The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
In response to the high number of pugs surrendered to PDWRA to date, many in foster care, requiring unique forever home environments to suit their physical or emotional needs, PDWRA are temporarily suspending general adoption applications in order to prioritise those for specific pugs keenly waiting for their forever homes.
This temporary change will allow us to improve the time it takes for these pugs to be matched and move on to their forever homes, supported by the voluntary resources we have available.
Please see our Adoption section, Blog or Social Media for the latest status on Pug-Specific Appeals, as well as to apply directly online for them.
Fostering
More than ever, we are in need of additional foster homes, particularly those that can support age-related or special-needs, or accommodate bonded-pairs, as the number of pugs surrendered to us this year has been especially high.
If you could offer a caring home, short or long-term, depending on the needs of the pug, with PDWRA’s ongoing support with vet costs covered, and in-house expertise available to help you, please apply.
Our Fostering section provides full details and considerations for fostering, particular areas of the country where we’d welcome more new foster homes from, as well as the online application form.
Surrendering
Unfortunately, the PDWRA is closing temporarily to new pugs being surrendered to the charity.
This difficult decision is taken in order to provide the best welfare solutions to the high number of pugs in our care requiring rehoming and rehabilitation.
We recognise that the cost-of-living crisis has put extra strain on owners, consequently we have reached a critical point where we need to temporarily suspend accepting new surrenders to be as fair as possible to those already in our care.
Please read our Surrendering section for further details.
Volunteering
There are a number of ways that you can volunteer to support PDWRA, including:
- Home checking, by assessing adoptive or foster applicants in your near locality, according to rehoming requirements.
- Transporting involves the collection, delivery and safe transportation of a PDWRA pug to its new home.
There are also vacancies for specific, dedicated roles in the charity, that you can apply for.
If you would like to find out how you can get involved or to apply to volunteer, please see our Volunteering section.
Volunteering
There are a number of ways that you can volunteer to support PDWRA, including:
- Home checking, by assessing adoptive or foster applicants in your near locality, according to rehoming requirements.
- Transporting involves the collection, delivery and safe transportation of a PDWRA pug to its new home.
There are also vacancies for specific, dedicated roles in the charity, that you can apply for.
If you would like to find out how you can get involved or to apply to volunteer, please see our Volunteering section.
Latest PDWRA News
Thank You PDWRA Volunteers -Transporters!
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Celebrating National Volunteers’ Week with Thanks to All Volunteers!
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Could You Adopt Brother & Sister, Ray & Carla?
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5 year-olds’ Daphne & Vera need their Forever Home Together!
DAPHNE & VERA Five years old, and both spayed, Daphne and Vera are a devoted bonded-pair of pugs. Vera is the more outgoing of the two, Daphne prefers to just chill out with her humans. Both are in good health with Daphne recovering from recent dental surgery. She...
Devoted Cleo & Elmo are looking for their Forever Home!
👏 ** WONDERFUL NEWS UPDATE: Cleo & Elmo have already found their Perfect forever Home! ** 👏 ********** ORIGINAL APPEAL: Cleo and Elmo are 8 year old siblings, super-bonded to each other. They are used to living with other dogs but are just as happy in each...
Could You Adopt 2 year-old, Dec?
🤞 ** THANK YOU! We have received a strong response in the number of Adoption Applications for Dec, so are closing to any more. ** 🤞 *** APPEAL INFORMATION: This is two year old Dec who's looking for his adoptive home! He's an affectionate boy who enjoys a fuss being...
PDWRA’s Facebook Mega Auction
Our Facebook Mega Auction continues to raise essential funds for our charity’s Pugs in Need!
Last year we have featured some fantastic antique and vintage collectibles among with the typical goodies that are donated and often made by our generous supporters, plus special items raffled, such as Holiday Chalets and ever-popular Air Fryers!
With 5,500 members, please Join the group if you are not a member already and see what delightful items are on auction or to be raffled this year.
As well as bidding, you are able to donate your own items for auction Lots, or to be raffled too!
Friends of Welfare
Become a Friend of Welfare today!
Your membership provides us with reliable, much-needed and regular funds towards ever increasing costs for Pugs in our Care.
