The Underheugh Ark desperately need funds

The Underheugh Ark has been rescuing animals for 15 years with the last 8 as a registered charity.   Each year the amount of animals needing help has grown.   The Rescue has a good reputation for the care and help we provide but that success means we are inundated with requests to help animals and like every other rescue in the country we are at breaking point.

We receive no Government funding and there are few grants now available from corporates and charities.   Despite the best efforts of our fundraisers and fantastic supporters we are struggling to keep our heads above water looking after the animals we already have in our care let alone help more animals who are facing death in the stray pounds, slaughter houses or being taken to the vets by owners who can no longer cope with their pets.

Our aim as a Rescue is to save the lives of as many animals as possible and currently we have  23 equines, 56 dogs in foster, 15 dogs in kennels and 8 dog in emergency boarding waiting until we can help them. In addition we have 31 cats in foster whilst vet work is done with some in forever foster due to health issues. We also have 214 rabbits & guinea pigs plus many poultry, aviary birds & terrapins. Just the normal veterinary and food bills for these have gone through the roof without some of the more challenging health issues we discover along the way. As a small, independent rescue this is a massive financial struggle for us. 

We want to be able to help more but currently our outgoings far exceed what we are able to fundraise through our normal activities.

If you can help us, please do. Here's how:-

1. Share the Go Fund Me page

2. Ask the people in your Facebook page if they could donate and share.

3. Impress on people that even a single pound makes a difference and as volunteer run every penny goes to the care of the animals - no-one is paid.

4. Maybe organise a fundraiser yourself in aid of us whether a bake sale, sponsored walk - anything that captures your imagination!

5 DONATE HERE PLEASE AND IF A TAX PAYER PLEASE GIFT AID YOUR DONATION SO THE GOVERNMENT ADDS AN ADDITIONAL 25% ON TOP OF YOUR DONATION.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

More information about Underheugh Ark: We are a welfare based animal rescue charity who offer safety for hundreds of animals large and small every year.We help animals from horses to hens,dogs to terrapins.We are run purely by volunteers so all money raised goes directly to the animals.We offer rescue back for life to every animal we have so they are safe from the minute they come to us to the day they die.