About us
Dogs Trust is an international dog charity which started in the UK in 1891. We currently have 17 rehoming centres around the UK and run international welfare programmes in Malta and Romania. We are delighted to be open for rehoming in Dublin, building on the education, microchipping and neutering campaigns we’ve offered in Ireland since 2005.
To date, we have spent over €5m neutering dogs in Ireland and our education team has delivered classroom talks to thousands of school children about responsible dog ownership.
Over 6,500 stray and abandoned dogs were destroyed in Ireland in 2009. That’s over 17 dogs per day. There are already rescue charities doing a great job but there simply isn’t enough room for so many dogs needing help, which is why we’re opening Dogs Trust Dublin.
Our mission in Ireland is to bring an end to the destruction of stray and abandoned dogs. We aim to achieve our goal in a number of ways:
A national neutering campaign offering low cost neutering for dogs whose owners are on state benefit. To date, we have neutered over 50,000 dogs through this initiative.
An education programme offering free curriculum linked resources to teachers in Ireland. Through classroom workshops, children learn about the importance of responsible dog ownership and meet our resident education team dog, Coco!
Our brand new rehoming centre, Dogs Trust Dublin, is now open and will aim to rescue, care for and rehome 1,000 dogs in the first year.
