Charity
Over the years ConFuzzled has raised over £250,000 for charitable causes, and we are delighted to announce we will be supporting the Saints Sled Dog Rescue at ConFuzzled 2025!
Saints Sled Dog Rescue
Saints Sled Dog Rescue was created back in 2013 when Athena, the three legged Siberian Husky couldn’t find a rescue placement due to needing medical treatment. Foster Mum, Heather Saville took her into her care raising enough money in a few short hours to cover the costs of her operation and after care! From that moment Heather knew she had to do something different and she founded Saints Sled Dog Rescue – who rescue sled dog breeds NO MATTER WHAT!
SSDR is a registered, nationwide charity run by experienced staff who aim to help as many unwanted, neglected or stray Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes through the process of fostering, rehabilitating and re-homing, or simply by supporting their owners with help and advice. The team work alongside other rescue organisations, dog pounds and dog wardens to help ensure that all sled dogs are re-homed in the BEST possible environment which suits each dogs needs.
At present, many of these dogs are purchased or bred by people who have little understanding of the needs or these wonderful breeds. Whilst some of the dogs who come into our care do so for genuine reasons, the majority come from puppy farms, back yard breeders and uninformed owners who lack knowledge before purchasing one of these dogs. Through their educational visits and working demonstrations, SSDR hopes to improve the future for these dogs, whilst trying to help any that need support now through re-homing and one-to-one support.
As well as rescuing sled dogs in the UK, SSDR has a goal to continually educate novice owners, breed admirers, supporters and the general public in the UK to help build a better understanding of these incredible breeds. They do this through their social media platforms, website, educational visits and one-to-one – including participating in public working and handling demonstrations.
Saints Sled Dog Rescue prides themselves in ALWAYS putting a dogs life first, ensuring that they never turn a dog away and give ALL dogs a chance at a new life regardless of their age, health or behavioural difficulties. They offer rescue backup for life for every dog, which means they can come back to SSDR any time in the future and 24-hour support for sled dog owners, fosterers and adopters.
You can find out more about Saints Sled Dog Rescue and their amazing work by following the links below:
saintssleddogrescue.co.uk
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And now… here come the dogs!
Previous Years
In previous years, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with some amazing charitable causes, and have raised a grand total of £299,981, all thanks to the incredible generosity of our attendees!
| Charity | Amount Raised |
| 2008: The Badger Trust | £1,600 |
| 2009: The Badger Trust and The Manchester Dogs Home | £2,000 |
| 2010: Wildlife Heritage Foundation | £6,200 |
| 2011: International Otter Survival Fund | £10,000 |
| 2012: Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary | £7,700 |
| 2013: STA Ferret Rescue | £11,484 |
| 2014: The Cat Survival Trust | £14,265 |
| 2015: Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue | £13,552 |
| 2016: Prickles Hedgehog Rescue | £21,946 |
| 2017: The Badger Trust | £21,113 |
| 2018: Vale Wildlife Hospital | £26,037 |
| 2019: Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre | £33,300 |
| 2020/21 Virtual CFz: Secret World Wildlife Rescue | £26,271 |
| 2022: Bumblebee Conservation Trust | £25,258 |
| 2023: Wolf Watch UK | £40,133 |
| 2024: British Wildlife Rescue Centre | £39,122 |
Suggest a Charity
If you have a UK based animal charity that you would like to see us support at a future ConFuzzled, feel free to drop us an email at charity@confuzzled.org.uk