Stafford animal rescue hosting fundraising night to fund vital work
A Stafford-based animal rescue is hosting a fundraising night in order to support its vital work rescuing dogs from the UK and abroad.
Brighter Days Rescue is hosting Party Night,at The Monkton on Pinfold Lane, on Friday, November 10, from 7.30pm until late.
Hosted by TJDJ, there will be a raffle, stand-up bingo, and live music from Plenty in the Tank.
Tickets cost £10 and are available from the Marshalls Greengrocers.
The event is sponsored by Caley & Kulin Estate Agents.
'Rescue is borderless'
Raine McCaughtrie's dog rescue, Brighter Days Rescue, does look after dogs in need of a good home from the UK.
However, a large proportion are saved from countries such as Bulgaria and Spain where there are even more stray dogs which need saving.
Raine said: "A lot of people ask us why we rescue dogs from abroad when there are stray dogs in the UK - but we have, we do, and we will continue to rescue UK dogs.
"But rescue is borderless, rescue is rescue no matter where it is. It's saving a dog's life.
"For dogs in UK shelters, it's like five star hotels compared to abroad. There are a lot of dogs in this country that deserve a home but they are safe. They're not at risk of being inhumanely killed."
Raine says that certain countries are "cruel" towards dogs, treating them "like vermin" and with a lack of respect.
However, others simply have larger numbers of stray animals, which says "is a problem that humans have caused and not caring for them by getting them neutered".
Therefore, Brighter Days Rescue liaises with rescuers in countries with large numbers of stray animals, like Spain and Bulgaria, before bringing them over to the Stafford rescue.
Explaining why she wanted to set up kennels rescuing animals from abroad, Raine said: "I was helping a lady rescue dogs from Romania.
"The dogs were coming over and people weren't meeting them first. Sometimes the adoptions didn't work out and rescues would have to get fosterers in to look after them.
"I thought it would be a good idea to get these dogs from rescue to rescue, so people can meet them first and we can assist them through the process."
For more information on Brighter Days Rescue, go to facebook.com/brighterdaysrescue or brighterdaysrescue.com
You can also email info@brighterdaysrescue.com or call 07899 287632.
