Many thanks to BBC Radio Manchester for their coverage of National Dog Adoption Month!    National Dog Adoption Month discussed on Radio Manchester, August 4th 2008 [8:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Thanks go to Brian Blessed and BBC Southern Counties Radio for their coverage of National Dog Adoption Month.    National Dog Adoption Month discussed by Brian Blessed, star of the Underdog Show, on BBC Southern Counties Radio [7:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Our warmest thanks to Radio Kent for their coverage of the dog adoption issue and raising awareness of National Dog Adoption Month 2008.    National Dog Adoption Month discussed on Radio Kent, August 1st, 2008 [4:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

1) Take advantage of experienced, expert dog advice from people who will go out of their way to make sure you are matched to the most suitable dog for your lifestyle. 2) Know your dog’s background. Contrary to the widespread myth that dogs in shelters are largely unknown quantities, the opposite may very well be more accurate. For those dogs who are in shelter for a period of time, the shelter [...]

PRESS RELEASE: DOWNLOAD THIS PRESS RELEASE Release Date: 29th July 2008 More than 100,000 dogs await new owners in UK adoption shelters. New awareness campaign aims to show the great benefits of adopting a dog. For many, the idea of adopting or ‘rescuing’ a dog carries with it a certain image. A notion of doing a good deed, taking on a problem dog or an ill treated animal with a multitude [...]

* Some reports have suggested that adopting a dog has become fashionable recently, have you seen any evidence of this at Battersea? At Battersea Dogs & Cats Home we have seen certain breeds of dogs become fashionable but sadly for the wrong reasons, as status symbols. Our thorough re-homing procedure at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home ensures that anyone adopting a dog from us is getting a dog [...]