A volunteer canine rescue group is spreading heat and pleasure to furry buddies in want this festive season.
Ayrshire Drone Dog Rescue (ADDR) has its paws set on Christmas and hope to alleviate among the strain that comes with the festivities by establishing a Christmas pet meals financial institution.
Those fighting meals, treats and toys for dogs and cats can choose up objects at 22 places in 13 cities throughout Ayrshire, which may be discovered here.
ADDR, whose 18 to twenty volunteers assist find lacking dogs throughout the area through drones, devices and humane traps, are calling on kind-hearted animal lovers to affix their ‘Paws & Claus’ drive and assist make tails wag this vacation season by donating varied objects to maintain provides topped up.
ADDR lead volunteer Liz Milligan mentioned the heartbreaking actuality of cash-strapped house owners having to make robust choices – together with selecting between placing their heating on or feeding their animal – put the ‘Paws & Claus’ drive into motion.
“That’s what we’re trying to avoid at Christmas,” Liz mentioned. “We’re hoping we will get individuals by way of it.
“At the second we’ve obtained 22 places over a number of cities in Ayrshire so individuals can donate meals, jackets, leads, toys.
“People may also donate money and Petcayr in Ayr are going to purchase us any meals we’d like at wholesale costs with any donations we get. We’ll even have individuals delivering donations if individuals can’t get to a meals financial institution.
“I think it’s going to be massive. We’ll see how it goes and from there we’ll decide if it’s just going to be a Christmas thing or if we’ll be doing it on a more permanent basis.”
As effectively because the Paws & Claus meals and toy financial institution, ADDR is internet hosting a fundraising Christmas occasion in a bid to safe a van for the group.
“A van would help us greatly,” Liz mentioned. “With our humane traps, we generally must say to the house owners, ‘you’ll have to rent a van’ – individuals do assist us, however not at all times, so if we had our personal van there’s simply a lot extra we might do.
‘Santa Paws is Coming to Town’ on Sunday, December 10 (from 11am to 2pm) at MacPaws skilled canine grooming service and doggy daycare, Irvine, may have photograph alternatives with Santa, nail cutting, free microchip checks, free muscular well being checks and a raffle and tombola.
Liz added: “We’ve got a great photographer at the event so we’re asking people to book in slots, and Killie K9 Unleashed is doing 15 minute training slots on how to focus your dog, get their attention and loosely walking.”
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