A Police and Crime Commissioner candidate is calling for a pets protection officer to be appointed - but the current PCC says the position exists.

Animal welfare charity Battersea has launched online training classes to help dogs bought in the pandemic cope once restrictions ease.

A couple who have dedicated their lives to monkeys and transformed their garden into an oasis are concerned over the ease of owning exotic animals.

Donations from across the world have been flooding in to help fund the vet treatment for an internet famous pug from Kent.

The time has come to decide who will become Kent's Cutest pet and this week readers will be voting on the eternal debate - cats or dogs?

A group of puppies just a matter of weeks old have been stolen from their kennels in a Kent village.

A lake conservation area could have an order placed on it to curb anti-social and damaging behaviour.

The RSPCA is appealing for information after 19 mice were found abandoned in ‘home-made cage’ at a fly-tipping spot.

The final four pets who will be competing for the title of Kent's Cutest pet have been decided - vote here and sign up to next month's competition.

Four cockerels which were part of a flock abandoned on a village green six months ago are still in need of a new home.

Police have debunked suggestions cable ties appearing on lampposts are being used to highlight homes as potential targets for dog thefts.

Dog walkers are to be banned from letting their pets off leads at a beauty spot - despite fears the rule will be enforced "once in a blue moon".

Vote for who you think are the cutest pets in the county - will it be the cuddly chicken or the Pringle-stealing cockapoo?

Footage shows the moment firefighters rescued a dog that became stuck after falling into the sea - along with a man who tried to save him.

A puppy found in Kent has become the 1,500th saved in a charity's scheme to rehabilitate pups brought in illegally from the continent.

Dog owners warned about the risk to their pets caused by chocolate after a chihuahua almost died when he ate an Easter egg in the family home.

The death of a homeless man who took his own life rather than be parted from his pets has been remembered in the House of Commons.

Lockdown pet demand has seen the price of dogs sky-rocket and the increase could also be the cause of what's driving up many dog thefts in Kent.

An adorable cockapoo puppy needed life-saving treatment after swallowing potentially deadly pizza dough.

Almost an eighth of all UK wild animal pets are kept in Kent - including zebra, caimans and 200 scorpions.