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10 adorable dogs who need loving homes this new year
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Are you looking for a new family member this 2025?
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'There's no escape once you're involved, you see it everywhere'
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Steph Taylor has been rescuing animals since she was 12 and set up Rescue Me Animal Sanctuary 11 years ago
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10 dogs including 'tiniest border collie' looking for their forever homes
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Many homeless and abandoned adult dogs are in need of loving new families
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Cats with fatal disease could die after being found abandoned
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Cat Ophelia was rescued from the streets alongside her pregnant sister Beau
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Cat left to starve in locked flat last Christmas now thriving in loving home
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Freya was left to starve in a locked flat last year - now she has a new loving home in Warrington
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Woman's 'heart-stopped' after she heard what Jack Russell did on Christmas morning
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Sadie Spencer said it was an "intense situation"
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Schoolgirl finds eight newborn puppies 'abandoned in a bush'
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The pups were found with their umbilical cords were still attached and their mum is missing
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Experts spent months tracking hedgehogs and what they found surprised them
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The animals could be adapting to give themselves a brighter future
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'Dog affordability calculator' crunches the numbers on pet ownership
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Owning a dog is an incredibly exciting and rewarding experience - if you can afford it
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10 cats in desperate need of homes after being saved from Liverpool streets
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There was a 34% increase in cat abandonment cases in the first seven months of 2024
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Drivers warned as 'deer killed' on busy Merseyside road
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Five new warning signs will be installed around the area in the hope of addressing local safety concerns
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10 Dogs Trust Merseyside residents in need of a forever home
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Can you give one of these dogs a loving home?
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Experts issue urgent 'list' all dog owners should read
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The list is something dog owners shouldn't ignore
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Cats forced to eat each other after being locked inside squalid flat
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Cat remains including skulls, jaws, legs, and tails were found at the filthy property
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'Gentle' dog starved so badly his bones poked through his skin
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Dennis put on 10kg in just three weeks after being rescued from the street
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Huge nature project underway to save endangered species
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The Prenton Dell Claypit is being restored
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Staffy puppies 'left to rot' in 'filthy' flat look unrecognisable in heartwarming update
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Jack and Poppy were found "terrified and emaciated" and "hours from death"
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Dogs Trust issues warning to owners as cold winter weather sets in
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Antifreeze has a sweet taste which dogs love - but even a small amount can be fatal
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Seven Pomeranians in kennels at Dogs Trust Merseyside
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Pomeranians are known to be intelligent, energetic, loyal and affectionate
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Cruel woman starved dog, Scooby, until he was 'days from death'
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WARNING: This article contains images some readers might find distressing
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Dog branded a 'hero' after what he found in plastic bag on walk
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Shelby the bullmastiff was seen 'going mad' at the bag encouraging the couple to walk over and look inside
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Decision due on new zoo after animal rights campaigners' legal challenge
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Cheshire East Council planning officers have recommended the Zoo2U permission at Twemlow Lane be refused
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10 new arrivals at Dogs Trust Merseyside in need of good homes
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The Dogs Trust is forever opening its doors to more and more rescues
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Baby red panda choked to death after being stressed by fireworks
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The three-month-old panda kit died on Bonfire Night
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