Charities

Battersea CEO awarded CBE in 2020 New Year’s Honours List

Chief executive officer of Battersea, Claire Horton, has been awarded a CBE in recognition of her services to animal welfare in the 2020 New Year Honours List. She joined Battersea as Chief Executive in March 2010, bringing with her a wealth of operational and strategic leadership experience from the commercial…

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Barking Heads donates over 2,000 meals to NAWT

Pet Food UK, the parent company of Barking Heads, Meowing Heads and AATU brands, has donated over 2,000 meals to animal rehoming charity the National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT). Rejecting the office tradition of Secret Santa, the team at Barking Heads clubbed together to create gift bags filled with toys…

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Dogs Trust Ireland suspends rehoming over the festive period

Dogs Trust has announced it is suspending the re-homing of dogs from its re-homing centre over the festive period to prevent people “rushing out to get a dog for Christmas.” The charity has revealed Christmas is not a good time to take on a new dog, especially a puppy, as…

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Scottish SPCA warns against giving pets this Christmas

The Scottish SPCA has warned the public against giving pets for Christmas this year.  The animal welfare charity’s rescue and rehoming centres have stopped rehoming animals over the festive period in an effort to stop people taking an animal home as a gift. Whilst the centres will remain open over…

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‘Busiest day’ for RSPCA is 10 December

The 10th of December is the busiest day for emergency calls to the RSPCA, according to the animal charity. On this day last year, the RSPCA received 2,530 calls to its cruelty line, while December itself was its busiest month with 59,121 total calls. The charity also said that it…

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Dog Food brand Goood partners with homeless charities

Dog food retailer, Goood, has partnered with a number of homeless charities and shelters, in order to provide pet owners essential supplies. For each kilo of Goood’s free-range lamb dog food sold, the company is donating 100g to pet food shelters where those most in need can get much-needed supplies…

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SSPCA receives £14,000 donation from Support Adoption For Pets

The Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) has received a £14,844.84 donation from grant giving animal charity Support Adoption For Pets. The money will go towards a sensory garden and exercise area for dogs at the SSPCA’s centre in Edinburgh. Centre manager, Diane Aitchison, said the group…

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Mayhew partners with Crisis to help homeless pets

Charity Mayhew has revealed its partnership with homelessness charity Crisis, for the twelfth year to help people and animals affected by homelessness this Christmas. Mayhew will assist Crisis by providing kennels at one of its Christmas centres. Owners experiencing homelessness will be provided with shelter, food, warm clothes and advice…

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Pets at Home partners with The Royal British Legion

Pets at home has announced a new exclusive range with The Royal British Legion, supporting the Armed Forces community, for the second year in a row. The Royal British Legion provides lifelong support for the Armed Forces community – serving men and women, veterans, and their families. Its range of…

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Dogs Trust urges for dogs not to be given as Christmas presents

Dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, is urging the public not to buy or give dogs as presents, as statistics show online searches for puppies have increased by 44% in the countdown to Christmas. The charity’s plea comes as it launches its first ever Christmas TV advert, which features a puppet…

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