Help make a difference to our rescue stars! There are thousands of small animal shelters all over the world battling on daily basis to make ends meet to provide both welfare for the animals in their care plus the millions of stray dogs and cats.
Dog shelters all over the world are struggling. Only the long-established rescues, like Battersea and Dogs Trust, have sufficient funding to continue their brilliant work. For the rest it’s a constant struggle to meet the endless bills for food and veterinary care.
Despite some inspirational neutering projects the battle to keep the stray dog populations down is out of control. The World Health Organisation estimates that there are over 600 million stray dogs leading to many barbaric acts in supposedly civilised countries.
Our dream is very simple. If everyone who loves dogs supported just one shelter in their home town or favourite destination we could make a massive difference just by showing how much we care.
In the words of our great Queen Elizabeth “It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.”
Family and friends
We’re calling on all our family and friends to tell us about any shelters which they support and nominate them for Starlight Barking’s WAG AWARDS.
Starting with Greece, we’re building a database of rescues all over the world so you can reach out to shelters on your travels. Just one hour out of your holiday walking a dog not only helps his socialisation but also the mental health of the volunteers. Knowing people care is the best medicine.
Please sign-up and tell all your friends about the Travel Chest newsletter where our team of travel professionals bring you all the latest deals from our tour operator partners who support our initiative and genuinely care about animal welfare in their destinations.
Via this website you can also adopt or sponsor a dog.
Resort reps
The founders of Starlight Barking were reps like you helping with the abandoned puppies and kittens back in the 80s. We have many a good rescue story between us!
But we are sad to see that very little has changed since our day and it’s still only a handful of volunteers struggling to make a difference to the animals in their communities.
We know that you will be doing long hours during the season, so getting involved at the shelters will be difficult, but you can help ENORMOUSLY by letting your guests know about Starlight Barking and directing them to this website.
Tour operators
Please ask your office staff and resort teams to get behind this initiative. Let’s create model resorts where the dumping and poisoning of stray dogs and cats is relegated to the history books.
Our dream is to link up every single UK travel company and their guests to shelters in their destinations. Together we can make a difference to the plight of homeless dogs and cats.
Even the smallest donations will help support the shelter or shelters of your choice and our neutering and re-homing programme.
Please tell your guests how they can find out more via Starlight Barking and donate or volunteer at the shelter closest to their resort.
To thank you for your support we would love to promote your travel deals on Starlight Barking’s – Travel Chest website and in our monthly newsletter.
”You too can change the world, one small act of kindness at a time. Only the smallest things can change anything big at all.” Professor Noel Fitzpatrick
Every little bit helps another dog in distress.
Please donate. Every penny of your donation goes directly to fund our rescue dogs’ food, medicine and veterinary bills ensuring they have a brighter future.