Animals in Disasters
Find out how animals affected by disasters such as flooding and earthquakes (including Haiti) with the WSPA's Animals in Disasters blog
Check out too the IFAW's site on how it helps animals such as those being evacuated from the Philippines' volcano
Become a member!
A great way to understand more about your favourite animal is to become a member of an animal charity.
Examples of charity memberships include the RSPB which give you acces to 100 nature reserves in the UK, plus a free joining gift.
The PDSA, which cares for sick animals whose owners can't afford vets' fees, have memberships for young people. PDSA Memberships are great for young people & children who love animals.
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Pets & charities to help pets |
There are many pets chariites worldwide...so here are just a few. Depending on the size of the pets animals charities, they may be local set-ups, or have a large national or regional spread. Cats Protection for instance has just under 30 adoption centres in the UK, plus branches run by volunteers who fund-raise, rescue cats, foster cats, raise awareness of Cats Protection etc; plus they have a network of charity shops. On the other hand, another cat charity may simply help rescuing cats in their town or even village, taking strays & lost cats in, trying to find their owners and then a new home.
To help pets
- Rescue or foster, please don't breed or buy
- Discuss neutering your pet with your vet. Some 75% of the cats & dogs in this world are strays.
- Microchip your pet - this makes an owner easy to identify & saves a lot of people time and animals stress
- Insure your pet - it is amazing how many animals are put down or given over to animals charities due to vets' costs. Animal Friends give all their net profits to animals charities (pets & wildlife) worldwide - so by insuring your pet with them, you can help animals too. (Plus they cover pets all ages) I insured Doyle through them - they have a great range of options to suit your budget
- Do your research before you go for pet ownership - costs, commitments, holiday cover, longevity of your pet's life, potential allergies you have, whether you have suitable living accommodation for your pet, reasons for having him or her. And consult with everyone in your home - they will all be involved in pet care
- Be willing to consider an older pet - every pet deserves a loving, caring home, however old they are
- Run through "what would happen if...." scenarios e.g. you were made redundant, lost your home, went into hospital, died...
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PLEASE... don't give pets as presents. Animal charities are overwhelmed after Christmas and Easter with animals families no longer want...
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Train your dog & pick up his poop - both actions will endear your dog to the public
- Tell people about organisations such as the Cinnamon Trust who have a database of care homes that take pets in the UK plus a national base of volunteers who help with pet care for elderly people & the terminally ill
- If you have moved from the UK to another country, please make sure your pet has an up to date pet passport or have a contingency plan that would mean you know what you'd do with your pet if you ever had to move back. Circumstances can change, and animal charities have received a lot of pets whose owners have had to return to the UK thanks to this current economic crisis or for other reasons, but lack the six months' plus time scale needed to put their pet through the Pet Travel Scheme or the financial resources to do it
- If you have allergies to pet fur, you may be interested in trying
Petal Cleanse
which you put on your pet. Voted amongst 5 of the best allergy busters by the Daily Mail in 2006, you put this on your pet once a week. 90% of the people who suffered only from pet allergies benefited from the use of the product, which removes the pet allergens that can cause allergic reaction.
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Insure your pet AND help animals
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