About The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust (Registered Charity No. 1048731)
We are a small registered charity working in Sussex. Our aim is to relieve the suffering of all companion animals across Sussex.
For owners who qualify on financial grounds, we help with the cost of veterinary treatment and neutering for every kind of animal including dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters and other more exotic companions.
We can advise on behavioural issues, rehoming and adoption and we work closely with several local animal charities. We also endeavour to help small older ponies through an association with ‘Happy Retirements’ .
With deep regret, due to the suspension of rehoming until at least October 2023, we are not currently accepting applications for rehoming, fostering or adoption.
Staffing
Sussex Pet Rescue is run mostly by volunteers.
We have a network of helpers who do a variety of tasks for the charity, manning the phone lines to provide help with veterinary cases, helping people having problems with their animals or who need to find them new homes, volunteers who run a very popular cafe in the Meridian centre in Peacehaven and a fantastic team helping with fund raising and publicity.
Funding
We do NOT receive any grants from statutory bodies but rely totally on donations from the public, kind legacies in people’s wills and organisations that very kindly raise money on our behalf. Our heartfelt thanks to every person who makes a donation or leaves us something in their will.
Fox & Finch Alehouse in Worthing do an amazing job of fundraising for us throughout the year. Diane Jones and her team also organise and run the annual Companion Dog Show with Obedience at Upper Dicker every May, with proceeds to Sussex Pet Rescue, and Findon Downs Dog Training Club are also great supporters, running dog shows when they can.
Our very grateful thanks go to the various veterinary groups in Sussex who help us by offering discounted treatment.