Animals

A pet store has enforced a ‘rabbit ban’ over Easter to discourage ‘impulsive purchases’ that may be sparked by the seasonal celebrations.

A business owner is "super excited" to have received planning permission for her dog day care.

Dog owners are being warned about the consequences of walking their dogs off the lead in the countryside after an incident on a sheep farm.

A couple who run a hedgehog rescue centre want to raise £10,000 to fund a new hospital with a maternity ward.

Police are appealing for information after receiving reports of dogs chasing swans.

Four men and a teenager accused of hare coursing are due to appear in court.

Wildlife fans have been glued to video footage of an osprey which has laid three eggs so far this season.

Farmers have been proudly showing off their new arrivals during the opening of a two-week lambing event.

Your pets can benefit from enrichment activities, writes a pet expert.

Farmers are offering people the chance to cuddle and bottle feed their lambs this Easter.

Wildlife fans have been glued to video footage of an osprey after she laid her first egg of the season.

Lambs are having to be hand fed by their owner after sick thieves stole their mother.

Bird watchers were delighted after seeing a rare owl this week.

It was udder chaos when a couple’s journey home took an unexpected turn – straight into a herd of wandering cows.

A warning has been issued after reports of pigeons being shot in a town.

A woman has been banned from keeping all animals for five years - after her dog suffered from a number of health issues.

Love for his four-legged friend has inspired a town councillor to run a marathon for an animal welfare charity.

A new charity shop supporting animals in need opens today.

RSPCA investigators have described the “illegal and barbaric” cockfighting operation which saw two men handed suspended jail terms.

A runner and dog-lover is completing three races in support of a local charity that rehomes animals.