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South Cheshire dog owner guilty leaving French bulldog to starve

South Cheshire dog owner guilty leaving French bulldog to starve

A South Cheshire dog owner whose French bulldog was found in an emaciated condition has been banned from keeping animals for five years.

Claire Kirton, 46, of Coleridge Way, Crewe, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and appeared for sentencing at South Cheshire Magistrates’ Court.

March 13, 2024
RSPCA Stapeley nurses trapped bus station pigeon back to health

RSPCA Stapeley nurses trapped bus station pigeon back to health

A pigeon rescued after being trapped in the rafters of a bus station has been nursed back to health by RSPCA staff at Stapeley Grange in Nantwich.

The bird was seen trapped by its wing and hanging from the top of Chester Bus Interchange and was rescued by the RSPCA.

February 27, 2024
RSPCA Stapeley appeal for drivers to join award-winning team

RSPCA Stapeley appeal for drivers to join award-winning team

RSPCA Stapeley Grange are appealing to recruit more volunteer drivers to join its award-winning programme.

The wildlife centre in Nantwich admits around 6,000 animals every year and needs more people to help provide transport to and from the site.

February 7, 2024
Emaciated dog found dumped and dead in woods near Nantwich

Emaciated dog found dumped and dead in woods near Nantwich

An emaciated bulldog who had been heavily bred has been found dead in woodlands near Nantwich.

The RSPCA are appealing for witnesses after the discovery was made by a member of the public in a wooded area off Poole Hill Road on Monday (22 January).

January 26, 2024
More than 6,700 animals rehomed by RSPCA in Cheshire in a decade

More than 6,700 animals rehomed by RSPCA in Cheshire in a decade

The RSPCA has found new homes for more than 6,700 animals in Cheshire in the last decade, new figures reveal.

The charity released the data as it marks its 200th birthday in 2024.

January 9, 2024
RSPCA Stapeley staff celebrate 2023 milestone figure

RSPCA Stapeley staff celebrate 2023 milestone figure

Staff at RSPCA Stapeley in Nantwich are celebrating a successful 2023 including a major expansion in the charity’s outreach work.

The RSPCA’s four education hubs in the UK, including Stapeley, are closing in on a milestone figure of the numbers of children and young people they have reached with animal welfare lessons.

December 27, 2023
RSPCA horror at dog abandoned and froze to death in Cheshire

RSPCA horror at dog abandoned and froze to death in Cheshire

WARNING: STORY CONTAINS DISTRESSING IMAGES
A dog is thought to have frozen to death after being abandoned and tied to a water trough in the Cheshire countryside.

RSPCA has today shared the heartbreaking images of the dog left to die.

December 8, 2023
RSPCA Stapeley Grange needs new home for pigeons

RSPCA Stapeley Grange needs new home for pigeons

The RSPCA Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in Nantwich is on the hunt for new homes for a large number of domestic pigeons.

More than 20 birds are currently being looked after at the charity’s centre on London Road.

December 4, 2023
RSPCA Stapeley Grange to open charity’s RHS garden this weekend

RSPCA Stapeley Grange to open charity’s RHS garden this weekend

RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre is opening its doors this weekend so the public can take a tour around the charity’s award-winning RHS Chelsea Garden.

The garden opens at the centre on London Road on September 30 for the first of five Saturday free-of-charge open days.

September 27, 2023
Eight orphaned seal pups arrive at RSPCA Stapeley Grange

Eight orphaned seal pups arrive at RSPCA Stapeley Grange

Hard-working staff at RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre are rehabilitating eight orphaned seal pups.

The centre on London Road in Nantwich had braced itself for a surge in intake of baby seals at the start of the traditional seal season.

September 13, 2023
264 cat cruelty complaints in Cheshire in 2022, says RSPCA

264 cat cruelty complaints in Cheshire in 2022, says RSPCA

There were 264 cat cruelty complaints made in Cheshire last year, new figures from the RSPCA show.

And nationally, there were almost 18,000 cat cruelty complaints reported, with 1,726 logged as intentional harm incidents.

July 31, 2023
Dead puppy found wrapped in sheet and dumped in Queens Park

Dead puppy found wrapped in sheet and dumped in Queens Park

The body of a puppy with suspicious red marks on its back has been found wrapped in a sheet in a Crewe park.

The grim discovery made by a member of the public has sparked an RSPCA appeal for information.

July 20, 2023
Animal cruelty cases in Cheshire rise by 17%, says RSPCA

Animal cruelty cases in Cheshire rise by 17%, says RSPCA

Shocking RSPCA figures show an alarming 17% rise in intentional cruelty against animals in Cheshire compared to 2021.

A total of 238 reports were received in Cheshire last year, the charity revealed, compared to 202 in 2021.

July 6, 2023