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In 1925, a handsome male sled dog named Balto led a 13-dog team that braved blizzard conditions during the grueling final 53-mile (85-km) leg of a 674-mile (1,088-km) dogsled relay, bringing lifesaving medicine to the Alaskan city of Nome during a diphtheria outbreak.

Balto, the heroic sled dog from 1925, had his genome sequenced, revealing that he was intermediate between wolves and modern domesticated dogs.

Its founder said the charity 'urgently needs help to weather the storm'

The owner ignored multiple warnings to clean up the mess which was bothering neighbours

The owner, who has not been named, has been hit with a fine of more than £750 for the dog faeces littered across his garden.

David, a lurcher cross, has been described as "easy-going" and "playful" with Scottish SPCA staff desperate to find a forever home for this "well-mannered" boy.

A rescue volunteer stumbled across two dumped cats near the Gleniffer Braes, to discover one had been shot by an airgun which has led to leg amputation surgery as Johnstone Cat Rescue raise funds.

Bristol ARC says it is being inundated with double the number of rabbits that it saw in 2020

Kevin Record was awoken by dog, Shogun, in the early hours of the morning to alert him to a fire that would tear his flat apart and caused "irreversible" damage.

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Camilla adopted Jack Russell terriers Beth and Bluebell from Battersea.