DogsBlog.com explained

DogsBlog.com
Formation:January 2007
Region Served:United Kingdom
Language:English
Leader Name:Kim Bruce
Ryan O'Meara
Parent Organization:K9 Media Ltd

DogsBlog.com is a UK dog rescue website founded by Ryan O'Meara and Kim Bruce, and set up by K9 Media Ltd.[1] It was launched in January 2007,[2] and has since found new homes for over 21,000 dogs via the website which provides a free service for 212 different rescue shelters.[3]

Achievements

Ben, an 8 year old Shih Tzu, was the 2,000th dog rehomed via the website in May 2008. 3,000 dogs were resettled in new homes by November 2008 with a success rate of 75%; for every 100 dogs listed on the website, 75 were rehomed. Also during this period it had seen a big growth in web traffic, with a 334.98% increase in visitor traffic during the year.[4]

The 4,000 milestone was announced on 14 March 2009 with both the 4,000th and 4,001st dogs, named Charlie and Millie, two German Shepherd cross Collie puppies. It was also announced at the same time that since its foundation, DogsBlog.com had relieved the animal welfare industry in the UK of more than £9,490,000 of financial strain.[5]

The 6,000th dog adopted via the website was Ruby, an English Bull Terrier cross Staffordshire Bull Terrier in August 2009.[6] The website has worked with the national media in the United Kingdom to change the public opinion of dogs in rescue centres.

Campaign

DogsBlog.com ran the UK's first National Dog Adoption Month in August 2008.[7] Kim Bruce from DogsBlog.com said "The campaign aims to completely dispel the myth that rescue dogs need pity or sympathy or that dogs in shelters are somehow there due to problems in their makeup, physical or emotional."[8] A 227% increase in dog adoptions was noted during the month.[9]

Affiliations

DogsBlog.com is affiliated with more than 212 different partner charities and rescue organisations across the UK.[3] Notable partners include Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, The Mayhew Animal Home, various Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals centres, The Blue Cross, Dogs Trust, and a wide range of local and breed specific rescue societies.[10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dogsblog does internet cute - with a purpose . guardian.co.uk . 30 May 2010 . London . Jemima . Kiss . 2008-06-06.
  2. Web site: DogsBlog to the Rescue. 5 June 2008. Dog World. 30 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005120215/http://www.dogworld.co.uk/News/23-dogsblog. 5 October 2011.
  3. Web site: UK's National Dog Adoption Website DogsBlog.com Announces Partnership With Butcher's Pet Care . 22 January 2010. Butcher's Pet Care . 30 May 2010 . 28 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828235748/http://www.butcherspetcare.com/butchers/news/full.html?news_id=64&referer=%2Fbutchers%2Fnews%2Findex.html . dead.
  4. Web site: Dog Rescue Website Passes 3,000th Rehomed Dog Landmark . 2008-11-05 . K9 Magazine . 2009-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226194659/http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1191/dog-rescue-website-passes-3000th-rehomed-dog-landmark/ . 2009-12-26 .
  5. Web site: Dog Adoption Website Passes £9m Mark as 4,000th Dog is Rehomed . 2009-02-16 . K9 Magazine . 2009-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100904171811/http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1928/dog-adoption-website-passes-9m-mark-as-4000th-dog-is-rehomed/ . 2010-09-04 .
  6. Web site: Dog Adoption Website Hits 6000th Rehomed Dog . 2009-08-24 . K9 Magazine . 2009-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828195354/http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/3713/dog-adoption-website-hits-6000th-rehomed-dog/ . 2009-08-28 .
  7. Web site: 2021-02-26 . What To Do with a Dog with High Energy Spurts . 2023-11-14 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Could you love the Blackberry Farm dogs nobody wants?. Dowdeswell. Anna. 15 August 2008. Aylesbury Today. 30 May 2010. 20 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120162629/http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/Could-you-love-the-Blackberry.4394668.jp. dead.
  9. Web site: Astonishing 227% Rise in Dog Adoptions in National Dog Adoption Month . 2008-09-04 . National Dog Adoption Month . 2009-12-12.
  10. Web site: Resource for Dog Adoption and Rescue . D for Dog . 30 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307190437/http://www.dfordog.co.uk/events_2007_dogsblog.htm . 7 March 2012.

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