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Animal welfare blog

Behind every donation, every animal saved and charity supported, there’s someone like you helping to make a difference.

a picture of a bird of prey at Hawk Conservancy Trust

The Hawk Conservancy Trust – a look back at a decade of...

 
A whale in the sea

Diving Deep: Our journey with Whale and Dolphin Conservation

 
Row upon row of planted tree saplings

How we’ve helped The Tree Council so far

 
A woman sits on a mountainside with her dog by her side

A walk on the wild side with Laura Connolly (Digital Product...

 
A bonfire on a clear, stary night

Consider wildlife before building a bonfire or using fireworks

 
A small and large pig

Wild boar fact file

 
A red squirrel in a tree

Red squirrel fact file

 
Seagrass under the water, flowing in the current

Seagrass fact file

 
A hedgehog

Hedgehog fact file

 
A basking shark in the water

Basking shark fact file

 
A fox sat in a garden

Fox fact file

 
A Barn Owl

Barn owl fact file

 
A copper butterfly

Small copper butterfly fact file

 
A bat hanging upside down

Bechstein's bat fact file

 
A beaver in a river

Beaver fact file

 
A pug with rear leg assisting wheels in on a beach litter pick

How to help your local wildlife even when walking your pooch!

 
A loggerhead turtle on the sand

What to do with a stranded turtle in the UK

 
A whale

Animating the Ocean with Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)

 

Top tips for supporting birds of prey in the UK

 

Charity Review 2023 - how we helped, together

 

Christmas Day at Rushton Dog Rescue

 

Bath Cats and Dogs Home: the charity behind the video

 

Give a different gift this year

 

The Tree Council – celebrating 50 years of Treemendous work

 

Where can I visit ugly endangered animals?

 

Animals you didn’t know were endangered & the charities who...

 

Proboscis monkey fact file

 
A frogs eye pears out of the water line

Natterjack toad fact file

 

Pangolin fact file

 

African white-backed vulture fact file

 

Shortfin Mako Shark fact file

 

The importance of biodiversity

 

The Home of No Judgement

 

FOUR PAWS: The tailed victims of war

 

Supporting bumblebees at home

 

5 eco-friendly activities to do this Earth Day

 

Rhino Guardians – Saving a species from extinction

 

Animal cruelty in tourism – are you part of the problem?

 

How to help wildlife in winter

 
An outstretched arm gently meets the nose of a which and grey speckled horse

Reasons why you should join Animal Friends Giving Back

 

What does a Purple Poppy mean and where can I buy one?

 

Animal Support Angels: From the eyes of the rescuers

 

2022 Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photography Awards Finalists

 

A new life for Vietnam’s saddest bears

 
Close up of a whale

Animal Friends joins Climate Giant Project

 

Things you can do to help the planet

 

2022 Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photography Awards

 
An example lion statue from the Tusk Lion Trail

The Tusk Lion Trail

 

Tikam the Puma, an apartment, and Four Paws

 

Tusk's Big Cat - Little Cat campaign

 

5 interesting facts from Four Paws

 
A hedgehog with alopecia

How does stress affect animals?

 

The negative effect of the media on animal abandonment.

 
Basking Shark image

The Basking Sharks return

 
Image of a Lemur in a tree

Endangered Species Spotlight: Northern Sportive Lemur

 
Image of a deer stood in a burning field

Earth Day: How natural disasters affect animals

 

10 fun facts about reindeer

 

Working for tougher sentences for animal abusers

 

2021 Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photography Awards

 
A photo of Hope

Guest blog: Celia Hammond Animal Trust

 
A German Shepherd on a sofa next to a man

How we are supporting the UK’s retired police dogs

 
A long eared bat

5 interesting facts from Bat Conservation Trust

 
A dog sits nicely whilst on a lead with their human behind them

StreetVet – £100k Charity Giveaway winners a year on…

 
A whale in the sea

5 interesting facts from Whale and Dolphin Conservation

 
A bear in a cage

Guest Blog: FOUR PAWS UK’s rescue of two bears in Croatia

 
A golden coloured dog on a lead, tied to a lamp post

Animal welfare issues: Pet abandonment

 
A terrapin

10 animals you can adopt from rehoming centres

 
A dogs paws dangle out of a cage

Are laws regarding animal abuse tough enough?