We rescued Bluebell in late September from a pound where she was languishing very ill with leishmaniasis since last May. When she arrived they wanted to put her to sleep, but slowly she started recovering with some little medication. But without the full treatment for leish she would have certainly died.

Click HERE to read her story.

By clicking on the PayPal link below you will be able to leave a donation for Bluebell, you can even select the option to contribute a small monthly amount of your choice. SOS Italian Setters is a charity registered in England & Wales, it is run entirely by non-paid volunteers so 100% of all money raised goes to rescue!

To DONATE click on the PayPal link below. We need your help – Bluebell needs YOU!

With between 10 to 20 thousand puppies officially recorded every year, Italian breeders register more Setters than the rest of the world put together. Without any doubt, Setters are the Italian hunters’ preferred choice. Unfortunately, a huge proportion of these dogs end up, abandoned as strays or in grim pounds. Others are killed in accidents, or deliberately. There are places in Italy where dogs’ lives count for very little..!

SOS Italian Setters rescue these dogs from the highways and byways of Southern Italy, from public pounds with thousands of dogs incarcerated in small enclosures, and directly from hunters who don’t want them anymore. We help them recover with excellent veterinary care and begin a new life in a home where they will be cherished.

Setters make wonderful family pets as they are one of the gentlest and loving dogs of all.

Be prepared for pawprints on your heart! 

SOS Italian Setters is a non-profit making organisation. We need you, our dogs need you more importantly! Please donate – every little really does make a difference.

If you would like to register your interest in one of our dogs please fill in the form on our contact page or email Chiara (chiara@sositaliansetters.org.uk).