Dogs Trust
General Information
Identification Code: 103509614342-13
Website: http://www.dogstrust.org.uk
Entity Form: Registered Charity
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 9/22/2014
Last Update: 12/14/2023
Mission & Interests
Goals: Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity with a network of 21 rehoming centres across the UK and one in the Republic of Ireland, through which around 14,000 stray and abandoned dogs are cared for in a normal year. Dogs Trust invests significant resources in education and the promotion of responsible dog ownership and works internationally to promote dog welfare issues. Dogs Trust has a non-destruction policy and never puts a healthy dog down. As a charity, Dogs Trust receives no government funding and relies solely on donations.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Food safety
- Fraud prevention
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- global
- sub-national
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices;
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 on on the non-commercial movement of pet animals;
Council Directive 92/65/EEC laying down animal health requirements; governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos;
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’);
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport;
Veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed;
EU Platform on Animal Welfare;
Online advertising of pet animals and the EU Digital Services Act;
EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence (the link between domestic violence and animal abuse, and the barrier pets can represent for people escaping domestic abuse);
EU strategy on the protection and welfare of animals.
Communication Activities: Dogs Trust runs the secretariat for the EU Dog & Cat Alliance: www.dogandcatwelfare.eu. A briefing document on the Alliance's main activities is available here: http://www.dogandcatwelfare.eu/publications/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Wakley Street, 17
Post Code: EC1V 7RQ
City: London
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 2078330006
EU Office
Address: Wakley Street, 17
Post Code: EC1V 7RQ
City: London
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 2078330006
Financial Data
Closed Year:
Start Date:
End Date:
Funding Sources:
- Donations
- Grants
- Other
Other Source Info: Other: Legacy income; Trading income (retail, raffles); Investment income; Dog adoption fees; Dog School classes.
Contributions:
Total Budget: 135500000
Grants:
Current Year:
Grants:
Complementary Information: Grants: Dogs Trust is not a recipient of EU funding or grants.
Contributions in the closed financial year (above €10 000 and 10% of the total budget): Dogs Trust did not receive a contribution that exceeded 10% of the total budget.
Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 2
Members: 3
Members F T E: 1.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Dogs Trust provides the secretariat for and is a member of the EU Dog & Cat Alliance. A full list of the EU Dog & Cat Alliance membership is available at https://www.dogandcatwelfare.eu/about/ as well as on the EU Dog & Cat Alliance's Transparency Register entry.
Organisation Members: Dogs Trust runs the EU Dog & Cat Alliance, which was launched in October 2014. This is an alliance of dog and cat welfare organisations from across the EU, which is registered on the Transparency Register separately.
Current Job Opportunities
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Posted: 10/16/2025