ALL DOGS MATTER

Rosie's Rescue

Rosie arrived in an urgent and extremely fragile state. At just around three years old, she was severely underweight, exhausted, and showing signs of having recently had a litter.

Despite the trauma and neglect she had endured, her gentle nature shone through from the moment she came into our care.

We are happy to share that Rosie has now been welcomed into a lovely foster home where she is receiving the right nutrition, veterinary care and emotional reassurance.

Last year we rescued, rehomed, and reunited 366 dogs.

This year, we aim to help even more. Our kennels are currently full, and we have a waiting list of dogs to come in to us.

Over the past year we noticed demand for smaller ‘cuter’ breeds rising, whilst larger guarding breeds, bull breeds, and working dogs were far harder to rehome. This trend was reflected in the dogs being surrendered to us. More desirable dogs tend to come to us with significant medical or behavioural issues, as owners will sell them online if these issues are not present.

Dogs like Lexy (formerly Robin), who will die if he does not have an expensive operation to repair his heart, is the perfect example of this heartbreaking trend. He was rehomed as a puppy because his damaged heart reduced his financial value. Lexy deserved a second chance, but his operation alone will cost us up to £5000.This worrying trend has had a huge impact on our funding and our capacity to take in more dogs.

The council pounds are full of dogs like Milo who was abandoned at just over a year old. If a single dog stays in a kennel for 6 months, that same kennel could have been used for 20 dogs over the same time period. We continue to help as many dogs as we can.