New laws surrounding livestock attacks by dogs have been welcomed by farmers in west Dorset. The changes make livestock worrying and attacking livestock separate offences, emphasising the violent ...

Service Dogs UK, based in Fareham, were one of the finalists in the Animal category in BBC Radio Solent's Make a Difference ...

A few pets at Dorset RSPCA branches in Ashley Heath and Dorchester are looking to find new homes in the county ...

Sugar the surfing dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame, who spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog, has died after a battle with ...

Police responded to less than 30 percent of 999 calls involving illegal fox hunting in Dorset over the last two years.

TWO female thugs who trashed a hotel and attacked a worker in a violent rampage have been banned from every pub and club in ...

A couple were thrilled to experience sighting of a once 'extremely rare' white tailed eagle - or sea eagle - in Purbeck, Dorset ...

A RAPPER has been jailed after leaving a gran alone to look after his pack of ten XL Bullies before she was mauled to death.

NHS Dorset urges residents to order repeat prescriptions early, use NHS 111, and visit community pharmacies for minor ...

Now, large DNA studies have shed light on the historic origins of our closest pets, creating a fable-like explanation for ...

Cursus Festival 2026 returns to Dorset’s Myncen Farm, 22–24 May. Family-friendly, dog-friendly, live music, camping, Peat & Diesel headline.

The RSPB urges visitors to protect ground-nesting birds like the Dartford Warbler at Chesil Beach and Arne by sticking to paths and controlling dogs.