The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare is located in Hailsham, United Kingdom on 40 High St. The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare is rated 4.4 out of 5 in the category animal rescue service in United Kingdom. The Kit WIlson Trust for Animal Welfare Skip to content Search for: Home Animals in Need Dogs Needing Homes Cats Needing Homes Other Animals Needing Homes Animal Sponsorship How to Help Fundraising and More Our Shops Contact Us News Volunteer and Jobs GDPR/T&C Search for:
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In line with the announcement made by the Prime Minister on 23rd March, we would like to advise that the Rescue Centre is now closed to visitors.All of our Charity shops are also closed.Please do not leave any donations outside of the shops.This is a sad, difficult and worrying time for all of us. Please bear with us whilst we absorb this information so that we can continue to care for our animals in the coming weeks. Please rest assured that our wonderful staff will continue to provide the best possible care for our animals, whilst adhering to all Health and Safety Guidelines and avoiding any close interaction with each other.Due to Government restrictions, we will be unable to take animals into the Centre right now. If you need urgent help regarding giving up your pet, please contact us immediately on 01825 830444 and we will offer you as much advice and support as we can.We would like to thank you all for your kind thoughts in recent days. We will obviously be losing much needed funds in the coming weeks but if you feel you can support us by donating online please use the links on our website www.kitwilsontrust.org.uk or phone the Centre to donate over the phone. Or, if you would like to help by sponsoring one of our animals with a regular amount then please give us a call or look on our website for further details.Thank you all…. and please take care of yourselves…. and each other. Welcome to The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare At the KWT we rescue and re-home unwanted animals, mainly cats and dogs, and have a wildlife rehabilitation program and an emergency helpline.
The Trust’s Rescue Centre is also home to horses, donkeys, cats, goats, birds and small mammals where, in the interest of their welfare, they remain in our care.
Registered Charity No. 1143338
HOW IT ALL STARTED
The Trust was established in 1975 when Katherine Wilson (always known as ‘Kit’), a well-known cat show judge and campaigner for animal welfare, left a small legacy to be used for the benefit of animals.
A cornerstone of the Trust’s founding policy then, as now, was to promote the spaying and neutering of pets. The need for the Trust’s work in rescuing and re-homing unwanted cats and dogs would be greatly reduced if there were fewer kittens and puppies being born. Animals rescued by the Trust are the lucky ones – thousands of unwanted pets are destroyed every year by other organisations and authorities.
WHAT WE DO
From a modest beginning the Trust has grown and in 1986 set up its own Animal Rescue Centre in Hadlow Down, near Uckfield, in East Sussex.In addition to the animal rescue and re-homing work, the Trust has become increasingly involved in wildlife rehabilitation and operates a wildlife emergency helpline.Over the years, the Rescue Centre has also become a permanent home to many animals that it is not possible or desirable to re-home; these include horses, donkeys, cats, goats, birds and small mammals.
HOW WE WORK
The Trustees give their time on a voluntary basis, including the Chairman who has overall responsibility for animal welfare, the organisation of the Rescue Centre, its staff and volunteers.
Funds are raised mainly through local supporters’ groups, individual donations, legacies, animal sponsors and our Charity Shops.
We receive no Local Authority, Government or Lottery funding, relying on our supporters to continue our work.
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A Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales Company No. 07690478 Registered Charity No. 1143338
Registered Office Animal Rescue Centre Stonehurst Lane Hadlow Down East Sussex TN22 4ED
For all enquiries and particularly for all animal enquiries – 9am – 5pm daily. Telephone: 01825 830444
Wildlife Emergency: 01825 830735
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