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Our regularly updated blog is packed full of exclusive insights from our experts and frontline staff.

Read about our most pressing campaigns, get the full view on current animal welfare issues, follow heartwarming rescue stories, and learn more about caring for and protecting the animals around you.

A new RSPCA for every kind

. A new brand along with a new purpose - inspiring everyone to create a better world for every animal.

Inspector Herchy Boal holding a kitten on her shoulder.

Over 200 years of women advocating for animal welfare

Over the last 200 years, pioneering women have stood up for animals and have often been at the forefront of the animal welfare movement.

Animal Care Assistant Hayden Dearling holding a pet guinea pig at West Hatch Animal Centre.

Nine facts you need to know before getting guinea pigs

Guinea pigs are very active, they can be awake for up to 20 hours a day - you don't need much beauty sleep when you're a guinea pig!

Five myths I believed about the RSPCA (that I shouldn't have!)

"I was completely unaware of the high amount of calls the RSPCA receives every single day (one every 30 seconds!)."

Ear cropping: Dogs need their ears - and here's why

As celebrities and fashion normalise 'trend', we've seen a 236% increase in reports of dogs with cropped ears over the last five years...

Portrait of an elderly Jack Russell terrier dog called Lola who has cataracts in both eyes.

9 tips for living with blind dogs

On International Blind Dog Day, our RSPCA Animal Life magazine editor Hannah Doyle shares fond memories of her dog Dave - and offers advice on caring for blind and visually challenged pets.