The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
We are fully open in a selection of regions to receive general adoption applications again, as well as for pug-specific homes appeals.
We are finding the need to re-home more pugs 7 years & over, as well as those with very individual, or special-needs, plus bonded-pairs, so we welcome all applications from dedicated, loving homes to match with all surrendered pugs in our care.
Please find full details for adopting as well as which regions of the country we are accepting general adoption applications from, in our Adoption section. Any Pug-Specific homes appeals can also be found there 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:
- Rehoming Coordinator
- Volunteer Area Coordinator
- Fundraiser
- Home Checker
- Transporting a Pug
- Something Else
We are open to applications from England and Wales. Please see our Volunteering section for more details of these roles and how to apply.
Pug Home Appeals
These priority Pugs need a home. Please read about these Pugs and apply to adopt online.
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Latest PDWRA News
Sirius’ story
This is Sirius, and this is his story. Poor young Sirius had been rehomed 3 times before he came to us. His last home helped to ensure he found a better, more stable life; they believed he was kept in a crate before. Our foster family for Sirius already had pugs,...
Tom and Lottie
Tom and Lottie were the centre of their family before work & life caused them to be surrendered to us. Their new home hadn't first considered a pair, but after they settled so well from a cross-country journey, reassured by each other, they knew it was a good...
Troy’s story
This is Troy, and this is his story. Troy was reluctantly surrendered when his family situation changed, meaning they couldn't give him the same attention they used to, but knew he deserved. They did the right thing for him, by contacting PDWRA to find a better suited...
Poppy’s story
This is Poppy, and this is her story. We're always looking for happy homes for pugs like Poppy! Poppy's owner had fallen on hard times and was really struggling with an unsettled home life when we rescued & rehomed Poppy. At first Poppy would just sit on her bed...
Beryl and Pearl – 2020 update
2020 Update on Beryl and Pearl We have just received a lovely update on Beryl and Pearl, who were adopted by their new family last year. They tell us: "What a year!!! We've had the girls just over a year and it's been an AMAZING one. The girls have brought us such...
Gracie’s story
This is Gracie, and she is our first rescue story for 2020. Gracie was left alone all day & night while her owner was in hospital, although family & neighbours rallied around to feed & walk her until they called us for help. We were able to collect her...
Donate to the PDWRA
The PDWRA is completely run on public donations and we wouldn’t be able to help the hundreds of pugs that are surrendered into our care each year without the help of our wonderful and generous supporters. Thank you!
Our vet bills alone run into hundreds of thousands of pounds annually and this is constantly increasing with the onslaught of inflation.
All help is greatly appreciated!
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.
