(this figure does not include monies donated directly to Dog's Trust that were not specified at point of donation as being in John's name)
John Barrowman recently visited Dogs Trust West London Rehoming Centre and the 120 stray or abandoned dogs being cared for by Dogs Trust staff there at any one time. John is supporting Dogs Trust's ‘A Dog is for Life, Not Just for Christmas®’ campaign; the charity is urging people not to buy puppies or dogs as gifts for people.
The run-up to Christmas and the period afterwards is one of the busiest times for the charity; with the number of dogs handed in, or found as strays massively increasing.
It’s not just puppies who are the casualty of Christmas as in some cases, the number of old dogs handed in to the charity doubled over the festive season, and between 2002-2005 over 1,000 old dogs were abandoned over Christmas.
In an effort to prevent even more impulse purchases during the festive season, all 17 Dogs Trust Rehoming Centres temporarily stop rehoming dogs from 17th December 2006 to 2nd January 2007.
Photos taken at the Dogs Trust, London
rehoming centre in Uxbridge.
December 1, 2006
If you would like to support the “A Dog is For life, Not Just for Christmas®” campaign, then please call 020 7837 0006 for your free car sticker and to find out more.
For further information visit www.dogstrust.org.uk or contact the Press Office:
Dogs Trust is working towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.
The charity urges people to please consider the following: