Animal Welfare

Thousands of pet owners struggle to come to terms with the loss of their pet and feel unable to turn to their friends and family for help, a new MORI survey by Direct Line Pet Insurance shows.

Anti-hunt campaigners today urged the Prime Minister to take action to ban hunting with dogs in England and Wales following the historic success of the hunting bill in Scotland.

Dogs have chewed almost half a million mobile phones and a staggering 700,000 phones have been lost or broken after being hurled at members of the public, according to a new survey released today.

Around 1.5 million motorists have admitted to knocking a cat or dog down in their car and then driving off, leaving the animal on the roadside according to a recent MORI survey commissioned by Direct Line Pet Insurance.

Survey examining the popularity of pets and names for pets.

The UK- allegedly a nation of dog lovers - is needlessly killing nearly 15,000 healthy dogs a year, a NCDL/MORI survey can reveal.

Direct Line Pet Insurance is urging the 3.5 million pet owners who use either a kennel and cattery when going on holiday for a week or more to ask tougher questions when choosing a boarding establishment and has produced a useful check list to help people with their selection.

The nation's cats and dogs gained a new champion today when Direct Line Pet Insurance presented its Pet Manifesto in Westminster.

A 2001 poll on foot and mouth, rural post offices and hunting, with a booster sample in Devon and Northamptonshire.