4 h. ago Don’t take your cat on the Tube, pet charity warns after ‘disturbing’ video goes viral

Pets could escape when scared by loud and sudden noises, experts warn

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3 d. ago Want to truly love your cat? Don’t treat it like a baby, let it be free | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The news that one in six UK cat owners use them baffles me: who are all these cooperative, compliant cats trotting down the street beside their owners?The news that almost one in six cat owners in the UK use a harness – if indeed you can call it newsworthy to anyone except cat people such as myself – brought forth a mix of emotions. As with anything that makes me think of my mad little cat, Mackerel, they were a cocktail of guilt, bafflement and love.Let’s start with guilt. The charity Cats Protection has warned against the use of harnesses – as in, leads – because of how they cause cats undue stress by suppressing their flight response and making them feel trapped. I did not know this when I bought a harness for Mackerel, though I worked it out soon enough by her reaction, which was to play dead the second you put her in it. Now, I didn’t buy a harness without reservations, although rather shallowly it was my personal image that ultimately caused me to ditch it. Here is what I wrot...

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3 d. ago I bought my cat a lead – and I was quickly humbled | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The news that one in six UK cat owners use them baffles me: who are all these cooperative, compliant cats trotting down the street beside their owners?The news that almost one in six cat owners in the UK use a harness – if indeed you can call it newsworthy to anyone except cat people such as myself – brought forth a mix of emotions. As with anything that makes me think of my mad little cat, Mackerel, they were a cocktail of guilt, bafflement and love.Let’s start with guilt. The charity Cats Protection has warned against the use of harnesses – as in, leads – because of how they cause cats undue stress by suppressing their flight response and making them feel trapped. I did not know this when I bought a harness for Mackerel, though I worked it out soon enough by her reaction, which was to play dead the second you put her in it. Now, I didn’t buy a harness without reservations, although rather shallowly it was my personal image that ultimately caused me to ditch it. Here is what I wrot...

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6 d. ago Cat charity warns new habit is causing psychological damage to pets

Research shows there has been a change in who is owning cats as it becomes 'a luxury'

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6 d. ago Charity warns of rise in people using harnesses to take cats outside

Other findings from Cats Protection include a shifting demographic, with those acquiring cats tending to be younger, more affluent owners.

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7 d. ago Emmerdale Charity star warns there's 'no coming back' in 'immoral' baby twist

Emmerdale's Charity Dingle is set to make a huge decision in upcoming scenes as she continues to keep the truth about her baby's paternity a secret from her loved ones

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1 week ago A death from heart disease takes place every three minutes, charity warns

Every day, around 480 families across the UK will lose a loved one to cardiovascular conditions such as heart attack and stroke

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2 w. ago Reports of licence plate cloning rise by a third in two years

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart warned the increase is a result of ‘wider criminality’.

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3 w. ago Hundreds of modern slavery victims working in Britain’s hospitality industry, charity warns

Similar abuses evident in the care sector in recent years ‘are now becoming apparent in the hospitality industry’

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3 w. ago Stroke patients at higher risk by travelling to A&E themselves, charity warns

Stroke patients who seek help via 999 have a better chance of getting specialist help, the Stroke Association said.

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3 w. ago Stroke patients should not be tempted to make their own way to hospital despite ambulance delays, charity warns

The Stroke Association says paramedics know which hospitals have stroke clinics and patients who seek help via 999 are therefore more likely to receive specialist treatment.

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3 w. ago Games such as Omaze and McDonald’s Monopoly ‘are normalising gambling’, charity warns

GambleAware raised its concerns about prize draws as some people may not understand the risks associated with them

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3 w. ago Games such as Omaze and McDonald’s Monopoly ‘normalising gambling’, says charity

Prize draws such as Omaze and McDonald's Monopoly are normalising gambling, particularly for children and young people, a charity has warned.

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3 w. ago Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent

One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardshipDowning Street’s failure to tackle child poverty and reduce food bank use is helping to drive public discontent with falling living standards and fuelling a desire for political alternatives, the UK’s biggest charity food provider has warned.Trussell said one in six UK households went hungry last year and, without ambitious policies to tackle deepening poverty, Britain faces the prospect of locking in a “new normal” of increasingly severe hardship across society. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Israel’s expanded assault on Gaza City will endanger lives of ‘countless civilians’, charity warns – Middle East crisis live

Warning from ActionAid comes after Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army told residents of Gaza City to leave Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editorFifty-one Israeli arms makers and the US defence giant behind the F-35 fighters used to bomb Gaza are among the 1,600 exhibitors at the biennial DSEI trade show that begins in London’s Docklands on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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