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playforstrays

PlayforStrays, a registered charity, brings toys for positive enrichment and mental stimulation to dogs and cats in rescues locally and globally.

This is Bear, and until very recently he was a ver This is Bear, and until very recently he was a very sick boy. His mum, Mandy, had a GoFundMe to help with vet costs and it did so well that they had spare funds.
PlayforStrays was one of a few lucky enough to benefit from these generous donations and we received £300!  This will go straight off our own vet bills currently sitting at around £1500.
We're delighted to see Bear doing well and hope he stays in good health for many years to come.
Thank you again Mandy 💜🐾
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Murdock Home Centre, Antrim, are doing a raffle in Murdock Home Centre, Antrim, are doing a raffle in aid of PlayforStrays for a telescopic ladder.
Just £1 per ticket in-store with the lucky winner being drawn on 21st December.  Pop by, get yourself a few DIY Black Friday deals and help a charity at the same time!
Would enter myself if I was eligible to win! 😆
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📢Northern Ireland pet owners 📢 www.vetpetni.co.uk 📢Northern Ireland pet owners 📢

www.vetpetni.co.uk will be able to fulfil your pet prescriptions for DRUGS and food, removing the worry that has been placed on us for so long. 

Please visit their website directly for further information and share for awareness.
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It was great to get out to the guys at German Shep It was great to get out to the guys at German Shepherd RRR with over 700 tins of Jollyes food. 
Each one generously donated by individual members of the public. Having a cup of tea with the team there and having a chat always means a lot.
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Great to have all these rescues come for the recen Great to have all these rescues come for the recent pallets of food and crates, even the very pallets were taken for reuse 😆:

🐾 Gundog Rescue and rehoming. non profit organisation
🐾 Husky Salvation 
🐾 The Hullabaloo Sanctuary
🐾 Doolittles Wildlife Rescue 'Debbie Doolittle'
🐾 Dooletter Wildlife Rescue
🐾 The Underdogs NI
🐾 Animal Connexions Rescue & Rehoming 
🐾 Just Like Home Rescues 

Everyone coming to us meant we could make maximum impact in much less time, and make more donations to others. Just in time before the snow came ☃️

#RescueWorksBetterTogether
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420 tins of cat food and some dry dog food left wi 420 tins of cat food and some dry dog food left with the guys at 7th Heaven. They are a lifeline for many across the country 💜🐾
Thank you Tesco for this donation of dog food and Thank you Tesco for this donation of dog food and cat litter.  It's already been donated, post to follow!
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📢Large Building Update📢 GoFundMe fundraiser is clo 📢Large Building Update📢
GoFundMe fundraiser is closed, refunds on request. 
We hate to write this update but, unfortunately, we did not manage to get the building that could have transformed how we work and what we do. 
A fabulous amount of £2,138 was raised, but it wasn't enough.  Even if we raised enough now it is too late anyway due to other complications.
We are now in process of refunding anyone who requests their money back, please email info@playforstrays.org.uk with your details of where to send refund to. An email should have also been sent to all those that donated via the GoFundMe platform. 
The money raised has not been spent, but for those that don't want a refund, or if we don't hear back by January 2026, we will use it for other essential items for the charity. 
Sorry we failed you and thank you again for your support. 
David 💜🐾
Here's Rob accepting a barrow load of dental stick Here's Rob accepting a barrow load of dental sticks on behalf of Lucy's Trust. 
These guys work away quietly with some of the most needful pups and definitely don't get the recognition they deserve 💜🐾
📢 Dog Rescues / Pet Food Banks 📢 We have nearly a 📢 Dog Rescues / Pet Food Banks 📢

We have nearly a dozen pallets of mostly wet dog food, some dry, and treats that need distributed out to you guys!

Reach out via message, or call us directly to arrange. 

If you reached out recently, please do so again, don't be shy, we need you to. 

Dates are short or just past, but still excellent quality. 

Tag away, let your local rescue know and ask them to reach out.  When it's gone, it's gone....

Thanks Strayers 💜🐾
Over 700kg of high quality Farmina dry food left w Over 700kg of high quality Farmina dry food left with Lila's Legacy to distribute over their fundraising weekend with other rescues and feral feeders. 
Thanks once again to www.vetpetni.co.uk for their superb support.
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Outreach was BUSY last night with regulars and new Outreach was BUSY last night with regulars and newbies. 7 dogs and multiple cats all away with toys and food.
This is the busiest I think we've ever seen.
Next month will see us there for the December outreaches that also includes the Xmas party.
We'd love to make some doggy and kitty parcels to hand out. 
Anyone willing to help us make them?  We're thinking toys, treats and coats etc., all put in bags for life as these are more useful than shoe boxes for the guys. 
Thank you 💜🐾
2,076 tins of Jollyes food donated to Hayley at Ty 2,076 tins of Jollyes food donated to Hayley at Tyrone Husky Rescue. That's 2,076 fabulous people that said YES to donating a tin of food. That's 2,076 meals for the beautiful dogs at this rescue, and 2,076 times they don't need to worry about going hungry. Thank you to everyone that donates, it makes such a HUGE difference 💜🐾
78 boxes of food from www.vetpetni.co.uk, blankets 78 boxes of food from www.vetpetni.co.uk, blankets and toys from Carmen and further prescription food from Jubilee vets were all donated today to Bright Eyes Animal Sanctuary. 
These guys are really needing the support right now so if you can help, please do. 💜🐾
It's swiftly coming to the end of the outdoor seas It's swiftly coming to the end of the outdoor season for Paul and Andrew on the PlayforStrays Sanctuary. For those that support their care, thank you, we absolutely couldn't have them here without your regular donations. Winter housing is expensive so if you too are able to help with a regular monthly donation it would be highly appreciated. We would really like to fully fence their field this year too as it's currently secured with a solar electric fencer. We might do a separate appeal for that later but enough regular donations could also cover it. Send us a message and we'll forward the details, thank you. 💜🐮🐮
Our next full van load of donated Farmina food fro Our next full van load of donated Farmina food from www.vetpetni.co.uk went to The Hullabaloo Sanctuary in Fermanagh. 
In total transparency we didn't bring it down to them, instead Jules drove up to us over two evenings to collect it.  Rescue's collecting from us really helps us and we can do other things.....such as our full time day jobs and sanctuary chores. Thank you Jules! 💜🐾
A donation of N&D Farmina dry food from www.vetpet A donation of N&D Farmina dry food from www.vetpetni.co.uk and wet food from the current Jollyes tin appeal for  Just Like Home Rescues.
So many little mouths to feed, just like this beautiful foster pup, I'm sure it won't last too long. 💜🐾
Yound Derek from Lila's Legacy accepting one of th Yound Derek from Lila's Legacy accepting one of the first donations of cat food from Jollyes.
Janet will redistribute this food to those independents and feral colonies that reach out to her.
Working together with Lila's Legacy like this helps to keep our costs down while still having maximum impact.  Can't be accused of scamming or being unfair then either, can we......
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#rescueworksbettertogether 
#rescueworksbothways
PlayforStrays has recently established a partnersh PlayforStrays has recently established a partnership with @vssco1956 and @vetpetofficial to bring 3000 bags of @farmina_uk high quality N&D food to the rescue's of NI!
Should any new pet owners wish to continue feeding this to their new rescue then it's as simple as heading to their website www.vetpetni.co.uk
We look forward to a long relationship and showing where this food goes on our social's.......it's already started!
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