Do you donate to animal charities regularly?

KiWi13

hey there, we give what we can to mid antrim animal sanctuary in N. Ireland (cos thats where I'm from lol). My husband and I volunteer there - me when I am not working and him every monday. We also got 2 of our 3 dogs from there too.

They rely on donations alone and it costs a fortune to run the place and they have a no kill policy which we think is fantastic.

We can see just how every bit of money given can be of any use (and any other donations of food, bedding, toys etc) so I would say that no matter what small charity you give it to they will be very greatful for whatever you can spare at all.

good for you

K

welshmoneylover

Humphrey10 wrote: »

What's wrong with the guide dogs for the blind charity? .

The guide dog charity get millions in donations every year, in comparison to smaller rescue centres who get far smaller donations.

I didn't mean to put the guide dog charity in the same category as the horrible rspca!

hope that clears this up!

giantmutantbroccoli

I'm a member of the RSPB, although that's more of an environmental charity because of all the work that goes into preserving habitats.
I did used to make one-off donations to small rescue shelters for rodents and exotics, as they get less funding than the dog and cat charities, but I've been a bit wary of them since I found one seemingly connected with one of those anti-vivisectionist set-fire-to-the-lab groups!:eek: There's a lot of seemingly innocuous small animal shelters that have a section on their website about the evils of animal experimentation - it doesn't make me want to donate (or give them my address lol).
I give money to the SSPCA occasionally.

Incidently, I recently got an umbrella through the post from something claiming to be a cahrity that collects money for small independant rescue centres. It's a nice idea, but the umbrella, coupled with a demand for payment for the umbrella and a second letter a week later asking if I was using the umbrella and woudln't I like to pay for it - put me off.
I don't like hard-sell charities:p

liz545

I don't donate to any charities at the moment, but I do volunteer at a local dog shelter every week. Since I've gotten my finances more in order I'd like to start making some regular donations to a couple of charities, and as animals matter to me a lot, an animal charity's fairly high up that list. But how do you know where to start?

WestWalesWannabee

Hi.

Yes I donate £6.50 a month to the Brooke Donkey Sanctuary. It's a very worthwhile cause helping poor people in places like Africa get the knowledge they need to look after their very hardworking donkeys and horses. It also pays for the veterinary treatment for these animals who are often left lame after working in incredibly intense heat and carrying loads that are way to heavy.

JOANNESAPHINE

I give £2 to the PDSA and £2 to IFAW and also support my local cat rescue because they are genuine, I used to volunteer there years ago. I understood that the RSPCA and Guide Dogs for the Blind gambled a lot of their money away on the stock market some years ago and lost a huge amount. Certainly puts me off helping them.

Wassat

If you would like to help both animals and people why not consider the Cinnamon Trust? They work to keep elderly people and their animals together.

If someone becomes too old and frail to care for their pets the Cinnamon Trust arrange for volunteers to go and feed, walk, take to vet etc.

If someone has to go to hospital their animal is fostered until they are well, and if they have to go into a care home there is a list of animal friendly homes, and if they want to remain in an area where there is no animal friendly home then again the animals will be fostered and taken to visit the person two or three times a week.

They also take animals into their care when someone dies, and you can make the arrangements in advance if worried about the future care of a pet. Unlike the RSPCA no animals are put down.

Just search for Cinnamon Trust a I can't post links?

welshmoneylover

How good are the Cinnamon Trust?

I've never heard of them myself x

Have u seen that new RSPCA advert something about animal care for life. Load of B0110x if u ask me! Then again I can't stand 'em they put too many healthy animals down for my liking.

I'm looking to sponsor an animal charity regularly, not much, just a couple of quid a month but if we all do it then we'd be as well off as the *money grabbing* rspca! x

donnac2558

I give £5 a month to IFAW.

Guide Dogs For The Blind, people think they are buying little puppies to train up. Infact the money usually goes elsewhere for the blind not buying and training guide dogs. Its not really a animal charity at all.

Most animal charities will take old mobile phones too. They can sell them for money. Just to let you know.

Froglet

One of the best charities i have ever come across is this one

http://www.wspa.org.uk/ they do wonderful work to help the most abused animals on earth and i have supported them for many years.