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Animal welfare

A man and woman wearing branded T-shirts stand in front of gates at the entrance to an animal sanctuary.

Charity couple move apart to care for animals

Roy and Annie Marriott say Animals in Need's expansion has forced the move.

Northamptonshire

A grey foal stands in a field, on either side is one of its two brown donkey mothers

Donkey foal raised by two mothers

Two almost identical brown donkeys, with cream noses, stand in the sunshine at Dalscone Farm with a small grey foal snuggled up next to both of them.

Donkey has two mums after 'one in a million' birth

Two donkeys gave birth at exactly the same time leaving their carers with a mystery to solve.

A muddy river nak with a red elastic leash tied to a big square weight

Dog found dead after it was drowned in river

The RSPCA is investigating after a Jadgterrier was killed in a "heartless and gruesome way".

A young marmoset monkey staring at the camera

Monkey addicted to marshmallows rescued from pet trade

Neighbours spotted the young marmoset in a large bird cage in a living room window.

Edinburgh, Fife & East

A dark-haired woman in a purple fleece and blue jeans, crouching down in field and resting her hands on two Shetland ponies, one black and one white.

Community farm appeals for help with move

Berkshire Heroes has been at its current site for 10 years.

An albino wallaby sitting in a cage, with straw spread over the floor.

Albino wallaby thought to have escaped again

The animal was found in Hougham, close to where an identical wallaby was caught two days earlier.

A female veterinary nurse measuring the heart of a white and brown collie dog with a stethoscope

Vets renew warning over NI medicine supplies

Concerns continue to rise about the supply of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland post-Brexit.

Northern Ireland Politics

A black bag hanging from a wire fence.

Two dead dogs found dumped in lay-by

The RSPCA says it is investigating the discovery by a member of the public earlier this month.