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Rehoming slows amid cost-of-living crisis

New data reveals more pets are being relinquished to shelters at a time when fewer animals are being rehomed.

Post-lockdown lives coupled with the cost-of-living crisis has resulted in an increase in dogs and cats being given up for adoption, as well as a decrease in people looking to adopt.


Police seize 35 dogs, two cats, a horse, a lamb a terrapin and a grey parrot

An illegal dog breeder who made £150,000 while keeping more than 40 animals in squalid conditions at a farmhouse has been jailed.


Vets warn against TikTok trend that sees dog owners barking at their pooches

Vets are warning against a new TikTok trend that sees dog owners barking back at their pooches and filming their reaction.


Death truck trafficked frightened animals for Chinese meat trade

Chinese activists and police have stopped a truck crammed full of 1,408 cats and dogs on a 750-mile journey to slaughterhouses for the meat trade in China.