All news by author: Jilly Beattie

A leading dog rescue charity is desperate for help after a bulldog mix was surrendered by his adoptive family - after an incident in Ireland left both owner and dog injured

Alan and Hannah Harvey flew back from Budapest after getting the news

Jeff Anderson found fame on TV talent shows The Voice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Superstar, and gained the nicknamed ‘Baby Jesus’ while touring as an understudy in the UK production of Jesus Christ Superstar

Many of the staff involved in the illegal 'clinics' are untrained, but somehow still manage to 'dupe' members of the public into thinking their dogs are in safe hands

Holly the Labrador mix is 150 years old in canine years - but she is still going strong, according to the dog rescue workers who took her in after her owner decided to no longer look after her.

An elderly dog named Holly has finally found her forever home after the family pet was handed over to a dog warden, who was told to put the animal to sleep - thankfully this didn't happen

Bruno the French Bulldog, two, was snoozing for an hour in the shade when he died from heatstroke leaving his owner Kim Reid, 24, devastated but determined to warn others

Two adult dogs and two puppies died within an hour of coming into contact with the water at Lough Melvin in Co Fermanagh in Northern Ireland - the toxin is found in fresh water

His new owner spent 27 days searching for Cooper the Golden Retriever after adopting him, but the dog was desperate to return to his own home so

Golden Retriever Cooper had been in his new home a matter of minutes when he fled - evading capture for weeks and making to 40 mile trip back to his former home in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Little Mitchell Neville was allegedly attacked by the shop owner's Great Dane after going to buy dog food in Millisle, Co Down, Northern Ireland