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The Ark Animal Rescue welcomes you to it's website. Please look around the site, where you will find information about the Ark.
We have long-term animals who will stay with us for the rest of their lives as they cannot be rehomed for a variety of reasons and animals which are waiting for a loving home. We take in animals for adoption from private homes, other rescues and sometimes via the dog warden. We have mainly dogs and cats but also have rabbits and small furries, including ferrets from time to time as well as occasional other species. We do not keep exotics. Opening Times: We are open to visitors every day from 12-3pm. Please try and visit between these times if you can as we are often busy with feeding and cleaning at all other times. Please check the appropriate pages for terms of adoption etc. All dogs are microchipped free of charge but we can no longer offer free neutering vouchers as the Dogs' Trust has withdrawn their funding for this. People on benefits should still be able to get free or subsidised neutering for their pets. We encourage owners to vaccinate their pets before handing them over to the Ark but cannot guarantee that every animal will be fully vaccinated. All information on this website is correct to the best of our knowledge. We pass on to prospective owners all we know about the animals in our care but have to rely on former owners to be truthful and accurate. We do, however, update information at regular intervals as animals are observed and assessed. Please feel free to contact us for any information or advice about our animals or services that you cannot find on this website and we will do our best to help. STOP PRESS! 28/05/09 We have applied for and been granted a boarding licence so that we will be able to take in and care for a small number of dogs whilst owners are away. This is operational with immediate effect. We can provide heated kennels, special diets and regular exercise. We don't want to do this as it will reduce the number of dogs we can rescue but we feel we have no choice to help make ends meet. The charge will be £10 per dog per day. All dogs will have to have up to date vaccinations, including Kennel Cough and have a valid vaccination certificate. Please contact the Ark in the usual way to book a kennel. PLEASE HELP! THE ARK IS IN CRISIS! After many years of successfully rescuing animals in need the ARK is now innocently suffering, like the rest of the country, at the hands of the present financial recession. The impact upon our running costs has been immense. Donations have receded dramatically and expenses have increased as has the need for our service. The number of animals relying upon our aid has doubled, with the waiting list surging as never before. The reality of our situation is that people can no longer provide for their animals and this is where the ARK steps in. We have also unfortunately recently had animals that needed expensive veterinary treatment, the latest being £900 to try and save a young dog's life. Despite extreme efforts to both raise funds and make severe cutbacks in staff and other outgoings, we have reached crisis point. We will no longer be capable of rescuing and re-homing on such a scale without the help of the public. We need: 1. Volunteers to help look after the animals or in any way possible 2. People to do fund-raising for us 3. Donations of money 4. Donations of items to sell at car boot sales Every penny or minute of your time donated really would make a tremendous difference to our future and that of all the animals for whom we provide a second chance. All help will be gratefully received. Please help us continue the work that Pauline Rice began all those years ago. |
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