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ISSUE 8 | APRIL 2019
The year
so far!
Welcome to the
first Community
Tails of 2019!
e have received
W
the results from our
‘Walk This Way’ initiative
in partnership with 15
local authorities and saw
dramatic decreases in
incidences of dog fouling
Successful results for our
‘Walk This Way’ intervention!
in these areas.
ogs Trust visited Number
D
10 Downing Street
alongside 11 of the 137
MPs that have signed
our pledge calling for an
urgent resolution to the
Puppy Smuggling crisis.
F ollowing the success of our 2017
pilot, the Dogs Trust Campaign
Teams and Keep Britain Tidy
worked in partnership again to address
the problem of dog fouling in parks
Dog fouling decreased
across all the
and green spaces via ‘Walk This Way’ sites in 2018 by 40%
e launched our
W – a fun intervention in 2017 that saw
‘Collar, Chip, Change’ six popular dog walking routes receive
campaign on social media a makeover to feature more bins and We ran the project again in 2018 but
to remind owners the clear signage to find them – which saw worked with 15 local authorities on their
importance of their dog an impressive 38% overall decrease in dog fouling hot spots. We saw an overall
wearing a collar and dog fouling incidences over the four- decrease in dog fouling of 40% across all
tag, and having correct week period. the sites this year, with one site reporting
microchip details. a reduction of 89%!
Keep Britain Tidy have now released
the full Project Evaluation Report for
the intervention, and also unveiled their
Journal of Litter and Environmental
Quality, which features a section on our
2017 pilot.
For any further information on
this intervention and if would like
to register your interest for 2019
activity, please email:
campaigns@dogstrust.org.uk
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Freebies!
Don’t forget, if you are a local
authority, housing association or
vet practice, we can offer free
poo bags and responsible dog
ownership materials for you to
give to members of the public.
For more information email
campaigns@dogstrust.org.uk.
Dogs Trust
Making fireworks wants to hear
from you!
more dog friendly We want to know about
responsible dog ownership
O
issues you are facing in your
ver half of the British public area, and if there is anything
think fireworks should be Dogs Trust can do to help.
limited to public displays to Please fill in our short survey!
prevent potential distress to animals,
and over a third dislike fireworks due
to their pets being scared. As well as
our usual advice about how to make
firework season less stressful for dogs
everywhere, this year we’re keen to
work in partnership with local councils
to try to limit the impact of fireworks
displays on dogs.
If you’re interested in seeing how
your council can help please contact
us at campaigns@dogstrust.org.uk
for more information.
ur brand new campaign:
We have been busy reminding the public Checkup and Chip events,
of the importance of microchipping, and directing owners to our online
collar and tags and keeping owner collar and tag shop.
contact details up-to-date on both. Our
For more info, visit our Collar, Chip,
‘Collar, Chip, Change’ illustrations are Change webpage or email us on
designed to remind owners to ensure campaigns@dogstrust.org.uk. Make
that all legal obligations are carried sure to keep an eye out for the posts
out in a three-step process. In addition, on Dogs Trust’s social media and
we are also promoting our free share these with your followers!
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Dogs Trust’s Puppy
Smuggling Pledge
n 6th March, Dogs Trust and 11
cross-party MPs delivered a book
of MP pledges to 10 Downing
Street to demonstrate to Government
the overwhelming support in Parliament
for the campaign to put a stop to the
illegal importation of dogs into Great
Britain. The 137 MPs have now pledged
to help end puppy smuggling after more
than 12,000 members of the public
urged their MP to back the campaign:
www.dogstrust.org.uk/mppledge
Working with Trading Standards Download the
to tackle Puppy Smuggling latest report:
We recently asked the public who reports from members of the public, ‘Puppy
they would contact if they suspected and how we might be able to work Smuggling:
PUPPY SMUGGLING
they had purchased a smuggled together more effectively to raise When will this When will this cruel
trade end?
puppy, and only 10% knew to contact awareness of this important issue cruel trade end’
Trading Standards. We want to change is our latest
amongst the public. report on
that. Last month, we sent a short
questionnaire to Trading Standards If you work for Trading Standards or puppy
know someone who does and would be smuggling.
teams across the UK to try to help
Download
us understand more accurately the happy to talk to us, then please email it HERE.
challenges they face when receiving puppysmuggling@dogstrust.org.uk.
Arrange a free Be Dog Smart workshop
Dogs Trust offer FREE workshops for parents and children to ensure children and dogs
can live safely and happily together at home and in the community! If you would like to
arrange a Be Dog Smart workshop in your community please visit our team webpage
and contact your local Education and Community Officer.
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Around our regional teams
The launch of our new training
North of England
initiative, ‘Introduction to Dog School’
I
‘ ntroduction to Dog School’ is a
joint training initiative between
our North of England Campaigns
team and our Dog School team.
Offering a condensed version of our
Dog School courses for free, our
At ‘Introduction to Dog School’, the
team recruit owners and their dogs
at our Checkup and Chip events who
then opt to carry out the training online
or by returning to the venue over
subsequent weeks, all for free. The
with Hartlepool Borough Council and
Middlesbrough Borough Council. In
total we have seen over 200 dogs,
programme intends to reach members intended outcome is to analyse which many of which signed up for the
of the community who may otherwise training methods owners from the course. We exceeded our targets in
not engage in training their dogs. target demographic prefer to use and just a few hours and had to open
why, as well as what the effect of the more places on the course. The dog
At Dog School, experienced trainers
two training methods has been. owners in attendance were thrilled at
provide high quality, research-based
advice on dog training and offer We have so far carried out two the prospect of free training and were
educational and affordable classes. successful sign-up events in partnership queuing to sign up!
Regional Campaign Dogs Trust puts best paw forward
Scotland
Contacts with Greyfriars Bobby Commemoration
London – 0207 833 5134 Our Scotland Campaigns Team
londoncampaigns@dogstrust.org.uk
worked collaboratively with the One
North of England – 01325 335 055 o’Clock Gun Association to host
campaigns.north@dogstrust.org.uk the 2019 annual Greyfriars Bobby
Commemoration. Greyfriars Bobby,
Northern Ireland – 02825 652 977
a Skye Terrier, famously guarded his
campaigns.ni@dogstrust.org.uk
master’s grave for 14 years and a
Scotland – 01417 735 155 commemorative day is held every
campaigns.scotland@dogstrust.org.uk year in Edinburgh. The event received
support from passionate dog lovers,
Wales – 01656 728 925 Scottish National Party member
campaigns.wales@dogstrust.org.uk
including the Sky Terrier Association
and former leader of the Scottish Angela Constance and a representative
Labour Party, Kezia Dugdale. from the Lord Provosts office Lezley
Marion Cameron. Students from
Members of the Scottish Parliament George Heriot’s School near Greyfriars
and the public gathered to hear about Kirkyard, who had been learning all
the importance of animal welfare and about responsible dog ownership with
the bond between dogs and their the Dogs Trust Education Team, were
humans. Speeches were given by Dogs invited along to lay flowers at Bobby’s
Trust Veterinary Director Paula Boyden, headstone.
2019 so far...
82
Events hosted
1,755 2,343
Dogs seen at events Owners engaged
1,362
Health checks
485
Microchipped dogs
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Reg. Charity Numbers: 227523 and SC037843
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