Romney sheep graze the grass around the dormant vines at Nyetimber's Manor Vineyard at West Chiltington in West Sussex. The herd from a local farm form part of Nyetimber's sustainability program and are utilised for vineyard maintenance, keeping the grass low, reducing the risk of frost, maintaining grass leys on the estate and saving the cost of fuel for mowing. Along with keeping the weeds in check their droppings aid localised microflora and microfauna. Picture date: Friday February 11, 2022.

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Farmers are being warned about bluetongue - which could affect livestock but is not dangerous to humans.

UK's first summer case of bluetongue found at farm

Undated handout photo issued by Woburn Safari Park of Granville, a five-year-old male Southern White rhino who arrived from West Midlands Safari Park. Woburn Safari Park has announced the arrival of two new Southern White rhinos as it prepares to bid farewell to one "much loved" member of the herd. Granville, arrived from West Midlands Safari Park on August 20 and Azeeza, a three-year-old female, arrived later the same day from Safari Zoo Cumbria. Issue date: Thursday August 22, 2024.
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Keepers hope the new arrivals will breed, as southern white rhinos are classified as “near threatened” due to ongoing poaching and habitat loss out in the wild.

New white rhino arrivals raises hopes of future breeding

The six puppies are being treated for various conditions - one lost almost all her fur.

RSPCA investigates after puppies dumped with mites and skin disease

The wellbeing dogs at the East of England Ambulance Service. 

More than 50 dogs have already signed up to the project, with another 90 currently waiting for assessment.

The doting dogs helping to raise spirits among ambulance staff

A fox on a patio shortly before it is killed by a pack of hounds.
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CCTV showed a pack of hounds getting into the garden and killing the fox - now two men have been fined over hunting offences.

Men found guilty of hunting offences after fox 'pulled to pieces' in garden

Undated handout photo issued by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) of a Spoonbill, a rare wetland bird, named after the distinctive spoon-like shape of its bill, which were once driven to extinction in the UK. The species experienced another successful year of breeding as they continue to stage their return, experts said, with spoonbills breeding at multiple RSPB reserves across the UK. Issue date: Thursday July 18, 2024.


The wetland birds have made a comeback after becoming extinct in the UK 300 years ago.

Once-extinct birds with spoon-shaped beaks nesting again

Snail racing at the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair in Brick Lane, London.
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Some people are said to spend weeks training up their snails for the big race.

Snails get race-ready for 'world championship'

Hetty the Labrador is one of six dogs being trained by sniffing bowel cancer positive and negative samples and indicating when they have found it.
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The charity is training six dogs to provide a more sensitive, less-invasive method of early stage bowel cancer diagnosis.

Dogs being trained to sniff out bowel cancer early

The RSPCA said Roxy had been "seriously neglected" to get into such a poor state.

Appeal after 'skin and bone' dog discovered hiding in garden

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Around 50 animals were at the Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Basildon, Essex having treatment when a fire broke out inside an adjacent building.

Dozens of animals rescued from vets after fire breaks out nearby

Seals have been released by the RSPCA at Sutton Bridge on the Norfolk-Lincolnshire border for many years. Credit: ITV News Anglia

For years, the animals have been released into the River Nene at Sutton Bridge with the expectation that they will follow the tide out to The Wash.

Angry anglers say rescue seals are swimming the wrong way 

Polar bears Flocke and Tala have become the latest arrivals at Jimmy's Farm in Suffolk in March 2024.
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Sixteen-year-old Flocke and Tala, four, have joined Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park through a relocation programme.

Polar bears become latest arrivals at Europe's largest specialist enclosure

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A swan which Essex Police say was found shot in the head.

Animals are dying "slow and painful deaths" at the hands of catapult-wielding criminals, with young people thought to be behind the attacks, say charities.

Charities plead for 'horrific' catapult animal attacks to stop

Diego the brown bear is the latest addition to Jimmy's Farm near Ipswich.

12-year-old Diego was rescued after huge support from the public and TV presenter Jimmy Doherty.

Brown bear saved from death moves into 'forever home'

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Essex Police are leading Operation Lakeshot which aims to try to stop the attacks on birds and animals.

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