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How to ensure your pets have fun in the sun

How to ensure your pets have fun in the sun

Heat exhaustion can pose a danger to pets. Here's the RSPCA's top tips for keeping your animals cool and comfortable during the hot weather.

Owner of lost jingle-singing parrot terrorised by troll

Owner of lost jingle-singing parrot terrorised by troll

The owners of a missing African grey parrot who sings advert jingles and mimics ambulance sirens have received chilling phone calls.

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Cats Protection celebrate youngest schoolboy volunteer

Cats Protection celebrate youngest schoolboy volunteer

A nationwide cats charity is celebrating one volunteer who manages to help animals, work a part-time job and still get his school work done.

'There is literally nothing in the world better than having a dog welcome you home'

'There is literally nothing in the world better than having a dog welcome you home'

Beloved cuddly toys, boundless energy and power naps - our Me & My Pet series continues with Leeds Castle chief Helen Bonser-Wilton and her dog Orla.

New police recruits revealed

New police recruits revealed

Two brothers hoping to enforce the long 'paw' of the law have joined Kent police.

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Spaniel puppy stolen from garden

Spaniel puppy stolen from garden

Pet thieves appear to have struck again after a puppy was reported stolen from a village garden.

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May's Kent Pets Tournament winner shows off their little crown

May's Kent Pets Tournament winner shows off their little crown

We can finally reveal which pet has won May's Kent Pet's Tournament - but do you think your pet has what it takes to top the leaderboard in June?

Autistic boy's quest to bring home best friend Duffy

Autistic boy's quest to bring home best friend Duffy

An eight-year autistic boy is on a quest to raise £5,000 for the training of his support dog.

Is your dog prepared for the family holiday?

Is your dog prepared for the family holiday?

24% dog owners admit that they have not prepared for their dog to be taken on holiday - this is what to do before your bank holiday weekend away.

Is this swan the oldest in Britain?

Is this swan the oldest in Britain?

Pickles the swan lives, who lives at Leeds Castle and is thought to be the oldest in the UK, is preparing to celebrate his 30th birthday.

'Chickens are great company'

'Chickens are great company'

In the latest in our Me & My Pet series, we meet kmfm's Garry Wilson and his three chickens rescued through the British Hen Welfare Trust.

Vote in the final round: adorable gerbil or goofy hounds?

Vote in the final round: adorable gerbil or goofy hounds?

It's the final round of May's Kent Pets Tournament and voters are being asked to decide for the last time - who should be May's Pet of the Month?

Abandoned mice ready to be re-homed

Abandoned mice ready to be re-homed

An ever-expanding group of abandoned mice found in woodland are ready to be re-homed.

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'I fell in love with my cats simply by looking at their little faces'

'I fell in love with my cats simply by looking at their little faces'

Best known as a panto funnyman, actor and comedian Lloyd Hollett shares his rescue cats' story in our weekly pets column, Me & My Pet.

Three dogs and a gerbil compete for place in Round 3

Three dogs and a gerbil compete for place in Round 3

The final round of May's Kent Pets Tournament is on the horizon - which two animals do you thing deserve to compete in the final head-to-head?

Boy's lizard on the loose after escape

Boy's lizard on the loose after escape

A mum has pleaded for help in finding her autistic son's beloved pet lizard named Bob after he disappeared from her garden.

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Police catch pig on the run

Police catch pig on the run

An escapee pig running loose in the fields prompted a police chase to recapture the troublesome hog.

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Microchipping of cats could become law

Microchipping of cats could become law

Cat owners may be forced to mircrochip their pets or face a fine, under proposals set out by the government in today's Queen's Speech.

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Me and My Pet: 'It sounds silly but they are actually my little best mates'

Me and My Pet: 'It sounds silly but they are actually my little best mates'

kmfm DJ Laura Crockett tells us all about her cockapoos Betty and Barney in our new weekly pets column.

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'Pet owners should not have to live in fear'

'Pet owners should not have to live in fear'

The increase in pet thefts during the pandemic is to be investigated by a new government taskforce, it has been announced today.

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