Furry Friends Covid Relief Fund

03/02/2021

Massive thanks to all who have supported us since Sara first asked if anyone had a bit of spare pet food, you've all been so generous.

This morning I dropped off our remaining "stash" to St Cross Community Action/St Cross FoodBank who also pass on their thanks. ❤

02/02/2021

Hey there everyone Happy Snow Day ☃️❄️.
UPDATE
I've now closed down the PayPal Money Pool and made the £395 donation to the Doodle Trust https://www.doodletrust.com/ who do great work with all poodle cross dogs. For transparency I've attached a screenshot of the donation.

We'd like to thank everyone for their support and hope that we've raised awareness during the recent tough times that our furry friends need a helping hand too.

Stay safe everyone and thanks again ❤️

18/01/2021

Hi everyone, we hope you’re all well and staying safe.

We’d like to apologise for our ‘radio silence’, this has been due to us working and the demand for our support over recent months dropping off.

With demand lessening, we now find ourselves in a position with quite a healthy stock of cat and dog food that we would like to distribute rather than run the risk of it going out of date.

We would like to propose that any donations are donated to a local Food Bank where they can be distributed to families genuinely in need.

The Money Pool stands at a healthy £395 and we would like to close this down by the 31st January and donate to The Doodle Trust, which we’re sure will be put to good use.

We cannot express our thanks enough to everyone who has donated since we started this project. Whether your donation has been large or small, every single one has made a difference to someone’s much loved pet ❤.

There are many who say that a cat/dog is just an animal, but I’m sure you’ll all agree that that’s not how we see it. The love and comfort they give us keeps us going through many happy, difficult and more recently sad times.

Could you please let us have your thoughts on our proposals before Friday 22nd January.

Many thanks
Sara, Alexia & Lucy

(Pepsi & Dora ❤)

05/01/2021

We are back and ready to support families who are in crisis with their beloved pets at this difficult time once more.

If you or someone you know would benefit from support please do make contact with us ASAP.

If you can support with donations of Pet foods please let us know and we will happily collect to suit.

Many thanks

16/11/2020

Meet Bella! (And Ben who helpfully held her for her five mins of fame) she was pleased to receive a food package today!

We are still here helping out quietly in the background as and when needed and probably don’t shout about it enough so here is a little cuteness for you.

Please do pass the word on that we are available to help out with Pets whilst times are still tough and we accept referrals to this page.

Thank you

06/09/2020

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06/09/2020

Such a cutie ❤

06/09/2020

Good morning everyone, apologies for the 'radio silence' the last week or two, we've been busy with family life, etc. Demand for our support has eased a little due to life slowly returning to 'normal' for some, but there is still a need our there for of our gorgeous furry friends. As we all, we're not out of the woods yet, so we will continue with our support until the end of October and review the situation then. I have a couple of cute pics that I'll post next. Thank you all for your continued support - Sara, Alex & Lucy

14/08/2020

Sorry I have been quiet, just having a few days off to recharge a little, it’s been an intense 16 weeks so far!

I have managed to feed two tiny kittens, a pregnant mother cat and two Toms and collect some donations too whilst I have been off though....

Will be back on it soon... watch this space!!

01/08/2020

Let's shine the spotlight on Sara today, not for the good work she does in keeping supplies flowing to our furry friends but for her birthday. Have a great day Sara, we hope you have the special day that you deserve ❤️, love Team Dora xx

01/08/2020

CUTE ALERT - This little poppet has been another recipient of our amazing fund along with Georgie the Cocker Spaniel again, Pippin the aging toothless Yorkie and Brody the Massive Bulldog this week 🐾❤️

31/07/2020

Here's lovely Bailey who is a star holding our gift card £100 that was donated by Abigail the "Community Champion" at Morrisons, Morley last week 😁. We're so grateful for your support.

28/07/2020

So today I have been out collecting donations to add to our stock ready for gifting out this week.

I met a lovely lady in Rothwell who donated a sack of food, a water bottle, a harness and three extendable leads and promised to stay in touch in the future to support us, in return I promised to mention her TIT SERVICE

Tilly’s Independent Trotters (Pet Services)
Rothwell and surrounding areas
07714 991139

21/07/2020

Last but not least, here's the current situation regarding our Money Pool, which is very healthy and we still have stock 🙂

21/07/2020

... and for those of you who don't know Sara, here she is 😁. Time management at it's best this morning, combining a play date and re-stocking her car with your generous donations.

21/07/2020

As Sara is often busy dropping off food parcels etc, and identifying which furry friends need our support she doesn't always get chance to take a picture of them, so we thought we'd share a photo showing the beautiful friendship that Dora and Pepsi.

21/07/2020

Hello everyone, firstly apologies for the delay in getting an update to you. Sara has been busy over the past few weeks. Last week 4 cats and 3 dogs certainly had full tummies, with a few dogs receiving treats 😁.

We've received a few more donations which we are very grateful for and will get these re-distributed to furry friends & their pawrents who still need that extra support during these difficult times.

01/07/2020

No rain fell on this amazing young lady today.

We owe a special thanks to Amelia who raised a whopping £100 for our furry friends with her "guess how many sweets are in the jar?" challenge.

Thanks also to all who supported her 😊👏.

01/07/2020

This beautiful American Cocker Spaniel along with her three sisters received a kindness package today. You can't deny she's super cute 🐾

29/06/2020

Thank you so much to our repeat donor, for the cat food I collected today, our feline friends will not be missing out 🐱.

26/06/2020

Hi everyone,

Just a little update on this weeks gifting...

I have supplied dog treats to three households who’s owners were just managing the basic food but couldn’t afford the little extras that we know are much needed for our lovely furry friends.

I supplied one dog with a weeks dry complete food and two packs of treats.

I supplied one lady with a rather cute long haired Persian cat with some Dreamies and a couple of trays of wet food to top her up on her small shop, we don’t want the poor cat being hungry being on basic rations.

This is all possible due to your generosity and kindness and we are all very grateful to have your support.

No pics this week, sorry!

Will try harder next week...

22/06/2020

Happy Monday everyone, just checking-in to share our good news. We have reached our initial goal of £300 in the PayPal fund🎉.

You are all amazing and so so generous, we cannot thank you enough ❤️. Today we received an amazing 'food parcel' containing wet, dry, adult & sensitive tummy food. So thank you to the kind donor ❤️🐾.

22/06/2020

This boy was very happy with the donation today and turned on the cute factor straight away!

19/06/2020

Always nice to know we make a difference

18/06/2020

The rather handsome Georgie wanted to say thank you to everyone for his special delivery today

17/06/2020

Treats & food delivered today to these beautiful pooches. A big thank you from their pawrent. 😊

13/06/2020

Donations that will be making their way to much needed furry friends very soon.

13/06/2020

Woohoo, not only is it the weekend but the sun is shining 😃. It's been less than a week since we started this project and so much has been achieved in such a short period of time. Totalling cash and the money pool, we have exceeded our goal of £300, with a current total of £305 😃🐾.

In addition, we have a healthy stock of donated food & treats which is currently awaiting distribution to those most in need. Thanks to each and everyone one of you, you've all been amazing ❤️🐾. Please continue to LIKE & SHARE our page.

11/06/2020

We'd like to introduce our own pets for you to hopefully brighten up what can only be described as a damp & dismal evening. We have the handsome Pepsi and beautiful but bonkers Dora. They enjoy meeting up and putting the world to rights 😂. Mentos is Dora's boss!

11/06/2020

We're aware that some pets are raw fed and would recommend Stef and her team for all your needs. If you have any questions about transitioning to raw, she's a fountain of knowledge. As a raw feeder she's helped me with a few dietary issues with Dora the Explorer. https://www.stefspetpantry.com/

11/06/2020

If you're wondering about the background to this project, here's an interview with our very own Sara Clayton-Smithson .

This blog is part of a series that celebrates the stories of volunteers during . The amazing people across Leeds that volunteered as Community Care Volunteers in response COVID-19 have made supporting vulnerable people across Leeds possible. Read their stories and find out more ab...

11/06/2020

Welcome to helping us make a difference to the furry friends who are not doing too well in the current pandemic. There are a number of ways you can help.

If you have a food donation drop us a message and we'll arrange collection OR alternatively contribute to the Money Pool https://paypal.me/pools/c/8pORK2KScg - even the smallest amount can go a long way.

LIKE & SHARE our page - another great way to support us. Keep an eye out for updates and cute pics of those you've helped 🐾🐾.

To raise funds to purchase food, treats & biscuits which will be delivered to dogs whose pawrents are being supported through the government family scheme.

10/06/2020

Sara met the gorgeous Pippin today who was very grateful for his delivery 🐾❤️

10/06/2020

A grateful friend 🐾