A ROMANIAN animal shelter is calling on UK dog lovers to help support its work tackling the country’s stray dog crisis.
Speranta Shelter, based in Bucharest, is expanding its mission of rescuing, re-homing and rehabilitating strays with a sterilisation campaign and education programmes for children and adults.
And it is also appealing for dog lovers in the UK to support its remote-adoption scheme, which helps fund care for dogs in Romania.
THE scale of pet homelessness has risen to worrying new heights in the last five years.
The data highlights a growing number of pets being surrendered, as the cost-of-living crisis pushes more UK families to make painful choices. Now, to help tackle the growing issue, Blue Cross has launched its Christmas appeal.
A STUDY has revealed for the first time the extent of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on livestock, humans and the wider environment on the Kenyan island of Lamu.
The study was carried out by members of the Revolution Plastics Institute at The University of Portsmouth in collaboration with The Donkey Sanctuary, The Flop Flopi Project and the Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute.
BSAVA PetSavers has launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal, with a call to animal lovers across the UK to support their life-changing research into pet health.
The campaign is supported by VetPlus, Sustain Insurance Brokers and NationWide Laboratories who have each contributed match funds to the appeal, meaning every donation made by the public during December will be doubled.
THE owner of Sausage Dog Box has launched a new company called BreedFit by Surgery Suit, which creates post op recovery wear and compatible absorbent pads for pets in tailored breed-specific sizing.
The innovative GOTS-certified organic cotton and OEKO-TEX Bamboo recovery garments are non-toxic and hypoallergenic to cater for pets with sensitive skin.
