Dogs Trust

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"]

🐶📣 Animal welfare needs to be high on the next UK government’s agenda. We’ve launched our election manifesto that sets out the key areas we want to see action on to ensure a better future for dogs following the general election. Campaign with us and sign up to become a Pawlitical Champion 👉 https://bit.ly/4eyHOYC [Image description: text based graphic reads 'This is what the next Government needs to do to ensure a better future for dogs: End puppy smuggling, Create more pet-friendly housing options, Introduce better transparency and traceability for breeding, advertising, selling & microchipping of pets, Ban electric shock collars, Bring a phased end to Greyhound racing, Introduce restrictions around the use & sale of fireworks, Improve regulation of animal rescues, Use evidence-led interventions around dog control.]

Our Together Through Homelessness scheme provides free vet care for dogs whose owners are of no fixed abode across the UK, including members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities who have no permanent place to park or are living on roadside camps. The high cost of vet care can be a big barrier for members of these communities to staying with their beloved dogs during challenging times. We work closely with our partners at FriendsFamiliesandTravellers to ensure there is a smooth and clear pathway to our free vet care service for dogs whose owners are living on roadside camps. Together, we are helping many people stay with their dogs without the worry of affording expensive vet care Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KYIQzy 📸 Olivia Hemingway [Image description: A lady relaxes laying on her side propped up by her elbow, smiling in the grass. With her long-haired canine companion sitting beside her, fur blowing in the breeze. It’s a lovely sunny day in the photo.]