Following the recent supply of native donation Dogs Trust Cardiff Centre, the Observer has acquired a letter from the charity thanking suppporters.
The letter reads as follows:
With Christmas almost upon us, I needed to ship a heartfelt thanks to everybody who has supported Dogs Trust throughout what has been one other difficult 12 months for pet homeowners throughout the UK.
We have acquired greater than 40,000 enquiries this 12 months from individuals who sadly felt that they had no different possibility however handy their canine into our care. As a canine proprietor myself, I perceive solely too properly what a heartbreaking determination it may be to have to surrender your canine, which is why we now have tried to help as many canine homeowners as potential by way of initiatives together with our pet meals banks and free-to-access Behaviour Support Line.
Despite the various challenges we’re nonetheless going through, it heartens me to say that we additionally proceed to witness the perfect in human nature from our canine loving nation. This 12 months we now have discovered properties for over 10,000 dogs of all breeds and ages, together with almost 400 puppies born in Dogs Trust’s care. To everybody who has welcomed a brand new four-legged buddy into their household by adopting from Dogs Trust, thanks.
Earlier this 12 months we issued a plea for extra volunteer fosterer carers to come back ahead to supply non permanent properties to among the dogs in our care. Kind-hearted members of the general public responded of their 1000’s, and we are actually in a position to provide many extra dogs someplace protected and safe to remain whereas they wait their ceaselessly home. Other volunteers proceed to help our work by taking over unimaginable fundraising challenges and by usually giving up their time to help the employees at our rehoming centres. It merely wouldn’t be potential to realize all that we do for the dogs in our care with out this help – so thanks.
As we strategy a brand new 12 months, our devoted employees and volunteers stay dedicated to creating tomorrow’s world a greater place for all dogs to allow them to dwell full, protected and blissful lives. On behalf of everybody at Dogs Trust, I’d prefer to want all our supporters a really Happy New Year, one by which we stay up for serving to many extra dogs discover their ceaselessly properties.
Owen Sharp, CEO, Dogs Trust
Sue Russell, Bethan Osborne and Jayne Osborne delivering the regionally donated gadgets to the Dogs Trust Cardiff Centre (Pic equipped)
