Does QVC give anything to charity at Christmas ?
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The days of going out and seeing a charity rattling a tin seem long gone. I went to give money to Cats Protection stand in the city centre refused to take it, wanted me to sign up to monthly only.
A few small animal charities still do Almost Home, Cavalier (sp) Rescue and Assisi they have stands in the city centre. Different youth clubs collecting for themselves, never give to them.
A few small animal charities still do Almost Home, Cavalier (sp) Rescue and Assisi they have stands in the city centre. Different youth clubs collecting for themselves, never give to them.
I don't think you would be allowed to bring them back into the UKI'm going to Crete at Easter. Should I pack a couple of dog carriers?
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I know some charities do bring dogs to the UK from Romania and such places as I know people who have them, however, I'm more likely to adopt a dog already here - not that Bry would want to share all his home comforts!
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Yes, I read in comments in newspapers people saying, Why not adopt from the UK so many dogs and cats need homes instead of abroad?
An older lady I know who has a Romanian dog was persuaded by the "adopting abroad shows how much more you care and are helping less fortunate animals in less fortunate countries" blah blah. Nope actually, Dogs Trust and local shelters in THIS country need your help much more with no extra do gooding required. All my dogs have been UK rescues and I've loved them all regardless of their difficulties.
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I don't pay for a lot with cash but when I do I usually tell them to put the cash in the charity box.
Most places have them behind the counters now as they get stolen. Vile people.
I stopped supporting Oxfam many years ago when I learnt the CEO was on an enormous yearly salary.
I've noticed some of charities advertising over Christmas are asking for larger amounts than they normally ask for.
Lots of people are having to decide whether to heat their hones or buy food at the moment.
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A few years ago, I got chatting to a woman in our yoga class. Her best friend had a quite high up job with one of the big charities. Can’t remember which one, but it was one that was for war torn/starving countries. She was on a really good salary, worked in plush offices in London, had a new car every three years, and a fantastic pension plan.
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That’s why I give to small local charities where the majority of the money goes to said charity and not into the pockets of overpaid CEO s of the major chartities. I also knit hats for the Sailors Society.
Always feel sorry for the the volunteers for these charities that do so much fundraising. I remember donkeys years ago it was rumoured that for every £1 raised for Oxfam, 5p went to the needy.
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A friend now passed, her husband died of cancer. And someone from the local cancer group came to see her. Arrived in a brand new 4x4 and was paid for by the charity. Another friend who had the gene for breast cancer and lost family members telling the money the cancer charities collect in N.I just go to mainland UK, none of it stays to help local cancer charities. The local hospice is the only one if you give it stays to help here.
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Most Charities are Big Business, sustained by clever marketing and advertising.
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I’m afraid most of the big charities are just very lucrative businesses.
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It takes a while to organize jabs, passports etc. and you can board tyem in Crete until they’re ready to travel.
There are a few organisations who take care of all the logistics. They usually fly from Crete to a destination I can’t remember, then travel by road to the channel tunnel and then to an arranged meeting point. I bought a flying crate for the first dog as I was in Crete at the time but the transport company has their own. Here they are. Aled on the left and Rhys on the right.
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I’ve always rescued my dogs from this country too, but it’s really hard when you’re out there and see the poor souls suffering to just walk away from them because they’re not in this country.
If I can rescue some of those as well, then I will.
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Well I am obviously a cat person, nothing against dogs at all, have even toyed with rescuing one. We have 3 cat rescues in our area and the work they do is amazing. Even when they have so many cats and kittens in they tell us they can't take any more for the time being. But they just do find space in emergencies.
Last week YCR had an emergency situation and there was a colony of 23 cats and kittens which had to be taken in that day as they were all in imminent danger. Off they trotted with their traps and got them all. All needed treatment at the vets. Some were really poorly. The cost was shocking and they had to put an appeal out, and we all gave them what we could.
Then a kitten thrown from a car with broken legs, then a cat who was victim of a dog attack. Had to have operations and his ear removed at a cost of £1500. Not to mention pregnant cats left on their doorstep. These are not isolated incidents. None chipped, they try to find owners but no-one ever comes forward.
A couple of years ago I was visiting them, and a bloke to turned up with 4 kittens in a wet soggy box. Cat next door had had kittens and the mother had been run over. The cat's owner had just put the babies in a box and put them in his garden. It was pouring rain and the box was getting full of water. First thing they did was give us a soaking wet kitten each to shove down our bras to get them warm. They were only a few days old. They did their best trying to hand feed them and keeping them cosy, but none survived. If they had got them earlier they would have been ok. We were gutted. Animal charities do an amazing job, with no help from anyone but their supporters.
I wish people would be nicer to animals, I hate cruelty of any sort. Sorry I have been a bit long winded, I could write a book on the situations these rescues find themselves in, ( and this is only local to me) with no options but to help and having to beg people to send them even a quid. Vets bills are enormous and their vet doesn't charge them the full whack either.
Last week YCR had an emergency situation and there was a colony of 23 cats and kittens which had to be taken in that day as they were all in imminent danger. Off they trotted with their traps and got them all. All needed treatment at the vets. Some were really poorly. The cost was shocking and they had to put an appeal out, and we all gave them what we could.
Then a kitten thrown from a car with broken legs, then a cat who was victim of a dog attack. Had to have operations and his ear removed at a cost of £1500. Not to mention pregnant cats left on their doorstep. These are not isolated incidents. None chipped, they try to find owners but no-one ever comes forward.
A couple of years ago I was visiting them, and a bloke to turned up with 4 kittens in a wet soggy box. Cat next door had had kittens and the mother had been run over. The cat's owner had just put the babies in a box and put them in his garden. It was pouring rain and the box was getting full of water. First thing they did was give us a soaking wet kitten each to shove down our bras to get them warm. They were only a few days old. They did their best trying to hand feed them and keeping them cosy, but none survived. If they had got them earlier they would have been ok. We were gutted. Animal charities do an amazing job, with no help from anyone but their supporters.
I wish people would be nicer to animals, I hate cruelty of any sort. Sorry I have been a bit long winded, I could write a book on the situations these rescues find themselves in, ( and this is only local to me) with no options but to help and having to beg people to send them even a quid. Vets bills are enormous and their vet doesn't charge them the full whack either.
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Pete Wicks, yes, the one doing Strictly this year. Is an ambassador of the Dogs Trust, and even back in 2017 flew to South Korea and rescued 170 dogs from a meat market they were flown to Canada, UK and I think it was the US.
He is doing a documentary series on behalf of Dogs Trust in January on one of the documentary channels.
He is doing a documentary series on behalf of Dogs Trust in January on one of the documentary channels.
Living on the Isle of Wight, the Air Ambulance is an essential when we need the big hospitals in the mainland, so they are the only mainland charity we give to.
Discovering that a lot of the mainbcharities, e.g. RSPCA and Age UK are actually independent local charities and not funded by what we assume to be their Head Office, they have to raise all their own funds!!!
So local only...and don't be fooled, the charity shops don't always support the local branch either, ask next time you go in.
Discovering that a lot of the mainbcharities, e.g. RSPCA and Age UK are actually independent local charities and not funded by what we assume to be their Head Office, they have to raise all their own funds!!!
So local only...and don't be fooled, the charity shops don't always support the local branch either, ask next time you go in.
