Animals Charities That specialise in Dogs
Discover 180 Animals charities that specialise in dogs. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Guide Dogs For The Blind Association
Animals, HealthThe Association provides guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services to people who are blind and partially sighted. In accordance with its constitution, it provides "additional services and facilities for the relief of blind persons as the Association shall from time to time deem fit".
Battersea Dogs' And Cats' Home
Animals, HousingWe aim never to turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners; when we cannot do this, we care for them until new homes can be found for them; and we educate the public about responsible pet ownership.
Hearing Dogs For Deaf People
Animals, HealthThe charity's objects are the promotion of health and the relief of sickness in particular by training, providing and supporting animal assisted intervention in the relief of human deafness, disability, sickness, suffering or distress, collaborating with other charities where appropriate.
Canine Partners For Independence
Animals, Economic and community development, EducationTraining of assistance dogs to support and help people with severe disabilities enjoy greater independence and a better quality of life and, where possible, help them into education and employment. Also to support the partnership once graduated throughout the working life of the dog always being mindful of its wellbeing.
The Birmingham Dogs Home
Animals, Charity and VCS support, Education, HousingTo take in and care for stray and unwanted dogs from the West Midlands area and find new homes where possible.Provide education to schools and other community groups in responsible dog ownership.Fundraising to ensure the on-going provision of service.
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Bath And District Branch
Animals, HousingAnimal welfare including rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of companion animals (dog and cats ), animal welfare education activities, outreach work.
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Cotswolds, Gloucester & District Branch
Animals, HousingANIMAL WELFARE INCLUDING RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND REHOMING OF COMPANION ANIMALS (DOGS, CATS AND SOME SMALL ANIMALS), ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
Dogs Trust Legacy
Animals, Housing, Social welfareDogs Trust operates a network of rehoming centres across the UK; each provides dog accomodation, puppy houses, isolation blocks and treatment rooms.Dogs Trust provides financial assistance to allow owners in genuine need to have their dogs neutered through participating veterinary practices.Dogs Trust provides dog training and educational material on responsible dog ownership.
RSPCA Brighton & The Heart Of Sussex
Animals, EnvironmentThe charity is responsible for the RSPCA Brighton & Hastings Animal Shelters, which provide care, vet treatment and rehoming for unwanted domestic animals, including reptiles. The Shelters have first aid and holding unit for injured wildlife. Over 3000 animals are cared for at the Shelter each year. The charity provides subsidised neutering for cats, dogs and rabbits, for people on low incomes.
The Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary
AnimalsThe principal activity of the charity is the operation of a dog rescue and re-homing centre in Berkshire but the charity also provides financial support and other services to charities and organisations elsewhere in England, Wales and Europe whose objects match those of the charity.
International Sheep Dog Society
AnimalsTo promote and foster the breeding, training and improvement in the interests and for the welfare or benefit of the community of the breeds or strains of sheepdogs.
RSPCA Bridlington, Driffield & District Branch
Animals, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social careCharity raises funds to pay for animals in their care until new homes can be found for them. All cats ,dogs and rabbits are neutered either prior to them being adopted or as soon as possible afterwards. All cats, dogs and rabbits are micro-chipped as well. We have our own cattery and we have many fosterers to care for young kittens in their own homes until they are old enough to be adopted.
Stokenchurch Dog Rescue
Animals, Charitable activities, HousingTo rescue, board and place stray and unwanted dogs in good homes. To continue to care for and protect dogs in need. In line with our non-destruct policy, we endeavour to save abandoned dogs from being put to sleep in the specified areas.
Animal Rescue
Animals, Charitable activities, HousingThe animal rescue charity provides sanctuary (safe haven) throughout the UK for all animals whether domesticated or wild. Without exception, the prevention of suffering and preservation of life is paramount. The ultimate objective is to re-home or re-habilitate. Operates save a dog (SAD) campaign to rescue dogs facing euthanasia from Uk dog pounds.
Rottweiler Welfare Association
Animals, HousingRescue abandoned and neglected Rottweilers and help those who are unwanted. To provide all necessary care, treatment and rehabilitation. Asses these dogs for adoptability and find suitable homes for them.
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Lancashire East Branch
Animals, HousingThe objectives of the Branch are to promote kindness and prevent cruelty to animals. Our key aim is to find suitable homes for as many animals as possible, and provide proper care for those who have been mistreated or abandoned (we are not licensed to accept stray dogs!).The main activity for achieving our aim is the operation of an Animal Centre at Altham near Accrington.
Forest Dog Rescue
Animals, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, HousingThe charity raises funds to house and care for lost and unwanted dogs in the area. It holds a non-destruction policy and will look after every dog until a suitable, loving home is found.
Scottish Terrier Emergency Care Scheme
Animals, HousingTo provide care in the form of temporary homes for Scottish Terriers & any other breed from the same household or kennel which have need of such care by reason of neglect or ill-treatment or where owners of such dogs are no longer able to care for them properly and to assist in the provision of new homes for these dogs where they may be properly cared for.
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals West Gwynedd Branch
Animals, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, HousingRSPCA West Gwynedd Branch runs an almoning scheme offering free or subsidised neutering of cats and dogs to owners on means-tested benefits, while funds last. We also provide assistance for paying veterinary bills on the same proviso.We re-home cats & kittens.Fund-raising is primarily via our shop at Pwllheli. Details of other activities are given on our website at www.RSPCAWestGwynedd.org.uk
Prevent Unwanted Pets
Animals, HousingWe help people on low income towards the cost of their dogs, cats, rabbits and other smaller animals to be spayed or neutered, to reduce the great number of animals being "put to sleep", going to bad homes, etc. We also rescue, rehabilitate and rehome small animals. We are a contact for caring animal welfare groups. We are known as 'PUP' in UK.
George Green's School Trust Fund
Animals, Arts, EducationTo provide items, services and facilities to George Green's School on the Isle of Dogs, London E14, including grants for such as, games, music, prizes, educational visits and to students going to university, also to act in respect of the trust's land and buildings.
The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Animals, Charity and VCS support, HousingThe charity operates throughout England and Wales through the trustees and a supporting team of volunteers to render assistance to Pug dogs in need for whatever reason by re-homing in previously vetted homes and providing immediate & essential veterinary care where required prior to said re-homing.
Marjorie Coote Animal Charity Trust
AnimalsThe Charity Fund is to be applied by the trustees for the benefit of all or any of five named registered charities and of any other chqritiable organisation which has as its main purpose the care and protection of horses, dogs or other animals or birds.
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Barnsley And District Branch
AnimalsAssisting RSPCA inspectors and animal collection officers on their aims of preventing cruelty to animals. Operating an animal rehoming programme, neutering, micro-chipping, vaccination services, providing cat pen and kennel provision, fostering and lost and found services, providing financial assistance for veterinary fees for those in need.
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust
Animals, Researchto promote the advancement of education and science by furthering research into canine diseases and hereditory disorders of dogs.to promote the quality of life of human beings by promoting dogs as therapeutic and practical aids humans.to promote the relief of suffering of dogs, which are in need of care and attention
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many dogs animals charities are there in the UK?
There are 180 registered dogs animals charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the dogs animals charities by income?
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is the largest by latest reported annual income (£163.8m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of dogs animals charities?
Dogs animals charities reported a combined annual income of £563.4m across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for dogs animals charities?
Across all dogs animals charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 70.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of dogs animals charities?
Dogs animals charities have an average annual income of £1.8m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.