Our Residents

When PAWING was established, our family dog was quite old and when we lost him in January 2008, we were devastated. Within days of losing him, we heard of a labrador who was the victim of a broken home, and we wasted no time in offering him a new forever home. George came from a good environment and that shows in his happy outlook. George loves to play with Poppy and has formed a lovely bond with our latest rescue cat. This picture shows him in his favourite spot!

Rescued from the euthanasia table TWICE, Poppy came to us when nobody else wanted her. Far from being aggressive (the 'reason' why she was given up by her previous 'owner'), she is simply very excitable and quite nervous. Our vet confirmed she had been beaten, which explains why she is such a nervous dog. Poppy has settled in well with all our resident animals and when she is not causing mayhem with George, she is snuggling up to Mark on the sofa!

We have been a home for rescued hens since 2007 when we took in 6 'spent' free range hens that were destined for slaughter. Most of them lived for a further year, whilst one lived on for two more years! These days, we rescue 'sickies' - hens that have injuries or disabilities, such as Dotty, Captain Hen (pictured) and Charlotte and provide them with the extra time and care that they deserve. At present, we have 8 hens: Clarice, Cookie, Captain, Charlotte, Pearl, Dotty, Eleanor and Evie.

2010 has been a busy year for rat rescues! Like all 'pet' animals, rats are the innocent victims of overbreeding and inadequate homes. At present, we have 4 female rats (including the lovely Charlie, the naked rat in the picture) and one lovely old Dumbo Rex boy called Mr T who was rescued by some wonderful folks from a filthy cage. Once they had treated his burn wounds (from living in his own mess for so long), they approached us for help. Mr T has now settled in beautifully!

There are 6 resident cats at PAWING. Whilst some of them were unwanted by their previous owners, some had been born because their owners didn't bother to neuter their parents. Figures state that over a period of just 5 years, an unneutered cat can be responsible for over 20,000 descendants. Needless to say, all our cats have been neutered! Pictured from left to right are Willow, Moya and Fatty. Sadly, Moya is no longer with us.

As well as rats, we were also approached to help rehome some mice earlier this year. The three girls and five boys are very sweet, and we have ensured that they are all used to being handled. They are all from the same litter, so just to make sure there would be no 'accidents' we had them seen by a vet to ensure that they had been sexed correctly! Mice don't live for very long at all, so we are making extra-sure that they enjoy their little lives as much as possible!

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