Rescueandanimalcare

From the Editor's Desk People often imagine that life at a rescue centre consists mainly of cuddles, wagging tails and happy endings. While those moments certainly exist, and they are precious, there is far more to a typical day at Border Collie Trust GB than many people realise. Long before most of us have finished our morning tea, the day is already underway. Kennels are opene...

TV stars Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have recently rehomed miniature Shetlands Thumbelina and Mermaid from Redwings Horse Sanctuary. The couple reached out to the charity as they were looking to rehome rescued ponies to join their family. Redwings' rehoming team carried out its usual process of home checks and assessments before inviting Stacey and Joe to visit the charity's Ad...

Most people know Pet Database as a microchip database. How has it become something more for rescue centres? Most people know us as a DEFRA-compliant microchip database, but today we support much more than microchip registration. Rescue centres can manage animals in their care, transfer microchip ownership after adoption and help more people discover the pets waiting for a home, ...