We have developed a number of good practice guides to showcase how improving animal welfare at a local level can be a positive and in many cases relatively simple.
The RSPCA works on a wide range of issues concerning cats and dogs. With around 8.5 millions dogs kept as pets in the UK they are incredibly popular pets.
It is estimated there are around 7,000 horses in England and Wales that are at risk of needing rescue or new homes and yet horse rescue organisations are full to bursting.
More unusual animals kept as pets are known as non-domestics or exotics. Examples include snakes, terrapins, lizards, scorpions, frogs and sugar gliders.
Councils (upper tier) have a duty to take into their care any pets that cannot be cared for by family or friends when an owner is hospitalised.
