Downtown Abbey star, Peter Egan, asks RSPCA to drop their farmed animal assurance scheme
Yesterday, Animal Justice Project launched a petition asking the RSPCA charity to drop their controversial RSPCA Assured food labelling scheme, protect all animals equally and support the transition to a plant-based food system. Spearheaded by TV celebrity Peter Egan, the…
Swan put to sleep after being found in tragic condition
X-Rays on the male swan – found on Thursday 23 May in a pond in the Cefn Golau area in Tredegar – discovered a pellet in his head whilst investigating the fishing litter lodged down his neck. He had also…
RSPCA launches ‘For Every Kind’ campaign in Wales to ‘rethink animals’ in 200th year
The RSPCA says we need to “radically rethink” our relationship with all animals as it launches its new For Every Kind campaign to mark its 200th year – as it reveals in Wales there is a stark difference between what…
XL Bully owners urged to prepare for ban as time runs out
THE Government has stated it will be a requirement for an XL Bully to be muzzled and on a lead when in a public place from 31 December this year and it will be against the law after this date…
Cat with kittens found abandoned in Rhymney
A cat with her two female kittens have been abandoned in a box in Rhymney, Tredegar. They were found by a member of the public in a grey carry container just behind some bins on High Street on 8…
Guinea Pig Awareness Week – RSPCA tackles rise in abandoned guinea pigs
THE RSPCA is tackling a large rise in the numbers of guinea pigs who are being given up by their owners or cruelly abandoned. Overbreeding of guinea pigs and the ongoing impact of the cost of living crisis, as well…
RSPCA launch appeal after three dead cats found in rucksack in Merthyr Tydfil
An appeal for information has been launched after three dead cats were found in a rucksack in Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil. The sad discovery was made at wasteland just outside Afon Taf High School in Troedyrhiw by a pupil on Thursday…
One dog abused every hour: cruelty to dogs on the rise
They may be man’s best friend – but sadly cruelty towards dogs has increased for the second year in a row, new figures released by the RSPCA show. The number of reports the animal charity has received about intentional harm…
RSPCA in adoption plea after 199% rise in rabbits staying in care for over six months
The RSPCA is calling on people to consider adopting unwanted rabbits as rehoming rates plummet leaving many pets in its care searching for owners for more than six months. The animal charity saw a large 48% rise in the intake…
RSPCA hiring for 11 new animal rescue officers across England and Wales
The RSPCA – the country’s oldest and largest animal welfare charity – is recruiting for 11 new animal rescue officers (ARO’s). The charity’s animal rescue officers are frontline workers who respond to reports of cruelty, neglect and injury, deal with…