes can be dangerous to dogs.

Warning over ingredients you should never feed your dog on Pancake Day

Research suggests that eight out of 10 dogs find it hard to be left on their own.

The 10 dog breeds that are most prone to this common condition

Some common human foods can prove deadly to our dogs.

The 9 dangerous foods that you should never feed your dog

The puppies are lifted from the caravan.

Watch: Police find 35 puppies and a dog living in an abandoned caravan

A fox cub needed a helping hand from an RSPCA rescuer after she got her paws stuck between the slats of a wooden garden chair in Surrey.

Deer trapped between two walls voted most daring RSPCA rescue of 2024

Otto the cat being rescued from a 40 feet-tall tree by Knighton Countryside Management in Weymouth, Dorset.

Heartwarming moment terrified cat gets rescued by workmen

Aaron shaking his dog Kinder.

Watch: 'Aggressive’ dog owner hits and shakes ‘six-month-old’ puppy

Tia was found to be underweight and in a poorly kept condition by RSPCA inspectors.

Woman given six-year dog ban for starving her underweight puppy

Video footage released by South Yorkshire Police showed Russel's dogs scrambling for water. The bathroom is filthy and appears to be covered in faeces.

Watch: Abandoned dehydrated dogs drink continuously for minutes

Bella was starved to death, and found to have chewed up toothbrushes in stomach, after RSPCA found her body

Chewed up toothbrushes found in stomach of starved dog

Distressing video shows a Husky being abused by two men, which has led to both receiving a lifetime ban on keeping dogs by the RSPCA.

Dog owner's "horrific" abuse is caught in distressing CCTV footage

Bulldog Biscuit visibly cowers on the CCTV footage as owner Cameron Brunning subjects her to a series of assaults.

Distressing CCTV shows thug kicking defenceless puppy in a lift

112 pet rats have been rescued by the RSPCA from one ammonia soaked room at Lancashire property with no food or water

Video: 112 pet rats rescued after being trapped in room with no food

Protesters pasting over the royal portrait (Photo: Animal Rising/Supplied)

Video shows King Charles' portrait being vandalised by protesters

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

An abandoned dog that starred in TV ad for an Omaze house winner has won his own home - and been adopted after 300 days in care.

Rescue pup's TV cameo gets him fur-ever home after 300 day wait

Alex was severely underweight when she was found abandoned in the Gateshead home.

Gateshead man banned from owning animals for 10 years

Puzzle the puppy, who was thrown from a car at just a few days old.

Meet the miracle pup who survived after being hurled from a car

Lucas Slim-Fitzpatrick has been jailed after he was caught dragging his XL bully behind his electric scooter. (Credit: SWNS)

Man jailed for dragging XL bully behind electric scooter

The man had denied being in the area at the time, but he and the dog were recorded on a doorbell camera (RSPCA/SWNS)

Jail for abusive owner filmed dragging XL bully behind scooter

Apollo has been waiting a year to find a new home

UK's loneliest dog: Big dog with big heart waiting a year for new home

Two pet rats were found in a bin in Whickham, one of which was deceased.

RSPCA appeal for information after pet rats dumped in Newcastle

The RSPCA is this year backing Guinea Pig Awareness Week, as it deals with a big spike in the tiny critters coming through its doors (RSPCA/Supplied)

Breaking RSPCA centres jam-packed with 'cruelly abandoned' guinea pigs

RSPCA plea after increase in dog cruelty across Northumberland

RSPCA save baby seagull from Newcastle tall building and reunite it with parents

RSPCA save baby seagull from Newcastle tall building

The RSPCA has returned a female swan to be with her partner and cygnets after she was treated for wing injuries following an attack by two teenagers who were seen stabbing her with sticks.

RSPCA blast cruel teens who stabbed swan protecting cygnets

The RSPCA has appealed for dashcam footage after a van reportedly ploughed into a flock of geese

RSPCA appeal for information after geese run over by van

Pepper was found ‘extremely matted'

‘Extremely matted’ dog found abandoned in UK city

A four-month-old kitten is believed to have been thrown out with household rubbish with his legs ‘deliberately broken’.

Kitten with broken legs ‘thrown out with household rubbish’

Top 20 abandoned breeds: List of dogs most dumped as 50,000 ditched in last three years

Top 20 list of abandoned dog breeds as 50,000 dumped in three years

Clint the cat

Cat hospitalised after being found covered in urine

Dogs stuck in hot cars can quickly become unwell

Animal laws you should be aware of as RSPCA issue hot weather warning

Eddie is still waiting to be rehomed.

“Unlucky” black cat looking for forever home

The dog was found in a broken cage

RSPCA rescue dog dumped in a cage alongside a heartbreaking note

Man sentenced after pet dogs and dragon found in terrible state

Stan was found dead in a spring trap in Liverpool

Breaking RSPCA appeal after family cat found dead in ‘barbaric’ spring trap

Sally Field pictured with the late Paul OGrady

Britain's oldest dog walker crowned coronation champion by RSPCA

A cat was beheaded and its severed skull left in a children’s playground next to a climbing frame, sparking an investigation by the RSPCA.

Cat beheaded and severed skull left in children’s playground

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