Dogs Trust celebrates the
start of building at the Dublin site
Dogs Trust dog welfare charity, marks the start of building a
state of the art Rehoming Centre on Wednesday 10th September
with TV style guru, Lisa Fitzpatrick, as part of its
international network of 17 Rehoming Centres- soon to be 18!
Dogs Trust was established in Ireland in 2005 and its mission is
to bring an end to the destruction of stray and abandoned dogs
through a national neutering campaign*, an education programme
and of course the building of a world class Rehoming Centre in
Dublin.
Over 12,500 stray and abandoned dogs were destroyed in Ireland
in 2007 for want of a good home**. That’s the equivalent of 34
dogs every day. Dogs Trust is determined to end this tragic loss
of life and this is why they are building a new Rehoming Centre
in Dublin which will care for over 1,000 stray and abandoned
dogs from all over Ireland every year.
Located north of the city, (near junction 5 of the M50), the
centre will provide everything an abandoned dog needs to get him
back on his paws again including the love of our specially
trained staff. The Rehoming Centre will be conveniently located
off the Ashbourne Road so it will be easy to get to from both
North and South of Dublin.
The Rehoming Centre will include the following:
• 24 rehoming kennels (all angled and glass fronted)
• 6 puppy kennels (all glass fronted)
• Indoor puppy play area
• 30 holding kennels (all angled and glass fronted)
• Sponsor Dog Suite with three glass-fronted 'homes' for sponsor
dogs
• Underfloor heating for all kennels
• Surgical suite
• Behaviour assessment and training suite
• Training barn
• 6 free-running exercise and play areas
• Accommodation for 3 members of staff to live on-site
Dogs Trust Chief Executive, Clarissa Baldwin, said:
“We are so thrilled to be starting building work on our very
first Rehoming Centre in the Republic of Ireland. We look
forward to working together with our local partners in Dublin
towards helping as many stray and abandoned dogs as we can. This
new Rehoming Centre will enable us to care for over 100 rescue
dogs at any one time and help us to find new homes for all these
dogs with so much love to give.”
Lisa told us:
“It is a pleasure to be a part of this event which marks the
beginning of a brighter future for dogs in Ireland. I look
forward to seeing the finished results of this stylish and
cutting edge Rehoming Centre in September 2009. I’m sure it will
be amazing if plans are anything to go by!”
Dogs Trust will provide regular updates over the year on
progress.
Dogs Trust is working towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a
happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.
* The national neutering campaign will offer low cost neuters to
dogs whose owners are on state benefits. Over 30,000 dogs have
already been neutered through this initiative which is having a
major impact on the number of unplanned litters.
** Department of the Environment and Local Government
Source:
Dogs Trust, UK