“Have you considered GIFT AID?”

You can now ‘GIFT AID’ your donations. For every £1 you Gift Aid SOS Italian Setters can claim back an extra 25% making your on worth an amazing £1.25! If you want to help us even more please click on the appropriate link below.

Gift Aid – Single Donation Form or Gift Aid – Multiple Donation Form

Your donation will help us to rescue abandoned Italian Setters from a life where the only certainty is death.

We have no paid staff so 100% of your donation will be used to rescue these dogs.

We need you, to commit to helping ‘our’ doggies to get a forever home! When you click on the DONATE button above you will be taken to our dedicated donation page. You decide whether you want to make a one off donation or commit to something more regular! It is up to you how much to donate – every donation however large is appreciated, and rest assured we will not pester you for more or send unsolicited messages. 

Your donation will make a huge difference to our ability to help these dogs.

Once the dogs have come into rescue in Italy they are examined by a veterinary professional where their medical needs are assessed and provided for. Many of the rescues suffer from severe malnutrition, have ticks, worms, fleas and in some cases Mediterranean diseases such as leishmaniasis which is spread by an infected Sandfly bite.

When fit to travel the dogs are transported by a DEFRA licensed international pet transport company to the UK where they are placed with an SOS Italian Setter approved foster home, or very occasionally a permanent home. Once in the UK they are assessed by experienced families who will give the best insight into their character and personality.

Fosterers also help these dogs understand how beautiful life can be in a home, a family environment.

Just for a moment put yourself in the place of one of our rescue dogs!

All of a sudden nothing is familiar and you are probably frightened, even the abuse you had learnt to take on the chin as a way of life is gone! You suddenly understand nothing, everything is suddenly different. Now you need to learn and familiarise yourself with new noises, new smells, new routines, in fact new everything, and they even talk in some strange new language you do not understand!

It is totally overwhelming.

Not so silly anymore?

It is without any doubt much easier to find them a forever home when they are in the U.K.. FACT!  However, it is not just any home we are looking for, it is that very special place that these abused doggies can call home.

To do this we need help with funds. Transport alone costs around £500  for each dog in addition to vet bills and documentation which accounts for at least another £500 . So the minimum to provide the opportunity of a forever home for these beautiful dogs is £1000 !

In some cases we provide funding for their care for the rest of their life, which can be years.

In addition, we occasionally need to pay kennels too to make sure they are safe when other options cannot be found.

We have no independent financial means, and although we do ask for an adoption fee this only cover part of the costs.

The thought of having to leave these dogs in Italy where the winters can be extremely cold and the summers unbearably hot is something we hate to contemplate. Every cold winter and every hot summer brings with it a greater risk of disease.

Spread the word, donate, get people to donate!

If you are still wondering what we do watch the video below which shows the rescue of a dog who was ill, starving and wandering along a busy dangerous road.