Do you think you have what it takes to be an Animal Hero?

Well, as the global pandemic continues, Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter are looking for new ways to raise vital funds right now as we face a severe funding shortfall and a very uncertain future.

But it's not all bad news.

We launched our Emergency Winter Appeal on the 7th December as we looked to try and raise £20,000 to help get through our toughest Winter yet - thankfully, our supporters and the local community have all come to our aid and at the time of writing, we've raised over £17,000 already.

Now is the time to give our supporters a new challenge!

Fair enough, we do have a tendency to gloat about how amazing our supporters are!

So, why not join us this March & April as we look to raise £10,000 for the Shelter by asking you to choose your very own challenge with a twist.

The focus of our challenge this year is number 189.

Well, 189 just so happens to be the number of animals that we rehomed in 2020.

In a year that challenged us in so many ways, yet we were able to rescue, rehabilitate and find loving forever homes for 189 cats and dogs - we think that's pretty special and worth celebrating.

Sadly, we can't afford to give all of our heroes a cape but we do promise to help promote your challenge via our website and with social media, not to mention lots of tips and encouragement along the way.

This is the best part - you get to choose your own challenge!

All you need to do is think of a challenge using the number 189 as the theme, click on 'Start Fundraising' on this campaign page and follow the step-by-step instructions...you'll have your very own fundraising page set up in no time.

Not sure how to set up your own JustGiving fundraising page? Take a look at our handy 'Setting up Your Own JustGiving Fundraising Page Guide '.

Once you've got it all set up, why not take a look at our 'Top 9 Tips for Promoting Your JustGiving Fundraising Page Guide'. After all, you want to be able to raise as much money as possible, don't you?

Not a problem at all - take a look at our 'Top Challenge Ideas Guide', perfect if you're an individual supporter or a business looking for challenge ideas!

Finally, the serious part. Any fundraising event needs to be fun and enjoyable, but also, it absolutely has to be safe for you and those around you.

We want everyone who takes part in this challenge to have fun and stay safe.

Please read over our 'Safety Guidance Sheet' before taking on your challenge.

Any questions? Then just send us an email to fundraising@wars.org.uk.

We're looking forward to becoming Animal Heroes with you!

Don't want to to take part in a challenge, but want to support WARS?

You can simply make a donation on this campaign page, or why not take a look to see some of the challenges going on and make a donation on one of those pages?

Remember, every donation, no matter how big or small, makes a huge difference to every animal in our care - to us, you're all Animal Heroes, thank you.