Animals In Need
Registered Charity Number: 1004095
ROCKY is a free dog
Many of our supporters will remember the story of Rocky, a young X Breed who was seized from charity, Animals In Need (AIN) rescue centre 13 months ago. Rockys crime was that he appeared to the authorities to have substantial characteristics of a pit bull type. Rocky had not hurt anyone nor shown any aggression .
Fran Ellis, founder of Animals in Need, was charged under section one of the Dangerous Dogs Act and Rocky was taken from the rescue kennels to police appointed kennels. For the next 13 months Rocky was held at tax payers expense while AIN prepared to fight for his life. On Tuesday 19th January, Rockys case was heard. The Defence argued that Rocky was not a banned breed but lost and Rocky was deemed a banned breed. However the Judge felt that Rocky posed no danger and has allowed him to go home as a registered pit bull type.
13 months incarcerated, hundreds possibly thousands of tax payers money, time and heartache for all the rescuers hoping to save rockys life...all for a dog who never hurt anyone.
Rocky will now have to live his life out wearing a muzzle and being kept onlead in public but he WILL live. Maybe in his lifetime this ineffective, costly piece of legislation will be repealed and Rocky will finally be allowed to run free again.
The district judge gave all three defendants Fran Ellis, owners Harry & Judy Groves an absolute discharge and told them that they left the court with no stain on their character and would not be made to pay court costs.
WE ARE EXPERIENCING A REHOMING CRISIS.
WITH MORE AND MORE ANIMALS BEING GIVEN UP OR ABANDONED, ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRES LIKE OURSELVES ARE TRYING TO COPE WITH A HUGE INCREASE IN NUMBERS.
THIS LITTLE PUPPY WAS FOUND AT OUR GATE ONE MORNING IN THIS BOX WITH A LID ON. THANKFULLY SHE CAME TO NO HARM, AND HAS NOW FOUND A LOVING HOME. BUT THERE ARE MANY ANIMALS OUT THERE SUFFERING.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO OFFER A HOME TO ONE OF OUR MANY ANIMALS - PLEASE DO GET IN TOUCH. IF NOT, PLEASE GIVE A DONATION.
THEY NEED YOUR HELP
FOSTER HOMES NEEDED FOR DOGS AND CATS
To help us save abandoned animals over the festive holidays,
we are in need of foster homes.
By doing this frees up valuable space in our kennels and cattery.
If you feel that you can offer your home for an unwanted pet this Christmas,
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.
We provide all food and equipment required.
To register as a foster carer - please call us on 0151 549 0959
*URGENT APPEAL*
Many Staffies Needing Homes!
Adorable fun loving Staffordshire bull terriers needing homes. We are currently over flowing with staffies of all ages shapes and sizes, many Staffies are being put to sleep BEFORE we can help them because we simply dont have room to take anymore. Please note, we have a NO DESTRUCTION POLICY, but many Staffies that end up in Pounds etc are being PTS due to the lack of space at rescues. Please, if you can offer a home to one of these gorgeous dogs, contact us on 0151 549 0959
Animals in Need is Based in the Melling area of Liverpool. We promote kindness and the prevention of cruelty to animals in particular by providing or assisting in the provision of food, shelter and veterinary treatment for animals in need of care and protection. At Animals In Need, we follow the 3 R's: RESCUE - REHABILITATE - REHOME. We help the sad cases other centres are not able to help. We have a no destruction policy and house all the animals until we find them loving homes. We are always home to over 100 animals (Dogs, Cats, Rabbits & Rodents, Sheep, Goats, Chickens & Geese). We arrange for all the animals to be vaccinated, neutered and microchipped before they go to their new homes. Please take a moment to view the animals we have for adoption.
0151 549 0959
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