RSPCA’s alternative dog show Ruffs returns for its second year to celebrate dogs for the right reasons – their health, happiness and welfare – and local lady Luna is in the running for Rescue Pet of the year.

Organised animal fighting is rife in Manchester as RSPCA figures reveal the city ranks third worst for this offence in the country.

A beautiful male black cat, rescued from the scorching engine of a car near Manchester Airport, is looking for his owners to take him home with the help of the RSCPA.

Elsa the kitten has been crowned Queen of the critters in the RSPCA’s Rescue Animal of the Year competition.

A Stockport animal rescue charity, Wellington Boot, who aim to teach kids about proper pet care, is desperately looking for a new home after being ordered to immediately shut down by the council.

Leaving your pooch home when you’re on holiday has always been a heartbreaking moment for dog-lovers, however has the solution finally been dug up?

Bedroom tax is not just hitting Manchester residents hard, but their pets too, as the benefits squeeze makes people feel they have no choice but to abandon their four-legged friends

Manchester’s animal lovers have been delving into their pockets and have raised £4,800 for pet rehoming centres as part of a summer fundraising campaign.

Greater Manchester Police are urging the public to keep the identity of a youth arrested on suspicion of an arson attack at Manchester Dog’s Home anonymous.

There are 1.7million rabbits kept as pets in the UK – often because they are seen as a cheap and easy pet – yet most are not getting the attention they deserve.

Robert Ashton spent 15 years working as a food photographer in London before head up north to focus on pet photography