Paws For Thought

Did you know?

our cats ate 22,592 tins, 29,344 packs and 1,020 kgs of dried cat food last year
in 2004, we had 156 'active' volunteers exercising and socialising dogs and cats
It costs over �10million a year to run Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
we found new homes for 5,814 animals in 2004
last year 54% of the dogs that came into the Home were lost
our fleet of five animal ambulances collect stray dogs every day of the year
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was founded by Mrs Mary Tealby in 1860
every kennel is cleaned twice a day, and we use over 1,000 blankets a day
Battersea supporters receive Paws magazine four times a year
Since the Home opened in 1860 we've taken in over three million dogs and cats