Animal Welfare

A number of UK companies including Pret previously committed to banning the chicken breeds by 2026, but have since backtracked

Ad Feature Denmark moves to ban “frankenchickens" still sold in the UK

Campaigners claim customers are being ‘conned’ over chicken welfare standards

Ad Feature Petition 5 times longer than Bayeux Tapestry marched through London

Donkeys like Lagdaf haul 400 litres of water to provide water for their community

Video of a working donkey shows demanding work and daily challenges

Firefighters rescued the pigeon from Preston bus station

Bus station pigeon rescue sparks relief

Pret have faced criticism from Anima and Project Slingshot

Ad Feature Chris Packham 'won't set foot in Pret' after chicken welfare row

Viva!'s new documentary will be the UK's first to challenge decades of 'dairy industry spin'

Ad Feature Viva! marks World Milk Day by announcing major dairy documentary

'Extremely upsetting' Man handed five-year animal ban

Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

Ad Feature Voting opens for 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards with £100k prize fund

The kitten, tragically found in a bucket in Blackburn

Dead kitten found in a bucket on a Lancashire street

When pregnant mare Jean was rescued in August from a field full of poisonous ragwort by World Horse Welfare, she was extremely underweight, with overgrown hooves and painful sores on her neck.

Emaciated and pregnant mare who lost her foal is doing well

Going Green: Animal welfare to help keep the planet green

Mark and Samantha Green

Dog charity couple to tell their inspirational story in Preston

I'm doing Veganuary this year! 17 top vegan restaurants to try in 2025

Meat at Booths in Clitheroe

Booths supermarket make big announcement on their meat

A black cat was rescued after being sprayed with green paint in Lancashire (Credit: English Barn Cats)

Cat sprayed with green paint prompting appeal to trace potential owner

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

Video shows King Charles' portrait being vandalised by protesters
The startlingly red portrait raised eyebrows when it was first unveiled last month, and is now raising eyebrows once again.
Amber Allott

The man had denied being in the area at the time, but he and the dog were recorded on a doorbell camera (RSPCA/SWNS)

Jail for abusive owner filmed dragging XL bully behind scooter

The 11 dogs campaigners believe the council had euthanised (Lost Souls/Facebook)

Council seizes 82 dogs from sanctuary, sparking controversy as 11 put down

The RSPCA is this year backing Guinea Pig Awareness Week, as it deals with a big spike in the tiny critters coming through its doors (RSPCA/Supplied)

Breaking RSPCA centres jam-packed with 'cruelly abandoned' guinea pigs

Brucella canis can spread from dogs to humans in rare cases (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

BreakingExplainer Three people in UK test positive for bacterial disease spreading in dogs

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins & parrots - how to apply

Chester Zoo is hiring a zookeeper to look after penguins

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a number of suspected cat poisonings

RSPCA issues warning to pet owners after suspected cat poisonings

Mary Swindlehurst, who runs Leyland Hedgehog Rescue.

Leyland charity calls on MPs to support animal welfare bill

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