The 30 most deserving dog charities in Britain
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One of our wonderful readers has just contacted us for some help. She is looking to identify 30 of the most deserving dog-related charities as she has an elderly friend intending to leave approx £25k to each.
Her friend is keen to identify charities that are not going to use the money for PR or admin, she wants the money to make a real difference to dogs.
Quite a challenge!
We can think of quite a few, but 30 is a fabulous number.
Who would you recommend? What a great idea - making such a difference to so many.
I think the quest could make a great article.
Please let us know the charities you are familiar with for whom a £25k legacy could make a huge difference.
There has been a huge response and if we're not careful some of the tiniest charities may get lost as they don't have the numbers of supporters to campaign for them. Can I ask if your charity or point is already covered in comments please don't post again, we're not looking necessarily for the most popular charities - just trying to identify the ones who will make the best use of the dosh to help dogs.
The lady has confirmed that only registered charities would be eligible.
"The only criteria is that the recipients must use the money solely on the dogs,and that they are registered charities. I know that this is going to leave a lot of causes in the cold, but how else can I make sure that the money is used properly?"
One of our wonderful readers has just contacted us for some help. She is looking to identify 30 of the most deserving dog-related charities as she has an elderly friend intending to leave approx £25k to each.
Her friend is keen to identify charities that are not going to use the money for PR or admin, she wants the money to make a real difference to dogs.
Quite a challenge!
We can think of quite a few, but 30 is a fabulous number.
Who would you recommend? What a great idea - making such a difference to so many.
I think the quest could make a great article.
Please let us know the charities you are familiar with for whom a £25k legacy could make a huge difference.
There has been a huge response and if we're not careful some of the tiniest charities may get lost as they don't have the numbers of supporters to campaign for them. Can I ask if your charity or point is already covered in comments please don't post again, we're not looking necessarily for the most popular charities - just trying to identify the ones who will make the best use of the dosh to help dogs.
The lady has confirmed that only registered charities would be eligible.
"The only criteria is that the recipients must use the money solely on the dogs,and that they are registered charities. I know that this is going to leave a lot of causes in the cold, but how else can I make sure that the money is used properly?"
Comments
(Hula Rescue Registered Charity 1094115)
We cannot praise this small rescue centre enough for all their hard work, dedication, devotion and outstanding care, they bestow on all the animals in their care. The staff and volunteers go that extra mile to ensure the well-being of their charges.
All the people at HULA are special and a wonderful donation of this size would go a long, long way in helping them make the lives of these needy animals that much better and perhaps help EVEN MORE unfortunate animals.
They have a non-destruct policy for all healthy animals in their care.
They also do all they possibly can for those dogs that have been thrown out on the streets for being old and ill. Recently two big dogs (a Bullmastiff dog 7 yrs apprx and Bullmastiff X bitch 10 yrs approx) were brought to HULA. Not wanting to split these two dogs up as they were so close and because of their ages and the fact that, it was discovered later, the 7yr old boy had lymphoma, wasn’t going to be an easy job to re-home them. The staff and volunteers put their hearts and souls into looking after these dogs and did all they could to make their stay at HULA as comfortable as possible. They did a fantastic job. This dedicated team never gave up on these dogs and eventually they found a foster home for them.
But it doesn’t stop there, HULA will continue to support these dogs with ever necessary vet bills.
Their commitment to the dogs’ and other animals’ quality of life is paramount.
HULA truly is a HOME for Unwanted and Lost Animals for as long as they need.
Please consider them. Thank you.
We are a small independent registered charity (number 1117893) based in South Wales.
We try to help any animal in need—those that are unwanted or in danger (in one area the local authority puts dogs to sleep if we can’t take them on the 8th day). We don’t have a rescue centre as such and as far as possible try to foster animals in a home environment where they can be assessed and cared for without the stresses of kennels (however, we do rent these when needed).
Primarily, however, we tend to take in and rehome dogs, which is where our expertise is. When we do receive cats and other small animals we may enlist the help of other more specialist rescue organisations if we can’t rehome them ourselves.
All our animals receive veterinary care if needed, are vaccinated, wormed, flea treated, and if old enough they are neutered.
We rehome all over the UK and all prospective new owners are homechecked.
We are also entirely self-funded.
The money would be used to enable us to pay for medical treatment (routine and anything else), neutering dogs over 6 months, kennel spaces (when required), food and transportation. Basically enabling us to save the lives of dogs who would have otherwise been put-to-sleep or abandoned.
It will also enable us to continue to provide permanent foster homes for those dogs we are unable to rehome due to medical reasons. And provide additional bahaviourist back-up for dogs that require this. For example, Mylo a Rottie who was with us for a year in kennels before he found his home.
During 2007-2008 we rehomed over 175 dogs, plus found at least an additional 100 rescue spaces for other dogs who would have otherwise been put-to-sleep.
The benefit of the generous donation would be measured by the number of dogs saved and the happy success stories that would be received as well. All of our dogs are neutered if old enough, and those younger have to be neutered when they are old enough, so this prevents future unwanted litters.
http://www.tiagreyhounds.org.uk
It is so difficult to choose from so many, but as a family we have now rescued 4 dogs from Debs in the past few years. She and Bob work tirelessly yet always have a smile and are forever inspirational.
lurcher link - wicceraways - many tears. all non profit making charities.registered charities are a must. the accounts are open to public. they are under the belt of the charities commission. recently a friend of mine passed away and the solicitors would only deal with registered charities.
Firstly Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare who not only re-home ex-racing greyhounds but also have recently opened up a 'Sanctuary' for greyhounds that will find it very hard to find a home due to behavioural or medical conditions. At the moment down the Sanctuary that have a lot of elderly or sick dogs that have very expensive vet bills and I know that long-term finances are of concern. Please visit their website www.hershamhounds.org to see what wonderful work they do - they could do so much with the money not only to secure the dogs' future but also to make their day to day lives more comfortable.
Although a branch of the RGT they do not get any funding and have to do all fundraising themselves.
Secondly I would like to nominate Tailends - a small charity run by a woman with a big heart who takes on old and ill dogs that have normally spent most of their lives in horrific conditions. Angela gives these dogs all the love and comfort they need for whatever time they have left.
I would like to nominate Tia Greyhound resuce in Hebden Bridge Halifax. They are continually remhoming dogs but are continually bursting at the seams. Our Greyhound is the best thing that ever happened to us.
Deb never has enough space for the amount of dogs needing help but she some how manages to rescue each one and never turns a dog away.
Our greyhound from Tia saved my partners life by being with her every second of her journey through horrific breast cancer treatments. To this greyhound i am eternally grateful.
tiagreyhounds.org.uk
Debs and Bob dedicate their whole lives to rescuing , caring for and rehoming these beautiful dogs. Their 'free' time is spent on tackling the greyhound racing industry head-on in an attempt to make them take up the responsibilities for the dogs when they are no longer able to make money for their owners.
Have a look on their website and see just how much is spent on vet bills alone!
Tia greyhound do fantastic work, but rely on volunteers and donations to survive, and at times this proves very difficult.
Please consider this charity for a part of your grant, they are currently running at maximum capacity, and your financial help would make a world of difference to so many dogs.Thank you
Also I would like to nominate the Oldies Club - our first adoption - a beautiful saluki/Greyhound cross Lady was from there and I think they do a great job helping out those dogs down on their luck at end of their lives
Deb and Bob, who own and run Tia, do a fantastic job all year round and care passionately about their work. They are bursting at the seams at the moment and rely purely on donations and fund raising to make ends meet.
I know that you have requested that Charities are only nominated for once but I just wanted to add, what I believe is crucial information.
Apart from the kennel hands who have to be there everyday come what may, everybody else from our secretary, our treasurer, our fundraiser's, etc are all voluntary.
We do not pay for PR and instead rely on the internet and word of mouth.
All our money goes on saving dogs and making their lives better.
Recently we undertook a new project called 'The Sanctuary' which was to become a haven for any dogs that for one reason or another could not find a home.
Sadly the cost of another block of kennels (rent, staffing, rates) and looking after 30 more dogs (food and bedding) combined with the credit crunch has meant that we are now losing money. At the moment we are desperately trying to cut corners and save money where we can, but we don't know what else we can do.
I would like to nominate The Little Dog Rescue. www.littledogrescue.co.uk
Every year it is harder and harder to raise the funds needed to continue this work. And every year there are more and more dogs needing rescuing.
If it wasn't for Tia I truly don't know what would happen to these lovely dogs. Well, actually I do - and it doesn't bear thinking about.
Tia operates a 'no kill' policy as they believe that no animal should be put to sleep because a home cannot be found immediately (sometimes not at all) or because it needs expensive veterinary treatment.
I used to be under the naive impression that all Greyhounds raced until they retired and then they were found a home! Ha! I now know what the real world is like!
I admire Deb and Bob tremendously for their hard work and dedication. I don't know how they do it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year when there is never any light at the end of the tunnel (especially when you see the state of some of the dogs when they arrive, I certainly couldn't do it).
The dogs just keep coming in, each with their own tale to tell, each needing tlc and varying amounts of veterinary treatment and then needing a forever home of their own.
They just want someone to love them, a full tummy and a comfy bed to sleep on (preferably a comfy sofa actually!). It's not a lot to ask is it?
Please help Tia continue their vital work rescuing and rehoming stray, abandoned and often abused Greyhounds and Lurchers.
GRWE is run entirely by volunteers who work thoughout the country to find loving permanent homes for these beautiful dogs.
As the charity has no staff costs and doesn't own kennels (they rent spaces at commercial kennels), any grant to GRWE will directly help the 60 to 70 dogs in its care at any one time.
Check out their website www.grwe.com
I have been a volunteer with Doris Banham Dog Rescue for the last year. I can faithfully swear that every penny that gets donated to the charity goes straight into rescuing dogs off death row and transporting them to no-kill rescue spaces around the country. Nobody in the organisation gets paid and no money is spent on advertising.
Last year, Doris Banham Dog Rescue saved 3,100 dogs from being put to sleep in council pounds. On average, it costs about £35 to rescue each dog. This money goes to fuel costs (to drive dogs to rescues), vetinary costs and emergency boarding costs.
With £25,000 we could save around 714 dogs from being put to sleep. It would be so wonderful!
thank you for your time
vesna cares passionatly about animal welfare in Greece.
Greece is suposed to have animal welfare, but you will never see it...the strays rely on people like her.The strays are shot, posioned, hanged, and generally treated appaliingly.Go anywhere out of the comfort zone of your hotel, to the hills and you will find dogs tied up on short chains in fields, with no water, food or human contact, covered in ticks, sores, and very underweight. This is just a bit of it.
Vesna relies on donations.She will try and save a stray & rehome it abroad.Please log onto the website,www.greekanimalrescue.com, for further info. She could really use the funds.Thankyou
There are in excess of 2.5 million stray dogs in Sri Lanka struggling every day to survive disease, starvation, dehydration, car accidents and cruelty at the hands of humans.
Strays are mutilated, stoned, doused with fuel and boiling water, poisoned, kicked and beaten. Locals fear dogs because of the risk of rabies in the country.
Other dogs die alone on the streets from diseases like parvovirus, distemper, rabies, tick fever, or are injured by the roadside after sustaining horrific injuries- fractured spines and maggot infested wounds- suffering for days until death. They have no hope of help or veterinary care. Pups, particularly females, are dumped on rubbish tips where their eyes are pecked out by crows, or lie orphaned and helpless by the roadside slowly starving to death.
Animal SOS Sri Lanka has purchased 4 acres of land in the south of the country and has just completed building works for an emergency clinic-specifically for the strays.
The charity plans to implement a co-ordinated sterilisation/vaccination programs sweeping across area by area, humanely reducing the stray dog population and eliminating the risk of rabies in both humans and animals.
A fully implemented rabies control program can make Sri Lanka the 1st Asian country in 30 years to be free from the rabies virus.
Working in partnership with Sri Lanka, the charity will conduct national animal welfare education programs, dispelling myths and fears about strays and encouraging locals to be more accepting of healthier sterilised and vaccinated street dogs. Training and the sharing of skills between visiting western vets and local vets will also be promoted.
The charity will operate adoption schemes and offer a sanctuary base to disabled and vulnerable dogs that are unable to cope on the streets.
The charity consists of dedicated animal welfare campaigners who fund their own trips to Sri Lanka and have financed animal rescue work from their own pockets for many years before the formation of Animal SOS Sri Lanka in the autumn of 2006.
Now the emergency clinic is built and facilities are in place, the charity urgently needs funds to help as many strays as possible. A team of volunteer UK vets/vet nurses are visiting the project in Sri Lanka next month to help with this life saving work.
A £25,000 grant will enable the charity to sterilise, vaccinate and conduct blood tests for the lethal tick fevers for over 1500 dogs. It will save the lives of thousands more unborn and unwanted litters of puppies who suffer unimaginable misery on the streets of Sri Lanka.
Please consider this worthy cause.
Links about the charity below
In their name
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I66F9XMKwqY
Without You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGwEgq5LIbU
No more dying from rabies .....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lGqB85Rq8I
The suffering stray dogs of Sri Lanka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGcTDLjguD8
Website
http://www.animalsos-sl.com
Recent newspaper articles about Animal SOS Sri Lanka
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=8,8065,0,0,1,0
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1193525/The-street-dog-changed-lives-The-story-familys-love-starving-animal-saved-Thai-backstreet.html
I would like to nominate Rescue Remedies. They are a very small, completely volunteer-based dog rescue and EVERY single penny raised goes to the care or the dogs. No one is paid a wage or expenses and everyone works extreemly hard on rescuing and rehoming dogs, many of which were on "death row". They do not "pick and choose" the most homeable dogs. Any money is like a Godsend to them, especially something this generous. A donation to them would save the lives of MANY dogs in need
I think they really do wonderful work and should be recognised for what they do!
Please consider the thousands of animal lives this grant could save
My nomination is for a charity called SOS Sri Lanka the persons involved in this charity are working extremely hard to improve the lives of hundreds of animals in Sri Lanka which are suffering ill health and dying from starvation.
There is no one else to help these innocent souls and putting it frankly without this charity the animals actually have NO hope. SOS Sri Lanka has purchased a plot of land where they have built a veterinary clinic; this has been funded by hard work and from kind donations over many years. A project such as this takes such commitment and dedication it just takes over your life, I would love to see them receive a boost to there much needed funds to buy equipment for the clinic to treat animals today and for many years to come. Please check out the web site www.animalsos-sl.com
(This is a true story . I live in Sri Lanka and see suffering on a daily basis. Please support the efforts of Animal SOS Sri Lanka, a tiny charity desperate to save lives against all odds).
E.T.
There are also education programmes to help show people animals are to be befriended not stoned or killed just because they live on the streets.
These animals desperately need our help. Please remember this is a very poor country that has very few facilities and aside from a few compounds in Negombo and the huge piece of land which will help many animals there is nothing there. There are no rescue sanctuaries aside from what Animal SOS Sri Lanka have set up. Please please help.
They want to build a centre for strays, nothing like this exists in Sri Lanka. They desperately need your help.
Having come across the charity 'Animal SOS Sri Lanka' I can only describe their work as a wonderful achievement for all those who despise such common place animalsuffering/cruelty,especially it seems to dogs. In a country struggling with human deprivation, dogs/cats will always be treated in such a lowly way unless something is done to help turn the tide. Having seen first hand the terrible day to day lives these dogs live in this part of the world, I can only say their work is huge and that makes this charity a brave and truly admirable one.
a. it builds a hospital/hospice/shelter quickly which otherwise will take years to get off the ground.
b.It brings respect to the charity and to the animals that it serves. In most Asian countries if a charity is recognized by a Western donation , it flourishes because the local people realize that their conduct is being watched by the world. So more volunteers join, more politicians get involved, the media do cheery stories and it has a profound impact on people getting gentler and more aware. Therefore the money works far more than its actual value.
That is why I believe that Animal SOS Sri Lanka-a UK Registered Charity 1119902 should be given money from England.
Maneka Gandhi : Member of Parliament - India
They have a website at http://www.pactsanctuary.org :)
My other favourite is the Retreat number 1105654. This is particularly good with dealing with dogs with serious issues which would be pts.
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
Denise
My other favourite is the Retreat number 1105654. This is particularly good with dealing with dogs with serious issues which would be pts.
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
Denise
I believe receive no funding except the funds they raise working tirelessly to help poor ex-racing greyhounds. I have adopted two gorgeous greyhounds from them but they are such a small charity and would benefit hugely from a kind grant from yourselves.
They truly are all about the dogs and they really do care! They rely on the generosity of foster carers and volunteers to help introduce these often badly treated souls into the world and aim to find homes for all.
Please consider them.
The Council only give them 7 seven days of life before they put them down. This is why we have to take the dogs over, regardless of their condition and give them a second chance of life. They are helpless and cannot speak for themselves. Imagine what it would be like if we were in their place.
We are desparately in need of money to buy land and then build our own kennels, which would be so much cheaper for us nd be manned by our own volunteers. We have to pay £5.00. per day, per dog to several kennels in the area to keep these wonderful dgos alive.
We are trying to buy some land in order that we can build our own kennels and look after them ourselves. We fortunately were able to rent a shop last September and this has brought us in money and enabled us to get out of the 'red' and keep all the dogs in our care alive, but we ould be so grateful to receive a little of the money that is being offered for the so many needy dogs in our care. Please consider us as one of your 30 Most Deserving Dog Charities in Britain. We would not let you down. Wendy Squires.
There are videos on their website showing the work they do and I am sure they would be willing to provide any information required.
I cannot praise them enough.
Please consider them as one of the 30 most deserving dog charities in Britian.
It is a small local charity set up tp rescue, rehabilitate and rehome greyhounds and lurcher who have been neglected or abandoned or whose owners can no longer keep them.
A small dedicated group of volunteer fundraisers work tirelessly to raise funds and support the centre in all ways. Fundraising is always a worry and with the recession now starting to show effects we need to redouble our efforts, so allhelp will be most gratefully appeciated.
Thank you again for this wonderful opportunity to apply for help.
I'd like to nominate Assisi Conlig Bangor Northern Ireland. We got our last dog through Assisi and also 2 cats. Plus the volunteer work with the dogs enabled me, now 19, to complete my Duke of Ed bronze and silver. They struggle as all shelters depending on donations but they really try to integrate into the local community helping people with awareness of pet ownership. I love my time there helping out. Matthew Lappin
Val Phillips runs this charity almost single handed and has devoted most of ner life to rescuing these wonderful, intelligent dogs who would otherwise be pts. I had many years with my Ben whom I adopted from Val and I know any money received from this generous donation would be spent saving many more needy dogs.
Basically have a look and take your pick! All are equally as worthy. I also vouch for NowzadDogs. There is also the UK charity 'Worldwide Veterinary Services' - who offer professional volunteers, training & supplies to poor groups the world over.
HERE ARE SOME DETAILS ABOUT THEIR LIFE SAVING & KIND WORK:
The Dogstar Foundation was founded in 2006 to provide free veterinary care to dogs and cats in the Kegalle area of Sri Lanka and has expanded to other areas via a series of mobile clinics and outreach projects offering free neutering and vaccinations
The animals that 'check in' to our clinics are not just pets, but also the local 'community' dogs (in the UK, we would call them strays). Un-neutered and unvaccinated companion animals (pets) and community animals interact daily and this creates an ideal environment for the spread of diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Ever-increasing population of dogs and cats overwhelm the resources of the local communities causing suffering and distress.
**929 animals sterilised since February 2007
By educating owners to the benefits of sterilisation and providing free neutering/spaying clinics The Dogstar Foundation is actively reducing the numbers of unwanted puppies and kittens. We also offer free vaccinations including ARV (Anti Rabies Vaccine) to all animals at our clinics to help prevent the spread of diseases to both the animal and human population.
People and animals are dying every year in Sri Lanka from bites, a scratch or even the saliva from an animal infected with Rabies, it is an entirely preventable death. The Dogstar Foundation has recently funded a study into levels of antibodies in community animals. The Dogstar Foundation is proud to support World Rabies Day 2009 as an outreach partner
We also provide other veterinary services for these animals free of charge, which is crucial. What would be considered a minor cut in the UK is a major problem in hotter climates, where infections can rage out of control very quickly. External skin parasites such as fleas and ticks are also treated as are skin condition such as mange.
We are always appealing for medicines, medical sundries, scrubs, bandages, medical equipment that will help us make a difference to the dogs and cats of Sri Lanka. Volunteer Vets and Nurses , Students and those with an interest in animal welfare are always welcome to join us.
The Dogstar Foundation works in conjunction with the Clinical Sciences Department of the University of Peradeniya where all Sri Lankan vets under go their training, we also work with existing Sri Lankan animal welfare organisations including the Millennium Elephant Foundation in Kegalle who have provided us with invaluable support and have been able to direct us to communities in need of our assistance.
The Dogstar Foundation also work with a small Temple in Randenyia , The Monk and his 2 young Samanera ( Novices ) care for a number of stray dogs and puppies that are left by people unable to care for them. Dogstar Foundation support them by making regular food donations, providing free veterinary care and have carried out 4 sterilisation clinics since 2007 to prevent the temple animals breeding further.
Since November 2007 the Dogstar Foundation has made a grants available to local Sri Lankan vets in the Kegalle area allowing them to offer subsidised and free treatments.
The Dogstar Foundation is working with the Millennium Elephant Foundation to provide a small animal service via MEF's mobile veterinary Unit allowing us to reach often overlooked rural communities.
www.dogstarfoundation.com
Please have a look at the website and consider.
Thank you
www.dogstarfoundation.com
PLEASE give these some help they really are so deserving!
all my life i loved Bulldogs, my late father was a breeder and used to show them.
since his death i wanted have my own Bulldog, then i came accross Bulldog Rescue, Tanya gave me that chance, with Bazil he wronged in the past and we became like brothers i loved that dog with all my heart some months later, Netti joined us she too was badly wronged with a lot of work and lots of love they both came part of our lives and the love was equal from them and us.
Sadly they both passed on it broke our hearts and i thought i could not love love another Bulldog.
I was wrong there wrong, Tania asked us to rescue and young Bulldog who called Billy after my dad.
And he fixed the hurt and pain of losing two dear Bulldogs.
Bulldog Rescue do a Fantasic job they love Bulldogs.
Bulldog Rescue not just rescue BULLDOGS, THEY RESCUE us too they have a network who love what they do..
Bulldog rescue do alot of funraising for the rescue, but this is not always enough. All the bulldog rescue team go through heart ache & cry many tears, they do a wonderfully fantastic job in helping to make the sick bulldogs better, and place the unwanted bulldogs in loving forever homes with families who can meet the bulldogs needs. Please consider this more then worthy charity. Bulldogs are amazing family pets, so loveable and comforting, these breed and charity really needs and deserves this money. It would be put to excellent use for the dogs. As bulldog rescue demonstrates, the dogs ALWAYS come first.
Please see www.bulldogrescue.co.uk and read some of the amazing stories.
Laura
A fantastic charity :o)
Kelly.
Web site: www.bulldogrescue.co.uk
We have over 120 bulldogs through the system each year and my husband and I have run it since 2001 and are about to see our 1000th bulldog through the rescue.
Please consider us we are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and all for the love of the bulldog as we both have full time jobs as well.
We operate on a small team of volunteers and our annual vet bill can be anthing from £10,000 to £20,000 so we guarantee that any money would be spent on the dogs.
Please help our national breed
I would like to nominate Bulldog Rescue as one of the most deserving dog charies in Britain. www.bulldogrescue.co.uk
Tania and the volunteers put there hearts and souls into the rescue of bulldogs who greatly need it and also the care they need once found.
I can't say enough about what this charity does or praise them enough, just like many of the other charities I have just read about.
Sweetfeet Bulldogs xx
The rescue is run from their home and both Tania and Diz are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week for any bulldog or their family in need.Tania is a minefield of information about this gorgeous breed and only to happy to share her knowledge.
When we went to visit a little bullie caught our eye all huddled up just staring at us with these big brown eyes she had been really neglected and had no fur but on the way home talking about her I contacted Tania and offered her a home with us,Bella came that evening and 6 weeks later had a lovely coat of new fur.We only had her a year but as Tania said it was probably the best year of her life.We went on to adopt another bullie Duke and he has made our lives complete again.
I became one of the many volunteers Tania has over the country so that I could give something back to the rescue.All her volunteers would at the drop of a hat go out and pick up a bulldog,foster it,do home checks drop them off to their new homes.they are a fantastic group of people who just care so much about this great breed.I love going up to visit to help muck in clean kennels walk the bullies or just have a cuddle with them.
Tania and Diz do such a fantastic job I could'nt think of a more worthwhile charity to recieve this donation,Thank you so much
they do a fantastic job to help save our national breed they are at hand 24 7 to help also they are always at the end of the phone if you just want to ask a question about this beautiful breed
www.bulldogrescue.co.uk
tania works tireles for the british bulldog in protecting and keeping them safe , for such a little charity she and her husband do a massive job to help this beautiful national breed . 24 hours a day 7 days a week with tania around a bulldog will def be safe . keep up the good work you are fab
The Bulldog rescue and rehoming centre based in west sussex. www.bulldogrescue.co.uk Tania ,Diz and the volunteers put there hearts and souls into the rescue of bulldogs who greatly need it and also the care they need once found.
They have a marvelous website and offer support and also you can phone and speak person to person if you have any queries about bulldogs.
Please consider them for some help. Thank you.
We had a few teething problems with Billy, as we did expect, but as I worry alot, I was calling and texting Tania every couple of weeks! I once called about 10 times (she was in the cinema) and as soon as she came out she called me straight away , and after that I was still texting her! She didn't mind at all...
The dedication that Tania and her family give to the rescue, is beyond anything I have seen before.
Although having sooo many Bulldogs come through the rescue, she remembers every single one!
Thankyou :o) from the bully family!
They have area volunteers in parts of the Uk to take in and look after bulldogs whether they have been abandoned, found or have been taken in to the nearest RSPCA for medication due to an illness.
I, myself , have just become a volunteer for the Humberside area. I have yet to look after a bulldog but I'm sure I will do soon.
Please, Please make Bulldog Rescue one of the most derserving dog charities as they will do anything to help a bulldog in need.
Thank you
Please have a look at there website and the FANTASTIC work they do!
http://pacthailand.org/
Please have a look at there website and the FANTASTIC work they do!
then i was adopted by my present owners who i love and they love me.thanks to tania and dizz i now have a wonderfull home where i rule the roost,if it wasnt for bulldogrescue i would have been put to sleep.so that is why i nominate bulldogrescue and rehoming .so that other british bullies can have a second chance to a better life .
And she certainly has since starting TOLFA in 2005.
Just last year she treated over 11,500 dogs as well as neutering 6,700 dogs and vaccinating them against Rabies.
Imagine what she could do over the next few years with more funding. Already there's a dramatic reduction in the number of dog fights and maggot wounds (a direct result of the neutering programme) and there's also been a reduction in the number of rabies cases in both dogs and humans in the local area.
To get funding that would help her continue this amazing work would be fantastic.
(tolfa.org.uk) set up by a UK qualified veterinary nurse to help desperate animals in India. TOLFA is doing brilliant animal welfare work for strays and street dogs etc.
TOLFA really do deserve some financial assistance, please have a look at their website and see how they've blossomed from humble beginnings to provide essential healthcare, an animal clinic and refuge.
I haven't had the honour to volunteer for them yet, but know a vet who has already. Fellow vet nurse Rachel Wright has set up a remarkable animal charity and is doing outstanding work with her team to help the 'slum dogs of India' PLEASE assit TOLFA! :o)
They only rescue bulldogs, the greatest breed on the planet, and the dog most synonymous with Britain.
They are a wonderful charity, run by a dedicated couple and a network of volunteers. I have had 4 dogs from them now and they have been the most wonderful companions.
Thanks Bulldog rescue..
www.yorkie-rescue.friendhood.net
This is a small rescue and has several foster homes. Even though I live in the North East of England these people managed to get a little Bichon to me as I dont drive..you just need to go on this website to see what a friendly rescue this is and what a great follow up after adopting the dog also. The work that is done by Sue and her helpers is second to none and they could really do with part of your grant for there great work they do at there rescue.
I was one of the many people who thought they were big ferocious dogs. After looking after two different dogs for family members, i came to see just how kind and loving these dogs were. After loosing them i though long and hard about having another dog. Then Frr was recommended to me. I phoned but not accepted right away because they will not give a dog to just anyone. Although they have very little funds, they must know the dogs they re home will be looked after for life. They ensure the dogs have all their jabs. wormed and spayed/neutered. These costs are met by them with car boot sales raffles etc. They are asked by many other rescue centers to take dogs which are about to be put to sleep. This they do to try and save the lives of these dogs. I hope you find you can spare some of these funds to support this deserving charity.
Elma Smeaton
We were lucky enough to have adopted out little girl from the, They do not charge a adoption fee and everything done on a donation
They do terrific work and never turn a dog away.