Plucky pets with heartbreaking, inspiring and, sadly, often shocking stories are vying for YOUR vote in Manchester RSPCA’s 2014 Rescue animal of the year contest.

Bedroom tax is not just hitting Manchester residents hard, but their pets too, as the benefits squeeze makes people feel they have no choice but to abandon their four-legged friends

Manchester’s animal lovers have been delving into their pockets and have raised £4,800 for pet rehoming centres as part of a summer fundraising campaign.

With a day dedicated to pretty much everything ever, today it was the turn of our marvellous moggies to have a bit of the glory

A former scientific researcher at Manchester University has been fined £2,493 for killing his next door neighbour’s cat after it ate a cocktail of poison he left out for rats.

Robert Ashton spent 15 years working as a food photographer in London before head up north to focus on pet photography

A shortlist of finalists will be decided before the vote goes to the public with the lucky winner being revealed on Monday March 31

Janet Latheron, from Wigan, spent her disability handouts feeding the cats with scraps from her local fish and chip shop.

The Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA) plan to build a brand new cat rehoming centre to meet the high demands they currently face

Does your pet have what it takes to be crowned Manchester’s Cutest Pet 2014?

Christmas dinner’s can be harming to pets