The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
Following our traditional break in receiving applications as Pugs are for life, not just for Christmas, we have re-opened to receive new adoption applications from Monday 5th January 2026.
We are finding the need to rehome more pugs 7 years & over, as well as those with very individual, or special-needs plus bonded-pairs and welcome all applications from dedicated, loving homes to match with those in our care.
Please find full details for adopting & which regions of the country we are accepting general adoption applications from, in our Adoption section, as well as any latest pug-specific homes appeals which are open to all PDWRA regions across England & Wales.
Fostering
Good foster homes are essential in our rehoming process, particularly those that can support age-related or special-needs, or accommodate bonded-pairs, as the number of pugs surrendered to us in these categories has been relatively high.
For specific areas of the country that we are accepting new fostering applications for, PDWRA provides ongoing support with vet costs covered. You may offer short or long-term care, for which the individual needs of the pugs will be matched to your home.
Our Fostering section provides full details and considerations for fostering, as well as the areas where we’d welcome new foster homes from, also where you can apply directly online.
Surrendering
Following our temporary closure last year, we have been able to receive pugs needing to be surrendered from our busiest region, the South East, as well as Central & East of England, plus West & East Midlands. All pugs in our care are matched to our complete region-wide waiting lists for homes.
The difficult decision for that closure was to provide the best welfare solutions to the very high number of pugs in our care with the resources available to us. It enabled the escalation of specific applicants being matched to adopt pugs in our care, while reducing the number of those waiting for a home.
Please go to our Surrendering section for latest information and contact 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 on its journey to its new home.
We are open to applications in specific areas of the country so please see our Volunteering section for the latest details and where you can apply directly.
We also have vacancies for specific, dedicated roles in the charity, that you can apply for too.
The 2026 PDWRA Calendar is now available!
It’s a limited run, so order now to avoid missing out… Price is £12 + postage, with all proceeds going towards helping pugs in need.
Please email your name and address and how many calendars you’d like to buy:
secretary@nullpugwelfare-rescue.org.uk
You can pay here via PayPal.
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Donate to PDWRA
Thank you for your interest in Donating to PDWRA.
We are solely reliant on public funds and with ever-increasing vet bills in particular, for the increasing number of pugs year-on-year requiring our care, we appreciate any support you are able to offer.
Dear Jasper, was surrendered to us from difficult circumstances. Sadly, Jasper will need a lot of treatment and care to bring him back to the fit and healthy 3-year-old pug that he deserves to be.
If you would like to donate towards our vet costs for Jasper, please visit our webpage to donate directly.
However large or small, all donations are hugely welcome & appreciated, to benefit beautiful souls like Jasper!
He will have a safe & loving, well-cared for Christmas!
Friends of Welfare
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Your membership provides us with reliable, much-needed and regular funds towards ever increasing costs for Pugs in our Care.
