At Holly Hedge we rehome up to 1000 animals a year. These animals come to us abandoned, fearful, broken in spirit and body, and we make them a promise that they will have much brighter futures. We give them food, warmth, love and do our utmost to show them they can trust people. The day they leave us for their forever homes is what we strive for, we believe every animal deserves a loving home.

If you have read our Paws in Peril appeal you'll know that we struggle financially to keep up with the insurmountable numbers of cats and dogs coming to us in urgent need of veterinary treatment. Some are strays like Karma, found cold, hungry and unsure of what they did wrong to be left on the street. Many have needed expensive operations to give them a new lease of life. Others like Panda have been in road accidents with no owner coming forward, or have been found emaciated, dehydrated and need emergency treatment. Hardening our hearts and turning away animals in need is not an option we would consider.

Christmas and the coming cold months are always a hard time for shelters. Some of our animals with more traumatic backgrounds have been with us for over a year and this will be their second Christmas in a shelter. We hope you can help our staff and volunteers show them what Christmas means, and help us keep our promise to them until we find their forever families.

We invite all our supporters to come and visit our grateful residents at Holly Hedge, so you can see how your generous donations help us save lives.