About us

We rehome within East Dorset and West Hampshire. This enables us to conduct prehoming checks and follow up visits. Waggy Tails also runs an advice service which deals with pet problems and can direct enquiries to the best available help if we cannot help ourselves.

Our Trustees

Chairman Shelagh Meredith

Vice-Chairman Elsie Smith

Trustee Ginny Roberts

Our history

The Charity was started by Shelagh Meredith in 1994 after she answered an advertisement. A rescue in Wales was looking for homes for dogs, so she volunteered to help. Since then thousands of unwanted and abandoned dogs have been re-homed into new, loving family environments. We have also found new homes for cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats, hamsters, mice, budgies, one-legged cockatiels, battery chickens, horses, goats, a duck and lots of parrots.

Current position

None of what Waggy Tails does would be possible without a large network of volunteers and a few paid staff members.

However, we receive no government grants and our vets bills are over £6,000 per month.

Contact us

Our Office

Helens House, 143 Magna Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne BH21 3AW

Call 01202 875000

Opening Hours: The office is open from 10am-4pm weekdays and until 1pm at the weekend. Out of hours please leave a message or email admin@waggytails.org.uk