Animals

Donkeys like Lagdaf haul 400 litres of water to provide water for their community

Video of a working donkey shows demanding work and daily challenges
A powerful video shows a rare 'donkey's-eye view' of the physically demanding work and daily challenges faced by working animals across the world.

David Parkes kept more than 80 dogs in 'appalling' conditions.

Pet owner who kept 84 dogs in 'squalid' home guilty of neglect

Mars is expanding its 2026 Global Adoption Weekend to over 30 countries

Ad Feature Study reveals uncertainty about pets' backgrounds deters adopters

Pet’s roaming antics haven’t gone unnoticed by their owners

Cambridge named the UK's 'cheating cat' capital for feline wanderers

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Man sentenced after being filmed stamping on ducks

Billy's Bus, run by Laura Mohan, was targeted by vandals last week.

Dog bus owner 'overwhelmed' after vandals force vehicle off road

Revd Rob Sueka with border terrier Hugo

Four-legged friends fill Hull Minster for special animal celebration

Small changes, such as a tasty topper or new treat, can make familiar dog dinners more exciting. These changes are possible with Forthglade.

5 easy ways to make your dog's dinner more exciting

Christa Ackroyd shares her views. Picture: James Hardisty

Let the tears flow, it is what makes us human: Christa Ackroyd

Meet the meerkats – the curious residents waiting to welcome you at Willow Tree Family Farm.

STAND-UP OFFER: Meet the meerkats with cream tea for just £14

Golden Lion Tamarin Leaf settling in at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster.

Watch: Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s new monkey with golden-orange fur

Inside the new cafe at Pudsey Park

Cafe inside glasshouse at popular Yorkshire park opens

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is bringing the curtain down on its summer concerts

Yorkshire Wildlife Park's concerts to end due to 'ever-rising costs'

Pret have faced criticism from Anima and Project Slingshot

Ad Feature Chris Packham 'won't set foot in Pret' after chicken welfare row

The extra-large Pecute mat gives dogs a spacious cooling surface for warmer days at home or while travelling

This extra-large dog cooling mat is £16.50 cheaper at Amazon

Pudsey Park

Crowdfunder to help create Pudsey Park zoo attraction

More than half believe the contribution of working animals is often overlooked

Can you spot the working animals hidden in this scene?

Jacobs Hill Farm, where groundworks for holiday homes have been blocked by the council, 17 May 2026.

Firm accused of cutting down 300 trees in ancient woodland

Northern Cheetah cubs explore their outdoor enclosure for the first time at Yorkshire Wildlife Par

Endangered cheetah cubs make public debut at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

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'I drove WhatCar?'s family car of the year - I think others are better'

This picture taken on January 19, 2026 shows an aerial view of sheep grazing at the Dubbo Solar Hub, which contains over 30,000 solar panels deployed across approximately 50 hectares at Tom Warren's farm on the outskirts of Dubbo, around 400 kilometres (248 miles) west of Sydney. Australian farmer Tom Warren's solar panels look like any other -- until you spot the dozens of sheep grazing and napping, helping the country transition to green energy and earning him a decent income while doing it. (Photo by Gregory Plesse / AFP via Getty Images)

Solar grazing deserves serious consideration from farmers: Letters
Julian Briggs, Sheffield.
The Yorkshire Post Letters

A screengrab from doorbell camera footage showing Catalin Stancu picking cat Nora up

Delivery driver caught on camera taking pet cat avoids jail

Both lions were given ‘a full MOT’ last week at Yorkshire Wildlife Park by specialist vets.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park: ‘Good health’ for rescued lion siblings after check up

Bradshaw Lane

Bid to level out ravine on grazing land in Yorkshire to keep animals safe

Nearly six in 10 think animals working with humans is something we’ve largely chosen not to think about in society.

Half of adults think animals working for humans is a thing of the past

The capybara brothers travelled from the Gaia Zoo in the Netherlands to their new home in the Amazonas Reserve at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Watch Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s new capybaras exploring reserve

SHEBA have teamed up with Brit-nominated musician Cat Burns to launch its Ignored to Adored campaign.

More than half of cat owners think their pet ignores them

A roll of sphagnum moss plugs ready to be planted

The special moss which is breathing new life into the Peak District

Jungle centre at Pudsey Park to open this summer after six year closure

Doncaster’s Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) has welcomed a trio of rare Lar Gibbons to a new reserve this Easter.

Watch Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s new Lar Gibbons swinging from trees

Radnor and West Hereford Hunt members set off up Church Street to follow the false trail already laid. Image by Andy Compton

Labour trail hunting ban consultation branded 'assault on rural life'

Slides at the swimming pool of Butlins, Bognor Regis. Picture credit: Butlins/PA

As Butlins turns 90 – is it still a budget-friendly family break?
As Butlins turns 90 – is it still a budget-friendly family break? Lauren Taylor heads to Bognor Regis with her family to discover what the classic holiday park has to offer holidaymakers in 2026.
Lauren Taylor

Over 20 off-road vehicles, a stolen car, dead and frozen animals, firearms and drugs have been recovered from a Rotherham property as a crackdown on rural and wildlife crime has begun.

Police find off-road bikes, dogs and dead animals in rural crime raid

Mill Road, Sheffield

Couple jailed after dogs used to hunt wildlife and kept in squalor

Pudsey Park

Yorkshire Park could be transformed into tropical jungle attraction

PD Zero took kicks to the head and chest during the incident.

Bradford man who repeatedly kicked police dog in Bingley jailed

Ad Feature Yorkshire farmers should know about this bedding powder company

Man jailed after dogs left starving and drinking from toilet in a flat

When is it too cold to walk your dog? (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

When it's too cold to walk your dog as Met Office issues warnings

Polar bear Brodie plays with another polar bear (Nobby) for the first time at Doncaster's Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Watch: Polar bear plays with first friend at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

A file photo of domesticated kittens. PIC: Nicholas.T. Ansell/PA Wire

The worst gift to buy anyone this Christmas is a live animal - Mimi Bekehchi

Don’t forget your pets this Christmas: making the season easier with an Animed pet food subscription

Don’t forget your pets this Christmas

77 per cent of grown-ups admit they have been posed an animal question from their child they didn’t know the answer to.

Parents outsmarted by their children when it comes to animal knowledge

Armed police shot a dog after it bit a member of the public in York.

Armed police shoot dog after member of public bitten on the leg

Cars queue at check-in to board ferries at the Port of Dover in Kent

Concerns over delay in action on tackling foot and mouth border issues

A number of dog attacks have been reported in South Yorkshire over recent weeks

'Deeply distressing' - Police reveal series of dog attacks this week

Image from CFI investigation into a testing centre in Madrid, Spain

'Long overdue' move to end cruelty of animal testing

Wolverley CE Secondary School keeps about 30 different species in its dedicated animal centre

Inside one of Britain’s most unique schools - with its own meerkats

Three quarters of people polled believe early attachment is very important for the long-term relationship with their pet.

More than a quarter of pet parents book time off to bond with new pets

Video grabs of rescue lions from Ukraine playing together for the first time at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Moment lions rescued from Ukraine play together for the first time

‘The winners and losers’ as seas off Yorkshire set to break temperature record

They were the spine-chilling urban legends shared across schoolyards across the world - but most of those Halloween yarns turn out to be steeped in moral panics or irresponsible pet owners.

The truth behind some of our favourite Schoolyard horror stories

Jake Ratcliffe and his bride Rosie got married at his animal sanctuary - Millington’s Magical Barn - in Wakefield, Yorkshire with disabled rescue sheep Bunny acting as ring bearer.

Watch disabled rescue sheep act as ring bearer at Yorkshire wedding

Amanda Owen will be talking about renovations, farming family life and selling signed copies of her first children's book when she visits Chesterfield's Winding Wheel on November 14, 2025.

Amanda Owen set to share all as she surprises fans with new tour

Comical moment spider startled by Leeds resident’s Ring security camera as spider season to be worse this year.

Funny moment spider startled by Ring camera in Yorkshire

Pipistrelle bat species are one of the more common ones to find inside

What you should do if bats choose your house to hibernate this autumn

Children from a Busy Bees nursery expanding their curiosity as the UK's leading childcare provider reveals the top 40 most asked questions from pre-schoolers

40 curious questions toddlers ask their parents every day

Libby Ramsden, 25, and her partner, Ollie Blackwell, 26, made the switch to fully off-grid life in September 2023 to save money and allow them to leave their jobs and run their soap business.

We quit our jobs to move to an off-grid caravan with no TV or WiFi

The Amur leopard cubs at Yorkshire Wildlife Park are taking their next baby steps towards making their future public debut. The duo, born in May, have been released into the second level of the junior training reserves where they are honing their climbing skills.

‘I went on holiday to Doncaster - for a wildlife adventure’

Amanda and Clive Owen Photographed at Anty Johns Farm. (Pic credit: Channel 4)

Our Farm Next Door starring Amanda Owen to get third and fourth series

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