Elsie will thousands this Christmas, but not on her hubby and kids…

→ When Bella meets Chris Packham, she engages in what the wildlife presenter describes as an “ancient greeting ceremony”. That is to say, she licks his entire face. “Oh, she likes you,” says Big Issue

Mesmerised by the deep blue eyes staring back at me from my screen, I typed out a message. ‘When can we meet?’ I said. It was February 2019, and after seeing pictures on social media, I’d fallen in lo

I’d lost my hubby and the kids had lost their dad. But I knew what to do next…

Let’s start with the numbers. There are about 13.5 million tame wolves (we call them pet dogs), 12.5 million cats, one million rabbits, 700,000 tortoises and turtles, 700,000 guinea pigs, 600,000 hams

THIS year, Vanessa was going to have a different kind of festive season. She usually hosted Christmas for her family at her house, even after her husband passed away a few years ago. Every second year