The Current Charities – Round 83

Raising funds for Connie's Vet Care

Connie has sadly been with Wellingborough Dog Welfare for four years and is still waiting to find her forever home. 😢

She recently underwent cruciate surgery costing over £3,000 and is now recovering. Although she has had a few setbacks along the way, we can't wait for the day she can go off lead and run around again, as she absolutely loves a ball!

Around six months ago, Connie also had mammary tumours removed, so she hasn't had the easiest few months. Despite everything, she is still such a happy girl and continues to fight through anything that is thrown at her.

Please vote for Wellingborough Dog Welfare through #DoggyLottery. Funds raised will help towards Connie's veterinary bills and ongoing recovery, giving this lovely girl the care she needs while she waits for her forever home.

Wellingborough Dog Welfare, or Wellidog as we are more fondly known is a local charity in Grendon, Northamptonshire, and we are dedicated to making life easier for strays and unwanted dogs locally from surrounding areas.

Founded in 1993 we have been rescuing stray dogs for over 22 years and are still as committed today as we always have been. With so many abandoned and unwanted dogs entering kennels every day we are committed to finding loving homes for all of our dogs. We are a no-kill shelter who believe that second hand dogs make first class friends, and we work around the clock to raise funds to care for the dogs in our care while we search for their perfect forever home.

All of the money we raise goes directly to our charity, but we can only carry on the work we do with the help of people’s generosity. We do not claim expenses for our work, our payment is seeing the dogs in our care transferred to a forever home and becoming part of a family where they are loved.

For more details, use the links below to visit their website and social media channels.

Raising funds for Oliver's Vet Care

Oliver was rescued from a dog meat truck bound for the notorious Yulin Dog Meat Festival when he was still a puppy. Despite his traumatic start, his playfulness never left him and he has always been so full of fun and joy.

We have always hoped to find Oliver a loving home, but a few months ago, while a volunteer was grooming him in China, a worrying lump was discovered on his head.

Oliver is now losing weight and developing various secondary infections, including one in his eye. We plan to take him to Beijing University Hospital for CT and MRI scans, which will cost around £350 even with our charity discount. If surgery is needed, this could cost up to £1,000.

With over 700 dogs in our care, deciding who can receive complex veterinary treatment is always heartbreaking. As a small organisation, providing food and shelter remains our main priority.

Please vote for NoToDogMeat through #DoggyLottery. Funds raised will help towards Oliver's scans, veterinary investigations and any further treatment he may need.

Oliver deserves a chance, and your support would mean the world to us. 💙

NoToDogMeat Foundation is a London-based charity set up 12 years ago to end the mistreatment of dogs and cats in Asia and put a stop to their brutal use for food and fur.

Our mission is to empower activists globally to speak out and spread compassion. We run campaigns and education programmes to help bring change. We also rescue from dog meat festivals such as Yulin ( In China ) and stop trucks on the highway full of stolen pets. Our China shelter has more than 700 survivors seeking sponsors and homes overseas. Volunteers run our charity; all donations are vital and gratefully received to allow us to continue our work. Our Motto is #NoActionTooSmall, and we welcome diverse participation from everyone on and offline.

For more details, use the links below to visit their website and social media channels.

Raising funds for Galactica's Vet Care

Galactica came to us as a very sweet little girl suffering from terrible growths and infections in her ears.

There is surgery available, but it involves removing the ear canals, leaving the dog deaf, and comes with a painful recovery. With both ears in equally poor condition, this would have been a lot for our lovely 8-year-old girl to endure.

Thankfully, through intensive topical treatment and many veterinary visits, we have managed to re-establish an opening to her ear canals, allowing treatment from the inside, which is going well.

However, this beautifully gentle and calm lady has now been diagnosed with a hernia following her spay, which requires surgery. We have also discovered some worrying lumps that need further investigation.

We can only hope the lumps are benign, but further tests are needed to ensure Galactica receives the right treatment.

She is proving to be an expensive little lady, but how can you put a value on that gorgeous face? Even on the vet's examination table, she gives kisses and cuddles. She is made from pure love and deserves our help.

Please vote for Phoenix French Bulldog Rescue through #DoggyLottery. Funds raised will help towards Galactica's ongoing veterinary treatment, investigations and necessary surgery.

Phoenix was established at the end of the end of 2016 and set loose on the unsuspecting on-line General Public on January 8th 2017 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - our team is UK wide. Charity status was awarded on 8th March 2017. We operate using various social media platforms and have no ‘base’. All our dogs are placed into pre-assessed, loving and knowledgeable foster homes, no kennels, ever. Dogs stay in foster-care for a minimum of 2 weeks, maybe much longer if they need to be mended physically or behaviourally – this is why our vet fees are around 3K-7K per month.

For more details, use the links below to visit their website and social media channels.