Dogs Trust celebrate 10 years of support and £24m from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
Dogs Trust celebrates ten years of incredible support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, who have raised over £24 million!
Dogs Trust celebrated 10 years of support from the players of People’s Postcode Lottery at a special event last week at the Glasgow rehoming centre, to acknowledge the staggering £24 million which has been raised in the last decade for the UK’s largest dog welfare charity.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt attended the event on Wednesday 28 August, along with Dogs Trust Chief Executive Owen Sharp. The event was an opportunity to celebrate the collaboration and the achievements in improving the lives for so many dogs and supporting owners, which without the support of Postcode Lottery players, wouldn’t have been possible. The guests enjoyed meeting some of the dogs, and the dedicated staff who care for them at the Glasgow rehoming centre in Uddingston.
Since 2014, the support from players has enabled Dogs Trust find forever homes for over 105,000 dogs throughout the UK and helped 90,000 dogs graduate from Dogs Trust Dog School. It has helped fund crucial rehoming centre roles such as vet nurses, canine carers and maintenance teams, to keep the charity’s 21 rehoming centres up and running and to care for as many dogs as possible. The funding has also allowed Dogs Trust to renovate rehoming centres in need of an upgrade and helped the building of new ones.
Owen Sharp, Chief Executive of Dogs Trust said: “The support of players of People’s Postcode Lottery has had an incredible impact. Together, we’ve built and transformed rehoming centres, we’ve rescued and rehomed smuggled puppies, and we’ve created an expansive network of fosterers.
“Demand for Dogs Trust’s services is bigger than it ever has been as the dog population in the UK has surged, so help is needed now more than ever. Thanks to players, we have been able to continue to offer dogs in our care the love and support they need and to find their own new postcode to call home.”
Laura Chow, Head of Charities at People’s Postcode Lottery, said: “We are absolutely delighted that players have raised an incredible £24 million to support the work of Dogs Trust, funding that has helped transform the care of thousands of dogs in need over the last ten years.”
For more information visit: www.dogstrust.org.uk/peoples-postcode-lottery
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