Many Tears Animal Rescue

 If you are interested in any of our animals, please read this entire section BEFORE contacting us.

Please note: If at any stage in the adoption process, we or one of our volunteers/fosterers, home checkers etc. feel that the situation is not right for our dog, you may be turned down.

We don’t have regimental rules on what homes are suitable but below give you an outline of the type of homes we are looking for and the process we follow, should you wish to apply for one of our dogs.

Points to consider before you apply for a dog:

1.     Many of our dogs are often traumatised, insecure and sometimes they have also been physically abused. They often need a lot of time spent on them so generally they are not suitable to be left for long periods of time.  We believe that 4 hours is the maximum amount of time a dog should be left but for many of our dogs even this is too long.  Puppies in particular benefit from not being left for long periods so please consider this before applying.  We may ask your employer to verify your work hours.

2.     Many Tears Animal Rescue will allow dogs to be adopted to homes with children of all ages as long as the dog is suitable for that environment. We will discuss your circumstances and try to determine if the dog you're interested in will be suitable for your home/family/lifestyle/other pets.

3.     If you already own a dog/cat you will only be considered if the animals you own are already spayed or neutered unless there is a medical reason for not doing so. You will need to provide a letter from your vet confirming the medical condition to the rescue.

Our adoption procedures:

Our adoption fee for a dog or puppy at the centre is £150. For a dog or puppy in foster it's £160. This is to help cover some of the additional costs of transporting dogs to their foster homes.

Where it goes:

1. We spend a huge amount each year on vet treatments and supplies. All our dogs are spayed, inoculated, microchipped and wormed. If needed, we have x-rays, lab tests, specialist procedures and operations carried out and often numerous additional medicines and treatments are needed.
2. Our utility costs are considerable. We have heat lamps on in every kennel during the winter and washers and dryers constantly going to keep the dogs in clean dry beds.
3. Our vehicle and transportation costs are enormous as we are constantly collecting dogs from various parts of the country and have regular foster runs.
4. As we are open to the public, have employees and have off site fund raising events, our insurances costs are quite considerable.
5. One of our largest expense is employee wages. However, we feel that the only way to properly care for the number of dogs we take in is by having the appropriate number of staff on hand to care for and exercise the dogs.

We hope this will help everyone understand the huge cost of running this rescue and also let people see where their donations are spent. We are a registered company (not for profit) and are also VAT registered.

We ask that ex breeding dogs are not to be left for long periods of time even if they are homed with another dog. This is because these dogs know nothing of our world and need you there to help them understand what is expected of them. These special dogs need truly special people who have time love and plenty of common sense.  House training may take time as they can be scared to go in the garden and mark unfamiliar territory. It can go quickly or take months before you see a happy settled dog.

IF YOU WANT A READY MADE DOG THIS MAY NOT BE THE PLACE TO LOOK.  IF YOU WANT THE SATISFACTION OF SEEING A DOG GROW INTO A HAPPY TRUSTING SOUL LOOK NO FURTHER! 

So if you wish to adopt an ex-breeding dog please think long and hard and consider the worst possible cases:

• Many of these dogs are not house-trained.
• Many do not know how to walk on a lead.
• Some have not been socialised.  
• They do not know how to accept love and affection from people and will often run away or hide when you try to give a cuddle or even stroke them.
• Many have never been away from the area they were kept in and often every day things we take for granted will scare them.
• They often do best in a new home where there is already another dog or dogs to take direction from.
• They need to go to a steady home environment that can give them the time they need to adjust and come out of their shell.
• They are generally afraid of loud noises and  lots of activity. Unfortunately this usually includes young children.
• New situations, places and strangers may easily scare them.

Are you ready to give up time and a lot of love for sometimes very slow progress? Are all your family members willing and happy to help? This is a long term commitment. Be ready - your dog may be traumatized with all the changes in its life. What you put in is what you get back. Be prepared for the worse and you will be pleasantly surprised!