The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
50 Years Rescuing & Rehoming Pugs Throughout the UK Since 1973
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
As Pugs are for life, not just for Christmas, PDWRA will be closing as usual, in the lead-up to Christmas, until the New Year; from Thurs 7th Dec 8pm until Tues 2nd Jan midday.
Please submit adoption applications by then, or in the New Year as we are always looking for more of the right people and homes to adopt pugs in our care.
Please see our Adoption section to find out more about the requirements to take into account for adopting, also to apply.
Fostering
We remain OPEN during the traditional Christmas closure to new adopters. We are always in URGENT need of more foster homes due to the increasingly high level of surrendered pugs, many requiring dedicated healthcare or rehabilitation prior to adoption.
Could you offer a temporary home to a pug, short or long-term, with PDWRA’s ongoing support and in-house vet expertise available to you?
Please read our Fostering section for all the details and considerations, also to apply.
Surrendering
We would like to reassure anyone needing to surrender a pug during our upcoming Christmas closure to new adopters, that our doors remain OPEN for taking pugs into our care.
We are available, every day of the week, to help you do the best for them.
Your Volunteer Area Rehoming Co-ordinator, who you will find in our Surrendering section, will support and advise you throughout the process of surrendering your pug/s to us, in confidence, compassionately and without judgement .
Please find further details including your local Area advisor here.
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.
- Fundraising, in a variety of ways including at Events, or organising your own, to raise much needed funds for the pugs in our care.
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.
- Fundraising, in a variety of ways including at Events, or organising your own, to raise much needed funds for the pugs in our care.
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.
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Join Our Facebook Mega Auction
Our Facebook Mega Auction is active throughout the year, raising constant and essential funds for our charity’s pugs in need.
Please see the variety of amazing goodies and gifts available – You can donate your own items for auction or for raffles too!
All funds raised go directly towards PDWRA’s costs, most importantly our increasing vet bills. Our operations are manned by volunteers, donating their time and skills freely.
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