Puppy love: Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home receives Valentine’s Day £2,000 surprise donation

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home received a surprise donation of £2,000 into its bank account over Valentine's weekend to help provide for pets in its care during the pandemic.

Edinburgh Dogs and Cats Home received a surprise donation of £2,000 from Support Adoption For Pets over Valentine's weekend to help provide for pets in its care during the pandemic (Photo: Support Adoption For Pets).

The donation was made by Support Adoption For Pets - a grant-giving animal charity started by Pets At Home in 2006- to recognise the efforts and hard work at the Edinburgh-based charity since the pandemic began.

Amy Angus, Support Adoption For Pets charity manager said: “Our message was simple over Valentine’s Day weekend and it’s one that we’re really passionate about as a charity- we’re here to share the love and surprising Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home with a donation of £2,000 meant the world to them.

“The impact of Covid-19 is monumental and rescue centres continue to fall under real pressure.

"We’re reaching out to provide them with much needed financial help and to do our best to ensure that abandoned pets are given a second chance of happiness."

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is partnered with the Craigleith Pets at Home store through Support Adoption For Pets’ Charity of the Year programme.

Through this partnership, the home received over £12,000 in 2020.

In total, the charity is giving away nearly £600,000 to rescue centres up and down the country as well increasing their emergency grant programme by £400,00 so rescues can help them look after animals in their care as the financial hardship of Covid-19 continues.

Support Adoption for Pets has helped more than 1,000 rehoming centres and animal welfare organisations across the UK.

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