Animal Welfare

A pig at Northmoor Farm in Lincolnshire. Animal rights activists filmed undercover footage at the pig farm - and after the allegations of animal abuse major supermarkets have pulled their orders from its owner Cranswick

Supermarkets cancel meat orders from farm accused of piglet abuse

“Piggy has been by my side for a decade – through every joy, every heartbreak, and every sickness."

Could pets be the cure to the UK’s loneliness epidemic?

Industry leaders back a ban on cages for laying hens and Brits approve

Lily Allen has come under fire this week after admitting she returned a rescue puppy to a shelter (File photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Lily Allen hits back at criticism over shelter puppy saga

Felicity's skin has recovered well with special care (Photo: RSPCA)

Homeless and pregnant pedigree cat's incredible transformation

He became an ambassador for Battersea in 2012 after the success of ITV’s award-winning For The Love Of Dogs.

Paul O'Grady fortune revealed after death

A Nottinghamshire community policing team spotted the kittens in distress when carrying out a warrant (Photo: Nottinghamshire Police)

Police help rescue 'poorly' cats and kittens from house

Callum the stag who frequented Benn Eighe car park in Torridon had to be put down after visitors fed him the wrong kind of food. Picture: Andrew Grant McKenzie / SWNS

Famous Scottish stag dies after being fed by well-meaning visitors

A screenshot of the woman walking a dog moments before the alleged incident (Birmz Is Grime / SWNS)

Man arrested after shocking CCTV footage of small dog being booted

CCTV footage from across the street caught the entire incident (Image: Birmz Is Grime / SWNS)

Man caught on CCTV kicking small dog, leaving it 'screaming in pain'

A still from a video uploaded by X account UB1UB2 West London (Southall) of a cow being rammed by a police car in Feltham on June 14, 2024.

Petition to send cow rammed by police car to sanctuary hits 20,000

The RSPCA cannot rehome dogs direct from private kennels, and needs to wait for spaces to open up in its packed centres (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

RSPCA begs Brits to 'adopt not shop' as centres hit breaking point

Dozens of dogs were found living in cramped pens and crates in the remote field (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Woman jailed for neglecting nearly 200 dogs and puppies

The RSPCA are seeking more information on this man, seen on CCTV footage (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

RSPCA seeking man after box of rabbits dumped outside flat

It took rescuers more than two hours to round up all of the rats (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Over a hundred pet rats rescued from UK woman's filthy 'rat room'

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

King Charles' portrait vandalised by protesters

Ghost Bug has now been returned to the sea (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Warning over common beach toy that is harming UK's seals
‘Ghost Bug’ is sadly not the first seal to need rescuing after having the same toy become deeply embedded in her neck.
Amber Allott

A firefighter carries injured chickens from a fire-damaged shop in Bangkok's Chatuchak market (Photo by CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds of animals die in fire at controversial pet market

Microchipping is a quick and largely painless procedure, that will last your cat the rest of its life (Photo: Defra/PA Wire)

What cat owners should do if they've missed the microchipping deadline

What appear to be three bully-type dogs with cropped ears were found in Kimberley's kitchen (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Rare lifetime dog disqualification for man who ignored past ban

Vida and Quaker, the most seriously injured of the horses, are now enjoying some time off (Photo: HMRC/Twitter)

Runaway Cavalry horses set to join King's Birthday parade

Phillip Ali (left), who went by Dr Death in the dogfighting world, and Stephen Brown (right), pictured after a successful fight (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Dog fighting's 'Dr Death' jailed

Some 26 owls were being kept in cramped conditions in a shed with no water, inspectors said (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Birdkeeping ban for man who kept dozens of mistreated owls in shed

Animal activists have been protesting for Bella to be rehabilitated and returned to the sea (Screengrab: Hot Pink Dolphins/Dolphin Project)

Fight for lonely beluga 'Bella' to be freed from mall

The CMA is investigating whether vets are holding pet owners to ransom (Photo: CMA/iStock)

How pet owners can cut vet bills, as UK's vet prices probed

Many of the 13 animals were found living in cages surrounded by waste (Photo: RSPCA/Express & Star)

Twelve pets rescued from 'filthy cages' now free to find new homes

RSPCA rescuers freed the starving pup from a Swansea flat this week (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Starving bulldog abandoned in flat for weeks

The RSPCA says many animals suffer on these long journeys (Photo: Andrew Forsyth/RSPCA)

Explainer Live export ban passes - here's what it means for animals
Once the new law gets Royal Assent, cows, sheep, pigs and horses will no longer be shipped to Europe to be fattened up and slaughtered.
Amber Allott

The RSPCA inspector said she had never seen anything like it, in her 14-year career (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Eight cats saved from filthy home with 'piles of mouldy faeces'

The affected animal did not enter the food chain, authorities say (Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

Mad cow disease found on UK farm

The vivarium was hot and smelled like rotting fruit, an RSPCA officer said (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Pet ban for couple who kept guinea pigs in tank with rotting fruit

In the footage, a person shoots what appears to be a young stag as it lies in a stream (Photo: Hunt Saboteurs Association/SWNS)

Hunter recorded shooting 'exhausted' stag after alleged 10-mile chase

Bentley's owners blamed his condition on his old age (Photo: RSPCA)

Pet ban for couple who left dog at home during family holiday

The White-headed marmoset was able to be lured into a cage by volunteers (Photo: Wings and Paws/SWNS)

Monkey found 'leaping about' Wolverhampton home

The skinny and frightened dog was found huddled behind a bush, in an Essex driveway (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

'Painfully skinny' dog found huddled behind bush

The Safe Haven team treating a foal at a refugee camp (Photo: Safe Haven for Donkeys/Supplied)

UK charity lightening the load for donkeys and horses in Gaza

Despite an infected wound and an injured wing, the mother swan was still trying to incubate her eggs (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Warning for dog owners after nesting swan suffers fatal injuries

Karen was reportedly a particularly playful ostrich (Photo: Topeka Zoo/Facebook)

Beloved ostrich 'Karen' dies after swallowing zoo worker's keys

The duck is recovering well from its infected cheek wound (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Hunt for culprit after duck shot in face with air rifle

Both of the dogs are believed to have been starved for some time, possibly months (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Pet ban for man who left starving dogs in 'cruel and nasty state'

A female hen harrier in flight. The male is silvery-white in colour (Photo: RSPB/PA Wire)

Illegal killings still cast shadow over future of UK's hen harriers

The pup's body was found in a Poundland carrier bag (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Body of 'very skinny' puppy dumped in Poundland bag

MPs are calling on the government to crack down on "designer" dog clinics, linked to social media popularising breeds with extreme features like pugs (Photo: Clara Molden/PA Wire)

MPs call for 'crackdown' on dodgy designer dog clinics

A police officer next to a seal sunbathing on Durdle Door beach (Photo: Purbeck Police/SWNS)

Safety tips for sunbathing seals, after police close off Dorset beach

Many dogs were found to be living in poor conditions in a garage (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Dog fighting ring smashed as 'Dr Death' and three others convicted

An RSPCA officer spotted the dog lying motionless in his kennel, in an overgrown yard (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Twenty year pet ban for couple who let mastiff dog starve to death

John Little, aged 19, was sentenced at Ballymena Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 27, after previously pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering of a dog called Diesel.

Man banned for brutal attack on dog

Rabbits have complex dietary and housing needs (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Why you can't buy a bunny at popular pet store this weekend

Germany's new law aims to end breeding for extreme features, which could impact breeds like the dachshund (Photo: PA Wire)

Sausage dogs under fire in Germany's new animal welfare law

Chocolate eggs aren't the only Easter treat dangerous to pups (Photo: Adobe Stock)

The 'other' Easter treat which is toxic to your four-legged friends

The RSPCA is trying to find out where the young spaniel came from (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Spaniel with life threatening leg infection abandoned at cemetery

Lidl has today announced a significant enhancement to animal welfare standards for its own-label fresh chickens (Photo: Lidl GB/Supplied)

Lidl announces 'big change' to chicken welfare standards

Ladybird and her new puppy, 'Babybird' (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Dog found tangled in barbed wire's surprise for her rescuers

The last farmer protest in Westminster in 2020. Credit: Getty

Farmers block roads in central London to protest against Rishi Sunak

Seamus had been left to starve in a field with no grass (Photo: World Horse Welfare, Supplied)

Amazing transformation for 'gentle giant' horse left to starve

Instagram influencer Elena Larrea, who has died at the age of 30. Photo by Instagram/elenaypunto.

Instagram influencer and OnlyFans model Elena Larrea dies age 30

Peanut was incredibly thin when she was discovered (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Pet ban for woman who left French bulldog 'Peanut' to starve