Our new partnership will help us work closer together in helping more pets and owners across Cambridgeshire by pooling our resources and expertise.
Our exciting new partnership has come at a very important moment when animal welfare charities, like ourselves and the RSPCA, are trying to support an increasing number of pet owners and their animals needing help. The last few months alone have seen a shocking 253% increase in pets being relinquished to Woodgreen for financial reasons.
At Woodgreen, we do everything possible to keep pets and people together – and our Community Outreach team play a key role in this work. From hands-on support and education to financial help towards pet care costs, we aim to tackle any issue that avoids a pet needing to be rehomed. Last year (2022-23), we helped 3,500 pets in their homes. But we always want to do more, and our new partnership with the RSPCA will enable us to reach a greater number of pets and owners.
“The aim of this partnership is to collaboratively improve the welfare of pets in homes, by utilising the strengths and services that are unique to each charity. At Woodgreen, our Community Outreach team work hands-on with pet owners to support and facilitate practical ways for animal welfare to be improved and to keep pets in homes where they are have a good quality of life."
Whilst we’ve worked with the RSPCA for a while, our new partnership will enable us to strengthen this collaboration in many ways. There’ll be a new referral system in place which enables the RSPCA to refer owners to us who may benefit from our advice and other support services.
Taking preventative steps to tackle issues early means we can reduce the chances of them turning into bigger problems.
We’ll also be able to easily call upon their help and expertise in more urgent situations where a pet’s safety and wellbeing is at risk.
“Our officers already work closely with Woodgreen - but it is so comforting to know that there is this extra support we can offer to pet owners who are trying their best, but might just need some extra help. Our teams are seeing the impact of the crisis on the frontline - more abandoned animals, more animals coming into our care, and rehoming is slowing as cost of living pressures bite. But there is hope such as partnerships like this where we are doing everything we can to keep pets in loving homes."
At Woodgreen, our work goes far beyond the care we provide for homeless pets at our centre in Cambridgeshire. Our dedicated Community Outreach team support pets and people in many ways, and our partnership with The Trussell Trust is a shining example of how we’re supporting pet owners in the community.
Pam lived alone and was coping with memory issues, she had very few visitors except for her carers, so she spent the majority of time with her dogs and you could tell that they gave her a real sense of purpose. Although Italian Greyhound, Lacey, had a urinary tract infection and was extremely obese for her breed, her sister Bella was in good condition.