Dedication. This book is for all dogs, wherever they live. Philip Daubeny, Chairman, takes up the tale:

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2 Dedication. This book is for all dogs, wherever they live. Once upon a time, there were too many uncared for dogs in the United Kingdom. Some of these stray dogs carried the threat of rabies, and so the government decreed that they should all be muzzled at all times; any that were found without one must be destroyed. Seeing the injustice, Lady Gertrude Stock gathered a small party of gentlemen at the first ever Crufts dog show (1891) to discuss the anti-dog legislation. This group became the National Canine Defence League, its aim to protect dogs from torture and ill-usage of every kind. * Philip Daubeny, Chairman, takes up the tale: And so Dogs Trust (as the National Canine Defence League became in 2003) was formed out of one person s commitment to improving the lives of all dogs, no matter what their circumstances. Lady Stock s pioneering energy runs through the organisation today, with our staff always looking for ways in which to help dogs overcome injustice and inhumane treatment, both in the UK and, where resource allows, overseas. Over 120 years later, and our remit remains the same, albeit our mission is now refined to achieving the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. This continues to be the prime motivator in the Dogs Trust narrative. No Dogs Trust tale is complete without mention of our Chief Executive, Clarissa Baldwin OBE. I must thank and congratulate Clarissa on her forty years of dedicated service to the charity, - a long time in anyone s book. It was she who created the charity s famous slogan, A dog is for life, not just for Christmas often imitated but never bettered. Without Clarissa s vision, creativity and sheer energy, the charity would not be where it is today. Clarissa Baldwin OBE, Chief Executive, continues the story 2013 was another great year for Dogs Trust. Overall we ve managed to find loving homes for 14,865 dogs. Furthermore, our newest rehoming centre, in Loughborough, celebrated its first year of business by rehoming 725 dogs in the year. Building work on our 20th rehoming centre in Basildon, Essex, began in early 2013 and will be completed shortly, and will have capacity for around 1,000 dogs per year once up and running this summer. Finding ever more homes for dogs in need remains the focus for this year. In canine utopia, every single dog has a home with caring owners for the whole of their life. Is this pie in the sky? Thanks to your continued support, I believe it certainly is not. Elsewhere, we celebrated the 35th birthday of our slogan A dog is for life, not just for Christmas. Having thought of the slogan in 1978 at the request of the board of trustees, I m sad to say that it remains as relevant today as it was all those years ago. Originally created to dissuade people from giving dogs as gifts without a thought for their welfare, we now find that online shopping means people are giving the gift of 12 years responsibility all year round. The ease with which one can buy dogs online means that more and more people are purchasing pets with as little forethought as they would a pair of shoes, only to cast them aside once they ve had enough. It s the rescue organisations which bear the brunt of this cavalier attitude. Through our work with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) we re working hard to combat this. (See Heroes and Villains.) Finally, I d like to thank the board of trustees for their continued support and enthusiasm. Finally, I must thank YOU, all of our wonderful supporters and donors, for helping to make our work a reality. *source: A dog is for life: celebrating 100 years of the National Canine 2 Defence League by Peter Ballard. 3

3 The Pl ot Thickens The plot thickens, part one: Dogs rehomed: Dogs in rehoming centres at start of year 1,653 1,669 Dogs admitted 15,239 15,210 Total number of dogs cared for 16,892 16,879 Dogs rehomed 14,865 14,825 Dogs reclaimed/returned to owner Dogs died or put to sleep Dogs in our rehoming centres at end of year 1,569 1,653 Figures shown are for the UK and Republic of Ireland The plot thickens, part two: Where do all those dogs come from? The plot thickens, part 3: What were the most common reasons given by owners for handing over their dogs in 2013? 1 Owner in hospital 2 Housing problems 3 Work commitments 4 Unwanted litter 5 Change in owner relationship 6 Family crisis 7 Owner died 8 Owner pregnant or has new baby 9 Unable to cope with puppy behaviour 10 Unable to cope with breed traits Born on site Handovers from individuals 7,400 5,272 Stray pounds, other charities 9,153 11,

4 Heroes Heroes THANK YOU to all of the following people. and Villains Volunteers Whether they re walking dogs in all weathers, doing the laundry, mowing the grass, doing a pre-adoption home visit, or bottle feeding new-born pups through the night our loyal volunteers make all the difference not only to our busy staff but to the dogs in our care too. Fundraisers and supporters Thank you to all of you who have supported us by attending an open day, a Christmas fair, sponsored a dog, undertook a sponsored silence, baked biscuits, did a motorcycle rally, ran a fun run or simply bought Christmas cards from our gift catalogue. Whether you re collecting for or donating to Dogs Trust every single penny from your efforts helps our dogs. Social networkers Spreading the word about the work of Dogs Trust and our messages of responsible dog ownership - is hugely beneficial not only to the dogs in our care, but to dog-kind in general. Thank you to all the Tweeters, Facebookers and Youtubers for sharing the Dogs Trust love last year. Knitters and duvet donors Our dogs appreciate all of the dog coats, blankets, duvets and spare armchairs you donate! Whether handmade or second-hand, our dogs certainly like to be kept cosy during the winter months with your blankets. Staff We have over 800 members of staff spread across our rehoming centres, on the road, at Pets at Home stores, and in the head office in London. We re very proud of all of our staff, including everyone from maintenance operatives to canine carers to ambulance drivers to vet nurses to receptionists to youth education officers to behaviourists. Everyone within the charity plays their part to ensure the dogs are always number one. Vets Thanks to the kindheartedness and generosity of hundreds of vets around the UK, we are able to help so many dogs receive preventative, therapeutic and emergency veterinary attention. We would especially like to thank all those veterinary surgeons who reduce their regular fees in order to help the dogs in our care; and those dogs benefitting from one of our outreach schemes; and those dogs in the shared adoption scheme; and those on our neutering and microchipping programmes. Celebrities Last year we were supported by Ben Fogle for The Big Scoop campaign, together with Keep Britain Tidy. We were also grateful to Twiggy for her help in promoting our Press Paws campaign to make people stop and think twice before buying a dog at Christmas. Tennis star Novak Djokovic lent his mighty forehand when he helped publicise a dog for rehoming at our Canterbury centre, while TV presenter Adrian Chiles very kindly hosted our Dogs Trust Honours event. Finally, we re very grateful to TV presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford for all their efforts in promoting Dogs Trust over the past year. Politicians We ve been helped by numerous MPs, Welsh AMs, Members of the Scottish Parliament, MLAs in Northern Ireland and TDs in the Republic of Ireland over the past year. Our special thanks go to Lord De Mauley, Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for the Natural Environment, who was instrumental in convincing the government to introduce new legislation which will make the microchipping of all dogs compulsory in England in 2016 and in Wales in The Microchipping Alliance Which comprises a range of animal welfare charities, assistance dog charities, veterinary organisations, dog membership organisations and postal workers unions, played a vital role in securing the Government s commitment (in February 2013) that compulsory microchipping is to be introduced for all dogs in England and Wales. Dogs Trust was a founder member of, and has chaired, the Alliance since Welcome Cottages We are very grateful to Welcome Cottages for their continued support via their Dogs Trust cottages booking site, and since our partnership began, they have kindly donated 577,728 raised through holiday sales. The People s Postcode Lottery The players of the People s Postcode Lottery kindly gave 100,000 specifically to help us spread the word to young people about responsible dog ownership. This gift is earmarked to employ additional youth education officers in Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) In 2013 PAAG published its Minimum Standards for Online Classified Websites. As part of PAAG, we re aiming to encourage all websites which carry adverts for companion animals to follow a set of guidelines to ensure buyers think responsibly before purchasing a pet. (See also CEO s report.) Petplan Insurance We ve been lucky enough to enjoy a long and supportive relationship with Petplan Insurance, who over 15 years have donated around 3.5 million to help so many aspects of our work. Pets at Home In 2013 we were delighted to be the beneficiary of the generosity of Pets at Home superstores. They kindly offered to donate their Wainwrights Complete Food to feed every single dog at all of our rehoming centres for the next three years for which we are very grateful. 6 7

5 Heroes and Villains Villains The Greyhound Racing Industry We ve been tremendously disappointed by the lack of transparency within the Greyhound racing industry. For many years Dogs Trust has chaired the Greyhound Forum, which brings together those from animal welfare with those working in the racing and betting industry, to work towards improving the welfare of Greyhounds. Much has been achieved, but frustratingly there is still a very long way to go before all breeders and trainers treat the Greyhound as a sentient creature not merely a money making commodity. Unscrupulous Breeders Any person who produces puppies with their eye on the profit rather than the dogs welfare could be classified as an unscrupulous breeder. Puppy farms are still churning out puppies to meet demand, unfortunately to the detriment of the dogs physical and mental health. Through PAAG (see Heroes) we re working hard to make the public aware of the potential pitfalls of buying pups from a website or newspaper classified advertisement. Puppy Superstores We strongly believe that pet shops and pet supermarkets are far from the ideal place to purchase a puppy. Last year we reissued our How to Buy a Puppy guidelines to help people make an informed decision about how and where to buy their pup. My Little Dog Oh where oh where has my little dog gone? Where oh where can he be? Myth and Fact Myth: A dog can always find his way home. Fact: Last year, local authorities in the UK reported they d collected 111,986 stray and abandoned dogs. This is a 6% decrease on the previous year but the figure still equates to a staggering 307 stray dogs found each day. Our survey also recorded 9,000 dogs being put to sleep by local authorities. Sadly, despite considerable headway being made by local authorities and animal welfare organisations to promote responsible dog ownership through microchipping, education and neutering, not every stray dog could be rehomed or reunited with their owners. Too Old Now The handwritten sign said it all, Name - Dug. Age - 9. Too old now. Good with kids, nice nature. The sign was tied above Dug the Lurcher, whose owner had tied him to the gate of our West Calder centre overnight, in temperatures of minus 5 degrees. As soon as he was discovered, shivering Dug was wrapped in blankets, given a big hug and taken to a cosy kennel to recover. The Epilogue: Dug is now living very happily with his new family who don t mind a jot that he is nine years old nor even that next year he ll be ten. Myth: Anyone giving up their dog is a bad person Myth: All dog owners are caring and responsible. Fact: There are a multitude of reasons that a person would hand in their dog to a rehoming centre. For the majority, the decision to hand over their dog is taken as a heart-breaking last resort. Financial problems, relationship break ups, moving into rental accommodation and death or illness in the family are all common reasons why a much loved dog may end up at Dogs Trust. Fact: Some owners leave a lot to be desired. Staff at our rehoming centres have cared for dogs that are starving, unkempt, unsocialised, mistreated or simply shown the door for becoming old. Despite this, thanks to the kindness and commitment of our canine carers, behaviourists and veterinary nurses we ve been able to help almost all of them overcome their wobbly starts. At Dogs Trust we don t judge the owner. We simply get on with making sure that their dog stands the very best chance of getting a second chance at a great life. 8 9

6 Myth and Fact Fact: Our income and expenditure Fundraising/donations 53,669 48,684 Legacies 20,090 19,998 Adoption fees 1,130 1,134 Investment income 1,652 2,161 Other income Incoming resources 76,560 71,999 Costs of generating donations / legacies 23,618 23,272 Costs of running rehoming centres 29,955 29,390 Neutering and microchipping campaign 10,591 8,049 Publicity, education and information 3,829 3,038 International work 2,913 1,152 Governance costs Resources expended 71,244 65,226 Net incoming resources 5,316 6,773 This summary financial information is extracted from our unaudited draft accounts for 2013 to provide information on our net incoming resources for the year. For a copy of our full audited accounts please fill in and return the form enclosed with this report. Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by Philip Daubeny 10 11

7 Boy Meets Girl Everyone knows that boy meets girl is often the pivotal event in any good story, and for the Dogs Trust story it takes on a subtle twist in the form of our commitment to neutering. Call us unromantic, but with many dogs becoming strays (see Fact and Myth) as a direct result of unplanned litters of puppies being born, we know that neutering is the best way to prevent this. We run subsidised and free neutering voucher schemes for dogs belonging to owners (receiving income support) in the north east, north west of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and London. In 2013 we enabled 61,027 neutering operations to take place, thereby preventing thousands upon thousands of unwanted litters to be born. Thanks to the tremendous support from hundreds of vets around the country, we managed to fund neutering operations for half a million dogs since our campaign began in That s an awful lot of unwanted puppy prevention in anyone s book. The Litter Nobody Wanted Shoved in a shoe box behind the back of a Lidl supermarket, this litter of pups were thought to be just two days old when they were discovered by a passer-by. Whisked to our Canterbury rehoming centre, the tiny new-borns were far too young to be away from their mother, having to be bottle fed every two hours, including through the night, by our committed team. Incredibly, all of the pups - Buttons, Cinderella, Prince Charming and Snow White - survived. We ll never know who left them in their box or why, but we re certain that a simple neutering procedure could have prevented the whole sorry tale. Once Upon a Time in the West (and East) You may not be aware but we also run extensive neutering campaigns overseas too. In both Bosnia and Malta we operate neutering schemes for both owned and street dogs. Dogs Trust Malta has been up and running since Since then, the team has neutered over 13,000 dogs, and the youth education team has spoken with over 35,000 children about responsible dog ownership and being safe around dogs. Chatting with Malta s children will hopefully instil a greater sense of respect for animals on the island for years to come. Recent research shows our strategy is working, with 74% of the local population surveyed responding that they had noticed a decline in the number of stray dogs over the past three years. More recently, Dogs Trust Bosnia was launched in 2012, and 2013 saw a stepping up of activities based around neutering. We will also begin a programme of subsidised neutering for owned dogs this spring. During June we ran the Free Neuter Month campaign focussed on Sarajevo, aimed at neutering as many owned and street dogs as possible, backed by a full advertising campaign. In one month alone our team neutered 3,173 dogs. Additionally, our education officers have held workshops for around 19,000 secondary school children. We have also developed a training programme for vets and veterinary technicians with the University of Sarajevo, training a total of 18 vets and 18 veterinary technicians last year. Besides running projects with our own local staff overseas, we also fund major projects managed by other organisations. One such project is Mission Rabies, which began rolling through India in May The idea of Luke Gamble of the Worldwide Veterinary Service, the mission s aim is to vaccinate as many dogs as possible against rabies. Encouragingly, 60,000 dogs were vaccinated within the first month of operation. We ll be funding this project for the next three years. International Training Centre, (ITC) India Since 2010, the Dogs Trust-funded International Training Centre in Ooty, Tamil Nadu province, has been training vets and paravets from all over the subcontinent in surgical techniques and disease control. In 2013, working with Worldwide Veterinary Service, we trained 186 vets at the centre itself, a further 83 vets in Nepal, and 63 vet nurses/assistants. We also rolled out the training truck so we could reach even more people and dogs, and ran neutering training for 10 more vets. We were also able to neuter 2,871 dogs at the ITC, plus a further 150 dogs via the truck or outreach camps. We also fund a variety of projects in Thailand, Greece, the Philippines and India. For more detail on all of our overseas work please visit DogsTrustInternational.org.uk 12 13

8 Hark! Hark! Our belief that no healthy dog should be destroyed lies at the heart of all of the charity s activities. Such a bold ethos has also provided the basis for many an innovation over the years, both at the rehoming centres and in our campaigning work. We recognise that for the vast majority of dogs, their fairy tale ending would be to end up in a person s home. However, while they re staying with us, we do everything we can to make their stay as comfortable as possible. And because some of our dogs can stay with us for long periods, we provide the very best facilities with resources, including The dogs do bark, Dogs Trust is coming to town Training and Behaviour Advisors They ensure that each dog gets the training or behavioural help he needs to make sense of his world and to give him a better chance of finding a new home. Sanctuaries We recognise that for some dogs, their ideal home is not to live with people. For those dogs that prefer canine over human company, we have the sanctuary at Dogs Trust Salisbury, as well as Stepping Stones at our Loughborough centre. STAR Unit Standing for Special Training and Rehabilitation (one in Loughborough and one in Evesham,) dogs needing extra help with their manners or those finding it hard to cope in a kennel environment are given intensive help by our behavioural experts at these units. Hydrotherapy We have a hydrotherapy treadmill together with a qualified veterinary physiotherapist at our Loughborough centre, which is proving very popular with those dogs recovering from operations, or who have joint conditions, or who need a little help losing extra weight. Our new Essex centre will be equipped with a hydrotherapy unit when complete. Sponsor a Dog Scheme Precisely because we never destroy a healthy dog in our care, we will always care for a number of dogs who may never settle well in a home, but who are perfectly happy living alongside their canine carers at the rehoming centres. Such dogs can be sponsored by members of the public, and we will look after them at the centre for the rest of their days. University Course Uniquely for a charity, we ve been working very closely with the veterinary school at the University of Bristol to develop the Certificate of Higher Education in Companion Animal Welfare and Behavioural Rehabilitation. Led by Dr Emily Blackwell, the two year part-time course aims to give animal shelter workers a greater understanding of canine behaviour and a variety of methods of rehabilitation. Much of the field work is carried out at Dogs Trust rehoming centres. The first cohort of five students graduated in summer 2013, with a further nine expected to graduate in Canine Welfare Grants Committee Investing in dog welfare for the years to come is a key part of our work, with our Canine Welfare Grants Committee awarding funding for five new projects to be undertaken by researchers at veterinary institutions, last year. One of these is a research project entitled Towards the smart kennel: a requirements elicitation study for a smart environment to support good canine welfare in kennels. Animal Ambulances Crisscrossing the UK and Republic of Ireland, our four animal ambulances are a crucial part of Dogs Trust transferring dogs from centre to centre in order to give them their very best chance of finding a new home. The mobile team also takes dogs who have waited out their seven day statutory period in stray kennels into a Dogs Trust rehoming centre, thus saving them from being put to sleep. Dogmobiles Our two mobile dog rehoming units are constantly touring the country, showcasing our wonderful dogs to even wider audiences. Working closely with our rehoming centres, the Dogmobiles are a great way of gaining maximum exposure and potential homes - for our beautiful dogs. Graduation Day 14 15

9 We ve always believed that you re never too young to learn about being a responsible dog owner - nor how to stay safe around dogs. When We In 2013, we linked up with the National Childbirth Trust to produce simple advice aimed at dog owners who are about to become new parents. Our rehoming centre staff had reported an increase in the number of people handing over their dogs on discovering they were expecting a child, and so we joined forces with the NCT to help give clear, practical tips on what new parents could do to prepare their dog for their new arrival. The work of our youth education team expanded to cover more areas of the country, and this year we are recruiting a further five youth education officers to join the team, bringing the total up to 22. In 2013, our staff gave 3,566 workshops and spoke with over 106,980 young people about responsible dog ownership. We were also grateful to have received an award of 100,000 from the players of the People s Postcode Lottery, which will be put to good use in reaching more young people in Were Very Young 2013 also saw the extension of our Taking The Lead training schemes for young offenders. We now offer responsible dog ownership courses for young people residing in young offenders institutions around the UK. Whether they re dog owners or not, many of these young people live in or go back to communities where status dogs and antisocial behaviour with dogs can be rife. The Taking The Lead courses focus on dogs and the law, as well basic dog care and training. Additionally, we offer dog care and training courses for young people who have been given reparation hours as part of their community sentences. Finally, over the past three years our City Dogs team, in Greater London, has set up hundreds of Training and Agility in the Park days, held workshops in youth centres, carried out microchipping roadshows on housing estates and set up a drop in microchip and advice centre and worked with over 12,000 young dog owners! Armed with microchips, agility equipment, collars, leads and harnesses, training and welfare advice the team goes out to the parks, open spaces and estates in London boroughs. We re there to help young dog owners with basic dog care, training, agility and dog law advice in a relaxed, nonjudgemental environment

10 Tales of the Unexpected We understand that from time to time a dog will need our help particularly when their owner s circumstances change dramatically. Unusually for an animal welfare organisation, we operate a number of projects which bring benefits to both dogs - and the people that love them. Here are some initiatives you may not have expected... Dogs Trust Hope Project This is a unique programme providing free and subsidised veterinary treatment to dogs whose owners are homeless or in housing crisis. Last year, the Hope Project was running in 100 towns and cities across the UK. Thanks to many vets kindly lowering their fees for us, we re able to provide free preventative vet treatments, including neutering, microchipping, vaccinations, flea and worm treatments and subsidise most other treatments that the dogs may need. In 2013, we were able to help 610 dogs through the Hope Project veterinary scheme, and we partnered with 285 homelessness organisations. We also sent out 1,050 doggy care parcels at Christmas. Freedom Families fleeing domestic violence are usually unable to bring their pets with them into a refuge, and in many cases they are reluctant to leave their dog at home until they know there is somewhere safe for him to stay. Lets With Pets With more and more people now living in the private rented sector, our Lets with Pets scheme is there to help pet owners find privately rented accommodation which welcomes their pets too. In 2013, we were pleased to partner with Endsleigh Insurance and together launched the Specialist Landlords Insurance Policy. This policy provides insurance cover for landlords, enabling them to offer their properties to more tenants who own pets. It includes the clause that accidental pet damage will be covered as standard thus giving landlords peace of mind. By the end of 2013 we had 335 lettings agencies signed up to the scheme. We have also published advice for pet owners on how to find pet-friendly accommodation, as well as information for landlords and letting agents on managing properties with pets. Last year we helped 14,865 dogs and people start up some very beautiful friendships. If you d like to start up a beautiful friendship with a Dogs Trust dog, please call us on or visit to find your nearest rehoming centre. Dogs are referred to the Freedom Project by external agencies such as the police, women s refuges, and social services; we then place the dogs with volunteer foster carers who will look after the dogs until their owners are in a position to take them back again. Last year we fostered 80 dogs whose owners were fleeing domestic violence, in London and Yorkshire. Of these, 59 had been reunited with their owners by the end of 2013, while the remainder were still in foster care. The average length of stay for one of the dogs fostered through the Freedom Project is five months. In London, we also helped foster 36 cats by working with our fellow charity, Cats Protection. Acknowledgements. The authors, and dogs, of this tale would like to give warmest thanks to all of our supporters and donors, without whom none of the activities described would have been even remotely possible. We are indebted to YOU

11 Would you like to be a part of the happy ending of the Dogs Trust story? Please remember Dogs Trust in your will. Call or legacyinfo@dogstrust.org.uk to find out how you can help provide the happy ending for thousands of dogs each year. 1) Ballymena, Co Antrim Tel ) Basildon, Essex (opens June 2014) Tel ) Bridgend, Mid Glam Tel ) Canterbury, Kent Tel ) Darlington, Co Durham Tel ) Dublin Tel ) Evesham, Worcs Tel ) Glasgow Tel ) Harefield, West London Tel ) Ilfracombe, N Devon Tel ) Kenilworth, Warks Tel ) Leeds, W Yorks Tel ) Loughborough, Leics Tel ) Manchester (opening Autumn 2014) 15) Merseyside Tel ) Newbury, Berks Tel ) Salisbury, Wilts Tel ) Shoreham, W Sussex Tel ) Shrewsbury, Shrops Tel ) Snetterton, Norfolk Tel ) West Calder Tel Like us on Facebook Follow us on Written and edited by Deana Selby Design by Anthony Oram Cover photo by Andy Catterall Photography: P2-3 Andy Catterall. P4-5 David Hartley, James Lincoln. P6, 8 & 9 Gerrard Gethings. P10 Andy Catterall. P12 Martin Phelps. P15 David Hartley, James Lincoln. P13 Richard Murgatroyd. P16 Clive Tagg Illustrations: Covers and page 12 & 19 by Kate Forrester Pages 2, 3 10 & 16 by Matt Wellstead Many thanks to Tor Speedy Stevens and Archie Registered charity no , SC , CHY16218 Copyright Dogs Trust 2014 Patron Her Majesty The Queen Vice Presidents Mrs Ann Woodall * Miss Rose McIlrath BA MVB MRCVS # Chairman Mr Philip Daubeny * # Vice Chairman Mr John Gaye * Honorary Treasurer Mr Stephen Langton FCA * Secretary and Chief Executive Mrs Clarissa Baldwin OBE # Council and Trustees Prof David Argyle BVMS PhD DECVIM-CA (Oncology) MRCVS # (Chair of Canine Welfare Grants Committee) Mrs Clarissa Baldwin OBE # Mr John Beveridge QC Mr Keith Butt VetMB MRCVS # Mrs Veronica Carbone Mr Edward Chandler BvetMed FRCVS # Mr Robert Colvill Mr Philip Daubeny * # Mr John Gaye* Ms Liz Gill Mr Stephen Langton FCA * (Chair of Finance and General Peuposes Committee) Ms Rachelle Mahapatra LLB Miss Rose McIlrath BA MVB MRCVS # Mr Tim Pearey MA (Hons) ACMA * Mr Mike Radford OBE LLB Mr Graeme Robertson Mr Ian Rose LLB * Mrs Ann Woodall * * Member of Finance and General Purposes Committee # Member of Canine Welfare Grants Committee Bankers: Barclays Bank Auditors: BDO LLP Solicitors: Druces LLP

12 At Dogs Trust we rely on the support of members of the public to continue our work saving thousands of dogs lives each year. If you like what you ve read, and would like to help further, then please consider leaving Dogs Trust A gift in your Will or sponsoring a dog. For more information please call or complete and send this form to us in the envelope provided. On behalf of all the dogs, thank you. Please send me information about: Remembering Dogs Trust in your Will The free Canine Care Card (we promise to look after your dog if you pass away.) How to sponsor a dog Please send me a copy of your audited accounts Please return this form using the envelope provided to this address: Annual Review Response, Dogs Trust, FREEPOST WD360, 17 Wakley Street, London EC1B 1NA Or us: customerservices@dogstrust.org.uk Or visit our website: Or call us on Please quote AR14 when contacting us. Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Other (please circle): Initial: Surname: Address: Postcode: Source code: