Welcome to The Scoop, Battersea's newly revamped email newsletter. Each month we'll send you a handpicked selection of the most important news from behind-the-scenes at Battersea, including animal updates and more.

In this edition, we're giving a special nod to #RescueIsMyFavouriteBreed, our new campaign celebrating rescue dogs and cats in all their glory. We've set out to increase the visibility of rescue animals, to show they’re in homes across the country, owned by you, owned by us, and owned by everyone.

We're relying on our amazing community of rescue lovers like you to help spread the word. Get involved by watching and sharing our latest TV advert. If you have a rescue dog or cat, use #RescueIsMyFavouriteBreed to share a picture of your animal on Twitter and Instagram for a chance to be featured as Rescue Pet of The Week. And if you don't have a rescue animal, find out more about why rescue is best on our website.

For the rest of The Scoop, including the hotly anticipated return of POGDOGS and our 'What They Did Next' series, keep reading below. We'd also love to hear about what you'd like to see highlighted in future editions - so just drop us a line. 

Until next time.