RSPCA

Several young puppies huddled together in a metal crate lined with a blanket

Carmarthenshire

PUPPY BREEDING: Carmarthenshire still Wales’ biggest hot spot — but investigations fall as RSPCA urges new law review

Carmarthenshire recorded more dog breeding investigations than any other Welsh council in…

By

Kit Peters

6 Min Read

Carole Stevens holding a black and white cat up to her face at the Llys Nini animal centre

PENLLERGAER: 50 years, 20,000 animals — BEM for the woman at the heart of Llys Nini

Carole Stevens joined Swansea's animal rescue world as a teenager and never…

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Kit Peters

5 Min Read

Two cats sitting on the arm of a sofa in a rubbish-strewn living room, with a black kitten on the dirty bare floor nearby

BRITON FERRY: Man banned from keeping animals for seven years after cats found living among rubbish

Jordan Saunders admitted failing to meet the needs of three cats and…

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Kit Peters

5 Min Read

Bear is a two-year-old Chow Chow at the RSPCA's Llys Nini shelter in Penllergaer (Image: RSPCA)

Lifestyle and Travel

SWANSEA: #DogsAtPollingStations is trending — but spare a thought for the #DogsNotAtPollingStations who’d love a vote of confidence today

As Wales heads to the polls and #DogsAtPollingStations fills social media, the…

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Kit Peters

5 Min Read

Two grey seal pups emerging from plastic animal carriers on a pebbly beach, with RSPCA staff crouching behind them during a release day in Devon.

PEMBROKESHIRE: The seal pup who swam 120km from Cornwall to Pembrokeshire in four days — and lived to tell the tale

A grey seal pup who swam 120km from Cornwall to Pembrokeshire in…

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Kit Peters

7 Min Read

A side view of a tan and black crossbreed dog being held by a person in green scrubs. The dog is standing on asphalt and appears to be leaning away from its front right leg. A white card with "PM/1" is held against its back.

Police and Crime

HEARTBREAK: Swansea man banned for life after ‘threats to kill’ his own dog

A Swansea man has been banned from keeping animals for life after…

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Kit Peters

4 Min Read

RSPCA Inspector Neil Tysall standing on the shoreline in Tenby during the Sea Empress response operation.

‘Chaos, heartbreak and toothbrushes’: RSPCA heroes look back 30 years after the Sea Empress disaster

Thirty years on, the people who battled to save thousands of oil‑soaked…

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Kit Peters

9 Min Read

Elvis the seal pup emerging from the water onto a wet shoreline during her release.

Elvis has left the building! Rescued seal pup returns to the wild after months of rehab

Elvis has finally left the building — and this time it’s not…

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Kit Peters

6 Min Read

White cat named Lucky lying on a soft blanket surrounded by heart-shaped plush toys.

Could you fall in love with a rescue pet this Dydd Santes Dwynwen?

With Dydd Santes Dwynwen — Wales’ own day of love — falling…

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Kit Peters

8 Min Read

Andy the labrador lying in his basket after treatment for a facial injury.

Pembrokeshire woman banned from keeping animals after dog found with shocking untreated facial wound

A Pembrokeshire woman has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years…

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Kit Peters

5 Min Read

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