Rescue Centre Grants

This grant is for organisations whose main activity is the rescue and rehoming of UK pets and can be used for:

• Vet bills
• Boarding costs
• Food
• Animal care equipment
• Trap and neuter schemes
• Vehicles
• Building work
• Utility bills

The Pets Foundation provides funding to charitable organisations whose main activity is one or more of the following:

• the rehoming of UK domestic pets (Rescuing and Rehoming)
• the provision of temporary or ongoing assistance to ensure pets can remain with their owners, where rehoming takes place only when it is not possible to reunite the pet with their
  owner
• changing the lives of adults and children through the provision of pet-based activities and practical assistance

They provide grants from £250 upwards with their biggest rescue grant last year being £180,000 towards a kennel build.

This is a rolling programme, with decisions made throughout the year.

• Applications can only be made by an individual known to the organisation and authorised to make grant applications on the organisation’s behalf
• The organisation must have been operating for a minimum of 2 years and can provide financial information for a 12 month period
• The organisation is based within the UK, Isle of Man or Guernsey and carries out its activities within these areas
• Organisations based within England, Wales or Scotland must be a Registered Charity, either with the Charity Commission or the OSCR in Scotland (or Companies House for CICs)
• All organisations based in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man must be registered as a charity with the relevant local body
• All organisations (Registered Charity or CIC) must have a board of at least three unrelated trustees or directors
• The Pets Foundation does not fund organisations which operate as petting farms and/or city farms
• The Pets Foundation will not retrospectively award funds towards a project that has already been started or completed
• 12 months must have lapsed since the organisation last received a grant from the Pets Foundation before an organisation can apply again
• The Pets Foundation prioritises the funding of medium and small charitable organisations. They are unlikely to fund any organisation which is, itself, a grant-making organisation. Any large charity or grant-giving charity should contact them before making an application
• The organisation’s main charitable activity must be the rescue and rehoming of domestic pets

Other eligibilty criteria apply, details of which can be found by following this link to the Pets Foundation website.