Animals
By Animals Correspondent A dramatic rescue in Portsmouth has ended in a shock reunion after a cat pulled from a tight space was discovered to have been missing for four years. The RSPCA, firefighters and vets were called to a property on Madeira Road after homeowner Catherine Edwards heard a
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By Animals Correspondent A heartwarming community effort helped save a litter of newborn kittens found trapped inside the roof of a commercial building in Uxbridge. The rescue began earlier this week when a local worker, Glenn, reached out for help after caring for a small colony of cats at his
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By Animals Correspondent Six donkeys rescued from severe flooding in Somerset are now safe and recovering well thanks to the efforts of The Donkey Sanctuary. Mimi, Martha, Mabel, Aida, Pippin and Lily-Mae were stranded after floodwater swept across their smallholding when a nearby river burst its banks during Storm Chandra
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By Animals Correspondent The Celia Hammond Animal Trust has unveiled plans to develop a purpose-built rescue and rehoming facility next to its current veterinary clinic in Lewisham, South East London. To give the community an insight into the project, the charity will host a public Open Day on Saturday 11
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By Animals Correspondent One year after their dramatic rescue, three Syrian brown bears – Aram, Nairi and their young daughter Lola – are celebrating a remarkable milestone in their recovery. The bear family has successfully completed their very first natural hibernation at the wildlife rescue centre run by the Foundation for the
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By Animals Correspondent A black-and-white cat named Joy is living up to her name after being adopted into a different kind of forever home. After arriving at Cats Protection Northern Ireland Cat Centre last November, four-year-old Joy soon landed on all four paws when staff at local children's
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By Animals Correspondent A tiny pony who was discovered so poorly that he was unable to stand and struggling to breathe is now a huge hit with visitors at Penny Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre, near Blackpool. When World Horse Welfare Field Officer Charlotte Melvin found Pickle last year, he
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By Animals Correspondent Two runaway donkeys who repeatedly wandered onto a busy Worcestershire road have been given a safe new start — after police called in the experts. The mischievous pair, spotted straying near Pershore time and time again, were causing concern for motorists and locals, with officers from West Mercia
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By Animals Correspondent Two tiny ponies rescued just days before Christmas are now thriving — thanks to the tireless care of the team at World Horse Welfare’s Penny Farm near Blackpool. Buddy, a chestnut colt, and Bauble, a piebald, were discovered in December in a dangerous state — underweight, infested with
Charities
By Animals Correspondent Animal Welfare Charity, Battersea, and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), rallied together to rescue a stray cat and her three kittens in time for Christmas. Now, some of the children at GOSH have been given the important task of choosing the purr-fect names for the feline family
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By Animals Correspondent A pair of rescued donkeys and two foals born to mares from the same rescue, are settling in to their new forever homes just in time for Christmas, thanks to the supportive efforts of The Donkey Sanctuary. Staff from The Donkey Sanctuary were among the 100 charity
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By Animals Correspondent A mare rescued so emaciated and weak that her foal was tragically stillborn is now on the road to recovery at World Horse Welfare’s Lancashire rescue and rehoming centre – and will be receiving the very best of care this Christmas. When pregnant mare Jean was rescued
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By Animals Correspondent Four hungry, dying kittens have been saved from the dangers of a landfill site where they were discovered within a house-high woodpile and tempted to safety using kippers. Staff at Westcombe Waste in Somerton reached out to Cats Protection Yeovil for assistance with feral cats at the
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By Charities Correspondent Shetland pony foal gallops off with the hearts of everyone she meets as she appears live on national television. A tiny Shetland foal who weighed just 17kg at birth – about the same as a springer spaniel – has been winning hearts left, right and centre since appearing on
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By Animals Correspondent A kitten found wedged between two walls on an industrial estate in Cowbridge, too young to survive alone, has surprised carers by not only pulling through but growing into a kitten who loves rough-and-tumble. When a member of the public arrived at Cats Protection’s National Wales
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By Charities Correspondent Frontline staff from several animal welfare organisations took time out from their demanding roles to take part in a range of wellbeing sessions at The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon recently. The group, which included staff from Flicka, Ash, Margaret Green and the Mare and Foal Sanctuary, were