All news on the topic: Animals

With Mother's Day just around the corner (March 10 for those panicking they'll miss it) Brits are being urged to re-consider common gifts that can cause serious harm to our furry friends if accidentally ingested.

The McDonagh family advertised a total of £532,300 worth of dogs for sale online, with many of the pups stolen, illegally imported and living in atrocious conditions

A bird feeder camera captured hilarious images of raccoons, skunks and a deer having a late night snack in one influencer's garden

Fond tributes have been paid to Bradstock, who won the Cheltenham Festival's biggest race in 2015 with novice Coneygree under jockey Nico de Boinville. The trainer's last runner Mr Vango won the Devon National by 60 lengths just over a week ago

The Volumetrics Diet helps you shift body fat by prioritising nutrient dense foods with a high water content - and you can even design your own meal plan around it

Staff at Hatton Adventure World in Warwickshire couldn't understand why they suddenly had 100 pregnant guinea pigs on their hands - but they soon worked out why

Joanna and George Kowalczyk were out shopping in Chingford, London nearly three years ago when their beloved French bulldog Tina was stolen from the back of their van

Rosie is an adult female pygmy marmoset weighing in at just 108g - and she's already developed a crush on her new male companion

These sweet signs could indicate that your cat or dog definitely loves you just as much as you love your furry friends, so keep a close eye out for these signals

Residents in Bainbridge, Georgia, a small town of around 14,000, are urging the City Council to block plans by a controversial company called Safer Human Medicine to build a 200-acre monkey farm complex

Keen horsewoman Christine Rawle plunged a knife 10cm into her husband's back then called a friend to "sort her dogs out" before removing the blade, prosecutors told the jury during the trial at Exeter Crown Court

Despite one of the whales being visibly thin and covered in whale lice, a second whale repeatedly approaching the first and, using its pectoral fins to hold the injured whale in place, iniated shallow, brief penetrations

Courtney Roberts, 21, was travelling on the A483 on the outskirts of Chester last week when she saw what she believes was a dead puma lying in the central reservation.

The new Pleurobranchaea britannica sea slug, which is part of a group usually found in Senegal and Spain, was discovered off the south west coast of England, likely due to climate change

Shoppers have slammed Cadbury following a major rebrand to one of its most iconic snacks. The chocolate giant has blamed increasing costs of ingredients for the 'shrinkflation'

The private equity firm, which also owns pub group Stonegate and David Lloyd Leisure, has purchased the pet shop chain from previous owner Kester Capital

During a chat with Sir David Attenborough, Princess Charlotte reveals spiders are her favourite animals, and the broadcaster agreed with her, saying they are 'wonderful things'

Transgender killer Scarlet Blake, who was sentenced to life with a minimum of 24 years, will be housed in a men's prison where an expert claims she will receive special privileges as a 'vulnerable prisoner'

Thousands of starfish were washed up on Margate Beach, which experts say is due to changes in the weather which makes sealife "more vulnerable" - locals have been warned to keep their children and pet dogs away

Eleven dog breeds are at risk of disappearing with not enough people choosing from these breeds. It comes as the UK Kennel Club adds these dogs to their "watch-list"

Known locally as 'The Horse Whisperer', a court was told 70-year-old Christine Rawle was on the phone to her daughter when she allegedly stabbed her husband Ian in between his shoulder blades as he walked by

Labrador retriever, Sora, thought she had finally found her forever home after she was adopted from Valley Animal Center in the US. But the shelter was devastated after she was returned 24 hours later

The top 20 memories in TV include moments from Only Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, Britain's Got Talent and The Inbetweeners.

Information from the Department for Food and Rural Affairs shows there are far more XL Bully dogs still on Britain's streets than thought, with the true number more than 50,000

Sheila Lewis, who combined training with running a beauty salon until she focused full-time on her stable, lost one of her best horses to a fatal injury at Hereford on Sunday