Take a look at our news stories to find our what’s going on with Waggy Tails.
The strain on animal rescues over the last two years has been unprecedented. All over the country rescues are full and sadly turning away many animals who need a space. Our plans to expand the sanctuary at Little Lions Farm have been refused causing great sadness to us and our supporters, who had hoped to save many more animals. We will continue our work at Helen’s House in Magna Road and just hope that another property comes along which isn’t under Dorset Council’s remit so our plans would be looked at more positively.
At Christmas more requests to take dogs come in than any other time of the year. And this Christmas is no exception. However, we are normally buoyed by the generosity of the public with gifts of food and treats for all those in our care – except sadly this year there are only a few kind people ringing our door bell with donations. A measure of the times maybe, when so many have little to spare. Shelagh Meredith Chairman…read more
Thank you to everyone who supported the shop over the Christmas period.
The shop is open from 9am – 4pm, Monday to Saturday, so please drop off donations during these hours.
Full press release sent yesterday to news and social sites.
GARDEN PARTY
Caroline raised £600 at the Garden Party. Thank you to everyone who attended.
Thank you to everyone who supported our Cream Tea Picnic. I am sure that you will all agree that it was a very enjoyable afternoon and the weather was kind to us. Our thanks to Rod the guitarist who entertained us, playing a variety of music.
The Cream Tea raised a total of £791.85 and thanks to Match funding of £500 from Finch Insurance Brokers, courtesy of Paul Chapman, the final total for the event was £1291.85.
We are so grateful to the companies who donated the cream, jam and scones and to the volunteers who helped with the preparations and on the day.…read more
Chewton Glen Hotels Ltd are proud to support a number of charities and organisations, as part of their commitment of contributing back to the local community. We are therefore extremely honoured to have been chosen by them as one of their four nominated charities for 2025. They will be promoting a number of initiatives to raise funds as well as providing a number of gift packages which we can use at our upcoming events. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Guy Owen, Kathleen Price and the Chewton Glen team for their support.…read more