After North West police claim to be clamping down on vicious dogs, animal welfare groups are calling for more to be done to protect the animals from negligent owners.

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

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

Peter Higgins, 53, and Ann Warren, 38, from Tyldesley, were caught on Channel 5 documentary The Dog Rescuers

Steph Roberts set up her website ManchesterDate.com last July after appearing on Take Me Out

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

Alabama rot has killed 17 dogs in Britain so far

Pumpkin needs new owners before it is too late

Christmas dinner’s can be harming to pets

Three or four dogs are ‘worth a hundred bobbies’, says dog trainer

Salix homes has united with the Manchester Dogs Home