Birmingham Dogs Home has held its first ever Christmas dinner for rescue dogs in its care.
The “Festive Feast” event, which was organised as part of the centre’s annual Christmas Appeal and in partnership with Birmingham-based marketing agency Leopard Co saw dogs and their carers sit down for a three-course meal, made possible by donations from the public, as well as contributions from suppliers Miraculous Meals, Pooch & Mutt and Frozzys.
Running alongside the charity’s seasonal fundraising events, including a Christmas Jumper Day, Boxing Day Walk, and community quizzes and craft fayres, the Festive Feast campaign hopes to raise awareness of the £6,000 a day it costs to keep Birmingham Dogs Home running.
Events & community fundraising manager Rachel Frost said: “Our first ever Festive Feast was a huge success! We’ve wanted to host a Christmas dinner for our dogs for years, so to finally see this happen was incredible.
“Our dogs might be waiting for their forever homes, but it’s so important to us here at Birmingham Dogs Home that while they’re with us, no dog dines alone and that their time is fun and full of care. For a lot of our dogs, this is the second Christmas they’ll be spending here, so it’s activities like these which help the dogs stay social and, importantly, keep them prepared for life in a loving home once they get there.”
She added: “We’re so grateful for all the donations we received which made this possible – from the funds from the public, to the products from Miraculous Meals, Pooch & Mutt, Frozzys, Petface and Mountain Paws.”
