Your money could help hounds find a home

A DOG’S LIFE People’s Postcode Lottery works with Dogs Trust

There’s more to People’s Postcode Lottery than sending cheques to lucky winners.

Players have raised £600million for charities and good causes in the UK.

People’s Postcode Lottery launched in 2005 and since then it has raised millions for

8,500 charities, thanks to the support from its players.

The lottery is subscriptionbased and a minimum of

32 per cent of each £ 10 subscription goes to charities and good causes.

This funding has transformed lives, communities and even helped our four-legged friends. Dogs Trust has been working with People’s Postcode Lottery for six years, and during this time the charity has received more than £14.8million. This money has allowed the charity to invest in additional highly skilled staff in a number of rehoming centres across the UK.

These roles play an important part in finding dogs a permanent home.

Gemma Smith, from Beaulieu in the New Forest, started working at Dogs Trust in 2015 as a canine carer. Her dedication helped her progress to a position as a training and behaviour adviser at the specialist Stepping Stones facility at Dogs Trust Salisbury. This state- of- the- art centre offers an alternative to traditional kennel life for dogs who are in need of extra TLC, and additional training and support to find a loving new home.

The best bit is when we see the dogs progress through their training

FOREVER HOME

“The best bit is when we see the dogs progress through their training programmes and develop into an animal who is ready to find its forever home,” explained Gemma. “The icing on the cake is when they finally trot off with their new family. It makes the hard days so worth it.”