Rescue a rescue 2024

About Jinx

Affectionate by nature, Jinx loves being close to her people and, despite her size, will absolutely attempt to sit on your lap any chance she gets! She is fun loving, enjoys adventures (especially in the car), and exploring new things like tennis balls and squeaky toys! Jinx is very intelligent, picking up training quickly and is super keen to learn.  

Jinx has had an incredibly difficult start in life, she's not keen on being alone, and wears a muzzle out on walks. She can only live with adults and needs long walks, away from popular dog walks, and time to relax knowing her people are nearby. Despite this, everyone at Hope Rescue adores her and is rooting for her to find a forever home and discover what being a much loved family member should be like.  

About Shadow

This curious and well-mannered boy has been waiting for over a year for a new family to fall in love with his fun and quirky personality.  His favourite toys are Duck, Squirrel and a turkey-filled Kong, and he loves playing with little dogs in the park, digging in the sand and doing crazy zoomies on a frosty morning!  

He needs a quiet house with a big garden as he doesn’t like being closed-in, although he will try to squeeze into furniture which is a too small for him!  Bicycles, kites and windsurfers scare him, and his strong instinct to protect means he needs a child-free home, preferably in a village or the countryside, although he’s fine with other dogs and cats.  

He has a delicate stomach and is on special food; and his current foster is working through a training program to desensitise him to certain worries, so a new owner prepared to continue this would really help him, as well as having an understanding that rescue dogs need time and space to feel safe.  If you see him pulling his paws over his ears for cuddles, you will be smitten!

About Yoko

Yoko became fearful and started to resource guard which was unsafe because there were young children in his original home, so he is looking for an active, grown-up family to take him adventuring with them.  He’s already climbed Pen-Y-Fan, canoed the River Wye, and visited the beach in Wales with the team, although his least favourite thing in the world is having his feet dried!  

Building trust and confidence with unfamiliar people is a challenge for Yoko, and he has a strong prey drive so needs to be kept on a lead or longline outside of the home.  He loves all squeaky toys, and his funniest habit is digging.  At the end of the day though, there’s nowhere he would rather be than snuggled on his best friend’s lap at the centre. The team all love him but they want him to find his own family to love him forever.

About Tenille

Tenille arrived in terrible condition. Only 9 months old, she was frightened, confused and severely malnourished. Her long-haired coat was heavily stained with urine and full of flea dirt, and disguised how emaciated she was, weighing just 2.3kg. She had severe cat flu with eyelids so swollen, she was unable to open them. She had no milk to feed her baby, and was too weak to even bite through the umbilical cord. Despite specialist hand-rearing, her kitten, Captain, sadly lost his fight for life. Meanwhile, the vet prescribed oral antibiotics and eye ointment for Tenille, warning of blindness and even the loss of her eyes as they were so badly infected. 

Since then, Tenille’s condition has gradually improved with the diligent care of her foster mum, veterinary treatment for her eyes and a high quality diet, which she ate gratefully. We are now thrilled to report that she is a healthy 3.5kg and although the left cornea is scarred, her vision has been saved! 

Shy initially, she has grown to trust and be affectionate with her foster carer and is learning to play, especially with her favourite hedgehog!  She does a little tap dance when she’s waiting to be fed and loves cuddles in bed. Tenille has suffered so much in her short life making trusting humans difficult for her. She also has scarring on her left eye that will cause distortion to her vision. We hope to find very caring adopters who will give her the time she needs to adjust to a loving home.  As long as she feels safe we think she will be happy living with children, adults and other cats.

About Kiki

Now a year old, Kiki is a little tricky to place, but needs someone to be patient and kind and build her trust in them. Her past in unknown, but it is clear she has been abused, and she can be a bit of a Jekyll & Hyde character.  Being spayed has helped, but she can still be unpredictable, and occasionally a bite will come from nowhere.  

Once she has your trust, she enjoys sitting on your chest, under your chin, as well as sunbathing on the patio. She doesn’t have a special toy, but does love catnip. Kiki desperately needs someone to take the time to understand her. She doesn’t lash out from anger, but fear, and loud noises and raised voices can fuel this.  Ironically, she hates being alone and, once comfortable, is at her most relaxed sleeping on someone

About Luna

She’s a funny, older girl, with so much personality; very loveable although the return might be on her terms. She loves wicker & seagrass toys, especially balls; chewing cardboard and having a little nap after her breakfast of favourite veggies. She enjoys entertaining with her little older lady binkies, then flopping on her side to relax, but she finds her young, noisy bunny neighbours tiresome!  

She does have some stomach issues but, otherwise, can lead a normal, happy bunny life with over 16’s, cats, dogs and other small animals – as long as they’re not too loud. A male rabbit partner would be just lovely!