CONTACT US GETTING HELP DOGS TRUST Greater London & Hertfordshire If you are suffering violence in the home 0800 298 9199 and need support and advice, contact the Fax: 020 7833 8798 24hr National Domestic Violence Helpline FREEDOM on 0808 2000 247 or visit: Yorkshire www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk 0800 083 4322 PROJECT Fax: 0113 281 4932 Email: [email protected] www.dogstrustfreedomproject.org.uk A pet fostering service for women fleeing OTHER PET FOSTERING SERVICES domestic violence RSPCA PetRetreat Tel: 0300 123 8278 Email: [email protected] www.rspca-petretreat.com Avon, Berkshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Isle of Wight, Leicestershire, North East and West Midlands, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, South Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Surrey, The North East, Wales, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. Paws for Kids Tel: 01204 394842 Email: [email protected] www.pawsforkids.org.uk Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Derbyshire and North East Midlands. Wood Green Foster Circle Tel: 08442 488181 ext 1261 Email: [email protected] www.woodgreen.org.uk Accessing Our Service Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Suffolk and Warwickshire. Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare – PetLink Tel: 01825 880478 Dogs Trust is working towards the day Email: [email protected] when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. www.raystede.org Registered Charity Numbers. 227523 & SCO37843 Kent and Sussex Dogs Trust © 2012 DOG4537 DL leaflet for Freedom Project Client V6 REPRO.indd 1 11/07/2012 13:01:44 DOGS TRUST FREEDOM PROJECT ACCESSING THE SERVICE - WHAT HAPPENS NEXT We run a pet fostering service for dogs belonging to You will need to complete a questionnaire for each of your Dogs Trust will pick up your pets from a safe location and families fleeing domestic violence in Greater London, pets providing as much detail as possible so that we can take them directly to their new foster home. We will then Hertfordshire and Yorkshire. A volunteer foster carer will attempt to match them with a suitable foster home. You contact you within 24 hrs to let you know how they are care for your dog in their own home until you are rehoused will also need to agree to the terms settling in. We will also visit your pets in their new foster and able to take him back. This service is provided free listed in our ‘Client home within the first week to ensure everything is working of charge and all costs, such as pet food and veterinary Service Conditions’. out ok.* treatment, will be covered by Dogs Trust. An average This paperwork can be We will provide you with monthly updates and placement for dogs on the sent out to you or to photographs during the foster placement. We also expect project is six to nine your refuge or it can be you to keep in contact with us on a regular basis regarding months. If you have a accessed online from our your housing situation. cat as well as a dog website. then we can arrange All veterinary costs whilst your pet is in our care will be You will also be asked to care for your cat covered. provide confirmation that with Cats Protection you are fleeing domestic We can return your pets to you at any time, and we (Greater London violence from a domestic ask that you give us at least 5 days notice. We will area only). violence support agency only return your pets to a safe location in the Greater such as Women’s Aid, London, Hertfordshire and Yorkshire areas.* Refuge or the Police. We normally need *Procedures regarding cats can vary as they are looked after at least three days directly by Cats Protection and are either placed in a cattery or a foster home. Further details will be given when you contact the after receiving your Freedom Project service. paperwork to arrange care for your pets. If you have to leave home immediately then you should arrange temporary care for your pets with family/friends or a boarding kennel. If you have had to flee your home and leave your pets behind then you should arrange for a police escort to collect your SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIALITY pets and other possessions. Your support worker or refuge Photo and cover photo by: should be able to help you arrange this. Andy Catterall We understand it is very important that you cannot be traced through your pets. ACCESSING THE SERVICE - WHAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER The volunteers who foster your pets will not be given any of your details and you won’t be given their details. We only accept referrals for established family dogs and cats aged over seven months. Pets will not be fostered in the area they are from and to maintain safety you will be unable For safety and confidentiality reasons you will be to visit your pets whilst they are in our care. unable to visit your pets whilst they are on our project. We pick up your pets in an unmarked vehicle Unneutered pets will be neutered whilst on the project and we would advise that where able you and we will cover the cost. don’t disclose details of where your pets are being taken to family members or friends who We are unable to accept referrals for dogs that have could be in contact with your partner. ever been aggressive towards people or those that are persistently aggressive towards other dogs/animals. DOG4537 DL leaflet for Freedom Project Client V6 REPRO.indd 2 11/07/2012 13:01:48.