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Catch up on all the latest press releases from Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home and the animal welfare sector.
Light Up Our Home: Help Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home install energy saving solar panels.
April 10, 2025 by Betty Henderson
The Home is facing crippling energy costs. Installing solar panels will help us save money, build for the future, and provide a safe outdoor space for our cats at the same time! Can you help? 
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Important news from the Home
April 6, 2025 by Lyndsay Fyffe-Jardine
Due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, the rising costs of running the Home have outpaced the funds we’ve been able to raise, despite the continued generosity and support of our incredible community.
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Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home and Buddy Bites: Exciting new partnership!
January 22, 2025 by Betty Henderson
Our buddies at Buddy Bites have chosen Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home as their first UK partnership!
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Mr. Biscuit’s story: From loneliness to love at last
December 19, 2024 by Betty Henderson
Mr. Biscuits was skinny, scratched and scarred when he was picked up as a stray and arrived in our care earlier this year. He was terrified and found it hard to trust people after all he’d been through. Read his story here.
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cat eating out of food bowl
Challenge Poverty Week: Pet Poverty
October 7, 2024 by Betty Henderson
Challenge Poverty Week aims to drive awareness of the ways that poverty can affect our lives from housing to transport and food. Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home play our part to support people facing pet poverty with vital resources through Pet Food Banks and Pet Food Drives. Read on to find out more.
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Generous and life-saving donation from St Andrews First Aid
August 21, 2024 by Betty Henderson
Earlier this year, our friends at St Andrews First Aid kindly donated a defibrillator to the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home.
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140th Annual General Meeting
July 30, 2024
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Margo sitting on the grass looking at the camera
Margo's happily ever after!
July 17, 2024 by Betty Henderson
Remember Margo? Your generous support helped to pay for her vital elbow surgery earlier this year, and now she’s happily settled in her forever home!  
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Regular Giving: What’s it all about?
July 5, 2024 by Betty Henderson
Looking for a high-impact way to support a cause close to your heart? Here’s why charities love regular giving!
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