Could you volunteer for Pug Welfare & Rescue?

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Volunteering roles with Pug Welfare & Recue

Due to the high numbers of Pugs that we rescue and re-home each year, there’s a huge amount of work that goes on behind the scenes, all performed by an incredible team of volunteers based all around England and Wales. New applications to volunteer are always very welcome and there are a variety of roles that we always need help with. If you’re interested in finding out more, just take a look below…

Fosterers

Pugs are being surrendered into our care on a weekly basis, and when they are handed over to the charity we often need to find short-term homes for them, where they can be safe and cared for until they are ready for adoption. In many cases, pugs come to us with varying degrees of health issues. Finding people who are experienced in looking after pugs and their unique issues can be challenging, but we’re fortunate to have a wonderful team of fosterers who are willing to help out, often at short notice.

If you feel that you have the skills and the time to commit to taking on a foster pug, then please click the button below to apply. Once received, a member of our team will be in touch to discuss your application in more detail. It’s important to bear in mind that pugs are surrendered at all ages, and sometimes even as ‘bonded pairs’, so please think carefully about what you would be happy to offer before applying.

Volunteer Area Coordinators

In order to work most efficiently, we split England and Wales into several smaller areas, with each being managed by our Volunteer Area Coordinators (VACs). Our VACs are the backbone of the Charity and manage the whole process of rescuing pugs, from surrender, to health checks, to finding short-term fosters and ultimately through to adoption into their new forever homes.

The role of a VAC often requires a significant time commitment and can range from being difficult, such as when pugs are surrendered into our care that have been mistreated or have come with behavioural issues, to the joy of seeing a rescued pug safe and happy in its new forever home. A good background and history of experience in dealing with dogs, preferably pugs, is essential to perform this role successfully, although training will be given. If you think you might like to become a VAC, or would like to make yourself available to help the team, just click below…

Home Checkers

Whenever somebody applies to adopt a PWR Pug, we will need to do a Home Check to ensure that they will be suitable adopters and have the right facilities in place to properly care for a pug. This is where our Home Checking team comes in. Checks can be done in person, or more often over a video call, which means that location isn’t necessarily a barrier to applying.

If you have good people skills, are comfortable using technology, organised at taking notes, thorough with asking questions and have an eye for detail, then Home Checking may be a good role for you! Plus, knowing that you’ve helped to identify a safe forever home for one of our pugs can be very rewarding. Full training will always be given, so if you think you’d like to apply, just click below…

Transporters

PWR often has surrendered pugs in one part of the country that may need to be transported to fosterers or adopters in other parts of the country, or surrendered pugs that urgently need to be picked up to be placed in a safe environment. This is where our wonderful team of pug transporters comes in, often working in coordinated ‘chains’ where longer distances are involved.

To perform a transporting role, you may need certain basic equipment such as a pug carrier or crate, a means of securing a pug within your vehicle, leads, water containers and bowls, poop bags and working in-car air conditioning. We’ve also recently been required by our Charity insurers to ask that all transporters have insurance that covers them to perform charity transportation. In most cases, this will simply require a call to your insurers to have the clause added, often there won’t be an extra charge for this. If you’d like to apply, just click below…

Fundraisers

PWR is completely run on public donations and we wouldn’t be able to help the hundreds of pugs that are surrendered into our care each year without the help of our wonderful and generous supporters, including those who are kind enough to give up their valuable time to raise funds for the charity. Our vet bills run into hundreds of thousands of pounds annually, so all help is hugely appreciated!

If you’d like to find out more about fundraising for Pug Welfare & Rescue, just click below…