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Robi’s Happy Tail

My caption for this photo would be .. Robi feet off the table or we won’t be getting any treats 😱. Ozzy was adopted by us from NCAR in October 2021 and in October 2022 we adopted Robi from NCAR.…

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Ivy’s Happy Tail

We adopted Ivy at 3 months old, she didn’t have a bad start to life but had been handed into the rescue to find a home that would suit her activity and stimulation requirements. We lost our oldest dog in…

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Elsa’s Happy Tail

Elsa – from abandoned on the streets to dog of honour at our wedding!  From the moment we saw Elsa’s advert on the NCAR website, we knew we had to have her!  We have always been dog lovers but as…

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The story of Grinch AKA Glen

The moment I heard of Grinch, formally known as Glen, I knew that I had to adopt him. Volunteering as a cat/kitten fosterer for NCAR at the time, I couldn’t help but ask who their longest standing cat member was…

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Young Volunteers

Ruban is one of our young volunteers, who visits during school time as part of his educational programme and recently Ruban did some fundraising for NCAR by doing a Sponsored Mile swim and raised £258 – Thanks Ruban “Going to…

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Marea, Our cattery volunteer

I have been a volunteer at NCAR for many years now, based in Moggy Mansion (Older cat section). At first I was reluctant as I thought I would end up bringing all the cats home with me! I was also…

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Hazel, our Dog walker

Almost five years ago, retired and looking for a volunteering opportunity, without much idea of what I wanted to do, I went on the internet to search for ideas.  I came across North Clwyd Animal Rescue, who were looking for…

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Ceri, our Fundraising Volunteer

My name is Ceri and I started volunteering at NCAR in 2007. I love all animals but especially dogs, so when my place of work allowed us monthly volunteer hours, I chose NCAR. I started by dog walking and now…

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Ken, Gardening and maintenance

My wife recently became a volunteer in Doris’s Bunker cafe at NCAR. I started to visit the cafe myself and as well as enjoying the lovely cakes and coffee, I started to think about volunteering myself. There are numerous opportunities…

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Julia, Our Cafe volunteer

I have been volunteering at NCAR for about four months now, so I am a relative new-comer. The reason I wanted to volunteer here rather than anywhere else is because animal welfare is very close to my heart. So to…

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Cuddle Blanket Scheme

If you would like to find out more or get involved to help create cuddle blankets for our animals then here is the information you need. The adoption blanket scheme was started by Lesley Davies after she adopted a beautiful…