About Labrador Welfare
Our Mission
At Labrador Welfare, we believe every dog deserves a safe, loving home and the opportunity to thrive. For many reasons, dogs may need a new beginning and we are here to support them and their owners, through that transition with kindness and understanding.
Our commitment goes beyond rehoming. We focus on the long term welfare and happiness of every dog we support, guided by nationally recognised animal welfare standards and best practice. From the moment they arrive with us, to the day they are matched with a new home, their wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.
We understand that making the decision to rehome a dog is never an easy on and the journey needs to be tailored to each dog and owner. By working together, without judgement, we can ensure each dog's next chapter is a positive and appropriate one.
Who Are We
Labrador Welfare is a small, breed-specific registered charity (No. 1012192), run entirely by a small group of unpaid but very dedicated volunteers who work hard to rescue and rehome Labrador Retrievers that, through no fault of their own, need new homes.
We have no paid staff and as a small charitable organisation we rely on donations and the goodwill of our volunteers, helpers and fundraisers to continue our work to help dogs find new homes.
All of our volunteers give their time freely and are often very busy so please do bear with us when making an initial enquiry.
We work to help dogs from North Derbyshire, parts of Cheshire, North Lincolnshire North Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and the North East and will generally only rehome in these areas.
What Do We Do
Ensuring the right match between the dogs in our care and any potential new owner is at the heart of what we do. This is why we take into consideration the dog’s reported previous experience (such as whether they are used to children, cats, other animals etc) before we consider matching a dog with any applicant from our Matching List.
We do not allow open viewing of our dogs and will only invite applicants to meet a dog they may be potentially matched with. All meetings are by appointment only.
All applicants are provided with as much information about a particular dog as we are able to offer before being invited to meet the dog at kennels or foster home and all being well, a home check will then be done before any adoption or fostering is finalised.
Although we seldom have dogs under the age of 6 months coming through for rehoming, we do help dogs of all ages from the very young to those in their twilight years looking for an extra special retirement home.
Once a dog has been rehomed, all new owners can be assured of back up from our team of volunteers who will provide support - whenever it is needed – for the rest of the dog’s natural life.