Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Rex. At first glance I stepped back, but when he just wagged his tail and came forward to greet me, my concern at his size and appearance dropped away and instead I saw a lovely old gentleman who just needs a loving home.

If he were human,  Rex would be able to retire … Read more ..

Our very grateful thanks to Mme. Nem who rescued “Bella” and to Mrs. Kathy Chaney who saw her photo and fell in love with her. It’s great to have a happy ending.

Sorry Bella you must be sterilised, vaccinated and micro-chipped, but you will have a home for life and are a very lucky girl.

Thank you also to the … Read more ..

 “I first heard about Monty and Tinks when their English owners emailed me to ask if we could help them find new homes as they were returning to England.  My heart dropped to my boots as I have seen so many dogs left in France with Brits going home, only this case was worse as they were planning … Read more ..

One of the wonderful things about being in France is the fact that having a dog is more or less mandatory and as a dog lover from before I could walk there was never any question that we should have one.

We had been debating what kind of dog for a couple of years and the only thing we did … Read more ..

This is poor little Callie, a beagle of about 4 years old. She was brought to the Carcassone refuge at the beginning of April having been found tied up to a tree in the middle of a field with her pups – she was doing her best to keep alive. She was starving and covered in ticks and fleas and in … Read more ..

We regularly hear from people who are concerned for the welfare of dogs they live close to, and for the new British arrivals in France this can be quite a dilemma, here is how one family solved their problem told in their correspondence with Hope, permission was given and their names have been changed to respect confidentiality.

Hello
We are trying … Read more ..

THE HOPE BOOK SALE 2011

The HOPE Association would like to thank the Mairie and Commune of Chef-Boutonne for kindly allowing us to use their facilities to hold our recent English/French Booksale where we raised 5000 euros to help animals in need.

Thank you also to the members of the Public who came to support us and those volunteers and animal lovers who gave … Read more ..

Toto in just under 3yrs old and knee high to a butterfly! Due to tragic circumstances, she is going to be homeless in two days time! Poorpaws will take her in if a home isn’t found before then, but it would be less traumatic for this little sweetheart to straight to a new, loving and caring home. She adores … Read more ..

If you have a dog … PLEASE read this and pass it on.

This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab mix that ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on Tuesday.  He started with … Read more ..