Fundraising.

Now entering our 53rd Year – Helping Pugs in Need!

PDWRA’s essential work, Rescuing, Rehabilitating and Rehoming Pugs, can only occur due to the generosity of volunteers and donators.
If you are able to help in any way to raise funds, we and our pugs are truly grateful!

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The 2026 PDWRA Calendar is nearly sold out!

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: secretary@nullpugwelfare-rescue.org.uk

You can pay via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/R74XS5SN2A75S

A perfect gift to enjoy ‘All Year Round’!

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This is Buddy, a young, lively 2 year-old with a congenital deformity in both his front legs that we’re providing surgery for, so that he can lead a full and active life.

Buddy adores agility too! You can see him in action in video in our blog: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/could-you-donate-towards-buddys-surgery/
So, if you would like to contribute to his surgery we would be forever grateful! Please quote Reference: Buddy 25103

Please Donate Here

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In the first 6 months of 2024, this was what our dedicated PDWRA Volunteers had achieved:

2025 was an unusual year, similar to other animal rescue charities, where we had to temporarily close to receiving surrendered pugs, due to the high volume we were experiencing, enabling our dedicated resources to bring down the number of pugs in foster/transition, with shorter rehoming times too. This was successfully achieved.

The cost of living & increasing vet costs was commonly understood to be impacting this trend.

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Many supporters donate to PDWRA from collections or proceeds from local Events, their Businesses, Crafts, Hobbies or Sports:

PDWRA supporter, adopter, volunteer & fundraiser Lynn with husband Geoff, have very recently raised £1,735 for charity!

They live in beautiful Cornwall, and currently have three PDWRA pugs, all with differing disabilities. Lynn organises the annual local, sell-out Christmas Pantomime, and thought she would diversify this idea to fundraise for the PDWRA and her local dog and cat rescue.

Alongside the Pantomimes, we’ve shared Lynn’s magnificent efforts holding Teddy Tombola stands every month during the summer at local Steam Rallies, splitting the proceeds between PDWRA and her local dog and cat rescues.

Last summer alone Lynn made and donated over £1,200 to PDWRA!

They are two amazing people, that we are very lucky to have as supporters. “Thank You” from Pugs in Need!

Enormous Thanks to Lynn Parsons for her fundraising & donations! | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)

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In May last year, Leona ran in the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run 10K in aid of PDWRA!
Leona said “I’m running to raise money for this wonderful charity that I adopted our pug Bertie from. They helped me daily whilst I got to know Bertie and paid for the operations he needed, which cost a lot! They do this for every pug in their care that needs medical help. I also volunteer with them, helping to find new homes for pugs.

Thanks to Leona, finishing with lots of support. Shortly afterwards her Total reached £800.14 + £177.25 Gift Aid!

Thank You & all your sponsors for your generous Donation, from all at PDWRA & the pugs you are helping from this!

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Another PDWRA supporter, Jayne, who creates handmade cards and illustrations, raised * £150 * for PDWRA in a fundraiser to mark the 15^th birthday of her late, gorgeous pug Henry. He was her inspiration for her business onelittlepug, so his legacy lives on!

Her lovely range of unique handmade cards, with many featuring pug illustrations, can usually be found at her Etsy shop: onelittlepug – Etsy UK

A portion of all proceeds is donated to PDWRA, so you’ll also be helping out Pugs in Need!

Jayne went on to adopt Arlo and Nora from us!

To see what’s available and to grab something unique & original, just take a look @onelittlepug before they all get snapped up!

We’re incredibly grateful for their ongoing support and to everyone who makes purchases. The PDWRA wouldn’t be able do the work that we do rescuing and rehoming pugs in need without the generous help of our supporters, it’s very much appreciated!

For an interesting read on a special mission that Arlo & Nora fulfilled for us, please enjoy: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/arlo-nora-on-film/

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We have many local pug groups who regularly remember us when they get-together or hold events to which we are extremely grateful.
Here are just a few examples:

The Northumberland and North Tyneside Pug Meet Up Group held their first ever Christmas walk & Secret Santa in aid of the PDWRA last year. They are a growing group of Pug devotees in the North East of England, who welcome other breeds to join them, and have been busy coming up with ideas to raise much needed funds for the Charity.

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The Cornwall Pug Meet is an annual event put on by Natalie, who owns the café at Poldhu Beach, along with her husband Ross and pug Betty.

Natalie makes her own home-made dog treats and sells them to raise money for the charity! The Cornwall Pug Meet has been going for over 10 years now and is attended by many PDWRA pugs, so if you live in Cornwall why not go along?

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Another star baker is PDWRA supporter Sarah who held a bake sale at her workplace raising an amazing £226 for Pugs in Need, as well as raising awareness of the charity. Thanks you so much Sarah!