Now RSPCA backs Spring Clean: Charity supports drive to freshen up Britain

Now RSPCA backs Spring Clean: Charity supports drive to freshen up Britain after reports of animals trapped in lockdown litter RSPCA said it took 4,000 calls about creatures stuck in discarded waste in a year These include a gull tangled in a face mask and hedgehog with head stuck in can It is now urging … Read more

RSPCA say they can’t investigate Oxford-educated QC, 49, over dog attack

The RSPCA today said they cannot investigate the Oxford-educated barrister who was in charge of the dog that fatally injured Freddie the seal because the incident did not involve deliberate cruelty, while the barrister said police had also told her she is ‘in the clear’.  Lawyers for Rebecca Sabben-Clare QC, 49, said yesterday that she made contact … Read more

Arctic walrus seen in Wales and Ireland sparks RSPCA interest and coastal watch

Britons are keeping their eye out for a walrus that has twice been spotted in the British Isles after ‘falling asleep on a drifting iceberg’. The Arctic beast has not been seen since yesterday morning – when it was relaxing on a rock in Wales – six days after it was first seen in Ireland. Experts … Read more

Horror as badly injured swan is rescued by the RSPCA

Horror as badly injured swan is rescued by the RSPCA after almost being decapitated when it crashed into pier while trying to land on a lake during gust of wind WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT  RSPCA contacted after bird’s neck was almost ripped off by force of collision  Boat was sent to rescue injured swan from Alvaston Park, … Read more

RSPCA rescues 45 starving, flea-bitten dogs kept on squalid Welsh farm

Dog home from HELL: RSPCA rescues 45 starving, flea-bitten dogs kept on squalid Welsh farm after hoarder owner let their care get ‘completely get out of control’ during lockdown RSPCA rescued 45 dogs living in ‘inappropriate conditions,’ in Ceredigion, Wales The pack of dogs were aged between 11 weeks and 10-years-old, RSPCA found Owner of … Read more

RSPCA warns dog owners to look out for dognappers pretending to be inspectors

RSPCA warns dog owners to look out for dognappers pretending to be inspectors from the animal charity A white van with RSPCA signs has stopped dog owners to ask if pets were stolen Charity has stressed you shoud ask to see official ID and look for RSPCA badge It comes amid a surge in dog … Read more

RSPCA is set to hand over its role in bringing animal cruelty cases to court to the CPS

RSPCA is set to hand over its role in bringing animal cruelty cases to court to the CPS so it can focus on ‘frontline work’ after criticism over its private prosecutions The RSPCA said today that it has paved the way for the CPS to take over cases But this would only continue as long … Read more

The Chase stars are SLAMMED by the RSPCA for swimming with dolphins

The Chase stars are SLAMMED by the RSPCA for swimming with dolphins in spin-off show… as charity brands ITV ‘unacceptable’ for causing animals ‘stress and suffering’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 The RSPCA have hit out at ITV show The Chasers Road … Read more

RSPCA reveal their craziest rescues of 2020, including a stuck seal and fox in a watering can

The RSPCA has revealed their weirdest animal rescues of the year, including saving a seal from a running machine and a fox with its head caught in a watering can. These hilarious pictures show hapless pets and wild animals stuck in bizarre places before being freed. Rescuers from the charity have compiled the oddest rescues … Read more