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Thanks for visiting my Just Giving page. I’m Ralph the bear-dog and I’m taking part in Battersea’s Muddy Dog Challenge on 13th October in Peterborough with my human, Rob. We’re doing it to help raise money for the charity and the animals in their care. Emma is my other human, she is going to cheer us on and take photos because she's too good for the mud.
Help us to help Battersea
I’m a lucky doggo – my humans have taken care of me since I was tiny. They’ve bought me approximately 476 balls, they feed me stinky but delicious food, they take me on holiday and they let me sit in the windowsill like a king (they say cat but I’m not having that).
Some doggos and cats aren’t so lucky though, and that hurts my doggo heart. It hurts my humans’ hearts too and that’s why we want to help Battersea.
They help vulnerable animals and although we haven’t needed their support, so many others do. Battersea don’t get any government funding – they can only rely on the generosity of you humans (unfortunately, I don’t work. I’m going to jump in a ball pit to help though. I will probably never get out of it to be honest).
Battersea take care of over 7,000 animals each year
The staff see animals in all kinds of mental and physical conditions, with an amazing clinic, kennel and cattery team there for each and every one.
In fact, they have a non-selective intake policy, so any animal in need is accepted.
In 2017:
- 4,047 doggos were given belly rubs and told they were good boys and girls
- 3,318 cats were tickled behind their ears (I bet half of those scratched the human though, cats are sassy. One stalked me down the street once)
- 9 dogs and 8 cats arrived at the three Battersea centres every day
- 270 dogs and 200 cats were at Battersea or being cared for by foster humans at any one time
- 1,185 missing animals were reunited with their humans (that makes my tail wag)
- 500 humans oversaw the welfare of over 7,000 animals
- 1,000 volunteer humans dedicated 89,000 hours. They are very good humans.
I could never imagine my humans leaving me so I hate to think of the fear, distress and helplessness another doggo or cat must feel when they’re neglected. On top of that, there are the well-loved animals who need rehoming, and those who sometimes get over the garden fence and go on a little jolly before someone takes them to Battersea to be reunited with their humans. That’s a lot of fluffy cuddles the Battersea guys need to give.
To help Battersea carry on the amazing work they do, please help by sponsoring us in the Muddy Dog Challenge! Dig deep (like I do in the garden), every donation can make all the difference.