RSPCA

The RSPCA is urging animal lovers to consider rehoming smaller pet mammals - ‘small furries’ - as the charity experiences a 40% increase* in guinea pigs coming into their national centres.

The RSPCA is urging animal lovers to consider rehoming smaller pet mammals - ‘small furries’ - as the charity experiences a 40% increase* in guinea pigs coming into their national centres.

The RSPCA is urging animal lovers to consider rehoming smaller pet mammals - ‘small furries’ - as the charity experiences a 40% increase* in guinea pigs coming into their national centres.

Poodle cross Elsie was taken in by RSPCA Sussex North & Brighton Branch after she was abandoned, tied up at the gates of the Brighton Animal Centre in Patcham, on 3 February.

Enquiries made by RSPCA officers traced her previous owner and her microchip showed she’d been imported into the UK from Spain, possibly as a rescued street dog. Her previous owners hadn’t been able to cope with her health problems and tests soon revealed that she was suffering from leishmaniasis.

Five-year-old mastiff Big Moose [pictured above] weighs more than 60kg (132lb) and has been waiting at the RSPCA’s Stubbington Ark, in Hampshire, since July 2022 for a new home. He’s a big boy with a big heart and the team caring for him describe him as a “gentle giant with a sweet nature who thinks he’s a lap dog - despite his size!”

She’s a beautiful dog who weighs in at 43.5kg (96lb) and has ‘bear-sized paws’ is looking for a knowledgeable owner to give her a chance to thrive. She needs her own space and would struggle in a home where she didn’t have space to spread out.