Charities - domestic pets and farming

The AHT is a charity dedicated to improving the health of dogs, cats, and horses by addressing the problems of disease and injury – the largest threats to animal welfare today. With the help of its supporters, the Trust achieves this by advancing veterinary science and providing specialist clinical services for animals in need.

Established in 1860, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is a charity that aims never to turn away a dog or cat in need of our help. We reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners; when we can’t do this, we care for them until new homes can be found for them; and we educate the public about responsible pet ownership. To bring cats on to an equal ‘paw’ with the dogs, we changed our name to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in June 2005.

Founded in 2003 by Jane Howorth, The British Hen Welfare Trust is the only national charity in the UK committed to hen welfare. The charity re-homes ex commercial hens, saving tens of thousands from slaughter each year. It also works to educate the public about making a difference to hen welfare by opting for free range eggs, and encourages support for the British egg industry.
Its ultimate aim is to see consumers and food manufacturers buying only UK produced free range eggs, resulting in a strong British egg industry where all commercial laying hens enjoy a good quality life.

Caring for Animals 2001 (Charity No: 1097762) exists to help all animals. We currently operate from a house and its back garden but the animals need more. The dream is to have land to give more freedom thus a better life to the animals in our care. We normally give permanent sanctuary to feral cats, old cats and virus positive cats as very few people offer to give them a home. These groups of cats i.e.

The policy of Cat Action Trust 1977 is to help feral cats by limiting their numbers through neutering and returning to site, by providing veterinary care where necessary, and by finding homes for kittens and tame stray cats. The charity is totally against killing for expediency.

We recognise the importance of the treasured relationship between people and pets and we recognise that this relationship is, more often than not seriously threatened by infirmity and frailty.

We exist to ensure that any problem encountered in the day to day care of a pet can be overcome and all the benefits of owning a pet can be preserved.

As the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust cares for over 16,000 stray and abandoned dogs a year through its nationwide network of 17 Rehoming Centres. We believe that every dog deserves a loving home and work hard to match the right dog with the right owner. We never put a healthy dog down and are working towards a day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.

‘Friends of the Animals’ helps: dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, farm animals, wildlife and birds.
Your wish to help animals will be assured by including a gift in your will to “Friends of the Animals”. The primary objective of the Charity is to help animals NOW we do not ‘sit on funds’. Concentrating on ‘preventative’ work such as: spays, neuters, inoculations, boosters and free engraved discs; we never destroy a healthy animal and keep admin costs to a minimum.

Our mission is simple
We are a dog charity who has dedicated 25 years to making a difference for all dogs. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust receives no government funding and is entirely reliant upon the generosity of our kind supporters who share our love and passion for dogs. This generosity helps us in many ways from funding research into genetic diseases and supporting welfare groups, to training - all of which gives dog’s healthier and happier lives – something we believe they richly deserve.

Petsavers is dedicated to improving the health of pets, helping to diagnose, treat and cure disease.

Petsavers aim is to provide vets with a better understanding of the illnesses that affect pets, finding cures for diseases and allowing practitioners to administer the best treatments ensuring pets enjoy longer and healthier lives.

Tailwaggers, registered as a charitable Trust in 1972, helps needy dog and cat owners in meeting the cost of an unplanned veterinary bill, due to a pet’s serious accident or illness.

Specialising in hedgehogs, Tiggywinkles has been working for over 30 years rescuing, treating and rehabilitating sick, injured and orphaned British wildlife. We have proved beyond doubt that most wild animal and bird casualties can be saved and returned to the wild.