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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]
Dogs Trust's primary objective is to protect all dogs in the UK and elsewhere from maltreatment, cruelty and suffering. [3] It focuses on the rehabilitation and rehoming of dogs which have been either abandoned or given up by their owners through rehoming services. Dogs Trust has 22 rehoming centres across the UK and Ireland.
The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) is the UK's leading veterinary charity, carrying out more than one million free veterinary consultations a year.It was founded in 1917 by Maria Dickin to provide care for sick and injured animals of the poor.
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.
Blue Cross is also heavily involved in animal adoption, arranging adoption for companion animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits and small rodents, as well as larger species such as horses. [13] In 2015, the charity's rehoming team helped 9,160 animals and its veterinary team helped 29,549 animals. [ 14 ]
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. The non-government funded organisation cares for an average of 240 dogs and 145 cats across all three centres at any one time.
The UK animal charity Dogs Trust states in its constitution that "no mentally and physically healthy dog taken into the protection of the rescue/re-homing centres shall be destroyed." [17] The charity runs 17 rehoming centres, which care for 16,000 dogs a year and house 1,400 dogs at any one time. It also operates a sanctuary for dogs that are ...
Wiltshire is a unitary authority area [2] [3] in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, [4] South West England. It was formed in April 2009 following the abolition of Wiltshire County Council and the districts of Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire. They were all replaced by Wiltshire Council, [5] which is based at County Hall ...