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Animals In Distress

A Greater Manchester charity rescuing sick, injured and abandoned animals, with a 24-hour rescue and sanctuaries at Irlam and Littleborough.

Animal welfare Greater Manchester (sanctuaries in Irlam and Littleborough) Registered charity 515886 animals-in-distress.co.uk

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About Animals In Distress

Animals In Distress is a Greater Manchester charity that rescues and cares for sick, injured and abandoned animals. Many of its cases are animals hurt in road accidents, dumped, neglected or given up by owners who can no longer look after them. It is funded by donations, legacies and its charity shop.

It was founded in 1967 to ease the suffering of sick and injured animals, and was entered on the Charity Commission register in 1984. Its Irlam sanctuary runs a 24-hour emergency service every day of the year, taking calls from the police, dog wardens, other animal charities and the public. Animals are treated and nursed, then neutered, microchipped and rehomed, or released if they are wild.

Its second sanctuary, the Field of Dreams near Littleborough, takes overflow cats and dogs as well as older and injured horses, farm animals, birds, reptiles and wildlife that are hard to place elsewhere. Some stay for life. The Charity Commission register lists 18 employees, 5 trustees and 33 volunteers.

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What they do

  • 24-hour emergency rescue from its Irlam sanctuary, 365 days a year
  • Vet treatment and nursing for injured animals, many hurt in road accidents
  • Neutering, microchipping and rehoming to checked homes, by appointment
  • Release of recovered wildlife back to the wild
  • Lifelong sanctuary at the Field of Dreams for horses, farm animals and others that can't be rehomed
  • A charity shop in Irlam selling donated goods to fund the animals' care

Information from Animals In Distress and the Charity Commission register: animals-in-distress.co.uk, register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk.

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