"We hit 50,000 calls in 2022 for people looking to relinquish their dogs, with 6000 in January this year, double what we had last year" Dr Paula Boyden outlines the challenges Dogs Trust 💛🐶 are facing due to #CostofLiving pressures 👇 EFRA Committee Neil Hudson

"To put it into context, between 2020 and the beginning of this year, Dogs Trust 💛🐶 had 141 mums come into our care" Our Veterinary Director, Dr Paula Boyden on the illegal importation of heavily pregnant mums. It is time to end #PuppySmuggling 👇🐾 EFRA Committee lan Byrne MP

possibly an excellent alternative. as a child, I loved fireworks until i got an understanding of the terror they induce in dogs and cats, the wildlife they disorient, the fire risk, the environmental damage, the trauma for certain individuals, and the human accidental deaths!

Poster of Kiev Book Fair 2023 💙💛

Looking for a new member of our team! 👇🏻👇🏻

Following over 800,000 adverts for dogs, cats and rabbits being posted online in 2022, the Pet Advertising Advisory Group has launched new Advertising Standards to help reduce the number of poorly bred pets bought by unsuspecting buyers. Read more here: paag.org.uk/advertising-st… pic.x.com/NbdQFk5tP4

Two jobs at Edinburgh, both full time for 30 months from Jan 2024, £36-43k/year. An excellent project (on immigration detention), and a great PI to work with. ⬇️

‼️Calling all students, early career researchers, and potential peer reviewers‼️ Academic journals like Anthrozoös are always in need of more peer reviewers, but graduate education often doesn't provide guidance on how to effectively assess a paper or write a peer-review report.

Can you spare 20 minutes to help us provide support to people who need to give up their dog? 🐕💛 If you have relinquished a dog, thought about doing so, or are considering this now, we'd like to hear from you. Click the link to take part in our survey 👉 dogstrust.org.uk/relinquishment…

Seeking a new role in dog training & behaviour? 🐕 We're looking for someone with experience of handling dogs with complex behaviour and of devising and implementing evidence-based behaviour modification programmes. Full details here ☞tinyurl.com/3nh9am6d

Please can you help by sharing our relinquishment survey? 🙏 The results will help organisations like Dogs Trust 💛🐶 provide better support to people who need to give up their dogs, with the ultimate goal of improving the welfare of both dogs & people 💛 dogstrust.org.uk/relinquishment…

Very pleased to finally able to advertise this PhD to investigate #reactivedogs Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences co-supervised by @JT_EpiVet and our collaborators at Waltham Petcare Science Institute. Please apply by emailing me your CV and covering letter. liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

📣Dog owners living in the UK 🐶 Could you spare 15 minutes to help us better understand how owners seek dog training & behaviour information? 🐕 Take our survey here: tinyurl.com/3mj45b2x

📣🐕Are you an administrative expert with a passion for the research that Dogs Trust does? Apply to be our new Team Administrator! 📍This is a full-time, home-based role 📅 Closing date 18th September careers.dogstrust.org.uk/vacancies/3970…

Join me at Dogs Trust virtual conference (7th Oct) on dog behaviour and fireworks!🐕🎇 We spent the last 2 years researching this subject and we’ll be sharing some new findings 🤗 My colleagues will give top tips on managing dogs shorturl.at/xEQ19

📣We're hiring! Are you passionate about training, behaviour, & teaching others? Want to help colleagues ensure our dogs are ready for their forever homes? 🐕 Check out this role ➡️ tinyurl.com/3d9ex9cp 🏠Home-based 🚗With travel across south-west England ⏰Apply by 16 Oct

Come and see us this weekend at #NewScientistLive to find out how Dogs Trust 💛🐶 is using scientific research to improve dog welfare🐕 We're bringing a range of fun activities to stand C21 and we can't wait to meet you! 🐶 @ExCeLLondon New Scientist #NSLive2023

📣Do you love dogs and have experience in monitoring & evaluation? 🐶 Would you like help us measure the impact of our work on dogs and their owners across the country? We're hiring for a Monitoring & Evaluation manager! Find out more 👉tinyurl.com/ybnwy57e #AnimalWelfareJobs

Our friends at BlueXPublicAffairs are urging the Government to consider the impact of the XL Bully ban on owners, rescue organisations and vets. You can contact your MP by clicking the link in the Tweet below⬇️