A dog could have been left paralysed after swallowing a needle and thread, according to a vet charity.

ENGLAND: Memorabilia from the some of the world’s most famous films is going under the hammer at an auction held inside a cinema.

ENGLAND: A Shih Tzu dog had life-saving treatment after he swallowed a kitchen sponge. Alfie’s owner, Maria Bird, was cleaning the bathroom, when Alfie pinched a sponge from the packet, gulping it down in one.

Almost a third of a million pet dogs could be poisoned by being fed human foods like Christmas chocolates and mince pies, a leading British charity has warned.

A not-so-miniature pinscher dog more than double its ideal weight is among some of Britain’s most obese animals who have been entered into a slimming competition.

Scientists have produced Britain's first cloned dog after its owner wanted her elderly pet replicated.

UAE: Shedding weight is as good as gold under an unusual slim-down initiative in Dubai amid growing concerns about rising obesity levels in the wealthy Gulf city state.

Britain's fattest cat has been entered in a slimming contest.

Vets had to perform life-saving surgery on a dog after he swallowed one-foot of Christmas lights.

It could have been “lights out” for a dog that swallowed a foot of Christmas fairy lights if a team of vets had not performed life-saving surgery on him.

Always on a diet, prone to catfights and with a name like Fifi Bottomley, you would be forgiven for thinking that this high-profile dieter made her name on 'The Only Way Is Essex'.

Outspoken rock star Pink is to play a special gig in aid of six animal charities, it was revealed today.

Penny Lancaster has swapped her usual place in front of the camera for a spot behind it to snap celebrities and their pets.

DOG owners were urged to take greater care of their pets yesterday after animals were treated for swallowing socks, a teddy bear and two rubber ducks in the last two weeks.

Two guide dogs who led their owners to safety minutes before the collapse of the World Trade Centre are to receive an award dubbed the animal version of the Victoria Cross.