Small is beautiful
Still getting loads of ideas for charities that our lovely reader could leave her money to. I've been looking at the links that people are following to get to this blog and I think some charities may have got the wrong end of the stick. It's not a case of getting as many people to nominate a charity as possible, it's more a case of explaining why the charity is special and needs the money.
One of the latest posts starts off with an apology as the person posting actually runs the little charity themselves. No need to be shy, I'd love to hear more from these lean little charities. Tell us how the money would be used and tell us what you do already.
The only criteria is, they must be registered charities.
Here's the example that I would say is a good example of the sort of posts we'd like more of. I'd never heard of this charity before but 300 dogs off death row is a brilliant record, but I would like to know what the extra money would enable them to do...
One of the latest posts starts off with an apology as the person posting actually runs the little charity themselves. No need to be shy, I'd love to hear more from these lean little charities. Tell us how the money would be used and tell us what you do already.
The only criteria is, they must be registered charities.
Here's the example that I would say is a good example of the sort of posts we'd like more of. I'd never heard of this charity before but 300 dogs off death row is a brilliant record, but I would like to know what the extra money would enable them to do...
I would like to nominate our dog charity Plantation Dog Rescue. I know you probably aren't supposed to nominate yourself but we definietly fall into the category that the donars are looking for.
We are a small dog charity rescuing dogs from death row in the pounds in Yorkshire. We are a registered charity and are entirely donation run. Since opening in Jan 2005 we have rescued and successfully rehomed over 300 dogs. All the dogs are assessed, fully vaccinated, neutered, chipped and flead and wormed up to date before going to suitable vetted homes. If for any reason the homing doesn't work out or circumstances change we always take our own dogs back.
For more details on our dogs, our charity and what we do please visit www.plantationdogrescue.co.uk
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which provides rehabilitation (hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, TTouch, Acupuncture, etc) for dogs in rescue or for those whose owners cannot afford the fees. They have a team of dedicated professionals who give round the clock care - some stay as inpatients and others visit as and when needed.
They maybe small, but you won't find anywhere in the land a more determined, tireless. selfless, and passionate group of people, who will not rest until all greyhounds are where they belong, which is resting their worn, and often malnourished bodies on soft beds,and sofa's, with deserved love and respect.
Dave is their saviour and his utter love for these wonderful and noble creatures knows no bounds, and all at GLWR and their unflagging loyalty is humbling.
From humble beginnings Tia has grown year on year and now owns a permanent home - bought with the assistance of a huge £200k mortgage - which is a headache in itself. Tia has a super purpose built kennel block and always has at least 80 dogs in its care waiting for their "forever home."
In spite of the size to which Tia has grown the only wages are for kennel staff - all admin and fundraising is done by a small army of unpaid volunteers.
The kennels are situated in a remote location (for obvious reasons - 80 dogs in a town centre would not be a good idea!) in West Yorkshire. The only access is via a private unmade road which is full of deep potholes and badly in need of major repair.
The state of this road is offputting to all visitors, dog-walkers, volunteers and would be adoptors alike as they risk/suffer vehicle damage every time they visit the kennels.
This road desperately needs remaking and resurfacing but all the Charity's fundraising efforts are absorbed by the day to day running costs (including an annual vet bill of £50K) and servicing the mortgage. Tia simply cannot set aside sufficient surplus funds to have the work done and every Winter the road gets worse and worse.
£25k would be a fantastic amount to receive. It would be sufficient to get the road professionally remade thus solving the problem once and for all and improving access for everyone involved in caring for the dogs.
Please visit our website www.tiagreyhounds.org.uk
A new road would be bliss. I scraped my exhaust on the potholes yesterday picking up a foster dog. The road would make a tank think twice never mind a prospective adopter. Tia do a fantastic job at the sharp end and a bit of help for this independent charity would be wonderful. Thank you for this marvellous gesture anyway.
We are a small independent charity located in West Yorkshire and we are funded solely by our own efforts and the generosity of donors like yourselves.
Volunteers are out most weekends, sun, rain, sleet or snow trying to raise funds to keep Tia afloat - this is a never ending battle, especially in todays climate when people are struggling for cash.
The mortgage is huge, the vets bill enormous but the volunteers remain totally committed to Tia
We rescue, rehabilitate greyhounds and lurchers and find them their forever home. If for some reason they cannot be placed in a home outside the kennels, they have a forever home with us. We never put a healthy dog to sleep.
This Legacy would mean such a lot to Tia, taking a little bit of pressure off.
www.tiagreyhounds.org.uk
Anne Fagg
We never cut corners with the medical treatment because we feel it is very important for all the dogs to be fully vaccinated, flead, wormed, neutered and chipped. New owners need to be aware of any medical problems that the dog may have before they rehome it wherever possible. We, aswell as many other rescue centres, have seen first hand the fatal affects of not vaccinating therefore every dog is vaccinated.
It may sound like a cliche but we want to help not only the dogs of today, but the dogs of the future too. We very strongly believe that all rescue dogs should be neutered.There are too many dogs in rescue, in the pounds, being dumped every day. We need to tackle the problem in the longterm and not just the short, which you all probably know is an expensive affair. Being in credit at the vets would be such a relief to us!
We would also like to put in some more kennels. We have sourced someone local who build fully galavised dog runs for four hundred pounds each. We could put some kennels inside them and each run would easily house two dogs at a time.
Since the recession hit more dogs have been dumped and donations have decreased. We would love to help more dogs but we are struggling with space and funds.
Some smaller rescues have already been lost due to the economic climate which is why we think it is brilliant that this grant is available to smaller charities who deserve the help as much, if not more than the larger ones.
She rescues dogs that have been long term in centres and are on the death list, no dog is ever put down at Plantation and every effort is made whether the dog is old or young to find a suitable home for every animal that arrives at her gates.Ruth herself gives up a lot of "luxeries"in life which any young woman of her age would be entitled too and spends all her own money on these Rescue Dogs.
All money raised by collections, sponsored walks
open days etc goes on the vets bills,food and upkeep of the rescue centre.Ruth has a very dedicated band of volenters that spend a large amount of there spare time at the Rescue Centre, Raising funds,dog walking, home checking etc.£25,000 would make certain PLANTATION DOG RESCUE could secure a future in the long term for a lot more unfortunate and homeless dogs of all ages, saving them from being put to sleep,at PLANTATION the dog stays untill a home is found.
What would 25K mean to greyhound gap? It would be a huge step towards the 30% deposit we need towards a £300,000 mortage so we have our own base so that the dogs in our care get 24/7 in our own kennels while waiting to be fostered. The dogs with deep rooted problems would have much more intensive rehalbiation and socializtation and Gap would have 100% control of the enviroment that our kenneled in.
Thanks for reading.
Nicky
Jon
Abandoned, abused and unwanted greyhounds are looked after until, hopefully, new homes can be found for them, or, failing that, the Sactuary is somewhere where they can live out their lives in peace and safety.
Sally, who runs the Sanctuary, devotes herself tirelessly, to the welfare of the dogs and works so hard fund-raising, etc.
All of the money raised goes direct to the dogs.
In late 2004 two German Shepherds were thrown out of a van in South Wales, one male and one pregnant female. Fortunately, they were rescued by Fionna and by Lizzie's Barn. A few days later, four beautiful puppies were born. One of these puppies is now our much-loved Ellie, the best friend anybody could wish for. That is what small rescue centres like Lizzie's Barn do.
Lizzie's Barn is a wonderful place. The love and care given to all the animals is outstanding; some are re-homed, others too sick for re-homing are loved and cared for for the rest of their lives. And through their work, we have the joy that is Ellie!
John and Gill
Although the breed has never been more popular circumstances may occur when a bullie has to be rescued .Tania Holmes does an admirable job for the breed helped by a network of volunteers throughout the country and wholly depends on donations for funding.Many of the rescued dogs these days need veterinary care before new homes are found for them.It would help enormously if breeders took reponsibility for any dogs they have bred ,micro chip them so they can be identified and returned to origin but sadly this is not the case and a lot of education has to take place before this ideal is reached.Homeless Bullies are therefore defenceless without rescue there to care for them and find them new homes.
Tony & Barbara