Useful links - pet fostering
SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
View a handy pet fostering services leaflet created by the Links Group.
Dogs Trust Freedom Project Greater London
Area covered: Greater London
Access the Dogs Trust Freedom Project leaflet (PDF)
Tel:
Dogs Trust Freedom Project, Yorkshire
Area covered: Yorkshire
Access the Dogs Trust Freedom Project leaflet (PDF)
Tel:
Paws for Kids
Area covered: Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside
Tel/Fax:
Email: info@pawsforkids.org.uk
The Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare
Area covered: Kent and Sussex
Tel: 01825 880478
Email: epollitt@raystede.org
Wood Green Animal Shelters
Areas covered: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.
Tel
Email: genevieve.samson@woodgreen.org.uk
Pet Fostering Service Scotland
Area covered: Scotland
Tel:
Pads and Paws
Area covered: East Northamptonshire
Email: padsandpaws@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
Pet Retreat, RSPCA Regional Headquarters
Areas covered: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Avon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Isle of Wight.
Tel:
Email: petretreat@rspca.org.uk
Pet Retreat, RSPCA
Areas covered: Leicestershire, Rutland and South Lincolnshire.
Tel:
Email: petretreat@southwitham.com
Pet fostering, Central & North East London
Tel: 020 8805 6330
Email: animals@rspcacentrallondon.org.uk
Mayhew Animal Centre
Area covered: within the M25
Pet Refuge scheme that may be able to help care for your animal if you find yourself unable to for a limited period of time. With the exception of genuine emergencies, two weeks notice must be given before the pet needs to be cared for.
GENERAL PET FOSTERING
Animal Samaritans Foster carers are available to provide temporary care until a suitable, permanent home can be found. (south-east London and north-west Kent)
The Cinnamon Trust provides short term care for animals belonging to elderly pet owners who are going into hospital or moving to residential accommodation where they are unable to take their pets. The Trust also provides long term care for pets whose owners have died and for terminally ill pet owners.
INFO FOR PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Links Group is a multi-agency interest group that promotes the welfare and safety of vulnerable children, animals and adults so that they are free from violence and abuse. Members comprise of leading associations and charitable organisations. As part of The Links Group, some charities offer pet fostering services specifically for pets belonging to women fleeing from domestic violence.
Understanding the links – statistics on child abuse, animal abuse and domestic violence
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