A 'lifeline' animal rescue charity drowning in expensive bills could be forced to put dogs to sleep and close its door if they don't raise enough money. The All Bullie Charity Rescue currently has 35 dogs in its care after launching in 2016 to help bull breeds with behavioural issues across the UK.
Volunteer and manager of the charity, Kerryanne Shaw, from Drumchapel, said the majority of the dogs cared for are currently in an emergency boarding kennel in Rotherham, England.
But the charity is struggling to find foster homes and pay for emergency boarding kennels due to the cost of living crisis, a drop in donations and issues with rehoming applications.
The dogs rescued by All Bullie are often saved from being euthanised because their owners can't take care of them or they have behavioural problems, Glasgow Live reports.
It is currently costing the charity an extra few hundred pounds a week to keep five dogs they rescued over Christmas due to issues with rehoming applications. Last month's bill for the main kennel in Rotherham is still be paid, with an additional £4,000 due this month.
Kerryanne, 37, said: "Everything else has been paid apart from our main kennel bill which is where the majority of dogs are being held.
"We do need to raise that money to make sure that we can safeguard the dogs and pay staff wages and things, it’s a real worry for us.
"If we can’t get this sorted then we will maybe have to shut. If we can’t raise the funds then the rescue will need to stop taking in dogs until we could move dogs out of kennels and rehome them.
"If we couldn’t get homes for the more difficult ones we would need to find sanctuary spaces but there’s currently no spaces and there’s a long waiting list.
"If we can’t get other spaces then we do have to close and some of the dogs could be put to sleep which is not what we want at all. Our charity is a lifeline for dogs."
The charity has also had to fork out for large medical bills after two dogs were returned in a 'horrific' state, costing them an extra £7000 in unexpected bills.
They have been forced to turn away new rescues until they can pay the kennel bill and rehome some of the dogs, leaving them fearful that some they turn away will be euthanised.
Kerryanne said: "We’ve had quite a few large medical bills and we did have two dogs returned as well. The rescue took them and we were using their kennels.
"The founder had a couple of strokes so we checked up on their (dogs) welfare. When we moved them it was horrific.
"One looked like a literal skeleton and in a really bad condition, he was not being fed for a long time. I was absolutely horrified.
"We believed the two dogs were safe where they were. It hit me hard and I broke down as soon as I saw them. One of the dogs is badly mentally damaged and will need a lot of rehabilitation.
"It was gut-wrenching to see the dogs in those conditions, it’s been a nightmare."
Donations to the fundraising appeal can be made here.
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