The Premier League footballer Kurt Zouma has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for five years for kicking and slapping his cat.

A dog has been rescued after being found 'collapsed in a pool of blood' in a West Yorkshire garden (Image: RSPCA)"He had a total of eight open, bloodied wounds which all needed cleaning and stitching under anaesthetic.

Lourens Koetsier now has to use a wheelchair outside after his horse buckled him (Picture: Champion News)A financial adviser left needing a wheelchair after a Westie terrier ran at his horse on a Welsh beach is suing the dog’s owner for up to £5million.

He persistently trotted up the path, unconcerned by barking dogs (Picture: Deadline News) Various dogs were approached in Cannock Chase, West Midlands (Picture: Deadline News) It even followed a human over a river, before losing interest (Picture: Deadline News)In a statement, the organisation said: ‘This is not normal behaviour for a badger, who are nocturnal and wouldn’t usually be seen in open daylight walking amongst people.

Despite focusing on animals, the small outfit, which works in collaboration with a larger foundation called Centaurus, has also evacuated more than 3,000 people from Ukraine, including those in need of urgent medical attention.Patrick Westrup, 31, who co-runs the group, said the organisation also donates food to people in Ukraine.

In fact, the champion German shepherd Manhattan, who won Westminster in 1987, is one of Frei’s favorite show dogs of any breed.RottweilerCourtesy National Dog ShowFrei likes to call rottweilers “the middle linebacker of dogs” and said he loves the breed.

Caroline Cole Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.“Always put your complaint in writing” is good advice (How to complain effectively – and get results, 21 March ).Thank you, Alys Fowler, for reminding us of the importance of the humble weed (16 March ).

He’s a real softie (Picture: RSPCA)Jay the West Highland terrier has been patiently waiting 411 days for a loving owner to come along.(Picture: RSPCA)Staff know that it may take Jay a little while to find the right home, but they hope his new owner is just around the corner.

The dognappers scooped Luna up and ran away (Picture: Graham Jones/SWNS) The two men pretended to befriend the dog before unclipping her collar and running away (Picture: Kirsty Groves/SWNS) Luna was found a day later (Picture: Kirsty Groves/SWNS) Police officers rescued Luna in a village eight miles from where she was snatched (Picture: West Mercia Police/SWNS)She said her mother is now a ‘nervous wreck’ and does not want to walk her dog alone anymore.

Puppy has adorable solution for standing out at kennels - he smiles at EVERY visitor (Image: Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana)A spokesperson from Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana said: "Burreaux came to us from Caddo Animal Control with his two siblings.

But a year later, Flo has settled into her loving new home where she is "living her best life".West Hatch deputy manager Anita Clark said: “When Flo arrived she was little more than skin and bone; she looked like a walking skeleton.

West Hatch deputy manager Anita Clark said: ‘She was little more than skin and bone; she looked like a walking skeleton.

Channing Tatum's newest movie, "Dog," may induce swooning over the human-animal bond, but some experts worry it could lead to more abandoned Belgian Malinois, the dog breed featured in the movie.

We British, who like to think we’re a nation of animal lovers, have been given an opportunity to bask in the warm glow of this reassuring self-image now that more than 150,000 people have signed a petition calling for the West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma to be prosecuted after a video emerged of him kicking his cat.

A dog that went viral when she was stolen and then found within hours thanks to a Twitter campaign has died aged 15.Cabbage, the collie cross of the former BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones, trended on Twitter last November when she and five other dogs were stolen together with a van in Acton, west London , after a dog walker left his keys in the ignition.

Poor Lacie needed months to recover (Picture: RSPCA)RSPCA animal rescue officer Ali Sparkes was off duty when a neighbour reported seeing Lacie abandoned back in March 2021.RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre deputy manager Anita Clark said Lacie’s true colours are finally showing after all the trauma she’s endured.

An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club's purebred lineup.That means they're eligible to compete for best in show at many U.S. dog shows, including the AKC's big annual championship and the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club show.

The event will be held later “due to the surge of the omicron variant in New York City,” it said.

President Joe Biden on Monday introduced the newest member of his family, a purebred German shepherd puppy named Commander, while the first lady’s office said the cat she promised more than a year ago to bring to the White House would finally join them in January.

What started as a Texas couple’s getaway to Las Vegas led to a hilarious surprise at the Southwest Airlines luggage counter—when they opened up their bag and found a stowaway Chihuahua inside.“I told Kristi, I think this thing’s gonna be real close,” Jared told The Epoch Times.