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I was petrified, says pregnant mother who woke to face fox

08.09.11
A pregnant woman told how she woke up to find a fox face-to-face with her in bed... more

Police save stricken buzzard after it falls prey to seagulls

07.06.11
Police patrolling the Thames stage an unusual rescue after spotting a buzzard being dive-bombed by seagulls... more

Horse frozen to ground is back from the dead

07.01.11
A horse left to die in freezing conditions in a field has found a new home after being rescued by the RSPCA... more

Hunt for yob who kicked puppy into air in London park

18.10.10
Video: Dog lovers have vowed to hunt down a thug captured on film savagely kicking a puppy... more

Woman charged after putting cat in bin for a 'joke'

20.09.10
Video: Woman who was caught on CCTV dumping a cat in a wheelie bin has been charged with causing unnecessary suffering to the animal, the RSPCA said... more

Teenagers ‘bashed kangaroo to death’

17.09.10
Australian students are suspended from school and will be questioned by police after allegedly beating a kangaroo to death with a metal rod... more

Tory flagship borough: How to save £200m by cutting red tape

14.09.10
David Cameron’s favourite Tory town hall, Hammersmith and Fulham, draws up a list of 100 ways to free councils from red tape... more

Woman who put cat in bin apologises after death threats on Facebook

25.08.10
Video: Woman who received death threats for throwing a cat in a wheelie bin makes a 'profuse' public apology for the upset she caused... more

Woman who put cat in wheelie bin offered police protection

24.08.10
Video: Woman caught on CCTV putting a cat in a wheelie bin was receiving advice from the police amid fears for her safety after RSPCA officers tracked her down... more

Rescue centre dogs being killed as they are too dangerous to rehome

02.08.10
Third of the dogs taken in by Battersea Dogs and Cats Home were put down last year with the majority killed because they were too dangerous to rehome... more

Horse trader loses appeal over neglecting 100 animals

06.05.10
Horse trader jailed for neglecting more than 100 animals on a family farm lost his appeal against his convictions today, the RSPCA said... more

ITV fined over I'm A Celebrity rat killing

08.02.10
ITV was fined for animal cruelty after Gino D'Acampo and Stuart Manning killed and ate a rat on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.... more

Day flipper: Seal pays a visit to east London docks

12.01.10
Animal spotted by a Standard reader as it rests on a wildfowl raft at St Saviour’s dock, near Butler’s Wharf and Tower Bridge... more

Cat killers of Stamford Hill

14.12.09
Pet owners are being urged to keep a guard on their cats and dogs over the Christmas holiday after a spate of animal shootings... more

City Spy: RSPCA on alert as the fur flies at BA

15.07.09
British Airways trade unions’ eye-catching demonstration of live lemmings at the annual meeting almost didn’t happen... ... more

140 horses left to die at ‘horror’ farm

08.05.09
A family of five were found guilty of neglecting more than 100 horses, ponies and donkeys on a farm... more

My fling with the thing in the attic

01.04.09
There is something living in my loft. Possibly a herd of somethings. And whatever is up there is drinking from the water tank and shredding the insulation. ... more

Animal circus no longer coming to town

15.01.09
Circuses that use wild animals are set to be banned by a London borough... more

Yard squad to fight dog crime gangs

07.01.09
Scotland Yard is set to launch a new squad to tackle an explosion in the number of dangerous dogs being used in gang-related crime and anti-social behaviour... more

Potent moments in Kinkan Shonen

19.11.08
There are good moments in the revival of Kinkan Shonen from 1978 but it is just too bonkers, says Sarah Frater.... more

Sick thugs spear swan with a wooden stake

18.11.08
A young swan was seriously injured when thugs stabbed it through the wing with a wooden stake... more

Council tenants made to microchip their dogs

14.11.08
A microchipping scheme for dogs will begin in January to curb the use of dogs as weapons... more

Gardeners warned they face prison for drowning squirrels

10.10.08
Gardeners have been warned they could go to prison for drowning squirrels... more

VW ad with the shivering Jack Russell pulled

06.04.08
The trainer of the 'singing dog' in the Volkswagen commercial tells the MoS: 'Don’t worry he’s not frightened, he’s just standing on a vibrating plate' ... more


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