written by Andrea Mills Volunteer diary from the Mayhew Animal Home When the Mayhew sisters first set up their animal home for “the lost and starving dogs and cats of London” in 1896, they could not have known how far it would come by the 21st century. Having volunteered at other animal homes and rescue centres in and around London, the Mayhew in Kensal Green stood out for me in terms of excellent [...]

Man’s best friend, loyal to the end Not all of us who love dogs can commit to taking on a dog full time, so the next best thing is to support dogs and give help to local shelters. Jerry Green Dog Rescue in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire encourage people to visit and walk their dogs, this is a daily event and open to the public between 1pm and 3pm and both rewarding for the dogs and the walker. Situated [...]

Thanks to CEVA Animal Health, manufacturers of the D.A.P pheromone products, National Dog Adoption Month is delighted to present this ‘How to’ press kit for any animal welfare organisation or motivated individual to make the most of National Dog Adoption Month. Download the PR toolkit here. (zip file 3mb) It’s free, has been professionally prepared and should help to ensure your [...]

If you run a website, post on forums and/or can visit your local vet, pet shops, dog training classes or anywhere else where people gather you can help spread the message about the positive benefits of adopting a dog. You have full permission to use of the following graphics to place on your website or in your forum signature (subject to individual forum rules) DOWNLOAD THE ‘RESCUE ME’ [...]

National Dog Adoption Month runs throughout the month of August in the United Kingdom. During this month we will be running a series of events and promotions all aimed to raise the profile and enhance the appeal of adopting a dog. You can help too! If you would like to run your very own National Dog Adoption Month event, we want to hear from you. In association with D.A.P (dog appeasing pheromone) [...]