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.

When applying to volunteer as a Transporter, you can specify how far you would be willing to travel, whether or not you’re available at short notice and the experience you have with handling dogs. Fuel costs are reimbursed by the charity if you wish to claim for them. Sometimes you will be required to oversee the completion of some paperwork to send to your Area Coordinator, though as much as possible is organised in advance.

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 feel that you have the skills and the time to commit to taking on a Transporting role, 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. If taken on, full training to enable you to perform your role will be given by our VAC team. Transporters are an essential part of the work we do and we thank you for your interest.