Drop-in hours
Can I visit the centre without an appointment?
No. We are closed to visitors without a pre-booked appointment.
You can find out more about our adoption process, or you can view our available pets. If you are matched to one of our pets following an application, we’ll offer an appointment to progress your application.
If you’d like to discuss volunteering, donating, pet advice or need any further support you are welcome to email us.
Home Direct
Our Home Direct scheme is for horses and cats, whose owners can sadly no longer keep them but don’t need to find them a new home straight away. Horses and cats will stay in their existing home until a new owner is found for them. All animals will go through our careful assessment and matching process.
Home 2 Home
Our Home 2 Home scheme is for existing Blue Cross horses whose loan homes can sadly no longer keep them but don’t need to find them a new home straight away. Horses stay in their existing home until a new owner is found for them. All horses go through our careful assessment and matching process.
Fostering
Become a short term foster carer for pets at Blue Cross and help improve the welfare of the animals in our care.
Horse foster yards
As a volunteer foster carer for horses you will be:
- experienced
- committed
- able to offer short term care to Blue Cross horses on your own land
You could be a part of this amazing team and directly help the many horses in our care.
If you are interested in this rewarding volunteer role, please email Clare Birkinshaw.
Cat foster homes
We're looking for foster carers who will look after cats in their own home. This may be needed while they are:
- recuperating from operations or illnesses
- waiting to find a permanent new home
If you live within 45 minutes of the centre and are interested in this rewarding volunteer role, please email our cattery to learn more.
Amazon wish list
Buy our horses a treat or purchase something to help our centre be the best it can be. Or, if you'd rather treat our cats, here's their wish list.
What if I need to give up my pet?
Giving up your pet is a difficult decision to make but we're here for you.
Information on giving up your pet