We need your support to help us to run the charity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Extra measures are being taken to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and to prevent it from reaching us as we do not want to shut our shelters.

As a result, we are using increased amounts of supplies, especially those such as hand sanitiser, soap, blue roll, disinfectant, water and not forgetting oil as our hot water and heating systems all run off oil.

This is on top of our usual bills which are rising year after year...

We are now seeing the highest ever number of animals arriving into us needing veterinary care. For some, this is medication to clear up an ear infection, for others it is a skin condition which requires a number of medications and even operations to repair ruptured ligaments. This is all on top of our routine procedures such as neutering, vaccinations, microchipping and our initial health check which each animal has on arrival. A total cost of around £180,000 a year!

Even more animals are now arriving into our care with behaviour issues which our staff work with before rehoming. This means animals are spending longer with us so we can help them to adapt ready to find them a home which will be their forever home. A longer stay means it costs more money to look after them...money which we don't currently have.

If you have pets yourself you'll know how much they can cost. We desperately need your help so we can continue our work. Any amount you can spare to help us really does make a difference.

Christmas 2019 was one of the busiest Christmas' we've ever had in regards to amazingly kind people dropping off donations of food, bedding, toys, newspapers and much more. Thankfully, due to your generosity, we do have enough food and bedding to see us through, however we do not currently have enough cash in the bank to pay our bills.

We are urgently appealing for your help. If every person in the North East donated even £1, it would make a huge difference and there is no doubt we could raise the £1.25million it costs us to run each year. Please help in any way you can. Thank you.