RSPCA has dealt with more than 21,000 animal cruelty cases since coronavirus lockdown

The RSPCA has helped 21,137 suffering animals since lockdown began five weeks ago – an average of one every two minutes. The British animal charity has faced issues raging from abandoned kittens and stranded ducklings to rabbits found amongst fly-tipped waste and a pheasant left trapped in the grille of a car for two weeks.  … Read more

RSPCA hunt ghouls after a cat was tortured to death then BARBECUED in South Yorkshire

RSPCA hunt ghouls after a cat was tortured to death then BARBECUED in South Yorkshire A pet cat was found burned and with a skewer through its body on Thursday It is unknown whether the animal was alive when it was put on a barbecue  The RSPCA are hunting for the cat’s owners and anyone … Read more

RSPCA warns 2,500 pet rabbits were abandoned last year with the peak just weeks after Easter

Bunnies are for life not just for Easter! RSPCA warns 2,500 pet rabbits were abandoned last year with the peak just weeks after the festive period The RSPCA has warns parents that rabbits are pets for life not just for Easter time 2,500 bunnies were re-homed last year with 238 of those  coming at Easter … Read more

Britain’s young coronavirus victims: Teen, 18, is the youngest casualty, as RSPCA worker, 26, dies

While more than 60% of Britons to fall seriously ill from the coronavirus are over 60, there are a tragic number of young lives also being taken by the disease. To date Britain’s youngest coronavirus death has been an 18-year-old teenager, on Sunday a 26-year-old RSPCA animal carer died ‘after being off colour for a … Read more

RSPCA animal carer, 26, dies suddenly after feeling ‘off colour for a couple of days’

RSPCA animal carer, 26, dies suddenly after feeling ‘off colour for a couple of days’ as her parents warn young people to take coronavirus seriously Jayne Lowry, 26, went into cardiac arrest on Saturday night and died on Sunday Mother Jackie Lowry has paid tribute to her ‘amazing and beautiful’ daughter  Miss Lowry, from Preston, … Read more

Millions of chicks are bred for slaughter at just 35 days old, RSPCA warns

Millions of British chickens are bred to grow to full size in just 35 DAYS leading to shocking damage to legs, hearts and lungs, RSPCA warns Millions of factory farm chickens are being grown twice as fast than in the 1950s New study shows fast-growing birds are up to twice as likely to die or be … Read more