'Sadly, as a result of the injury, the mother abandoned the lamb'

A former RSPCA inspector who spoke out about working for the charity has been found dead at home.

No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The accompanying picture is indeed a showjumping rabbit, taking part in an agility test at the London Pet Show, which took place at the weekend.

RSPCA's annual prosecutions report shows rise from 3,114 in 2011 to 4,168 last year

Dozens of birds have been recovered from beaches in the south west covered in an oily substance, three months after more than 300 birds were affected by oil pollution, suspected to have seeped from chemical tankers.

Plans to merge dog orders with antisocial behaviour powers fail to tackle irresponsible breeders

Controversial badger culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle is set to go ahead this summer, after two pilot schemes were given the green light today.

Investigators were today still trying to identify the source of a pollution spill that may yet kill thousands of seabirds along a stretch of the South Coast from West Sussex to Cornwall.

Mallard is evading RSPCA officers trying to help it

A seal believed to have swum more than 50 miles (80km) along a flooded river to a nature reserve is expected to become a visitor attraction.

In the aftermath of the RSPCA's successful private prosecution of the Cotswolds' Heythrop Hunt – which saw an entire hunt charged, for the first time, and two prominent members also fined – the charity has come in for quite a drubbing. It is time, then, for a show of support.

David Cameron’s favourite fox hunt, and David Cameron's favourite huntsman, were both fined for illegal hunting today in a case which will embarrass the Prime Minister.

Too much of the food served by the NHS fails welfare standards

More than 80 puppies have been seized by police during an investigation into dog trafficking and the alleged sale of dogs on the internet.