Just in time for the holiday season, Guinness World Records is pleased to reveal a new record holder on Santa Paws’ nice list! Ozzy, a four-year-old French mastiff and Bullmastiff mix from Oklahoma, has officially achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the longest tongue on a living dog with a tongue measuring 7.83 in (19.89cm).
This Christmas, with increased demand for support, Dogs Trust is sending out gift parcels to homelessness services across the South West, bringing festive cheer to dog owners affected by homelessness.
Each year, through Together Through Homelessness , Dogs Trust aims to bring festive cheer to the dogs of people experiencing homelessness by delivering parcels filled with collars,...
New legislation making it compulsory for all pet cats to be microchipped is failing to impact on Plymouth’s stray cat population, a charity has warned.
Around half of the stray cats rescued by Woodside Animal Welfare Sanctuary have an out-of-date microchip which prevents potential owners being traced.
The other half do not have a microchip at all, despite legislation brought...
As winter temperatures plummet across the UK, Cats Protection is urging people to keep a caring eye on stray and abandoned cats.
Cold snaps can worsen conditions such as arthritis for all cats and wintry chills pose a particular danger to outdoor cats without access to shelter or food. For them, the deadly risk of hypothermia or painful frostbite is real.
Decorating our houses with greenery for the festive season has been a tradition for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. But many of the plants we love to bring into our homes at this time can actually be harmful to our pets.
PDSA Vet Nurse Shauna Walsh said: “Various plants can be harmful or toxic if eaten, and our pets don’t always understand what’s edible and what isn’t. Pets can...
A tough new law banning the import of dogs with cropped ears and cats who have had their claws removed will prevent the suffering of hundreds of thousands of pets for generations to come.
The bill which passed the final stages of Parliament on Friday (21 November 2025) will mean dogs and cats subjected to the cruel and painful procedures will not be allowed in the UK, where these...
National environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has issued a rallying call to animal and nature lovers across the nation to 'Love Where You Live' ahead of the Great British Spring Clean (March 13 to 29, 2026).
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For dogs, a happy place can be somewhere physical, like cuddling up next to their owner on the sofa, dozing by the fire or rolling around in a muddy puddle. But it can also be a feeling, like the excitement of a new toy, the comfort of being with their favourite humans, or the relief of just being somewhere safe.
To examine the various factors that contribute to a dog's satisfaction...
