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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (now known as Battersea) is an animal rescue centre for dogs and cats. Battersea rescues dogs and cats until their owner or a new one can be found. It is one of the UK's oldest and best known animal rescue centres. It was established in Holloway, London, in 1860 and moved to Battersea in 1871.
After its opening in 1987, the Godmanchester location has since become one of the largest animal rehoming centres in Europe, with modern facilities for the care of dogs, cats, small and outdoor animals. A veterinary surgery and kennels block were built at the charity's Godmanchester centre in 2012.
Trindledown Farm is the UK's first rescue centre specialising in the rehabilitation and rehoming of elderly domestic and field animals. It is set in 10 acres (40,000 m 2) of fields, near Great Shefford, Berkshire. Formerly used as an equestrian centre and livery yard, it has the capacity to home 25 dogs and 10 cats at a time. [3]
Its major services are: rehoming unwanted animals, providing veterinary services to pet owners who cannot afford the private fees charged by private veterinary surgeons, promoting animal welfare through education, and operating the Pet Bereavement Support Service, a free and confidential support line for those who have lost a pet. They also ...
It now has 10 animal rescue centres which treat over 12,000 animals a year, with its headquarters and animal helpline based in Dunfermline. [ 2 ] As an animal welfare charity, the society receives no government or lottery funding and relies on public donations to continue their work rescuing and rehoming mistreated animals in Scotland.
Hillside Animal Sanctuary, based in Frettenham, Norwich, and with a site at West Runton, North Norfolk, is the United Kingdom's largest home for different kinds of farm animals and horses. The vegan -run sanctuary [ 1 ] is funded entirely on public donations. [ 2 ]
The Sanctuary has over 300 rehomed animals on site, including horses, ponies, cattle, mules, donkey, sheep, goats, chickens, guinea pigs, ferrets, chinchillas, degu, tortoises, rabbits and an aviary. All set in the beautiful Blackdown Hills and continues to rehabilitate, rehome or give a place of sanctuary for animals to live out their lives.
A rescue pet's unknown history may also complicate its ability to be adopted. Shelters and humane societies remain connected [ clarification needed ] with information packages on why pets are unwanted, what to expect in the first weeks of pet adoption, guides, recommendations, specific behavior training requests, and follow-up calls to ensure ...