Dec 9, 2024 | News
Have a Heart
Many thanks to everyone who has bought a “heart” for our Christmas tree. So far you have raised over £700, and we still have lots left (as well as room on the tree!). If there’s someone you want to remember – pet, friend, loved one – or perhaps you just want to send us Christmas greetings, then consider buying a heart for £5 here.
You may have also noticed the bags under the tree… we have 25; one each for the kennel dogs that will be here over Christmas.
Any presents will be gratefully received… they are such lucky dogs.
Tinkerbell
Our lovely little old lady, Tinkerbell, came back home on Friday. We’ve had her seven years, after a neighbour in Woodlands, Doncaster relieved the drug addict next door of her. She was kept outside in appalling conditions. She has never put a foot wrong, and has never wanted to leave, despite numerous people wanting her.
Lots of meds and TLC for her now (as well as freshly cooked chicken). You can sponsor her here.
For such a small girl, the kennels seemed so empty without her. Fingers crossed.
Trainer Banned
Neil Britton (a previous Perry Barr trainer) has been banned for life and ordered to pay £1000 for lying about the whereabouts of five greyhounds.
I seriously hope that Celtic Diva, Battling Wild, LookingForADiva, Sandy Willow and Jay’s Swift are somewhere safe, but given the dishonesty of the trainer I fear the worst…
One post on a public forum relating to this reads “These days, they tend to use the canal method.”. This so-called method must be well-known now, if they are talking about it openly.
Sick beyond words.
Website Shop
We still have lots of calendars left for sale; for those who haven’t bought one yet, here is a sneaky peek at the photos. You can buy a calendar here. We’re also doing a deal at the moment – £17.50 for a calendar and a pack of eight Tia Rescue Christmas cards – available here.
We also have lots of greyhound dog coats – various colours and sizes available here.
Fostering
I have been talking to quite a lot of people recently who really want another dog but can’t afford the vets fees. With the absolute horror of the amount of dogs backing up in trainers kennels, I have come up with an idea.
We have 30 dogs on our site that are currently with trainers; we are steadily rehoming them, but wouldn’t it be really, really good if we could get some of these dogs into foster homes. We do have a few people who foster at the moment (thank you!), but we need more. All you need to do is provide the food, the love and we’ll sort the vets bills out.
A trainer rang me today from Essex; they have 34 dogs needing homes. It is getting very serious out there.
Jack is one such dog. This boy breaks my heart. He has very little chance of finding a home. He needs a foster home ASAP before I fetch him up here. He really needs someone to take care of him and love him.
Maybe you can help us get Jack and some of these dogs out for their first Christmas turkey? If you can help please ring 07974 960684.
Thank you.
Dec 9, 2024 | News
There are so many other ways you can help Tia Rescue in addition to donating and sponsoring.
You can order food for the dogs online – ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Pets at Home, Zooplus – they all deliver straight to the farm.
Tinned meat is always needed for the hounds!
Dec 7, 2024 | News
Perhaps you want to support Tia Rescue, but want to do so in a way that is more personal and meaningful. If so, our “sponsor a dog” scheme is perfect for you.
We currently offer three types of sponsorships
- 12 month regular sponsorship (£52)
- 6 month regular sponsorship (£26)
- 12 month kennel sponsorship (£100)
By sponsoring, you ensure that your chosen dog will be warm and dry, have plenty of comfy bedding, access to any vet treatment required and will be well fed during their stay. All sponsors receive an A5 certificate of sponsorship, as well as a birthday card from their chosen sponsor dog (they really do write them, honest!). Kennel sponsors will have their name displayed on their kennel for a year.
You can also sponsor for someone else – with Christmas coming up, this would be a great idea to send as a gift to a friend or loved one. If you are planning on gifting a sponsorship, make sure to do it as soon as possible so we have time to post out the certificate before the last posting date (18th December for Royal Mail).
Anyway, it’s time to meet a few of the dogs…
The Newbies
Ida and Izzy are our latest sponsor girls.
Ida’s great granny was an outstanding brood, producing Group 1’s galore. We gave up counting the track records her kids held and couldn’t be bothered with mere Opens. Her granny and mum should never have come out of the van however, and Ida has followed in their footsteps. Still too nervous to even contemplate rehoming, she will be staying here until she stops being triggered. We all have to earn our keep though, so she has now retrained as a sponsor dog. Perhaps she’s a late bloomer.
Izzy was about 6 months old when we were asked to take her in; her siblings were picking on her. She is so happy and loving, but unfortunately, she has lesions on her brain which affects her coordination, balance, and learning. She is in a permanent foster home, but Tia will still be responsible for any veterinary care costs for her for life.
The old guard
The rest of the sponsor block have been with us a long, long time (since before we moved to Scotland).
Many of you know about the Sheffield 13 group that arrived at Tia at the end of 2019. When they arrived, they were neglected and damaged; wrecked, emotionally and physically. Amongst them were four beautiful brothers – Mr Mole, Terence, Eugene and Bungle.
Like many dogs before them, these dogs were just too broken to be rehomed, and so they became sponsor dogs. Sadly, we lost Eugene in 2021, Terence in 2022, and Mr Mole early in 2023. They were all loved immensely. We still have Bungle; he is a lovely boy but remains troubled, his eyes still full of sadness.
Spot & Dot were also part of the Sheffield 13 group. Having spent so long in the dark, these two are inseparable; we have serious problems if they even lose sight of each other. The world is still a very scary place to them.
And this old fella? This is Langley. A big gentle black hound with mesmerising eyes, he has been with us for many years. He is going grey and getting wobbly, but he still loves going for a stroll around the paddock. He has been a pleasure all these years.
These are just a few of the dogs you can help by sponsoring – if you want to find out about all of them, follow the link here and read their stories. Perhaps you already know who you want to sponsor? If so, just follow this link; choose your dog, type of sponsorship, and enter your details. And don’t forget; payments toward sponsorships are valid for gift aid, which means your contribution could be worth 25% more. Please remember to sign up at checkout if you are eligible!
If you do decide to sponsor, we would appreciate payment to be made via bank transfer; this way, the money will go directly to our account and we will not be charged costly payment processing fees.
Thank you.
Dec 6, 2024 | News
What is gift aid?
What is gift aid, you ask?
Gift Aid is a government scheme that allows us to reclaim the basic rate tax you pay as a UK taxpayer. In plain English – we can claim 25p of tax for every £1 you donate, all at no extra cost to you. This means that if you make a £100 donation and gift aid it, we receive £125.
There is also another type of gift aid called retail gift aid. If you make a donation of goods to one of our charity shops, and they sell (say for £20), we can claim an extra 25% on that £20, meaning we receive £25 in total.
Essentially, your donation of goods is “converted” to a cash donation, and we claim on this in exactly the same way as we would with any other cash donation.
What payments qualify for gift aid?
On the Tia Rescue website, valid gift aid-able payments include;
Essentially, any payment for which you do not receive any goods or services in return (barring low-value “token gifts” like our sponsorship certificates) is a valid gift aid-able donation.
What payments do not qualify for gift aid?
Payments which are not gift aid eligible are;
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- Payments made to enter into the Tia Rescue monthly lottery; this is classed as gambling and is therefore exempt
- Payments made for items sold on our website shop; you receive goods for these, therefore they are exempt
Raffle entries; again, this is classed as gambling
(List not exhaustive)
Do I qualify for gift aid?
To qualify for gift aid, you must;
- Be a UK tax payer
- Have paid at least as much Income Tax and/ or Capital Gains Tax as the amount
of Gift Aid to be claimed on all your donations in that tax year. This includes gift aided donations made to other charities as well, not just Tia Rescue.
How do I sign up?
When making your payment at checkout on our website, the full gift aid T&C will be provided for you to read through; if you qualify all you need to do is tick the box. Any donations made via Facebook (via PayPal Giving) are also valid for gift aid, should you be be eligible and sign up.
For retail gift aid, you will need to fill in a retail gift aid declaration form when you donate goods to one of our shops. You (and your donated goods) will be assigned a unique retail gift aid ID, and in the event your items sell, we will then be able to use this ID to match up the sale with yourself, and claim the extra 25%.
It’s that simple – so why not do it?
Dec 5, 2024 | News
We were recently donated a selection of beautiful oil-on-canvas paintings by artist Jenny Wilson, which we are selling on our website shop here. We have ten pieces currently available, a sample of which is available below. You can also see more of her work on her website.
As always, if you are thinking of purchasing any of these pieces via our shop, we would prefer you to pay via direct bank transfer so we are not charged excessive payment processing fees.
Thank you!
Dec 4, 2024 | News
Fancy treating one of our lovely dogs or horses to a gift? Perhaps a bag of carrots for the horses, or some sausage rolls for the dogs?
You can do this here.
All Tia Gifts are virtual donations, and as such are valid for gift aid; registration along with full T&C will be available at checkout.
Thank you!
Dec 3, 2024 | News
I have been talking to quite a lot of people recently who really want another dog but can’t afford the vets fees.
With the absolute horror of the amount of dogs backing up in trainers kennels I have come up with an idea.
We have 30 dogs on our site that are currently with trainers, we are rehoming them steadily away, but wouldn’t it be really, really good if we could get some of these dogs into foster homes. We do have a few people who foster, thank you. But we need more. All you need to do is provide the food, the love and we’ll sort the vets bills out.
A trainer rang me today from Essex, they have 34 dogs needing homes. It is getting very serious out there.
Please have a think and help me get some of these dogs out for their first Xmas turkey…Deb
Nov 27, 2024 | Recently Rehomed
Pauline (Midas Pauline)
d.o.b. 17/9/2019
Now then young lady. A very lucky girl. Full sister to our own Crystal and another rescue’s Tralee. Both of your sisters fell amongst thieves. If you are half as good as our Chrissy, you will be OK.
Not a bad end of career total with fourteen wins. Friendly girl who hung up her jacket six weeks ago.
Based in Doncaster.
Nov 27, 2024 | Dogs for Rehoming
Otis (Ruffian Han)
born November 2020
“Otis is a lovely calm and quiet boy. He jumps into the car by himself and travels well, laying down for the journey. Otis walks very calmly and quietly on his lead and enjoys having a good sniff around. We saw other dogs and some partridge but other than pricking up his ears and having a good look, he didn’t react, even when a small dog barked at him. We walked for about 3-4km and whilst Otis was fine with that distance, we got the impression he would also be happy with shorter walks. Otis is very friendly even when he doesn’t know you but reserves the best of his affection for his special people and you’ll know he’s settled and you’ve won his trust when you start to see his happy face and waggy tail. Otis is a gorgeous looking, sweet natured boy who will be the perfect addition to someone’s family”.
Lovely calm friendly sort. Nine wins, finishing back in May. Took umbrage at being shouldered out the way at the first bend and was red carded for life.
Sensible boy! Still with his trainer in Doncaster. Give Deb a ring if you are interested.
Dec 3, 2024 | Recently Rehomed
Jane (Salacres Jane)
d.o.b. 18.09.19
A working girl and a very attractive one. A doll in a teacup at 25 kgs, Jane is a star. Bowed out just over a week ago, Jane is as tough as teak with 17 wins from 94 races.
Beat that everyone.
Jane can be seen in Nottingham so please give Deb a ring at the kennels if you would like to meet her.
