Sponsor an animal

Although the vast majority of the animals in our care do find their own loving homes and happy ever afters, there are always a small minority who remain in Ash and make it their home. This may be due to traumatic backgrounds, age, issues specific to a home environment, or other reasons that may not make them a candidate for rehoming. 

 

All of our “long term”/permanent residents incur ongoing costs including food, shelter, veterinary bills etc and sponsoring one of these animals helps us defray these costs.

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With regard to our dogs in many cases they can be visited and walked. Without question most (but not all) of the dogs would absolutely love a visit and to spend a little time in the company of their very own sponsor. They are great listeners, great company and all they want is a little “me” time in the company of a friend, get a few hugs, perhaps a little treat or two. They don’t look for much to be honest. It’s very obvious though (and hugely pleasing) seeing that so many dogs do remember their sponsors when they return.

Sponsorship costs €50 for one year and for this you will receive a sponsorship pack containing:

  • a certificate,

  • a bookmark,

  • a keyring or fridge magnet and

  • a photo of your chosen animal

  • (from November to the end of December you will also receive one of our Christmas cards).
     

Our pigs can be sponsored as a group for €50 euro as can all of our foxes.

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Sponsorship payments can be made by either:

  • Credit/debit card via Worldpay or MyCharity through our website Donate page HERE.

Please then email our sponsorship volunteer Caroline at cad7@mac.com and let us know the name(s) of the animal(s) you have chosen to sponsor, the name to put on the certificate and who and where we should send your sponsor pack.

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  • Cheque which should be made payable to ASH Animal Rescue and addressed to us here at ASH Animal Rescue, Cornan, Kiltegan, Co.Wicklow. 

Please remember to include the name(s) of the animal(s) you have chosen to sponsor, the name to put on the certificate and who and where we should send your sponsor pack.

(If you are giving the gift of sponsorship please be sure to let us know if it’s for a special occasion or “just because …”)

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Without further ado we invite you to read the stories of the animals who are available for sponsorship. Thank you so much for thinking of them!

 

Sweetie

Sweetie is our aged Falabella gelding who has taken residence here in Ash for the last number of years. He originally came to us as his owners were emigrating, however he quickly became firmly established in the Ash herd and made it clear he'd be happy to stay!

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He's very much head of the herd here in Ash and he doesn't let his small size get in the way of ruling the paddocks! As with many of the smaller and fatter (shh, don't tell him we said that) equines, he is very prone to laminitis so his grazing needs to be carefully managed year-round.

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Sponsorship of Sweetie is the perfect gift for any pony lover in your life! He always loves his visits from his sponsors and is happy to go for a walk on the lane, have a brushing and pampering session, or just share an apple or carrot - depending what sponsor feels up to - But don't forget to bring your wellies! 

Bruno

Bruno is one of our permanent resident dogs who is available for sponsorship. Following his arrival to Ash in 2018, we made multiple efforts to find him the perfect home, all ending unsuccessfully for similar reasons.

 

In Ash he's not an overly difficult dog at all - he's got the typical tenacity and alert temperament that is characteristic of many terriers, but he 's very sweet and sociable with people and shows no behavioural issues surrounding people. However, every single time he was placed in a home he was deeply unhappy, and this manifested itself in problem behaviours such as resource guarding and intolerance of people. Each time he returned to Ash he came back brimming with enthusiasm and a wagging tail - He couldn't make it much clearer than that!

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Although it's a shame that Bruno never quite "stuck" in a home environment, he's very happy here and wants for nothing. He thoroughly enjoys his soft beds, regular treats and long walks with his favourite people. At this stage Ash is home for him and he's not at all unhappy about it.

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Bruno is always happy to have visits from his sponsors, especially if they have time to take him for a good walk! Preferably with a few pauses for cuddles along the way!

Winston

Everyone knows our Winston at this stage. Winston is about 7 years now and has been with us for about 5 years. Winston is a medium size spitz cross.

Winston is a perfect boy in Ash. He loves his walkies and is great on the lead. He is gentle and walking him is a pleasure. He is just a laid back boy who somehow accepted that he has been in a rescue for a long time. Winston went to a home long time ago but it didn't work out. He had some guarding issues and snapped. So he came back to us. He went to another home and that worked fine but due to sudden issues with owner’s health he came back to Ash. After that he went to another home and this didnt work out as he bit the new owner. We have made a decision that Winstron will not be actively advertised for rehoming. This is to simply avoid another disappointment and bad experience for this boy. Winston can be still rehomed if a very special, experienced home would come as he is a difficult boy when he goes home and we want to make it clear that he is looking for an extremely experienced owner who knows how to work with dogs. Winston was regularly attending our sponsored walkies and he was never having any issues with another dogs.

Jaws

Many of you know our precious small chihuahua cross boy called… Jaws.

Jaws has been found straying, possibly dumped in a village close to us and ended up in the safety of Ash. Why such unusual name, you ask? Jaws is a lovely boy when he likes you. But he only likes a number of people. He loves Remi! His tail never stops wagging and his eyes are smiling from love when he sees him. He slowly gets to like more people but this takes a lot of time and patience in building the trust. At this moment, Jaws is not looking actively for a home. If a miracle would happen and someone very dedicated would be interested meeting him, we are up for it absolutely. But we can see that gaining the trust, in Jaws’ case takes long time. Jaws can be walked, once not much interacted, he is perfect in doing his walking business. He loves it.

Foxes

We have a number of foxes living at ASH. All the foxes came in as orphaned young cubs at different times. They had to be hand reared to survive, so cannot fend for themselves in the wild.

They have a really sweet life in ASH with full bellies and safety - not to mention squeaky toys, teddies, fluffy beds, walks on their harnesses and loads of cuddles from people they know and like.  They are our permanent residents.

Our four foxes can be sponsored which help us to improve their lives more and more.

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