NAWT

Jul- 2021 -

16 July

NAWT celebrates 50th anniversary

The National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) is running several events in August, to mark its 50th anniversary this summer. The events include a ‘birthday party’ at Watford centre on 7 August, a car boot sale and dog show at the Berkshire centre on 8 August and a garden party at…

Apr- 2021 -

8 April

Charities

NAWT names Rob Mitchell as CEO

Rescue and rehoming charity National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) has appointed Rob Mitchell as its new chief executive officer. Mitchell joins the charity following a career in retail – first starting out at B&Q and latterly working as general manager, shop operations with the John Lewis Partnership. Outside of working…

Nov- 2020 -

26 November

Appointment

NAWT names Andrew Gillon director of operations

Rescue and rehoming charity National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) has appointed Andrew Gillon as director of operations. Gillon joins from the Greyhound Trust, where he was head of operations and welfare, and helped to rehome 3,500 greyhounds a year. He brings nearly two decades of experience in the animal welfare…

Jul- 2020 -

6 July

Features

Coronavirus diaries: National Animal Welfare Trust

Running an animal rescue and rehoming charity over the last four months has been a rollercoaster ride in a theme park called Uncertainty. How normal life now seems in January and February as we began implementing our strategic plans, oblivious to the juggernaut around the corner. Coronavirus became a real…

Mar- 2020 -

11 March

Retailers

Pet Food UK gifts dogs treats for random acts of kindness week

Pet Food UK has given dog walkers bags of Barking Heads Meaty Treats to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week. Claire Dunford, head of social, content and PR of Pet Food UK said: “We wanted to set our colleagues a challenge that would bring smiles and make tails wag. So they’ve…

Dec- 2019 -

19 December

Charities

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…

Oct- 2017 -

23 October

Current Affairs

Charities praise Burns Pet Nutrition Foundation

Two animal welfare charities have praised the work of the charitable arm of Burns Pet Nutrition. The National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) and Appaws for Autism were the official 2017 charities of the Burns Pet Nutrition Foundation. NAWT operates five rescue and re-homing centres across the South of England. Since…

12 October

Features

How is the modern lifestyle affecting the UK’s pet ownership?

For millennials opportunities to purchase a house are minimal. With stagnating wages and housing being not only smaller but harder to find, the pet population, like everything else is taking a knock on effect. The total dog population decreased by two percent since 2012 according to Euromonitor. Larger dog-ownership also…

Jul- 2016 -

8 July

Current Affairs

Charity launches Puppy Pledge

An animal charity has launched a Puppy Pledge asking those who have brought a dog to sign, in an attempt to help prevent irresponsible breeding. The National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) claimed that whilst it would always prefer people to rehome a rescue dog, sometimes it is the right choice for…

Feb- 2016 -

15 February

Events

Shortlist announced for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards

Ceva Animal Health has unveiled the shortlist for its fifth annual Animal Welfare Awards. Individuals, businesses and charities within the seven categories were chosen following a day of deliberation by a panel of industry judges, chaired by Chris Laurence MBE MRCVS. The judges also granted one additional award in special recognition…