Hope Animal Rescue Centre in Long Eaton, is appealing for help in re-homing pets, with the goal of placing all of their animals with forever homes.
The Nottinghamshire Charity aims to help all kinds of abandoned animals including dogs, cats and has even helped sheep, horses and wildlife.
They are hoping to attract sponsors for their animals, as well as new, loving foster and adopted homes to welcome the pets in.
Currently, the non-profit charity is struggling to raise money and has been running from Ms Buck’s pension for the last 4 years. She now offers dog sponsorship, at £5 a month and welcomes donations, which pay for the animals vet fees.
Her dream is to find all of the shelter’s much loved pets the homes they deserve to have.
‘We help foster animals for all types of struggling owners with desperate situations from hospital patients to the homeless and pet’s who’s owners have died. This includes stray cats and dogs on death row’ says the charity’s founder, Sue Buck, who is passionate about helping Nottingham animals in need.
The charity also help animals who are harder to adopt, and will pay full vet bills whilst they are fostered. At the moment, they are crying out for homes for cats and kittens especially.
Picture: Betsy, who stayed in kennels for 4 years before finding a home with the charities foster home.
Ms Buck believes that the reason many animals are homeless is that people struggle to find foster homes for pets, as many rented properties don’t allow pets.
‘We are hosting this event to raise awareness and fund raise for HARC. We cater to animals in all types of difficult situations and help struggling owners by fostering pets. It’s really important that everyone knows we are here to help.’
-Susan Buck, founder of Hope Animal Rescue
The shelter is holding a Companion Dog Show and family picnic on the West Park Events Field, Long Eaton on Sat 8th August to fundraise for a new building for the centre.
The charity hopes to build a new centre, which will help with the huge demand in Nottinghamshire and lack of care for homeless pets, especially desperate dogs.
The classes range from novelty classes such as ‘waggiest tail’ and ‘dog most like owner’ to those for Kennel Club members only. Including best companion and best puppy.
There will be many families activities such as a bouncy castle, face painting and craft stalls.