Whilst Zac was slowly familiarising himself with his new surroundings, I was impatiently waiting for our 2 week walk curfew to end so I could try to get him as far as an area that might actually resemble a true ‘dog walk.’ Meanwhile, Zac had discovered the pleasure of sleeping diagonally across a luxurious fleece covered bed! It was such a pleasure in fact, that he didn’t want to move.....at all, so, there he stayed! I had followed RANA’s advice and provided a make shift den,

Our poor Panda has been continuously overlooked for so long now and he really needs a home of his own. He’s been patiently waiting for years for his special person to come along and save him from his sandy, lonely world. He’s a big friendly lad and he begs for attention when the volunteers are nearby but the poor boy gets so little human contact that once they enter his pen, he can get scared and run away! He needs a kind owner to take time to build trust so he can enjoy the

I’d like to share a little more of my story......firstly, I’d decided that Bob needed a new start, a fresh page, so I thought a new name for a new beginning. I chose Zac and he very quickly started to respond to it, that part was easy! I’d read about an ‘extreme case’ dog called Charlie that had lived wild and ended up being rescued due to an eye injury. Zac was going to be easy in comparison, after all, he was tame and he was used to being around people! Well, so I thought,

So, I had stumbled across this wonderful charity called RANA whilst searching for a dog. My heart was still aching from the loss of my beloved spaniel a few weeks earlier. I needed something special, it had to feel right, reach into my soul and grab hold of my heart kind of special! I looked at all the lost faces on the ‘dogs to adopt’ page, I didn’t want to overlook anyone. I read all the stories, but one in particular had grabbed my attention. A sad and scared, scarred litt

As it's INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, RANA have decided that as we know of so many incredible, brave, strong, determined women saving the lives of animals, it is the perfect time for us to tell the world about them. Separate the 'women from the girls' and shout from the roof tops about how amazing these women really are. These women who put the needs of animals over and above the needs of themselves and their families, who work tirelessly to save animals and to make a difference