Charity & Community

When stray and unwanted dogs are picked up, they are held in council pounds for the seven day statutory period to allow the owners to claim them, often dogs not claimed will be homed to the public by the pound, or they will have very limited time after that before they are euthanised. This is where dog rescues like Dog Watch UK step in to help. As soon as a termination date is notified, to prevent the dog being put down, rescues will try to make room to take dogs in. Dog Watch UK is one of a network of rescues in the UK saving dogs from pounds, they save dogs and pay for them to be boarded while they try to find Foster Carers who will look after the dogs until a permanent owner can be found.

Denise, who set up the charity in 2006, said “Many of the dogs we rescue are young, healthy dogs who fit easily and happily into family life. It’s heart-breaking to think that they were given just 7 days notice before their death sentence would be carried out, so without charities like ours, both the dogs and the new families would miss out”

“We do whatever we can to keep the charity afloat and keep money coming in to save dogs, we have loyal supporters who pay a regular £3 monthly subscription, we hold events when we can and we are fortunate to have the support of some local businesses like Partridge Homes who help us with our activities.”

Calum Partridge from Partridge homes said “We are a family of dog lovers so Dog Watch UK was an easy choice for us to get involved with; we are thrilled to be supporting such a worthwhile charity and we are looking forward to a year of fun activities”