Help Pets Needing Transport

Sadly for many pets who find them selves in stray kennels, their future is unknown. Currently in the UK each animal found as a stray has seven days to be claimed by the owner, if no owner comes forward or is not found, the animal can face death.  All is not lost!   The UK pound pullers work tirelessly to find rescue placements for many of these animals, thats the hard part, the even harder part is finding transport to get the animal safely out of the pound and into the safety of their rescue place. That's where the dogbus will come in. The DOGBUS is the missing link!! The rescue or charity has to then fundraise to cover the high cost of private pet transport. The pets have a rescue or forever home WAITING but CAN NOT get to their rescue or new family. In alot of cases the animal losses their life! WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?: We can buy a fully fitted #dogbus that can pick these pets up from their stray kennels, rescue's and charities then transport them to their rescue placement or forever home. HOW?: With a purpose fitted transport bus for animals, we can help transfer them in comfort to their rescue or forever home Thousands of animals wait needlessly in horrid kennels in terrible conditions (especially in poorer European Countries) just because of transport problems.The animal faces being put to sleep !! Together we can help ease that problem and help to save lives WHO WILL RUN IT?: The buses will be driven by trained volunteers to and from rescues to forever homes or other rescues in the U.K WHATS THE COST?: The rescue or charity would only need to pay for costs such as fuel, this is a major reduction for them as currently they can pay anything from £0.85 pence per mile to a massive £3.00 PER MILE! The buses running costs like insurance, upkeep, Tax,. MOT training staff would be covered by donations. They need us to care and make a change for them. WHAT CAN YOU DO?: You can Donate, Share, retweet, get involved  Volunteer your time, help with admin. Ask your rescue to post this fundraiser Thank you For more information please contact us: Tel: 07943040970 Email  Visit our web site www.dogbus.co.uk Facebook www.facebook.com/aniaid999 Twitter www.twitter.com/@aniaid999 Instagram www.instagram.com/@aniaid999 paypal www.paypal.me/dogbus A blog done by Grace a supporter of the dogbus, read the full blog here.... www.notsodangerousdogs.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/dogbus-interview/ All aboard! Introducing #Dogbus, the missing link for rescue dogs It is a sad fact that many stray dogs who find themselves in local authority shelters, or pounds, face the prospect of euthanasia simply because they have nowhere to go. Rescue groups work tirelessly to save the dogs at risk of being put to sleep, yet many of these groups face practical issues. One such issue is a lack of transport which would allow them to safely transfer the dogs into rescue placements and foster homes. Here Bark! talks to Kristyn from Dogbus who are raising money for a dedicated dog rescue transport service.   Hi, Dogbus! Can you tell us about yourselves? Dogbus is based in Coventry, UK and is comprised solely of volunteers who give up their time to help us get the vehicle on the road. The team consists of myself, Monica, Tiffany, Karlyn, Gaynor, Stef and Gail, not forgetting all of our wonderful supporters on Twitter and Facebook, who all strive to help us reach our target and realise the dream of having a dedicated van providing transport for pets in need.   Why is a dedicated rescue transport service needed? Running a very small rescue, we were constantly stuck when it came to organising transport for pets, either to our care, to other rescues, or moving them to their forever homes. Strays only have seven days to be claimed in the UK, and if a rescue placement has not been found once this time is up, the animal can face death. Pound pullers work so hard to find these animals rescue placements, but often hit problems when it comes to getting the animal to them. Sometimes there can be multiple pets needing transport out of shelters, and with no way of moving them, its not always a happy outcome. If only there was a vehicle that could do the transport runs and carry all the dogs at the same time!     What facilities will the Dogbus include? The Dogbus will be a dedicated van with kennels fitted inside, catering for up to six pets at a time. It will be comfortable enough to allow the safe transportation of pets from stray kennels to their rescue placements or on to their new home. Of course, with only one van on the road it will be working very hard! It will be run by our own volunteers or even by the volunteers at the various rescues. What sort of activities have you been involved in to raise awareness of the fundraiser? We have leaflets that we have been distributing in the local area to help raise the profile of our cause, and of course we have been utilising social media which is a great tool. We have been doing car boot sales and online auctions which are a vital part of our fundraising, with the car boot sales in particular really helping us to spread the message in our community. We are always on the road collecting furniture which we try to auction. We have such fantastic people supporting us and are very grateful to every single person who has donated in one way or another. How can supporters help to raise money for the Dogbus? You can help us fundraise for our special cause by contacting us with your ideas. Were open to anything (within reason!) and if we can help with any function or activity, we are very happy to provide support. We also have leaflets and donation pots which we can send out to you. And of course, we welcome all shares on social media as it helps to spread the word about what we are trying to achieve. Will you be recruiting more volunteers? Once the Dogbus is on the road, we will require dedicated volunteers to travel to the van and do the transport runs. The runs will be all over the UK so confident drivers are very welcome to apply. We hope to have teams consisting of two people who will do the transport run together, assisting each other with the safe transfer of the animals we help.  If this is something you feel that you could donate your time and energy to, we need you!     For more information, please visit the Dogbus website. dogbus.co.uk Follow the progress of #Dogbus by joining them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @aniaid999  Contact the team via email: [email redacted].uk or telephone: 07943040970 To donate, please visit www.paypal.me/dogbus or alternatively youcaring.com/dogbus   Wishlist Items To BUY transport van with 7 cages £9,000 needed Pay for Insurance, training, TaxMOT £2,000 needed fully kit out the bus and fuel 3mth £1,000 needed