A seal pup named Smartie lived up to his name after breaking out of a car boot and wriggling his way up to the dashboard of the vehicle. The adven...

A stag has made a spectacle of himself after becoming stranded on an icy Colorado lake. The large mule deer spent some time a skidding and a slidi...

A squirrel has been dramatically rescued by fire crews after becoming stranded in a pond. Three fire engines attended and seven firefighters with ...

Animal rescue staff got a shock when a 6ft snake was abandoned outside an RSPCA centre. The boa constrictor was in a polystyrene box outside the fr...

A doctor saved his tortoise's life after giving the animal mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after it fell into a bowl of water. Dr Ben Waterfall, 34, ...

An RSPCA inspector has described seeing an emaciated Jack Russell holding what she thought was a toy - and realising it was the remains of another dog...

If you have a cat stuck up a tree, or a chimp up a chimney, the fire brigade should not be the first people you call, fire chiefs said today. Londo...

A fox that was trapped between the brick walls of two garages was released after being stuck for nearly two days. The male cub became lodged betwee...

I look back to my training in 1996, with 21 others, and remember that very few unlike me had a great deal of animal experience. That's because it's the ability to use powers of persuasion, empathy and understanding for the protection of animals which are most important.

A terrified woman called the Scottish SPCA to rescue a five foot long snake she spotted lurking in her loft only to find a draught excluder. The w...

An animal sanctuary in Shropshire has said it is "inundated" with black cats because of superstitious potential owners. RSPCA Gonsal Farm animal ce...

After being trapped for two days rescue workers successfully saved a wet and hungry little kitten from a concrete tube in Gothenburg, Sweden....