Dear Readers,

Thank you for opening your free to read latest issue of Rescue and Animal Care Magazine. It would be greatly appreciated if you can share a copy with your friends.

Animal charities need your help even more this year due to rising bills. (e.g., Imagine how much their electric bills have risen now!)

The ways you can help are endless to raise funds, car boot sales, coffee mornings, sponsored walks. Why not get in touch with your local rescue centre to see what events they have organised.

It is still pretty cold out there (and not that warm in some of our homes either. I am wearing a bobble hat as I type!) watching coffee break gift hamper

Your furry pets will be feeling the drop in temperature and In this issue the RSPCA shares brrr-illiant tips to keep animals warm in cold weather.

Good to hear that The British Veterinary Association renews calls for greater enforcement of irresponsible dog breeding; a clamp down on unregulated canine fertility clinics; and a ban on imported dogs with cropped ears. Read more inside ...

‘Cat Crazy’ Maureen is surro-cat mum to 200 moggies to help The RSPCA.

And more feline news. Cat lovers across the UK are being invited to nominate their furry friends for the biggest event in the feline year – the National Cat Awards. Why not enter yours! See how- page 26.

There are lots more interesting features and articles to read as you turn the pages of this issue. Hope you enjoy.