Valentine's Day £2000 donation joy for Fife animal charity

Greyhound Rescue Fife found that £2,000 had been deposited into its bank account over the weekend to help provide for pets in its care during the pandemic.

The donation came from Support Adoption For Pets - the UK’s largest grant giving animal charity started by Pets At Home - to recognise the tireless efforts and hard work at Greyhound Rescue Fife since the Covid-19 crisis began.

In total, the charity is giving away nearly £600,000 to rescue centres up and down the country, to help them look after the animals in their care as the financial hardship of lockdown continues.

Greyhound Rescue Fife is partnered with the Pets at Home store at Fife Central Retail Park in Kirkcaldy, and, through Support Adoption For Pets’ Charity of the Year programme, it received a total of £6959.53 in 2020.

The group hosts a series of fundraising activities across the year, such as its summer campaign and Santa Paws idea which encourage donations online and in-store.

Amy Angus, Support Adoption For Pets charity manager, said: “Our message was simple over Valentine’s Day weekend and it’s one that we’re really passionate about as a charity.

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“We’re here to share the love and surprising Greyhound Rescue Fife with a donation of £2,000 meant the world to them.

“The impact of Covid-19 is monumental and rescue centres continue to fall under real pressure. We’re reaching out to provide them with much needed financial help and to do our best to ensure that abandoned pets are given a second chance of happiness.

“Not only has the charity surprised rescues with nearly £600,000 but we have also increased our emergency grant programme by £400,00 so rescues can apply for funding during these difficult times.”

Support Adoption For Pets is a charity established by Pets at Home in 2006.

Since then it has helped more than 1,000 rehoming centres and animal welfare organisations across the UK. In addition to its fundraising work, it also runs dedicated adoption centres in Pets at Home stores.

To make a donation, visit: https://www.supportadoptionforpets.co.uk/support-us/donate/

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