20+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1132+ words) Social media videos are guilting dog owners into watching their animals being euthanised, according to a vet. But what are the truths around one of the most difficult decisions a pet owner will ever have to make? Take a look…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (510+ words) A wildlife trust is recruiting volunteers to support the extension of a campaign encouraging dog owners to keep their pets on leads when visiting nature reserves. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust introduced a blanket ban on dogs being off leads across its…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (232+ words) Two dogs have been seized by police after they killed another dog while it was being walked, police have said. An American akita and a French bulldog were taken after the five-year-old cavapoo was attacked in West Bar Street, in…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1054+ words) This week, a man was found guilty of owning an XL bully dog that savaged an 84-year-old man on a driveway - an attack that proved fatal when the elderly man died five weeks later. John McColl had been attacked by…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (548+ words) A dog rescue charity says it is under "relenting pressure" to help rescue large dog breeds following a ban on XL bully breeds. Woodside Animal Welfare Sanctuary at Elfordleigh, Plymouth, said there had been a "sharp rise" in calls to…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (305+ words) A rabbit has been rescued after being found wedged head first in a pipe. The wild bunny was spotted firmly stuck in the pipe at the end of a driveway in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, on 29 March, the RSPCA said. The animal…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (325+ words) A dog-walking trail at an Essex country park has been named after TV personality Pete Wicks. Explore Essex, part of Essex County Council, unveiled the route at Weald Country Park near Brentwood. Wicks, 37, who has appeared on The Only Way…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (287+ words) A brave runner who jumped into a canal to rescue a puppy was bitten on the nose by the dog during the commotion. Neil Frisby-Mail was out jogging alongside the River Don Navigation in Doncaster when he spotted miniature dachshund…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (382+ words) A lurcher found "half dead" in Worcestershire has been described as one of the "most appalling cases of cruelty" the county's dog wardens have ever seen. The dog, named Phoenix, was found in the Malvern Hills area with bones protruding…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (428+ words) Separating couples in Brazil will be able to share custody of their pets after the country's congress passed new laws. Lawmakers in the Brazilian Congress on Tuesday viewed the law change as a reflection on the importance people place on…...