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Poor little dog
That no body knew
Poor little dog
That never ran free
Under the sky so blue
Playing a game

Poor little dog
That had no name
Poor little dog
That was locked in a cold concrete cage
All the precious days of
It’s short life

Poor little dog
That nobody Claimed
Poor little dog
That had no name
Poor little dog
That would have cuddled you and me

Poor little dog
That never even got
To see the sea
Poor little dog
Who knew so much pain

Poor little dog
Who had no name
Poor little dog
We grieve for you
Poor little dog
We cannot begin to imagine
What you went through

Poor little dog
It’s a crying shame
That nobody even
Gave you a name

Words and music by Greg Crowhurst 2024

Thank you so much to Greg for the heartfelt and beautiful song about the poor dogs who suffer so much, and to Linda Crowhurst for the moving drawing. Thank you both for all your support for Pennypaws Rescue.
If you would like to help Pennypaws Rescue save more of the dogs from a cruel and sad end – please spread the word about our work, and if you would like to support us, please take a look here. Thank you.

Pennypaws Rescue and 2GETHER4STRAYS Sterilisation Campaign 2024/2025

https://www.gofundme.com/f/gospayme-spaying-and-neutering-campaign-romania

Many of you will have seen the heartbreaking images and videos of Gill and Megan’s trip to Romania in May, where yet more unwanted puppies were discovered.

According to the Wild at Heart Foundation, without intervention, 1 female dog and her litter of puppies could result in 67,000 more homeless dogs living on the streets in just 6 years! Sterilisation remains the single most effective and compassionate method of controlling the growing stray dog population.

We are working 💪 towards a joint sterilisation campaign with 2gether4strays in May 2025. We will be promoting our Gofund Appeal in the Autumn. But you can make a donation at ANY time. Using the link provided.

Please help us with this campaign to neuter and spay morestray dogs in Romania:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/gospayme-spaying-and-neutering-campaign-romania

https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk

https://www.facebook.com/2gether4strays

A little Pennypaws Rescue animation about a rescue dog arriving at their foever home for the very first time. [SOUND ON]

Drawings and concept by Linda Crowhurst.

It’s hard to imagine how confused and tired these poor souls must be when they arrive from Romania, but it will be worth it. All they really need is calmness, time and space to decompress and begin to understand their new surroundings and routines. Just like Alf in the video…

If you would like to help Pennypaws Rescue help more dogs in desperate need please check out our website:

[SOUND ON]

A little animation about a sad lonely boy being rescued by Pennypaws Rescue. Please turn the sound on!

Thank you to Linda Crowhurst for the idea and lovely drawings.
Please share if you can, thank you x

To see all of the dogs still waiting for their happy bus out of Romania please see here:

https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/latest-dogs-available-for…

To help us rescue more dogs you can donate here…

Every single penny goes to the dogs as we are run entirely by unpaid volunteers.

Thank you.

The Lancashire Post have kindly done a new piece about poor Bear – still looking for his forever home. Take a read here:

Take a look at Bear’s amazing profile on the Pennypaws website

If you would like to find out more about adoptin gor fostering Bear please contact Gill Jenness – email: admin@pennypawsrescue.org.uk

See Mary Mum of the four Flower Pups new Adoption Profile here

This poor Mum called Mary has lived on her chain in Romania all her life. Sadly a common occurrence in this country.

She gave birth to her puppies still chained up… The owners wanted to throw the puppies in the river. Luckily a lovely woman helped them, and Pennypaws Rescue has had them transported to a safe shelter where they can be looked after and assessed.

But only if we can raise the £1000 needed to pay for three months in the shelter. Can you help us please – anything makes such a difference. 

Pennypaws Rescue is run solely by hard working dedicated volunteers, so you can rest assured that every penny donated goes directly to the dogs. Thank you
Click the pic to go to the Crowdfunder for Mum and her four pups.

This is a video of some of the amazing Pennypaws dogs that have been rescued and are now living the dream in their new homes in the UK.

It’s so wonderful to see them finally safe, happy and loved. And it makes all the hard, desperate work of dog rescue worth it.

Please could you share the video, and if you know of anyone who might be able to help us rescue more dogs that are suffering so badly in these dreadful Romanian kill shelters, please point them in the direction of our website.
Pennypaws is only run by volunteers, so every penny we raise goes directly to help the dogs in desperate need.

https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/donate/

It’s also now really easy to set up your own personal Crowdfunding page for Pennypaws. So if you fancy doing some fundraising yourself….head over here: 

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pennypaws
Thank you. x

Pennypaws Rescue Romania to UK saved 5 more lives last night. A mum and 4 pups… due to be taken to the kill shelter over the weekend. That brings the total in one week to 10. Amazing work by Gill Jenness and her team at Pennypaws getting the dogs out of the kill shelter, off the streets and danger and transported to the safe CHR Shelter and hopfully onwards to a new life in a loving home.
Here are the videos of all the dogs who are now safe at CHR Shelter. Thank you to all our amazing sponsors and donators for making this possible. If you can help us with any amount please donate here.

Little puppy Hope

Mum and Four Pups

We don’t know how we will cope financially but we don’t think right now… we rescue and think later.

Annabelle

Lily & Amber

Darcy

Please if you could spare just a couple of pounds … it really does add up and please if you can help share our name far and wide to help us gain more support.
As always, we are truly grateful to every single one of you.

Thank you so much to our sponsors and donators who have made it possible to help these dogs.
If you would like to help us:
https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/donate
Or Paypal: admin@pennypawsrescue.org.uk (Friends and family option)
Pennypaws Rescue is a UK Registered Charity 1200959 run by just a handful of unpaid volunteers. Every penny we raise goes to help more dogs in need. Thank you.