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By Charities Correspondent Shetland pony foal gallops off with the hearts of everyone she meets as she appears live on national television. A tiny Shetland foal who weighed just 17kg at birth – about the same as a springer spaniel – has been winning hearts left, right and centre since appearing on
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By Animals Correspondent A kitten found wedged between two walls on an industrial estate in Cowbridge, too young to survive alone, has surprised carers by not only pulling through but growing into a kitten who loves rough-and-tumble. When a member of the public arrived at Cats Protection’s National Wales
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By Charities Correspondent Frontline staff from several animal welfare organisations took time out from their demanding roles to take part in a range of wellbeing sessions at The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon recently. The group, which included staff from Flicka, Ash, Margaret Green and the Mare and Foal Sanctuary, were
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By Community Correspondent Drivers on Essex Regiment Way had an unexpected encounter last week — not with criminals, but with a family of swans on the loose. Officers were called to the scene near Chelmsford following reports of two adult swans and their four young goslings wandering dangerously close to the
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By Animals Correspondent A donkey named Darby, who spent several months at The Donkey Sanctuary’s dedicated donkey hospital following complications with a routine dental extraction, is now back to full health and among his companions on his sanctuary farm in Devon. In December last year, Equine Dental Technician Kelsey
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By Jill Dando News In a powerful display of wildlife conservation, Australia Zoo’s Crocodile Rescue Team has successfully rescued two large saltwater crocodiles from devastating welfare conditions in the Solomon Islands, giving them a second chance at life. Both crocodiles, over two meters long, had tragically spent their entire
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By Jill Dando News A line-up of top cats who have transformed the lives of people across the nation have been announced as finalists in the National Cat Awards organised by Cats Protection. The annual awards honours the UK’s most extraordinary cats and people who love them, celebrating moggies
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By Jill Dando News Three Syrian brown bears named Aram, Nairi, and their daughter, Lola, were rescued after years of suffering in a backyard in Yerevan, Armenia. Confined to filthy cages and denied even the most basic care, the bears were discovered during an investigation by the Foundation for the
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By Jill Dando News A stray cat who was found alone with multiple injuries is now thriving in a new home, thanks to the care of leading animal welfare charity, Battersea. One-year-old cat, Mel, whose story was featured in ITV’s For The Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond, came
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By Jill Dando News Cocoa, a tiny echidna puggle, was recently found alone and lying on a busy road, far too young to be without her mum. The Australia Zoo Rescue Unit quickly responded to the call and helped rescue this precious animal. With uncertainty around whether Cocoa had been
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By Jill Dando News Three donkeys have enriched the lives of their Guardian owners after finding their forever home through The Donkey Sanctuary’s Rehoming Scheme. Monte, Muldoon and Junior spent many years supporting members of the community as part of the animal welfare charity’s Donkey Assisted Activities programme,
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By Jill Dando News Wiltshire Police adopted three-year-old English Springer Spaniel Reggie in February 2024 from our Evesham centre. A former rescue dog adopted from Dogs Trust by Wiltshire Police has celebrated his first year of service as a police dog. Reggie excelled during training due to his enthusiastic nature
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By Jill Dando News Mr. Biscuits was skinny, scratched and scarred when he was picked up as a stray and arrived in our care earlier this year. He was terrified and found it hard to trust people after all he’d been through. Mr. Biscuits had clearly been a stray
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By Jill Dando News A tiny homeless kitten took fate into her own paws when she approached a member of her new family on a cliff-top walk and encouraged him to take care of her. Little Bramble was no more than 10-12 weeks old and battling potentially fatal cat flu
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By Jill Dando News A tiny foal born to a mother who was rescued in one of our most complex and historic operations is thriving in sanctuary care three years on. Three-year-old Honey resides at our New Arrivals Unit in Devon alongside her mother Piglet, nine. However, the happy life
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By Jill Dando News The Donkey Sanctuary has partnered with the University of Exeter to develop a new module of their film degree which focuses on the representation of donkeys in film. Film studies undergraduates at the University of Exeter electing to take the ‘Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens’ option as part