A cat who had been missing for six weeks has been rescued from a canal overflow drain by the RSPCA.

With temperatures above 20 degrees forecast for the week ahead, many are out enjoying the sunshine – however, this oppressive heat poses a serious threat to our pets.

We are all familiar with the names Lassie, Hachiko, Rin Tin Tin…. but Laika? Who is Laika?

Greater Manchester had the third highest number of animal cruelty reports in England and Wales in 2016, despite the number of successful convictions continuing to fall.

A dog was rescued by Manchester firefighters last night, after getting its head stuck in an electric reclining armchair in Salford.

Manchester’s cat owners are urged to vaccinate their felines before they catch life-long herpes and infect other cats, after the RSPCA Manchester & Salford branch save a kitten from an overinfested house rife with the virus.

A husky that was stolen from Bradford before Christmas is finally reunited with his owners after a chance find in Manchester by the RSPCA.

RSPCA’s alternative dog show Ruffs returns for its second year to celebrate dogs for the right reasons – their health, happiness and welfare – and local lady Luna is in the running for Rescue Pet of the year.

Organised animal fighting is rife in Manchester as RSPCA figures reveal the city ranks third worst for this offence in the country.

A beautiful male black cat, rescued from the scorching engine of a car near Manchester Airport, is looking for his owners to take him home with the help of the RSCPA.

A Wigan bodybuilder exposed as a key player in the sick world of illegal dog fighting who used steroid-fed pitbulls to fight to the death was jailed yesterday.