he he was rescued by an rspca officer who is now his owner.— he was rescued by an rspca officer who isis owner. he was about 12 weeks old when we found - who is now his owner. he was about 12 weeks old when we found him - who is now his owner. he was about 12 weeks old when we found him at| who is now his owner. he was about | 12 weeks old when we found him at a property and there were 36 dogs in total and he was in a litter of four puppies. it was horrendous, no food, no water, no clean bedding, there were faeces everywhere, the dogs were faeces everywhere, the dogs were matted, they had no place that was dry to lie down. i fell in love with him, i had a choice after that. he has clearly come on in leaps and bounds and is now preparing for the final in his next competition. the european union has begun rolling out its vaccine passport, which will allow people to move around the content without having to quarantine. the digital certificate will show whether somebody has been vaccinated, tested negative for covid or indeed recovered from it recently. non—eu nationals living on the conti

welcome to the rspca melbourne j welcome to the rspca melbourne animal centre. she is! she and her three siblings were found abandoned by a river, found in a bag and dumped by a river not far from here. it is incredible that anyone could do anything like that to a creature like gene. figures out today from the rspca show there had been 100,000 act of animal cruelty over the past five years. that is deliberate cruelty, not neglect or general harm. i have met a dog called max, a terrier cross, and he has been a victim of intentional cruelty. have a listen to his story. good boy. cuddles, treats and playtime, everything man's best friend deserves, but a year ago, max's life was very different. we received a report from somebody that had overheard someone bragging that they'd just beaten up their dog. so they made the call to us. we attended the address with the police. can you open the door, please, sir? it's the police, and that's when we found max terrified, covered in blood and badly injured. there's a lot of blood here, sir. yeah. 0n the floor. do you know what

and coming up — a new campaign on animal welfare from the rspca, as charity starts the busiest monthan henderson captains the side for their second tour game in south africa against the sharks on wednesday. legislation on safety in high—rise buildings, drawn up in response to the grenfell tower disaster four years ago, will be presented to parliament this afternoon. the building safety bill will create a new regulator with powers to prosecute developers. sarah corker is in salford for us. sarah, how significant is this new legislation and what difference will it make? this legislation outlines major reforms to building and fire safety in england and wales. as you say, there will be a new regulator and it will have powers to prosecute developers who don't meet standards. it will also have the ability to force them to withdraw products from the market, and this of course is four years since the grenfell tower fire which exposed decades of failures and safety checks on high—rises since then have exposed the problem is notjust with cladding but many other fire safety false too. this buil

well, in broad terms, i think from our submissions, we'd be very much in agreement with the rspca, thats is the critical point i think in this discussion. we don't know. and under questioning in the house of lords, ministers have a range of answers which essentially said that the committee will to a large extent set its own boundaries. it raises the problem of a committee whose powers and scope are completely undefined roaming across government taking a view of ministerial decisions on the basis of only one factor. and that is... you know, it may well be an improvement on the last one but it couldn't get much worse. so, i think there does need to be consideration if this is the best way of delivering both the oversight and the declaratory intent of protecting the welfare of sentient animals, and there would seem to be a lot of different ways of skinning this cat to use a not particularly welfare—friendly phrase. and we are concerned that in its current form, this committee is not the right way of delivering that. should the scope of the bill be expanded beyond non—human vertebrae? the e

rspca inspectors say they're seeing a rise in deliberate acts of cruelty, especially in summer months were reported in that month alone. max was left with a fractured pelvis and dislocated hip. over months, his health and confidence was rebuilt. we were overwhelmed, really, at how forgiving he was. mainly, an animal that's gone through what he went through really had the right not to never trust people again, but he did. and he's living his best life now. dogs are always rewarding but particularly having a dog who's had the experience that he's had, to see him come through and come out the other end and be a happy, healthy dog and want to be — have this contact with me and want to be sort of part of a normal life, i thinkjust makes it even more so. and, as a special treat, a reunion with the staff who turned his life around. good boy. he was probably one of the worst ones i've seen. just, like, the injuries. to see him bounce back like he has, yeah, he's a cracking little dog. to see him this happy. you know, it's why we do what we do, really. it just makes everything worthwhile. the

the firm's board has already accepted an offer of 254 pence per share from a consortium the rspca has animals across the uk over the last five years withjuly often being the busiest month for investigating cases. as officers prepare for another demanding summer, it's launched a new campaign to promote animal welfare. luxmy gopal reports now from north yorkshire. good boy. cuddles, treats and playtime, everything man's best friend deserves. but a year ago, max's life was different. we received a report from somebody that had overheard someone bragging they had just beaten up their dog. so they made the call to us and we attended the address with the police. hello, can you open the door, please, sir, it is the police? that's when we found max, terrified, covered in blood and badly injured. there's a lot of blood here, sir. on the floor. do you know what that's from? evidence at the scene suggested max had been beaten with a metal colander. he was rescued and cared for at the rspca york animal home, which oversees recovery, rehabilitation and rehoming. this was a willing act of cruelty.

over the last five years, the rspca has received almost 100,000 reports of cruelty to animals — witheverything man's best friend deserves. but a year ago, max's life was different. we received a report from somebody that had overheard someone bragging they had just beaten up their dog. so, they made the call to us and we attended the address with the police. hello, can you open the door, please, sir, it is the police? that's when we found max, terrified, covered in blood and badly injured. there's a lot of blood here, sir. on the floor. do you know what that is from? evidence at the scene suggested max had been beaten with a metal colander. he was rescued and cared for at the rspca york animal home which oversees recovery, rehabilitation and rehoming. this was a willing act of cruelty. he wilfully submitted max to terrible injuries. and an appalling act of violence. and we... as long as we've been here, i don't think we'll ever understand what goes through people's minds. rspca inspectors say they're seeing a rise in deliberate acts of cruelty, especially in summer months. it's possi

the rspca has received almost 100,000 reports of cruelty to animals across the uk over the last five it's the police? that's when we found max, terrified, covered in blood and badly injured. there's a lot of blood here, sir. 0n the floor. do you know what that's from? evidence at the scene suggested max had been beaten with a metal colander. he was rescued and cared for at the rspca york animal home, which oversees recovery, rehabilitation and rehoming. this was a willing act of cruelty. he wilfully submitted max to terrible injuries and an appalling act of violence. over the past five years, the rspca has received the equivalent of 10,000 reports of intentional animal cruelty every six months, with a spike lastjuly, when more than 1,500 incidents were reported in that month alone. max was left with a fractured pelvis and dislocated hip. over months, his health and confidence was rebuilt. we were overwhelmed, really, at how forgiving he was, mainly. an animal that's gone through what he went through really had the right to never trust people again, but he did. and he's living his bes

according to the rspca, the main reasons for the decline is destruction of their shelters and habitatsrk to prevent. there can be little doubt that some modern farming practices have made survival more difficult for this country's favourite prickly mammal. so the elm schemes which will replace the european union's common agricultural policy should aim to secure and restore hedgerows and habitats, to give our hedgehogs a bit of a brexit dividend. there were more suggestions from mps on how to help the species thrive. we absolutely need | biodiversity targets, and they should be ambitious. we shouldn'tjust halt. the decline of hedgehogs and other nature. we should reverse it. but the minister pledged that hedgehogs were at the heart of her remit. this government is absolutely committed to ensuring that our native species thrive, as we take action to address the declines that we're all so sad about. rebecca powell. britain's newest mp has taken her seat in the house of commons after a bruising by—election campaign. kim leadbeater is the sister ofjo cox, the former mp for batley and spen w

according to the rspca, the main reasons for the decline is destruction of their shelters and habitatsnd the use of pesticides. these are all things that we can — and should — work to prevent. there can be little doubt that some modern farming practices have made survival more difficult for this country's favourite prickly mammal, so the elm schemes which will replace the european union's common agricultural policy should aim to secure and restore hedgerows and habitats, to give our hedgehogs a bit of a brexit dividend. every time that farm fields are built over, j hedgerows go, headlands go, i the fields themselves that have crops in them go, and those are the habitats notjust - for hedgehogs but for thousands — literally thousands — _ of birds, mammals, i butterflies, insects — the insects upon - which hedgehogs feed. and it's because of that loss of habitat that we've lost. so many hedgehogs. but some were also concerned that the regular review of the wildlife and countryside act taking place this year would cause more grief for the animal. i am extremely concerned to hear that the