Animals

National Pet Month: Celebrating Responsible Pet Ownership
April is National Pet Month – a time to celebrate the joys and benefits of pet ownership.

Top 5 horse riding tips on Equestrian Safety Day
If you didn’t already know, this Saturday the 25th March is National Equestrian Safety Day. Created by The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund, this day is designed to raise awareness surrounding equestrian safety as the clocks change and more riders are returning to the saddle. It is important to remind people of the precautions needed in equestrian […]

A Day Out At Crufts
On Friday morning the Preloved team all loaded into the car to join the thousands of pampered pooches heading to the NEC arena in Birmingham for day one at Crufts. Day one opened with agility, flyball, heelwork, display and the group judging for gundogs. Crufts is not just about the competitions however, it is an […]

Top 12 Child-Friendly Dog Breeds
With hundreds to choose from, how can you tell which will be the most child-friendly dog breeds? Our friends over at Barking Royalty have shared some super tips with us, along with their Top 13 suitable breeds to take a look at!

Preloved And Animal Welfare
Since Preloved began accepting adverts for animals on site in 1997, we have continually worked to ensure high animal welfare standards are maintained.

It’s time for National Love Your Pet Day
Valentine’s Day may be behind us but there’s another day of love coming up, and this time it’s our fur babies that are getting all the attention. February 20th marks this year’s National Love Your Pet Day! According to Statista, there are around 51 million pets in the UK. With 45% of all UK households […]

5 Tips For Travelling With Your Dog
Whilst packing my car for a long road trip I noticed my puppy wagging his tail next to the car door when a thought crossed my mind. I’m ready for the trip, but is he ready too? I quickly went into research mode looking into travelling with your dog and realised that hitting the road […]

‘Britain’s Top Dog Breed’, or ‘Most Overlooked At The Shelter’?
After a tense countdown, Britain’s Top 100 Dogs 2019 crowned the Staffordshire Bull Terrier the winner. But there are disproportionately more Staffies in shelters than any other breed, and it takes them so much longer to be re-homed. Due to a small number of irresponsible owners breeding these beauties for ‘status symbols’, the Staffie’s reputation […]

Introducing HowToBuyAPet.co.uk
We’re incredibly proud to talk about the work we do with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG), so we’re happy to share their new site, HowToBuyAPet.co.uk. We spoke to Charley at PAAG, who has told us a little about why the site is important, and what it is that PAAG to do help.

Pets and Fireworks
Thinking about preparing for bonfire night now could make all the difference. We caught up with Rachael from the Blue Cross to give you some advice on how to make Bonfire night a stress-free experience for your pet.