Adoption Saves Lives

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If you want a dog, PLEASE adopt one. Adoption saves lives. Even if your new rescue dog’s life wasn’t in danger, adopting them will free up a space in rescue for a dog who may otherwise have died.

Adopt the cutest, little puppy if you want. Or the big, grumpy old dog no-one else wants. Or anyone in between. Adopt a purebred, a crossbreed, or Heinz 57. Adopt young or old, large or small. Adopt from your local rescue centre or half way across the country. All that matters is that you adopt a dog you can provide a life-long, loving and appropriate home for. Rescues are over-flowing. The number of dogs needing help currently outweighs the number of responsible, loving people stepping up to adopt them. Please help change that balance when you are ready for your next dog.

Thousands of stray dogs are sat on death row in pounds across the UK (and many more further afield), hoping that someone kind will save them when their seven days are up. Thousands more dogs are sat in rescues across the UK, wondering when their second chance will come; when their special someone(s) will see them in their kennel or on their internet profile and offer them a loving home. Thousands won’t be that lucky, but you can change everything for your next dog.

You may think the unwanted dog situation is not your fault or concern; after all you’ve always been a responsible owner and have never badly bred a litter, bought from a bad breeder or abandoned a dog. None of this is my fault either, but it IS my concern. Dogs don’t care about fault, they’re not out to place blame; but they do care about where they get to sleep at night and the hand that feeds and soothes them.