DOGS TRUST .. Unable To Own A Dog?.. Like To Sponsor/Help One? ... Or Need Some Help?

maytaurus

DOGS TRUST NEED YOUR HELP ......... Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK. Every year they look after over 15,000 dogs at our 17 re-homing centres around the country.

SPONSOR A DOG .... for as little as £1 a week

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/sponsor_a_dog/whysponsoradog/

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Dogs Trust ever, ever destroys a healthy dog .... so we will look after these dogs for the rest of their lives.
Dogs Trust Outreach Projects provide advice and services for pet owners who are homeless or in housing crisis.

Hope Project provides advice and free veterinary healthcare for dogs whose owners are homeless or in housing crisis. It also provides advice and information on keeping pets in temporary and permanent housing.

The Freedom Project is a pet fostering service for women fleeing domestic violence. The service currently covers Greater London, Hertfordshire and Yorkshire.

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eira

But --also look at donations to small local charities that use volunteers and rescue dogs from the pounds.Rain Rescue is one and the Doris Banham charity is currently looking for donations. Small sums go a long way in these organisations. And they help dogs quite literally on Death Row through no fault of their own

Dogs in council pounds have very few advocates other than these small charities-they also appreciate dog beds (plastic ones)/newspapers /toys/old blankets.

There are also charities that rescue dogs from puppy farms.

lemontart

Also now nearly 1000 local small animal charites also listed by county at www.anihome.co.uk

poppy_f1

im considering sponsering a dog for my mums xmas pressie, we got our current dog from the dogs trust so know the work they do and quite happy to support them

maytaurus

poppy_f1 wrote: »

im considering sponsering a dog for my mums xmas pressie, we got our current dog from the dogs trust so know the work they do and quite happy to support them

eira

The small charities do similar schemes and again they help dogs that have no voice

System

my 1st question would be do they like the cat protection charaty have millions tied up in icelands banks because "charaties" who do will get nothing from me ! im sick of begging letters [ cancer ,animal etc ] when now we find out they have millions in a bank account.

eira

Didn't want to post this as the last thing that's needed is for people to give up on charities ,but think previous post has a point. I have had -for several days nearly 7 phone calls a day from a 0117 9303406 .I traced this to a 'charity callline 'that calls contributors/likely contributors. My phone no is ex-directory and on the no-junk-phonecall list.I have answered three times to callers wanting to talk to my daughter who currently supports the Dogs Trust by DD.

They have been less than pleasant.I pointed out the status of the phone no to the caller this morning but she-along with the other two were pushy to the point of aggression-and I'm a long way from a pushover.

So -a)the call centres cost money b) they've been ringing a barred number c) the callers would have done credit to a debt collection agency. So my money is now definitely going to small charities Gift Aid and all.

WSPA who both my daughter and I contribute to haven't done this and there is an option to have e-mails instead of expensive paper mailshots.

And as a postscript the Cats Protection League has sent out information re
the Icelandic banks to people who contribute. They still come out and care for cats the RSPCA won't deal with-I've always found them really helpful

My money is still going to go to the small charities or at least ones I perceive as doing the maximumj value for money

Paparika

I'm happy donating tins of food to the local dogs/cats home

eira

Sound idea-thanks

LinasPilibaitisisbatman

Large charity like theses have massive overheads

Maybe the OP would want to explain how much of money raised by Dogstrust go straight to the charitible acts?