Dogs Trust

🚨 Calling all Heroic New Recruits! 🚨 Join us this October for PAW Patrol on a Stroll! We're inviting families, nurseries, schools, and all PAW Patrol lovers to go on a sponsored walk to help raise funds for Dogs Trust. We'd love for you to take part! 📅 Date: 1st October - 31st October 2024 📍 Location: Anywhere 👶 Age: All ages 💰 Registration fee: Free 🎯 Sponsorship target: Any amount How you complete your walk is up to you—whether it’s laps around the garden or a stroll around the neighborhood. Everyone who signs up will receive a PAW Patrol on a Stroll fundraising pack -complete with character masks(!!), so kids can become their favourite PAW Patrol hero for the day! Every penny you raise will help Dogs Trust provide life-changing care and forever homes for thousands of our four-legged friends. Thank you for being a hero for dogs in need! 🐾💛 Sign up today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Y82OzR [Image description: A promotional poster for our themed event - showing two happy children smiling / running outside with cut out Paw Patrol masks in their hands.]

We believe that every dog deserves a happy life, and we have long campaigned for better legislation to improve the lives of both dogs and their owners. We are therefore disappointed that animal welfare appears to have been overlooked in yesterday’s King’s Speech. While we wait for Government to tackle issues including irresponsible breeding and the smuggling of puppies, pregnant mums and mutilated dogs into the UK, innocent dogs and their unsuspecting owners continue to suffer, with animal welfare charities across the UK left to pick up the pieces. We are sure the news that renters’ rights will be strengthened will be welcomed by many, and we will be looking to work with Government to ensure the rights of pet owners who rent are covered in any new legislation. Every week we receive hundreds of calls and emails from desperate owners forced to rehome their dogs due to a lack of pet friendly accommodation. Urgent steps need to be taken to support both owners and the already overstretched animal welfare sector alike. Want to help? Become a Pawlitical Champion today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WrHynv

Some good news to start the week - we’ve won an award! 🙌👏 Our Dogs Trust Village won the Best Supporter Experience of the Year award in the 2024 Chartered Institute of Fundraising National Fundraising Awards! Our mobile Dogs Trust Village is an immersive experience at external community events up and down the country that engages dog lovers and dog owners and creates opportunities for meaningful conversations. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners! 👏

Let the new government know that dog welfare needs to be high on their agenda! We urgently need to see action on ⬇️ 🦴 Dog welfare, particularly in breeding and selling, with the vile puppy smuggling trade being brought to an end. 🦴 Better protections for owners, in areas like housing. 🦴 Responsible ownership, with changes to microchipping and dog control. 🦴 Improved regulation of advertising, animal rescues and dog breeding. 🦴 Ending cruelty to dogs in all forms, from electric shock collars, to fireworks, to greyhound racing. Sign up to be a Pawlitical Champion, and give dogs a voice in the new parliament ➡️ https://bit.ly/3xA63Fz

This Pet Remembrance Day, we're launching a very special remembrance walks that will bring dog owners and lovers together to remember their loved pets 🐶 Taking place on 6th October 2024 in Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire, Walk for Our Old Friends (WOOF) is to remember and celebrate the dogs that you forever carry in your hearts 💛 Join us here 👉 https://bit.ly/3L9ZYTj You can also organise your own remembrance walk in your hometown throughout October 👉 https://bit.ly/3L4zUsP

We are always in awe of our supporters, but we feel especially grateful this #ThankYouDay 💛 On behalf of all of us at Dogs Trust, thank you for helping us to help more dogs (and owners too!) 🥰 [Image description: A beautiful black and white dog with floppy ears is lying on a bench outside with the tip of his tongue peeking out his mouth. Text in the corner of the mouth reads 'Thank You!']

Our pooches have launched their own paw-litical manifesto... did they miss anything? 👀 You can read our full manifesto here 👉 https://bit.ly/4eyHOYC [Image description: Notes-based graphic with 7 bullet points which reads: Paw-litical manifesto Minister for walkies!, Mandate daily head scratches/tummy tickles/chin rubs for all dogs (whatever their preference), Establish a Bank Holiday called "Treats Tuesday", Allocate funds for research on making fireworks less scary, Ensure every household has a designated dog treat cabinet, Establish a dog toy recycling program to keep favourite toys fresh and squeaky, Require that all sofas and beds be dog-friendly]

Are you passionate about animal welfare with experience of handling dogs? We're hiring for six Canine Carers to join our pawsome rehoming centre teams in Basildon, Ballymena, Bridgend, Leeds and Shrewsbury 🐕 Canine Carers provide the highest levels of care and welfare management to dogs whilst preparing them for rehoming and ensuring the most suitable home is found for each dog 💛 Read more and apply today 👉 https://bit.ly/39L0ZSr

According to recent research by youth homelessness charity akt, 24% of the youth homeless population in the UK identify as LGBTQ+ and many of them are dog owners. Our Together Through Homelessness scheme works with partners such as akt to provide an inclusive vet scheme covering the vet bills for dogs whose owners are experiencing or at risk of homelessness anywhere in the UK. One of the dog owners we are supporting is Marc* who, at the age of 19, had to sofa-surfed for four months with his dog Lola* as a result of homophobia in his family. Shortly after losing their home, Lola was diagnosed with cancer and Marc was told she needed urgent vet treatments 😥 Our Together Through Homelessness vet scheme covered the cost of her cancer treatments as well as her preventative vet care at a local practice. If you support LGBTQ+ people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with a dog, we would be delighted to tell you more about the free and inclusive vet case support we can offer your clients. Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/3xE5pXt *Names have been anonymised 📷 Olivia Hemingway

We have some very impawtant advice for the upcoming General Election on the 4th of July! 📣 [Image Description: Our infographic on Polling Stations: " Never leave your dog tied up outside or in a car." "Be prepared for queueing in any weather! If its cold or wet, bring your dog's coat"]