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Concerns over pet food and vet costs affordability are as old as pet keeping itself

Ever since domestic companion animals first became popular in the west, people’s ability to provide for their healthcare needs has been closely linked to their own economic situation. In October 2022, the British animal charity, the RSPCA, reported a massive 31% drop from 2019 in so-called “rescue” animals being rehomed…

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Low-welfare eggs from caged hens imported to UK in ‘staggering’ numbers

Exclusive: Concerns grow that post-Brexit trade deals could lead to further decline in quality as battery farm eggs are reintroduced

The Guardian - UK

Man who tortured puppy to death ‘because he enjoyed it’ given record jail time

Dudley Payne, 28, from Penwortham, Lancashire, tortured his 11-week-old puppy Rocko to death

The Independent UK

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Pounds under pressure amid parvo outbreak and vaccination shortage

The RSPCA has put a hold on cat surrenders and Maitland's pound is closed to the public.

Newcastle Herald

Britons have started handing in XL bullies to be put down, MPs told

Select committee hears vets and animal rehoming centres could become inundated as owners seek to offload the dogs

The Guardian - UK

Kitty catastrophe as shelters impose 'paws' on felines

Just as peak "kitten season" gets underway, the RSPCA has imposed a four-week ban on the intake of surrendered and stray cats at its NSW shelters.

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Victoria to outlaw strangulation and consider making animal cruelty a domestic violence offence

Government says research suggests survivors of strangulation are more likely to be seriously injured or murdered by the same partner

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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home names vet hospital after Paul O’Grady

Charity says fund set up in late ambassador’s honour has raised £480k, with other charities to benefit

The Guardian - UK

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home names veterinary hospital after Paul O’Grady

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

Evening Standard

'Horrified': Owner fails to treat emaciated dog after it eats 72cm-long fabric

A vet report found the dog could have died within a week if not treated.

The Canberra Times

Tories have broken 15 promises on animal welfare since election, says RSPCA

Charity uses party conference to highlight how ministers have U-turned on pledges ranging from ending fur imports to protecting livestock

The Independent UK

Tooting: Family shocked as they discover 5 ft python on boiler in their south London home

RSPCA are looking for the snake’s owner and believe it was abandoned

Evening Standard

Calls to ban star YouTube trainer ‘Dog Daddy’ who promotes prong collars from entering Australia

Change.org petition urges government to deny Augusto Deoliveira a visa over concerns his techniques may encourage animal cruelty

The Guardian - AU

‘Rabies in UK is only a matter of time’: Crime writer Peter James exposes the gangs behind puppy misery

Behind the crime thriller writer’s latest doorstopper lies a real-life underworld making more cash from illegal dog-farming than from drugs, writes Jane Dalton

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The Independent UK

Cruel puppy-smuggling gangs use posh Airbnbs to trick buyers

Exclusive: Company says there is no evidence to support RSPCA’s claims

The Independent UK

No cull expected under American XL bully dogs ban, says chief vet

Chief Veterinary Officer Professor Christine Middlemiss said there would be an ‘amnesty’ approach.

The Independent UK

Fears blameless XL Bully dogs could be put down or dumped as owners sell animals before ban

Surge in breed being advertised for sale or adoption online as Rishi Sunak fails to tell owners what to do

The Independent UK

Ministers set to work out American XL bully dogs ban after PM pledge

Rishi Sunak said the dogs will be banned by the end of the year in response to a series of attacks.

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The Guardian - UK

Why are American XL bullies being banned and how will it work?

The breed has been linked to a number of fatal attacks and is the first to be banned in UK since 1991

The Independent UK

Sunak’s American XL bully dogs ban backed by architect of Dangerous Dogs Act

Lord Baker, who introduced the legislation when home secretary in 1991, said the dog types should be ‘neutered or destroyed’.

The Guardian - UK

American XL bully dog will be banned, says Rishi Sunak

PM says breed ‘is a danger to our communities’ and will be outlawed by end of year, after series of attacks

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What can – and should – be done to stop attacks by bully XLs?

In today’s newsletter: They’re responsible for a spate of recent attacks, leading the home secretary to commission advice on outlawing them – yet opponents target owners instead

The National (Scotland)

Are fears about bully XL dogs a moral panic, or is a breed ban justified?

‘NO crime BIG punishment” reads the banner on the RSPCA website, across an image of five dogs behind

Evening Standard

Boa Constrictor found dumped on Essex driveway by motorist who then fled

The RSPCA is investigating after a man was caught on CCTV dumping the 6ft reptile

The Independent UK

Woman cleared of cruelty to pony claims video ‘taken out of context’ and led to death threats

Sarah Moulds was not found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to her child’s horse in an incident caught on video in November 2021

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