Volunteering.

If you’re considering volunteering locally to you, here are key ways in which you can help our charity.

Only with Volunteers can we achieve what we do for Pugs in Need.

Here’s what the early part of last year’s activity looked like:

This year was unusual, similar to other animal rescue charities, as we had to temporarily close to receiving surrendered pugs, due to the high volume all were experiencing.
The cost of living situation & increasing vet costs are understood to have heavily impacted this trend.
We are in a phased re-opening, starting in our busiest region, the South-East.

• Home checking

  Home checking for PDWRA involves visiting and interviewing an adoptive or foster applicant in your local area.

  

  The purpose of a home check is to try and gather as much information as possible about the applicant, their home, lifestyle and any other resident pets.

  You will be sent an ID Lanyard to wear on your visit.

  The applicant’s details will be provided to you, and a copy of our home check form with set questions, to guide you on your visit. This will need to be completed in full and returned to your Area Rehoming Co-ordinator.

  The decision to pass or fail a home check will be made by the Area Rehoming Co-ordinator.

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• Transporting a pug

  ​Transporting involves the collection/delivery and transportation of a PDWRA pug or sometimes a bonded-pair of pugs.

  

  This can work in a variety of ways, and may require you to collect a surrendered pug from an owner to deliver to a fosterer or adopter.
  Occasionally, it may involve being part of a transport chain where you collect and hand the pug to another PDWRA volunteer.

  You can specify the sort of distance you would be willing to travel. Fuel costs are reimbursed by the charity if you wish to claim for it.

  Sometimes you will be required to oversee the completion of some paperwork to send to your Area Rehoming Co-ordinator, though as much as possible is organised in advance. You will be sent an ID Lanyard to wear.

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  TO APPLY for either of the ABOVE Volunteering roles, please click the button below.
  Only complete the questions applicable to the role(s) you would like to help with.
  Thank you!

 

To see how invaluable the volunteering roles are, in every pug’s journey to their forever home, please read:
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/driving-miss-dolly/

Also: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/thank-you-pdwra-volunteers-transporters/

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To Volunteer to Foster:

More than ever, we are in need of NEW foster homes to support the large number of pugs in our care.
We welcome both Short and Long-term Foster carers.

As we match the best environment and care available for each pug’s needs, we may often have a shortage of homes that can support the extra needs that some pugs require, from anxiety, behavioural, medical or special-needs (disabilities), listed here:

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Other Specific National or Regional Volunteer Roles:

Please see our Vacancy notices for these dedicated roles at: Vacancies | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteering News & Articles can be found at: Volunteering | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)