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Supporting our community is very important to everyone here at SOS Group and that extends to lending a helping paw to local animals in need.
We are very proud to provide digital office equipment to Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter, a charity which has been reuniting lost pets with their owners and finding loving new homes for animals in need since 1896.
Andrew Skelton, an SOS Group Director, recently visited the shelter in Benton, Newcastle, to find out more about its work.
Andrew says: “We’ve provided equipment to support the shelter for as long as I can remember and recently updated two devices to ensure they have the most suitable and energy efficient technology available to ensure the smooth running of their services.
“Finding loving new homes for the animals in their care is a passion for whole shelter team and it was a pleasure to meet just some of the dogs and cats they’re helping.”
Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter successfully rehomes around 1,000 animals each year and needs to raise round £1.2m every year to cover its costs.
It does not receive any Government funding and is facing a number of significant issues, with a steep increase in running costs combined with an increase in calls for its services.
To provide additional support for the charity, SOS Group’s Call Control Handler, Jeanette Coombs, ensures the whole company gets involved by running a fundraising ‘tuckshop’ and our Director, George Young, has been a trustee for the charity for the last 12 years.
George describes himself as “a sucker for a furry face and a wet nose” and he and his wife have rehomed 11 dogs, every one of which came from Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter.
George says: “We rehomed our first dog back in 1983 and can’t imagine not having at least a couple of dogs at home. In fact, most of the team at SOS Group has a pet and everyone is keen to support the shelter’s work.
“It does a fantastic job taking in animals when they most need support and giving them all the care and affection they deserve along with the medical treatment, and sometimes the behavioural training, to help them find their forever homes.”
To support Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter with a regular donation or with any animal rehoming query please visit: www.dogandcatshelter.com.
