£2k surprise from the heart

Date19 February 2021
Published date19 February 2021
Publication titleStirling Observer
The donation was made by Support Adoption For Pets - the UK's largest grant giving animal charity started by Pets At Home - to recognise the tireless efforts and hard work at Glendrick Roost Animal Sanctuary since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

In total, the charity is giving away nearly £600,000 to rescue centres up and down the country, to help them look after the animals in their care as the financial hardship of COVID-19 continues.

Glendrick Roost Animal Sanctuary is partnered with Stirling Pets at Home store through Support Adoption For Pets' Charity of the Year programme and through this received a total of £892.86 in 2020.

Support Adoption For Pets charity manager, Amy Angus, 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 Glendrick Roost Animal Sanctuary 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."

Glendrick Roost, founded by local woman Mione Morrison, has been running for almost two decades.

It looks after more than 160 creatures of all sizes, from gerbils up to Clydesdale...

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