Hope Rescue, alongside other animal welfare charities, were called to assist with a multi-agency operation to help over 200 breeding bitches, stud dogs and newly born puppies from an unlicensed breeder in Carmarthenshire this weekend. The Hope Rescue welfare team attended the site and rescued 47 dogs from the most heart-breaking and appalling conditions they had ever seen. In total they rescued five mums nursing with a total of 18 puppies, five pregnant mums and a further 20 adults. The…

Local farmers will be opening their gates for LEAF Open Farm Sunday on 10th June On LEAF Open Farm Sunday hundreds of farmers across the country will open their gates to welcome the public and showcase all that British agriculture delivers. LEAF Open Farm Sunday is The Great British Farm Day. It offers a unique chance to see what happens beyond the farm gate and show your support for British farming.  This is your opportunity to talk to farmers and find the answers to the questions…

  While spring and early summer may bring a welcome break from the shorter days of winter, the rise in the pollen count can cause many humans to suffer from hay fever and other seasonal ailments. However, what is less well known is that pets can suffer just as badly. A survey in 2012 showed almost half (44%) of pet owners didn’t realise their pets can suffer from allergies. 43% admitted they wouldn’t know how to tell if their pet…

The Welsh Camerata’s concert on 8 July celebrates the sounds of summer, with a programme devoted to the animal world, from the tiny cricket to the huge elephant. The choir’s director, Andrew Wilson-Dickson, has chosen music from the 15th to 17th centuries, mainly by English composers but with some songs from France, Italy and Germany. He has combined them with a piece of his own, written in 1979 and regularly performed since then. Four Studies for Chorus and Piano from…

We recently had the pleasure of attending Steve Backshall`s Wild World Tour show at St. David`s Hall, Cardiff with our two children. This was the last show on his nationwide tour, which had started in Scotland in October and taken in 21 different locations in total. Steve is now very well-known through his television presenting, writing, not to mention his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014! The show itself was a mixture of Steve talking about his encounters with…

Pets at Home Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Newport Road are holding a reptile workshop in store to showcase a variety of different creatures to curious customers. On  20 and 27 August from 2pm to 3pm at Cardiff Bay and 26 August from 2pm to 3pm at Cardiff Newport Road the store team at both Pets at Home stores will allow customers to meet reptiles including snakes, bearded dragons and geckos. Customers can choose to either just take a peek or…

A new ethical food label – assured by the RSPCA – has been launched in a bid to help improve the lives of a further 100 million farm animals, plus many millions of farmed salmon and trout, in the next five years. As reported in The Grocer the RSPCA Assured label replaces the RSPCA’s Freedom Food mark on eggs, meat, dairy products and fish sold in supermarkets and shops throughout the UK.   The new label makes it easy to find products…