Charity reg number: 1129742
Thank you to all those who supported our Fun Dog Day on Sunday 29th August, it was a brilliant day and we raised a fantastic total of £1316.44!
Many thanks to all those that supported us by attending and got involved, you are the ones that made the day such a success!
With special thanks to: Pedigree Judge - Sally Wallis, Novelty Judges - Hilary Partridge-Duckham (who was kind enough to step in at the last minute!) and Lucy Evernden, Obedience Judges - Val Quick, Fran May and Pam Thorne, Kirsty, Sandra and Christine for organising the event and for the photos, Christine Nichols for the photography competition, and our volunteers on the Entries stand - Victoria, Freya, Laura and Joules, and in the Cafe - Monique, Sophie and Lena, many thanks to Jan and Mike Dougal and friends for donating and manning the stalls and Graham on car park duty! The PA system was a God send, thank you to Matt for his help with this!
Thank you also to the Elham Dog Training Club who put on two excellent displays of obedience!
Chancepixies Animal Rescue Petition goes live!
On Sunday 8th August 2010, Chancepixies Animal Rescues' peteition went live to push for legislation to control UK dog breeding and in so doing stopping the thousands of dogs being needlessly killed, stop irresponsible breeders and puppy farms and promote responsible breeding and protect children and the general public.
To see the petition and show your support click here!
Chancepixies Animal Rescue @ Pets At Home
We were at Pets At Home, Park Farm, Folkestone, Kent over the weekend of the 26th/27th June 2010. Thank you to all the staff and customers that helped us raise funds for our vital work to stop the unnecessary destruction and abandonment of so many thousands of dogs in the UK, as well as to raise awareness of our organisation.
We raised £168.75 for the two days!
A big thank you to all that supported us!
A big 'Thank You!' to Brian and Christine Crittall for asking for donations to Chancepixies Animal Rescue instead of presents for their Golden Wedding Anniversay - they raised a total of £130!
Thank you again Chris and Brian for your support and congratulations on 50 years of marriage!
Response to Dogs Today Magazine - May Edition
On the 15th April 2010 we sent this response to the article written in the Dogs Today magazine, May publication:
Dear Dogs Today,
In response to your article in the May 2010 issue entitles ‘Law and Disorder . . .’
Chancepixies Animal Rescue is a registered animal charity
with a difference!
With the bigger more established organisations seeming to have lost their
way, we think it is time for a fresh look on things.
With statements being made like ‘ . . . while breed specific law is
not easy to enforce at present, there are no viable alternatives and it should
not be repealed’, we know that there are alternatives out there, and
they would be relatively easy to implement!
What Chancepixies Animal Rescue would like to see is the promotion of responsible
breeding and ownership, regulated by ‘Fit for Breeding’ tests.
These types of tests are already in place in some other European countries,
with much success. We are aware that the KC do have the Accredited Breeder
Scheme, but this is an opt in scheme that merely covers one aspect (health)
and as long as you have the tests done it does not matter what the results
are, the puppies will still be registered under the scheme!
These tests should be devised and regulated by the breed enthusiasts (those
that truly care about their chosen breed) and we think it should include aspects
of not just health, but also conformation (the breed should look like what
they are supposed to – no exaggerations etc), character (the dog should
have the personality traits of what the breed was intended to possess –
a lap dog should not be nervous or aggressive, in the same way as a working
dog should be confident and outgoing but at the same time, should not be expected
to be a couch potato!) and also identification (this we believe should be
in the form of microchip and/or tattoo and surely must be coupled with DNA
so that there would be no dispute over parentage or identification thus ruling
out the possibility of Staffies being mistaken for Pit Bulls etc and an end
to falsified pedigrees) such a test would not only ensure the dog was correct
but also that the breeder has a level of knowledge and understanding that
they can pass onto their puppies new owners and also as importantly, we believe
that the breeder should have some responsibility beyond the point of sale,
after all, they took the decision to bring lives into the world – if
you can’t rescue, don’t breed.
Surely then if, as in some other European countries, the KC only register
those puppies that had been born through this scheme, responsible breeding
and ownership will become the norm and less dogs will be sitting unwanted
and abandoned in rescue centres awaiting their first proper chance in their
lives of a responsible home.
So you see there is a sensible alternative, an alternative that already exists
with great success in other European countries and the infrastructure for
such testing is already in place in this country using our existing breed
clubs, health schemes and databases.
Heidi Anderson
Chancepixies Animal Rescue
On 7th April 2010, we travelled with Frodo and Joy to the Toto auditions in the Kennel Club building in Warwickshire for the West End production of the Wizard of Oz. Unfortunately, neither of these wonderful dogs were what they were looking for, but both behaved perfectly and would have been brilliant ambassadors for rescue dogs in the UK!
Chancepixies Animal Rescue . . . to the rescue . . . again!
It was a close call due to van trouble, but on Friday the 12th March 2010 we took the 600 mile round trip to Wales to save 10 dogs from death row.
Amoung those saved were two little Yorkshire Terriers (Sugar & Spice) who were found in a cattle grid completely filthy and so matted it took hours to cut the bedraggled fur from their tiny bodies and Pip a Jack Russell x Dachshund who had been found, abandoned, tied up outside a Cemetary in Wales he was so underweight that he was taken straight to a vet and given a course of anti-biotics, just in case, however, he is fine and clearing what ever food you put in front of him, so hopefully we will soon start to see him put on a bit of weight! Despite their tragic stories, all of the dogs that we rescued, even these three little dogs, are so friendly and trusting that it it is beyond belief what they have been put through.
There are many, many more dogs every week facing the same fate as Sugar, Spice and Pip, please help us to continue to save these dogs now, and to work towards a (not so distant) future when dogs will not face destruction for nothing more than irresponsible breeding and ownership.
We are a Registered Charity we not recieve any outside funding or help, so please help us to help dogs like these, who otherwise would have been killed, by donating what ever you can afford
PETA protestors interrupt judging at Westminster
PETA,
a charity registered in the UK, and are also in various countries across
the world, including the USA, were reported in the Dog World 26/02/2010
edition on the front page under the headline “PETA protestors interrupt
judging at Westminster”.
PETA, it goes on to say, is said to be planning to air a 30 second TV spot
in America to claim that every time someone buys a puppy from a breeder,
it is condemning to death one in a shelter, their advert is also said to
end with “four million un-adopted animals are killed in shelters every
year. Adopt, never buy.”
We are also a UK registered Charity: Chancepixies Animal Rescue, reg charity
no: 1129742. We, however have a slightly different view!
While we do rescue dogs from death row, rehabilitate and rehome, we are
also aware that the problem is not all breeders, but irresponsible ones!
As most rescue centres condemn breeders, to us it is obvious that these
dogs have got here somehow! In this country we do not have a problem with
dogs roaming the streets and so breeding at will, because we have dog wardens
employed by every council to prevent dogs from straying and roaming the
streets.
Our belief is that many breeders are responsible and that if we work together
to devise ‘fit for breeding’ tests for each and every breed,
the day would come when unwanted and abandoned dogs would no longer be killed
on a daily basis.
We are not talking about a ‘knee jerk’ reaction to bad press,
but to cover all aspects – identification, character, conformation
and health – with the added guarantee that anyone making the decision
to bring life (puppies) into the world would, and should, be responsible
beyond the point of sale as dogs, unlike children, never become responsible
for themselves!
So join us to stop the suffering and destruction of dogs. Sign
up online, membership is free, and with your help we will have a bigger
voice. Responsible breeders are not the reason for the four million animals
killed every year. Stand with us and be counted! www.chancepixiesanimalrescue.com
Chancepixies Animal Rescue . . . to the rescue!
A phone call late on Wednesday 17th February 2010, spurred us in to action for the next day. Although on such short notice, dogs were due to be put to sleep if we did not rescue them by the next day, 2- 4 dogs were confirmed as needing our help, but we took extra cages on board . . . just in case!
The following morning, 18th February 2010, saw us heading off on a rescue mission that would take us on a 600 mile round trip to save these little lives. We were glad of the extra cages as a phone call enroute came with information of more dogs needing our help. On reaching our first destination, three dogs (Hope, Joy, Star), were brought out one by one and were settled into the van. Next to be brought on board were Willow and Jake, two friends who were now needing new homes through no fault of their own. We then pushed on to save a dog (Charm) whose life was saved in the nick of time having been marked as PTS for that same day!
So, with 6 dogs on board, the journey home was a happy one. Arriving back at around 10pm, each dog was settled into their awaiting beds at the end of an eventful day.
There are many, many more dogs every week facing the same fate as Charm, please help us to continue to save these dogs now, and to work towards a (not so distant) future when dogs will not face destruction for nothing more than irresponsible breeding and ownership.
We are a Registered Charity we not recieve any outside funding or help, so please help us to help dogs like Charm, who otherwise would have been killed, by donating what ever you can afford
Breed Specific Legislation is rearing its head again.
As published in the Dog World, January 29th 2010, in another European
Country – namely Denmark – they are talking of banning 14
breeds due to the amount of casualties resulting from dog attacks.
Here in the UK we already have four banned breeds, and with lists compiled
of the top ten most dangerous dogs (for killing or causing serious harm
to children) – the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Rottweiler, Akita,
German Shepherd Dog, Pitt Bull, Bull Mastiffs, Husky, English Bull Terrier,
Dobermann and American Bull Dog - it is not beyond the realms of possibilities
that these breeds could be included in legislation. So if you have an
interest in protecting any of these breeds and/or children, the time to
act is now, we all know that once legislative bans are discussed, it is
usually already too late; the writing is on the wall. Surely we should
be looking long term to solve these problems by controlling irresponsible
ownership and breeding, not the breeds, and how long would it be before
all medium to large breeds were in danger of being banned?
It would not be the first time that Governments have decided what is going
to happen regarding our dogs, we cannot afford to sit back and hope that
common sense will prevail, we need to work together now to protect and
promote dogs in this country, to have the enthusiasts who actually have
the knowledge and the breeds best interests at heart controlling them
by way of fit for breeding tests, not the puppy farmers and irresponsible
breeders that seem to control dogs in this country at the moment.
If you agree that the time is right for us to protect our dogs and children,
then join us now. Chancepixies Animal Rescue is willing to take on this
challenge to promote and protect dogs in the UK and will work with breed
rescues, enthusiasts, the general public and other organisations to affect
real change, but we do need extra support, so if you know of anyone that
sees this in the same way then get them to join Chancepixies Animal Rescue
as we need support behind us. Membership is free and can be accessed online
at www.animalrescueuk.com,
join now!
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