We do not charge for our animals
As our motto states, “Animals are not commodities to be bought or sold. They are beautiful creatures with beautiful souls”. We are not their ‘owners’ merely their ‘guardians’ and, therefore, have no moral right to put a price tag on their head. This is why we do not and never will charge for our animals.
2. We have no paid staff
We will make no personal profit fr
om an animal’s misery which is why nobody involved in our charity gets paid.
3. We prefer the natural approach
We will endeavour to use only natural treatments for our animals and avoid pharmaceutical drugs, with their dangerous side effects, wherever possible
4. We are opposed to early neutering
We are against early neutering due to the medical and behavioural problems associated with this new trend and also because it is being done more for the convenience of us humans, than the welfare of the animal.
5. We do not abort kittens
We are opposed to aborting kittens when a mother is found to be pregnant during spaying. It is considered by some people to be more convenient, particularly when dealing with ferals, to terminate the pregnancy. We insist, the operation is postponed until the mother has weaned her kittens. We will then try to rehome the mother and her offspring.
6. We provide help with feral cats
Although we are only set up to deal with domestic animals, under our Project Wildcat, we will provide free kennels to people who have feral cats on their property. We will also help with the cost of neutering, when the funds are available.
7. We are opposed to compulsory microchipping
We are totally opposed to microchipping animals. It is an unnecessary medical procedure with no benefits whatsoever but can have serious adverse side effects. We therefore believe it is unethical.
8. We try to avoid a kennel environment for our dogs
As we believe the best place for an animal is not in a sanctuary, but in a home, our dogs will, for the most part, be kept with fosterers. This means they can have more interaction time with humans to reduce the levels of stress associated with being in a kennel environment.
9. We offer a unique Home to Home service
A lot of charities concentrate on taking in dogs from Council Pounds. We prefer that the dogs don’t go to the Pound in the first place, particularly since some councils are now charging to take in unwanted dogs. We will therefore be trying to get dogs homed directly from one home to another. To do this we are offering our ‘Made in Heaven, Match-Making Service’ We will maintain a database of people who need their dogs re-homed and also people that want a particular type of dog and endeavour to match them up. This service is free.
10. We have set up an animal food bank
In these times of austerity, many people are struggling financially and food banks have been established to help them, but unfortunately not their animals. We are trying to address this by setting up a food bank for animals. We are offering our support by supplying pet food, free of charge, to those most in need whenever we have excess supplies. We hope this will encourage them to keep their beloved pets at home where they belong.
