In terms of doing all you can to make sure your dog is kept cool during the hot weather , Clare adds: ‘Put ice cubes into water bowls , have a paddling pool for them outside in the shade, get a fan for indoors and never ever shut a dog in the car, or a shadeless garden.

They won’t be allowed from April 2 (Picture: Jed Leicester/REX/Shutterstock)A former local Parkrun organiser has taken umbrage with the fact that dog owners will be banned from using waist harnesses at UK events.

Poor guy (Picture: RSPCA/Andrew Forsyth) ‘He would squash himself at the back of his kennel and spent all of his time staring at the wall’ (Picture: RSPCA/Andrew Forsyth)Kennel supervisor Tiffany Saunders said: ‘When Ralph arrived he was completely shut-down.

Tugay Abukan and Burcu Yuksel have long been feeding local animals but the snowy snap – which shut airports and caused widespread disruption in Istanbul – has led them to open up their house too.

RSPCA staff addressed his health issues, which included poor muscle tone and eye problems (Picture: RSPCA)She explained: ‘He’d had a really tough and restricted life, having spent at least two years living in a muzzle and shut in a crate following an incident in which he attacked the resident cat.

No look is worth an animal suffering (Picture: Getty Images/Shutterstock)Regardless of whether you like the look, a dog’s ears should never be cropped.There are some cases that may medically necessitate the removal of part or all of a dog’s ear flap, but cropping refers to an unnecessary procedure done just to achieve a specific look.

Took cute to spook (Picture: J Mayer/REX/Shutterstock)Thought you nailed your Halloween party outfit last night?A group of pooches showed up to the Washington Square Park Halloween Parade dressed to the nines in a plethora of spooky (and hilarious) costumes.

The security dogs were kept shut in the boot of a Vauxhall Astra in Ilford, east London, as temperatures hit 24C (Picture: RSPCA) A man who left two dogs to die in a car on a hot summer’s day has been spared jail.

Michael Dawson, aged 49, was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay a £100 victim surcharge at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court.Police and the RSPCA raided his home in Plymouth and found the American Pocket Bully dog – named Riot – in a crate in the garden with its ears cropped.

Response to the news that the mother, Mei Xiang, was pregnant caused traffic on the zoo’s ever-popular Panda-cam to spike by 1,200%, zoo officials said.Giant panda gives birth to healthy cub at National Zoo. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in the spring shortly after the entire zoo shut down on March 14.

Sales of hot tubs surged in lockdown as families spent more time at home (Picture: Shutterstock)Boris was discharged on Sunday but Ms Cash said the ordeal was ‘such a scare’.

Chick-fil-A has relied on curbside pickup, takeout and drive-thru orders since mid-March to safely serve its customers while many restaurant dining rooms were shut down.A boxer named Soda Pup became a local celebrity in Maryland for bringing pickup orders to customers who could no longer enter his owner's winery.

A dog has been rescued in China after its owner bound its mouth with a plastic band and tried to sell it for its meat.The previous owner, a farmer, is believed to have tried selling the dog to meat vendors because he had to move house and could no longer care for it.

Shapiro is among thousands of volunteers who answered the call of animal shelters nationwide to foster a pet amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.The number of animals needing homes is likely to climb, said Susan Schroeder, of owner Bronx Tails cat rescue in New York City.

Short nosed pets are most vulnerable in hot temperatures (Picture: Shutterstock) French bulldogs can overheat and suffer sun strokes (Picture: Getty Images)If you are concerned about your dog, please call a vet immediately as heat stroke can be fatal if not caught quickly.

Dogs are killed for their meat in Indonesia (Picture: Alf Jacob Nilsen/ Solent News & Photo Agency) The retired biologist saw shoppers inspecting the meat (Picture: Alf Jacob Nilsen/ Solent News & Photo Agency) Animal rights campaigners have previously tried to shut down the market (Picture: Alf Jacob Nilsen/ Solent News & Photo Agency)‘Hundreds of locals were offering bush meat, dog meat, bats, chickens and fish for sale.

I should just go home.’ Courtesy of Libby Riddles [Then I remembered,] ‘Hey, wait a minute, I have to go help my dogs!’ I shut up, got up and started running after [my] dog team.

Start by feeding your dog his meals inside the crate, leaving the door open the entire time. Once your dog is eating comfortably inside the dog crate, briefly shut the door partway in the middle of his meal.

First, place their food inside an open crate, and eventually have them eat their meals in the crate with the door shut.Try carrying your pets around the house in the crate or taking a short drive.You can help your pets develop a positive association with the crate by providing treats and playtime at the conclusion of crate time.Taking these steps will make moving day a lot more comfortable for you and your furry friends.Pet-Proofing Your New HomeIt is a good idea to pet-proof your new home.

Close the curtains and shut all windows to make sure the sound isn’t as loud for your pet. In the late afternoon give your pet a stodgy, high-carb meal (Picture: Getty)Engage them