rehoming

Zara Oldfield from Hector’s House and Scott May from RGB Building Supplies’ Torquay branch with Casa

Cats kept ‘purr-fectly’ cosy thanks to builders merchant donation

Hector’s House, a dedicated cat rescue and rehoming charity in Torquay, has received a significant boost from RGB Building Supplies. Voted as a winner of RGB’s Surprise Supplies initiative by the local community in 2021, the charity was awarded £1,000 to spend at the Torquay branch. Since relocating to a new, larger facility, the charity has found the perfect opportunity to use the donation...

Dog standing in front of love hearts

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe urges adopters to consider bigger dog breeds this Valentine’s Day

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is asking potential adopters to consider giving larger dogs a forever home.

The charity, which has a centre in North Devon, has a number of larger breeds, including Greyhounds and Lurchers, who need forever homes.

And these big dogs have lots of love to give any potential owners.

Elise Watson, Centre Manager at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe, said: “We...

Collie crossbreed looking for forever home at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe  after over 300 days in charity’s care

Wulf, a one-year-old Collie Crossbreed, is on the lookout for his forever home at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe having spent 324 days in the charity’s care.

Wulf arrived at Dogs Trust in March 2023. As he has been in Dogs Trust care for longer than six months, Wulf is classed as an ‘underdog’ by the charity.

Wulf had a difficult start to life, having previously never lived indoors,...

Greyhound who spent over a year in Dogs Trust care to celebrate first Christmas with forever family

Dora, a four-year-old Greyhound, is celebrating her first Christmas at home, having been recently adopted from Dogs Trust Ilfracombe.

A sweet and gentle pooch, Dora originally arrived at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe in April 2022

She was initially adopted in May 2022, however, was sadly soon returned after her adopter’s work life became busier.

Despite soaking up some sofa...

Greyhound, who has spent whole life in rehoming centres, looking for forever home

Dash the greyhound is looking for a forever home at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe – having spent most of his life in rehoming centres.

Nine-year-old Dash arrived at Dogs Trust in February 2018, having previously been cared for by a different organisation in Ireland.

Despite being with Dogs Trust for over five years, Dash has been unable to find his forever home.

A gentle,...

All you need is love....and a Lurcher! Dogs Trust Ilfracombe urges adopters to consider lurchers

Dogs Trust Ilfracombe is urging anyone with a dog-shaped hole in their life to consider adopting one of the Lurchers in their care.

Lurchers can often spend longer in the charity’s care than other breeds, despite their loving nature. Dogs Trust is now asking people to consider giving a forever home to one of its long-legged residents.

Lurchers are sighthounds (such as a...

Special feline lady seeking allergy-safe forever home 

​Little Phoebe wants nothing more for 2023 than a loving home to call her own. She is beautiful, intelligent and friendly – but sadly, Phoebe suffers from asthma.

Often triggered by dusty environments, asthma causes airways to become inflamed and can make breathing difficult. An asthma attack can be extremely serious, even life-threatening, and much like people, other animals can be...

Long stay Blue Cross bunnies looking for forever home

Like many of the longer stay residents in the care of Blue Cross Rehoming Centres, Bobby is a handsome, friendly chap. So, it is sad to see that the little rabbit has recently spent his second Christmas and New Year in an animal shelter.

Since finding himself homeless as a youngster, Bobby has at least found a soulmate in girlfriend Shadow.

Shadow is a beautiful three-year-...

Can you give Amber a home?

Amber came to Ferne Animal Sanctuary in November 2021 after she had come to the end of the holding period in the pound. Being an unidentified, unclaimed stray, she had nowhere to go so we agreed to take her in with several other dogs in the same situation. All the other dogs Amber arrived with have long since found their forever homes leaving Amber still waiting in the kennels with just her...

On the sixth day of Christmas, Dogs Trust gave to me… 10,151 new homes, 389 puppies and a 22-year-old Staffie

Dogs Trust, the nation’s largest dog welfare charity, has revealed that in 2022 it rehomed more dogs called Bella than with any other name, with pooches named Poppy, Daisy, Milo and Buddy coming in close behind.

Over the last twelve months, the charity has rehomed 10,151 dogs, with cross-breeds being the most adopted dogs, and Jack Russells, Lurchers, Collies and Staffies also...

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