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RSPCA urges parents to educate children on how to behave around dogs

The RSPCA is encouraging parents to teach their children how to behave – and more importantly, how not to behave – around dogs. As Dog Bite Prevention Week...

Hot weather advice for pet owners as temperatures forecast to soar

The RSPCA reminds pet owners to keep their animals safe over the warm months With temperatures set to soar to 20C this week, the RSPCA is issuing advice to pet owners to...

Bring Your Dog To Work Day confirmed for 2016

The third national Bring Your Dog To Work Day – which is organised by the dog grooming product company HOWND – has been confirmed for early summer. On Friday...

Keeping pets safe and happy on New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay

Many animals find fireworks scary. It is estimated that 45 per cent of dogs in the UK show signs of fear when they hear firework. It doesn’t have to be that way...

Puppy farming at all time high, RSPCA reveal

Shocking new figures from the RSPCA reveal a huge spike in the number of calls about immoral and dangerous puppy farming businesses. Dealers buy puppies in bulk looking...

Non-assistance dogs will not be permitted to travel on Metrolink

Non-assistance dogs will not be permitted to travel on the Metrolink network, a meeting of the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Committee agreed today. The full...

Watch: Keeping pets happy and healthy in autumn

With autumn here and the summer temperatures long gone, it’s a great time to get outside with your dog for some long and enjoyable walks through the falling leaves,...

Watch: Experts warn pet owners about risk of flea infestations

As the central heating dial is turned up across the UK, experts are warning pet owners about the increased risk of fleas in warm households. New research, carried out by...

Police slam ‘fake advice letter’ to break car windows saving dogs trapped in hot cars

A post that’s gone viral on Facebook is giving out the wrong information about breaking car windows to save dogs trapped inside, say police in Salford. The letter,...

Hero firefighters save two pups but four dogs die in Little Hulton kennel fire

Four dogs have sadly died after a fire broke out in a shed in the garden of a house in Little Hulton, Salford. Over 10 puppies are thought to have been caught up in the...