There is a real misconception that animal charities in the UK never work together. The truth is that all the major welfare charities co-operate, to greater or lesser extent, for the benefit of animals. Only in the area of fundraising is there any real “competition” but even this is good-natured rivalry.

At Dogs Trust, we tend to use the term “fellow players” as opposed to “competitors”.  We may not agree with all their policies – or vice versa – but we feel that we are all on the same side.

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