I'm raising £500 to help Dorset Dogs CIC - set up a 14th Pet Food Bank in Wareham after the local community in Wareham have reached out to us. Wareham is an area of high need and has been badly affected by the cost-of-living crisis which affects people's ability to keep their pets at home with them and out of rescue centres.

The aim is to help set a Pet Food Bank in Wareham and to fill the box to the brim with pet food for Summer with the funds. This work is preventative to keep dogs and pets out of rescue. The cost-of-living is cited as the main reason for the rise in rehoming. Please help keep pets with their families with your donation.

Although it is Dorset Dogs CIC behind Merlin's Pet Food Banks - all pets including cats, rabbits, birds etc are helped with food and funds raised are strictly not-for-profit.

More info on the cause: www.dorsetdogs.com/food-bank