Animal Welfare

Campaigners claim customers are being ‘conned’ over chicken welfare standards

Ad Feature Petition 5 times longer than Bayeux Tapestry marched through London

Gordon Chandler with a swan a Emsworth Harbour.

Wildlife supporter describes moment he found a swan mauled by a dog

Donkeys like Lagdaf haul 400 litres of water to provide water for their community

Video of a working donkey shows demanding work and daily challenges

Photos from the pop-up racehourse event at Gunwharf Quays

Racehorse event goes ahead as Green Party raise concerns over welfare

Pret have faced criticism from Anima and Project Slingshot

Ad Feature Chris Packham 'won't set foot in Pret' after chicken welfare row

Viva!'s new documentary will be the UK's first to challenge decades of 'dairy industry spin'

Ad Feature Viva! marks World Milk Day by announcing major dairy documentary

Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

Ad Feature Voting opens for 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards with £100k prize fund

Going Green: Animal welfare to help keep the planet green

Protesters pasting over the royal portrait (Photo: Animal Rising/Supplied)

Video shows King Charles' portrait being vandalised by protesters

The man had denied being in the area at the time, but he and the dog were recorded on a doorbell camera (RSPCA/SWNS)

Jail for abusive owner filmed dragging XL bully behind scooter

The 11 dogs campaigners believe the council had euthanised (Lost Souls/Facebook)

Council seizes 82 dogs from sanctuary, sparking controversy as 11 put down

The RSPCA is this year backing Guinea Pig Awareness Week, as it deals with a big spike in the tiny critters coming through its doors (RSPCA/Supplied)

Breaking RSPCA centres jam-packed with 'cruelly abandoned' guinea pigs

Brucella canis can spread from dogs to humans in rare cases (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

BreakingExplainer Three people in UK test positive for bacterial disease spreading in dogs

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins & parrots - how to apply

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a number of suspected cat poisonings

RSPCA issues warning to pet owners after suspected cat poisonings

Photo issued by the Dogs Trust of Chow Chows which have been smuggled in to the UK as bootleg breeders are illegally smuggling thousands of puppies into Britain

MP urges government to take action against the illegal puppy smuggling trade
Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage has called on her government to progress a sidelined bill which would tackle the illegal trade of puppy smuggling.
Chris Broom

The cygnet with the plastic ring round its beak

Council investigates mysterious bird deaths as charity rehomes swans

Ben Standen from Four Paws Doggie Day Care in Portsmouth

Dog day care firms in Portsmouth say changes to licensing laws are ‘barking mad’

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Dog day care firms in Portsmouth say changes to licensing laws are ‘barking mad’

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MP pleased with CCTV slaughter house plans

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Leaders call for residents aid to help out Stubbington Ark