The RSPCA is appealing for information after a man randomly kicked a dog who was waiting outside a shop for her owner.
The man was caught on CCTV attacking the dog, a four-year-old beagle named Izzy, outside One Stop in Bramhall Lane, Stockport, at 10.50am on Wednesday (11 October).
Izzy had been waiting for her owner, Danielle Duce, when the incident happened.
RSPCA Animal Welfare Officer Steve Wickham said: “It is difficult footage to watch. It is a completely random … Continue reading…
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a Lurcher cross was found abandoned in Burnley with ‘horrific’ injuries consistent with having been used for hunting.
The dog was first spotted tied to a tree on a lane off Brownside Road at around 6am on Monday morning (9 October).
RSPCA inspector Lyndsey Taylor (pictured) said: “Seeing him again at 9.30am, a member of the public went to investigate and found him to have numerous injuries. They cut him free and … Continue reading…
A relaunch of an RSPCA centre’s education programme will give young animal-lovers the chance to learn about all things wildlife.
The charity’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, in London Road, Nantwich, has launched a new timetable of activities which will take place at its education centre.
The programme kick starts with events during the half-term break:
Thursday 26 October and Friday 27 October from 1pm to 3pm on both days: Children will be invited to help the centre get ready for
A woman from Lincolnshire has been disqualified from keeping animals for 10 years for causing unnecessary suffering and failing to meet the needs of her dogs.
Carrie-Ann Fothergill (D.O.B 02.04.87) of Sutterton Drove, Amber Hill, Boston appeared before Boston Magistrates’ Court on Monday (9 October).
Her two dogs, Staffies ‘Coke’ (pictured left before and below right after) and ‘Mitzy’ (pictured below left before and below right after), were in very poor condition when they came to RSPCA attention after … Continue reading…
A woman who starved and neglected her dog has been disqualified from keeping animals for life.
Clare Hobson (DOB 26/06/77), of Dollywood Close, in Buxworth, Derbyshire, was sentenced today (Wednesday 11 October) at Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to three Animal Welfare Act offences at a previous hearing.
As well as the lifetime disqualification order on keeping all animals, Hobson was also given a 12-month community order, told to do 120 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay … Continue reading…