All news on the topic: RSPCA

Samantha Burne, in remission from cancer herself, agreed to take in four-year-old Nuke, an XL Bully with skin cancer - they thought the dog may only have months left but he's still here over three years later

Michelle Joplin, 51, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to her dog at Wirral Magistrates Court, which was a Bully type, leaving her "sodden with urine, and skin inflamed and sore"

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES: An XL Bully dog was found dead below the busy A57 flyover near Beighton, South Yorkshire, with RSPCA investigators fearing she was thrown from to her death

The RSPCA is facing 'an unprecedented winter crisis' as people give up their pets because they can't afford to keep them

RSPCA officers are now investigating the animal's death - as it’s feared the puppy may have been dumped as a result of new government legislation

Connor Hudson, from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was found guilty of two animal welfare offences at a trial at Birmingham Magistrates' Court following the brutal attack

Grieving a pet can be similar to mourning the loss of a family member, as some owners experience feelings of deep loneliness and isolation. Here a vet reveals what happens in a dying pet's final moments

After buying a £10 ticket, Michael Maher won a £3million property in Somerset and £100,000 in cash. He said his daughter was sceptical when Omaze officials contacted him about the prize

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGE A puppy believed to have been an XL Bully type was dumped in a tied bin bag behind a Tesco in Birmingham and left to die with broken bones and severely underweight

OnlyFans model Katie Price has shown off her Sphynx cat in her recent Tiktok video after rescuing a black Labrador puppy just a month ago, after a string of pet tragedies at her home in recent years

Residents from a rural community on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire took to social media in confusion and concern after spotting the primate walking about

Robert Mills and his son Jack Mills have been banned from owning animals after they patched up their dog's wounds using superglue following an illegal fox hunt

Abandonment reports to the RSPCA are at a three-year high with the rising cost of living thought to be to blame as fewer people can afford the costs involved with keeping a pet

It’s now illegal to sell, rehome, abandon or allow XL Bullies to go stray in England and Wales. They must also be muzzled and kept on a lead in public - from February 1 it will be illegal to own one unless registered exempt

WARNING: Distressing images. Stephanie Boyd and Daniel Jordan were banned from owning animals for life after three American Bulldog puppies died, with the malnourished pups handed into a rescue centre

A series of horrific images, which the Mirror has decided not to publish, shows the muscle-bound dog with his paws burned to the bone and a fractured skull after being found by a member of the public in south London

Sweet photos show the moment animals at petting and experience zoo, Get To Know Animals in Epping, Essex, dived into scrumptious treats including mince pies and Brussel sprouts

Animal charities are rushing to re-home abandoned XL Bully dogs before New Year’s Eve as the ban on the breed looms closer - it will be an offence to own one from February 1 unless the animal is registered to the Index of Exempted Dogs

Rosie the lurcher was 'left to die' in a hedgerow before being found on Christmas morning - a passerby carried the starving animal home and called the RSPCA before Rosie was given vet treatment

The little dog, who is missing his paw and part of his rear leg, has been named Buddy by rescuers after he was found abandoned in a carrier bag in a London car park on Christmas Eve

The cat was found hanged with a belt, with scratch marks and teeth embedded in the fence, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on 13 November - suggesting the animal was still alive after being attacked

Viewers of Coronation Street will be horrified in the new year when Evelyn and Cassie uncover the brutality of a puppy mill which the producers worked closely with the RSPCA to portray accurately

RSPCA says Pepper, who had spent more than two years waiting at Llys Nini Animal Centre in Penllergaer, south Wales, is a friendly pooch with "bags of character"

These four adorable canines have been dubbed the UK's loneliest dogs, with one of them being on an exasperating search for a permanent home for 800 days - find your perfect match here

Father and son Robert Mills, 66, and Jack Mills, 22, used a strong commercial adhesive to glue together the dog's lips after they became injured following an illegal fox hunt