Say hello to a new organisation created earlier this year to campaign and fundraise for the UK’s overbred and abandoned Staffordshire Bull Terriers – Staffie Support.

Myself and Eileen, a fellow animal rescue volunteer, have set up Staffie Support specifically to help Staffordshire Bull Terriers after seeing the frightening truth about the UK’s staffies – overbreeding to the extreme, abandonment in huge numbers and abuse when they end up in the wrong hands.
Support Staffies
Please check out the website and pledge your support by becoming a ‘Staffie Supporter’ and sending a donation …

If you’re in the area please go and show your support for the Staffie Awareness Day tomorrow (20th March 2011)
Set up completely by volunteers, there will be lots of info available about the plight of the staffies – leaflets, posters & even a staffy or two there to act as breed ambassadors
 
They will also be fundraising for DASH Rescue – please donate to help them rescue more Staffordshire Bull Terriers in urgent need.

Crossposted from Rescue Helpers Unite forum. Originally posted by Kate (spike).
So you love the Staffy breed? – be they pure bred Staffordshire Bullterrier or a Staffy cross
…and you know that they can be the most comical, charismatic, loving and gentle dogs.

Unfortunately not everyone sees or knows this…so to help combat the negative publicity that surrounds Staffy’s and to show ‘the other side’ of these great dogs please enter my photo competition.

I need photographs showing the happy, loving, loyal side of these dogs – photographs of them with the kids, with …

Crossposted from Rescue Helpers Unite forum. Originally posted by Kate (spike).
Staffy Awareness stall at Stafford M.O.D Open Day, Stafford on Saturday 4th September 2010
The aim of the stall will be to promote positive images / information about Staffies and highlight the plight of the Poundies. There will be various things to raise money as well…tombolas etc and any money raised will be going to Precious Poundies.

Details: Grand Balloon Race in Aid of NE Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue
Launch Date: Saturday 21st August Saffron Walden
Tickets Cost: £2 each
Balloon that gets the furthest by Saturday 25th September 2010 wins £20 M&S Voucher
If you would like to buy a ticket please email staffieballoon@yahoo.com
For this you get a ticket with an individual number on it (I can post you receipt or email you your number) – I tie it to a balloon and launch it at the event. All the balloons and tickets being used are biodegradable.
Oh and if anyone …

The Staffy Stagger – a 100 mile sponsored walk -Taking or Making (not sure which yet!) Strides for Staffys.
“I aim to walk the Heart of England Way, a 100 mile route in 5 days – so 20 miles a day. I will be doing this to raise money for Poundie dogs and rescues who help them – my nominations will be Precious Poundies, Once Loved Dog Rescue and Doris Banham – but as well as fundraising I would dearly love to tie it in with attracting the local press …