Midlands Cleft Rescue

23/10/2025

🎃👻 Boo Basket Auction time!! 👻🎃

Join us for a chance to win a Boo Basket for you and your pooches!

Everything raised will goes towards Sushi’s on going care costs at Midlands Cleft Rescue 🏥

Tickets are £2 each or 3 for £5!

Included -

• 6 Halloween theme toys
• 5 Treats
• Ghost blanket
• A copy of ‘Until we meet again, Lilo’

Payments made via PayPal to [email protected]

Please pop a screen shot of proof of payment below in the comments 🙏🏼

Winner will be announced 28/10 at 8pm

*Boo basket will be posted next day delivery on the 29th to ensure your fur babies receive their Boo Basket in time for Halloween 🕷️🕸️🖤

Join our auction page below! 🐶

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23/10/2025

We want to share how proud we are of our amazing foster Lauren Pillans! She’s written a beautiful children’s book inspired by her foster dog, Lilo the Bulldog 🐶🐾

It's such a beautiful story that shares how Lilo curls up for one final nap surrounded by her family’s love, she begins a magical journey beyond the living room and into a world unlike any she’s ever known. Awaking in a sparkling meadow, Lilo discovers the Rainbow Bridge — a place where cherished pets go when it’s time to say goodbye 🌈

Through “Lilo’s New Home,” little readers learn that love never disappears — it simply waits💗

Lauren’s heartfelt story helps children navigate big emotions while celebrating rescue dogs and their incredible real-life journeys, so If you’re looking for a meaningful Christmas gift for the little animal lovers in your life, this book is the perfect choice. It's filled with love, hope and the true magic of rescue 🎄✨

Order your pre order here 👉🏻https://pillanspackstories.com

23/10/2025

We NEED you!

Can all our adoptees post a picture of their dog in the comments? We'd love to see them!

22/10/2025

🐾 Tuesday night Update 🐾

Another week has absolutely flown by — it’s been busy here at the rescue, as always!

Sushi Update:
Our sweet Sushi had a little trip to the vets this week as he wasn’t quite settling. His meds have been adjusted and he’s now much more relaxed and happy, just the way we love to see him🐶🐾
We’ve also started a Sushi Bucket List and would love for everyone to get involved, we’ve already had some fantastic ideas coming in! Keep them coming, let’s help make his days extra special. We definitely have a lot to look forward to🪣📋✏️

New Arrivals:
Welcome to our newest little ones — a newborn English Bulldog born with a cleft palate and a 5-week-old Dachshund who is blind and deaf🥹💗
We also have two more rescues due to join us later this week, which will take us up to 13 animals currently in our care. So keep a look out for updates on those 👀

Adoptions:
Three of our gorgeous babies: Walter, Wolfie, and Reggie — are now up for adoption! Let’s find them their perfect forever homes 🏡

We're growing the team!
We’re looking to expand our foster team and are also on the lookout for passionate volunteers to help form our fundraising team for 2026. If you’d like to make a difference, now’s the perfect time to join our rescue family!

A huge shoutout to one of our very own fosters Lauren Pillans, who has just launched her very own children’s book about one of her very own foster dogs...‘Until we meet again, Lilo’ Please show her some love and support, we’re so proud of you Lauren!

Christmas Is Coming!
Our Shoe Box Appeal is now live, help us spread some festive cheer to our rescue babies this coming holiday season🎄🎅🏼

Auction Reminder:
Don’t forget — our current auction ends this Friday evening at 8pm! Every penny raised will go towards Edna’s upcoming surgery costs, so please get your bids in and help us help her.

And finally...
We want to take a moment to celebrate our longest foster, Joanne — a true lifesaver and puppy whisperer!
Joanne’s incredible knowledge and dedication shine through in everything she does. Whether it’s tube feeding fragile pups or providing round-the-clock care, she always knows exactly what to do to give the poorly ones the best chance at life.
Her compassion, skill, and tireless effort inspire us all. Thank you Joanne, for the endless love and care you pour into every little life you touch.

And a huge Thank you to our followers friends and supporters for your continued love and support, we couldn’t do any of this without our incredible community🐶🖤

19/10/2025

Christmas Shoebox Appeal 2025🐶🎅🏼🎄🐾

The C word is fast approaching, not to scare you or anything but there's only 67 days to go ✨

We’re launching our Christmas Shoebox Appeal, where you can create a special gift box for one of the dogs in the rescue, because sometimes Santa paws misses them 🎁

You can choose to fill a box for:

Dogs like Edna and Sushi, our longer term rescues who are needing ongoing care. They’d both adore toys, treats, enrichment items, cosy blankets, and accessories.

Our newborn pups — who need puppy pads, wipes, food and teething toys

Pups ready for rehoming- toys, treats & everything else are always massively appreciated!

Or you can make a general shoebox to be shared among our resident rescue pups 🏡

How to take part:

1. Grab a shoebox (or small box).

2. Fill it with goodies for your chosen dog(s)

3. Label it with who it’s for.
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4. ⁠DM us for our postal address or drop-off details.
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Last year this was such a success, and we absolutely loved doing it! Help us make sure every rescue dog feels loved, like they deserve, this Christmas❤️

We avoid rehoming over the Christmas period to make sure no puppies become “gifts,” so many of our dogs may have a longer stay with us. Things in rescue change every day, but one thing’s for sure... we’ll have plenty of pups spending Christmas with us!

Thank you as always for your support & generosity🐶🐾

17/10/2025

🐶✨ Adoption Applications Now Open! ✨🐶

We’re so excited to announce that three adorable boys are now ready to find their forever homes! 💕

Meet our playful trio:
🌟 Reggie – a 14-week-old Frenchie with a big personality and a heart full of love. He’s full of wiggles, cuddles, and charm!
🐾 Wolfie & Walter – our gorgeous 8-week-old Staffy brothers, who are cheeky, affectionate, and already showing their loyal, loving nature.

All three boys are playful, sociable pups who love being around other dogs. They’d thrive in a home with another dog to play and snuggle with. All we ask is, if homed with a current dog in the home that’s female, she will need to be spayed prior to being accepted 🐶🩵

They’re looking for families who can offer them time, patience, and lots of love as they grow into happy, confident dogs. Please only apply if you are 100% sure this the right decision for you and you can offer them an amazing home🏡

If you think one of these handsome boys could be the perfect fit for your family, please complete the adoption application form below or linked in our bio🤍

https://form.jotform.com/Midlandscleftrescue/adoption-form

17/10/2025

Sushi's bucket list 🍣🪣📋✏️🌈🐶🐾

Sushi has been through a lot lately, but he’s still wagging his tail and living life to the fullest, we're starting a "bucket list" for him and we'd love if you could be part of it. We're not sure how long his little life will be but we can promise you it's going to be filled with fun and love.

To celebrate six amazing months of Sushi, the lovely team at Centre Barks are throwing him a special 1/2 a year birthday party with his friends- we'd love to have everyone there but we want this to be fun for sushi and don't want this to be overwhelming for him so please understand if you don't receive an invite.

Here’s what’s on Sushi’s bucket list so far:
🏖️ Trip to the beach
🍔 A McDonald’s burger
🛁 A day at the spa (aka the groomers!)
🐾 Meeting more doggy friends
🚶‍♂️ Finally going on walks now that he’s vaccinated
☕️ Puppachino

We’d love to add more ideas to Sushi's list, what do you think Sushi should do next?

If you’d like to send him a little present or letter, just DM us for our postal address. He’d love that and I'm sure he knows how many fans he has❤️

16/10/2025

Thank you NotJust Surplus Project - Madeley Shop, Halesfield Yard Sales & Food Bank for the very kind donation of food for the rescue 🙏🏼🖤🐾

14/10/2025

✨ Tuesday Update ✨

Wow, these weeks are flying by! Autumn is well and truly here — and hands up if you’ve caught that horrible cold that’s been going around!

This week we’ve welcomed Conker, a gorgeous Labradoodle who’s joined Lauren up in Scotland. Lauren is also caring for Noah, and between tube-feeding both pups, the sleep deprivation is very real! More about Lauren further down

Edna has been to see the vet this week about her surgery. We’re now waiting for an appointment with a specialist to get a clearer idea of exactly what she needs.

Sadly, we’ve lost a few little ones this week, which has been truly heartbreaking. Sometimes they arrive to us just too late. We want to kindly remind everyone — if you need to surrender a puppy, please reach out before they are critically unwell. We’re always here to offer advice and absolutely no judgment. We just want to help you help them — it’s all about teamwork

On a brighter note — the Staffies and Reggie the Frenchie will soon be up for adoption! Their adverts will be posted shortly, but if you’re interested, you can submit an application form now (I’ll pop the link in the comments).

Don’t forget to check out our auction page — there are some brilliant bargains to be snapped up, and bidding ends this week!
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Meet Lauren!

Lauren is based in Glasgow Scotland, which means we can now take in rescues from that area — how amazing is that?! A huge thank you to Lauren for joining our team

Lauren is completely animal-obsessed (so she fits right in at MCR!).

She owns Penelope’s Dog Spa, which offers grooming, doggy retail, and daycare — all named after her lovely 10-year-old pug, Penelope.

She also has two beautiful huskies, Rhu and Aurora, and brings with her a wealth of experience after fostering many dogs with a wide range of conditions and disabilities.

And as if that wasn’t enough — Lauren also writes her own children’s books! How incredible is that?!

So please join us in giving a very warm welcome to Scotland’s very own superwoman — Lauren!

And finally... to finish off this week’s update, we’d love your ideas for Sushi’s bucket list!

14/10/2025

13/10/2025

Can anyone help with a run tomorrow for a 9 day old puppy ?

🚨 URGENT..!! 🚨

If you can cover the whole run that would be amazing, but if we could also get a few and do a road train even better!

Fuel can be paid 🚗

12/10/2025

Can any of our followers recommend us an indoor play centre for dogs that we can host Sushi's half a year birthday party at? 🎉
Local to DE11 please 🙏🏻🐶🐾