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RESCUE
BULLDOG RESCUE
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Back in 1978 a small group of women opened
a bank account in the name of Bulldog Rescue D I
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after holding a small stall at the Junior Bulldog M
Club championship dog show E H O
Since that date, over 40 years ago thousands
of bulldogs have been helped to find new starts coordinator of the Health Committee so we are
thanks to the many people that have helped to in a unique position of being able to really help
run the service. make a difference to the future of our breed.
The most recent head of Bulldog Rescue is The bulldog has come under increasing attack
Tania Holmes who took over in 2001, alongside over the years and there’s some that feel that
her husband David and her colleagues Carrie, no matter how much work is done behind the
Georgia and Lana - Bulldog Rescue has scenes to make this breed better – it should
become a fully fledged Charity, with a small staff become an extinct breed. We (surprisingly) do
base and its own kennels. not agree with that. The breed is unique – yes
it sure is and as a rescue we are too in that
Although the reasons for needing to be rehomed we want to support good breeders. We have
has never really changed in the 20 years she a Back to Breeder Scheme and are happy to
has been in charge – divorce, new baby, new advertise litters that meet our very strict list of
job etc the dogs themselves have. We’ve seen requirements, we feel that being anti breeder
some amazing improvements in health but would simply create a worse problem within the
sadly more recently we’ve seen a big rise in breed and if we can help people navigate the
indiscriminate breeding – more so for so called horrendous world of the free ad listings then it’s
Rare Colours which are produced by Breeders worth the hard work.
– or as we like to call them – Greeders – who
have no other thought regarding the mating We’d like to think that we are more than just a
than what colour the pups will be. Selling Breed Rescue and that every dog we are asked
non standard colours as rare for extortionate to help is given the best chance to go on to lead
amounts of money has caused a huge increase a better life. Sometimes rehoming isn’t what’s
in the number of abandoned bulldogs we best for the dog and sometimes all the owner
were dealing with, so Bulldog Rescue joined wants is help with a vet bill so subsequently
forces with the Breed Council with Tania now we started up a Vet Fee Help scheme where
a member of the Education Sub Committee we will lend the money to cover the bill for the
in the hope we could use our experience to owner to pay back over a fixed period interest
help educate. Our Chairman Vicky is also the free. This has prevented many dogs having to
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