By Nicola, Fundraiser Our Summer Fair yesterday was a huge success and we are delighted to announce that we raised over £3800 for our animals! A big thank you to everyone who came along, volunteered before and during the event and those who donated vouchers, raffle prizes, food, drinks, money and time. We couldn’t do…

By Nicola, Fundraiser We are super excited to announce that Sainsbury’s Sale and Sainsbury’s Local (Washway Road) have both chosen the SAA to be their charity of the year! When we called on our supporters in a last minute rush for votes, we never would have thought we might win the vote on both stores…

By Nicola O’Brien, Fundraiser We have just found out that we have been nominated by TWO local Sainsbury’s stores to be in with a chance to be their Charity of the Year! This could give us a chance to win much needed funds for our animals and donations of animal food, anything from £1000-£5000! BUT…

By Nicola, Fundraiser Last Sunday we held our annual fun Dog Show at our rescue which saw over 60 dogs take part in our classes for a chance to win trophies and doggy goodies! We raised £2035 for our animals, which will help us to feed not just our dogs, but our cats and rabbits…

It’s National Volunteers’ week! We want to use this week to celebrate our volunteers, as we literally couldn’t help animals without them. Our volunteers are the people that make our charity what it is. For the animals in our care, the volunteers mean the world. These are the people who clean them out every day,…

By Nicola, Fundraiser Last Sunday 10th May, 30 people took the 10k challenge for animals in the Manchester Great run. I joined the runners before the race to take photos and give them a cheer onwards for their challenge. Approaching the meeting point I passed people wearing running t-shirts and vests in all different colours,…

By Nicola, Fundraiser We are thrilled to report that our Spring Fair on 28th April was one of our most successful Spring fundraising events for a number of years, raising over £3,000. Our annual events like the Spring Fair are not only a great way for the community to come together for a day of…

Nicola joined the SAA team as Fundraiser in March 2015. As with any charity the role of fundraiser is really important as charities do not receive any government funding so need to raise funds to keep rescuing and caring for animals in need. She also works closely with supporters and volunteers who help with our…

Job Filled Do you have a passion for animals?  Want to help us rescue more animals and watch the charity grow? Salary £6.50/hr 27 hours per week (negotiable). We will consider a job share. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated animal lover to take our income generation activities into a new era.  This new…

We are very  happy and very sad to say that Rory has been transferred to dogs trust in the hope of getting access to better training, more enrichment and a greater audience of adopters. This was a really difficult decision and we all miss him already. The dogs trust are keeping us updated and we…