Dogs Trust

Mar- 2021 -

8 March

Charity publishes roadmap out of lockdown for dogs

Dogs Trust has published a “roadmap out of lockdown” for dogs ahead of the easing of lockdown restrictions across the UK. The charity released the guidance to help dog owners assist their pets in adjusting to normality once lockdown ends. To prepare for outdoor gatherings again, Dogs Trust recommends canine…

5 March

Charities

Dogs Trust launches The Freedom Project in East Anglia

Dogs Trust has announced that The Freedom Project, which offers a temporary home for dogs to enable their owners to flee domestic abuse, will officially launch in East Anglia. The project, which will launch in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, means that the service is now available to those who need…

1 March

Charities

Dogs Trust sees 41% increase in ‘Give Up Your Dog’ web traffic

Dogs Trust has revealed that between August 2020 and January 2021, the charity saw a 41% increase in web traffic to its ‘Giving Up Your Dog’ page compared with the six-month period beforehand. The charity released a snippet of real phone calls made to its helpline from members of the…

Feb- 2021 -

25 February

Government & Legislation

CTSI warns of unofficial pet microchipping registration website

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has issued a warning regarding a website advertised on Google that offers pet microchip registration but does not meet UK Government standard The service, called UK Pet Chip Registry, claims that for a charge of £15, it will add the pet’s microchip details to…

9 February

Charities

Petplan donates £19,000 to Dogs Trust

Dogs Trust Cardiff has announced it has received a donation worth £19,000 from the PetPlan Charitable Trust. The money will go towards funding a kennel at the charity’s new state-of-the-art rehoming centre in South Wales. The expected completion date for the centre is April 2021. The booked kennels block will…

4 February

Charities

Gloucester man raises £4,000 for Dogs Trust

Anthony Edwards has raised £4,000 for Dogs Trust through completing a solo-row across the Atlantic. The Gloucester native sailed from San Sebastian in the Canary Islands on 12 December and arrived at English Harbour in Antigua on Saturday 30th January 2021. As part of the challenge he single-handedly rowed 3,000…

Dec- 2020 -

24 December

Charities

Dogs Trust and St Mungo’s partner for Christmas charity initiative

Dogs Trust has announced it plans to bring “festive cheer” to homeless dogs and their owners through a partnership with St Mungo’s. This year, the Dogs Trust ‘Hope Project’ will be delivering over 1,500 hampers to those in need across the UK. Almost 200 dog owners across Greater London will…

9 December

Charities

Third of people willing to ignore puppy smuggling, study warns

Almost a third of puppy purchasers would be willing to “turn a blind eye” to the smuggling trade to get the dog they want, a report by Dogs Trust has found. According to consumer research conducted by the charity 30% of people have admitted that they would be willing to…

Nov- 2020 -

23 November

Industry News

Lily’s Kitchen partners with Dogs Trust

Lily’s Kitchen has announced a two-year partnership with Dogs Trust that is set to begin this autumn. The partnership is in support of the charity’s ‘Change the Tale’ campaign, and will see the pet food manufacturer donate 15% of the net sale price from sales of its Christmas dog food…

16 November

Charities

Dogs Trust ‘puppy smuggling’ campaign sees support from Denton MP

Dogs Trust’s latest campaign to abolish puppy smuggling has received backing from Andrew Gwynne MP for Denton and Reddish, who has now urged his constituents to “do more research” before buying a puppy online. For over six years that charity has said it has called on the government to ban…