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We gave over 335 animals a second chance and helped many more along the way.
We really do make a difference!
Eden Animal Rescue is currently facing one of the most challenging times in our journey to help vulnerable animals.
Every single month, we are paying between £5,000 and £10,000 in veterinary bills to provide urgent medical care, life-saving treatments, and essential health checks for the animals who come through our doors. Many arrive sick, injured, abandoned, or in desperate need of support, and we never turn them away when they need us most.
Now, with kitten season just around the corner, the pressure is growing even more.
Each animal requires:
These vital treatments give them the chance of a healthy, safe future and a loving forever home — but the costs for the charity is overwhelming.
We are asking for your help so we can continue rescuing, treating, and protecting animals who have nowhere else to go.
Every donation, no matter how small, truly makes a difference.
Without support, we may be forced to make heartbreaking decisions.
With your help, we can keep saying yes to the animals who need us most.
Thank you for standing with Eden Animal Rescue and for giving these animals a second chance at life.
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Fantastic news — we’ve found Stan!
Thanks to two dedicated volunteers and the Lost and Found Pet in Penrith Facebook page, Stan has finally been found and brought safely back to us.
Stan had been missing for almost a year after escaping from his foster home. We searched high and low for him in and around Melmerby, never giving up hope. Then yesterday, our volunteers received a call about a cat in Renwick who looked very similar to Stan.
The poor boy had clearly been having a difficult time. He was extremely hungry and had been surviving by going through bins to stay alive. Our volunteers immediately went to investigate and checked him for a microchip — and he was chipped… it was Stan!
Stan is now back at the centre where he is receiving the veterinary care he needs, along with plenty of food, comfort, and care while he recovers.
A huge thank you to the family who took him in and fed him until our volunteers could get there, and to everyone who shared his story and helped in the search. Stories like Stan’s remind us that hope should never be given up. ❤️
🐾 Join Marie of Buddy Boy Paws as she is fundraising for Eden Animal Rescue🐾
📆Saturday 25th July from 11am
📆Sunday 26th July from 12pm
📍Apple Tree Pub, Carlisle
Please go along and support our great cause.
Buddy Boy Making Memories
A huge thanks to everyone who supported us at the YOMP.
We raised over £3000, thank you all, we are extremely grateful.
Anne and Sue were contacted about 3 very small kittens spotted down near the sewage works in Appleby! 😫
Anne managed to grab 1, and the trap was set for the other 2!… 10:30 pm, both in the trap, job done!! …until another TINY kitten appeared out of the bushes, desperately crying 😭it was literally the size of an apple! 
Trap set again and because it was dark, they returned with a (borrowed) thermal imaging camera …omg an amazing bit of kit but not cheap😬
Anyway, sure enough within minutes the Kitten was located and followed us straight into the trap, but it didn’t activate it because it was so little😭😭 at 1 am we had to admit defeat leave the trap set and return the following morning which we did to find most probably daddy cat in the trap🤦♀️ he is now being taken care of and will be a TNR no more trouble from him!!
Anyway, the trap was set for the Kitten, and it came again unbelievably desperate and went into the trap, but again did not activate😱so a little tweaking or basically grabbing the trap and blocking the exit…job is NOW done!!
Sadly, mum has never been anywhere to see, but these kittens are very skinny and very little, so they suspect she’s not around  😢
They have been vet checked and are on the road to a better life via Eden Animal Rescue.
Please neuter your cats regardless if male/female house or Barn cats. We ALL have a responsibility here to prevent unnecessary suffering and overbreading.
You can now raise funds for the charity by selling your unwanted items on eBay.
If you sell on eBay the eBay for Charity programme allows you to donate a percentage of your sale price to Eden Animal Rescue. Just list your item in the normal way and follow the instructions at the bottom of the listing page.
We are delighted to announce that Eden Animal Rescue has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Animal Category of the BBC Radio Cumbria Make a Difference Awards 2026!
This recognition means so much to us and reflects the dedication of our volunteers, supporters, foster carers, adopters, and everyone who helps us give animals a second chance.
We are honoured to be among the finalists and look forward to attending the awards ceremony in September, where the overall winners will be announced.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us. This achievement belongs to all of you as much as it does to us. ❤️🐾
#BBCMakeADifference #EdenAnimalRescue #AnimalRescue #CommunityHeroes #AnimalWelfare
We now have our brand-new Summer Quiz available from
If you can help by selling our quizzes in your workplace, please email sarah.bean@edenanimalrescue.org.uk
If so, you could make a real difference for the animals at our centre! We’re looking for volunteers to help put up posters in lots of different location, for our events and for the lovely animals currently looking for new homes.
If you can spare a morning or an afternoon and would like to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
📩 Email: admin@edenanimalrescue.org.uk
As the fundraising season begins, we’re calling on our amazing community to get involved and help us make this year a success. Our events and activities are a vital part of raising the funds we need, but they simply can’t happen without the support of volunteers. There are plenty of ways you can help, whether you have a little time or a lot. We’re looking for people who can assist with transporting and putting up gazebos, helping to run stalls, supporting us at events, or even organising and running your own fundraising activities on our behalf.
Every bit of help makes a real difference. By volunteering your time or helping us raise funds, you’re directly supporting the work we do and helping us reach more people in our community. If you’d like to get involved this season, we’d love to hear from you. Together we can make our events bigger, better, and more successful than ever. Thank you for your continued support.
Meet Cooper ❤️
Cooper is a 3-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux x German Shepherd who is urgently looking for a foster home.
Cooper is a big, gentle giant who likes other dogs, is scared of cats, and is generally good with children. However, due to his hip dysplasia, we are ideally seeking a calm, quiet home with no other pets or children, as too much activity and excitement can cause him pain.
🏡 What Cooper needs:
• A quiet, understanding home
• Someone experienced with large breeds
• A confident handler who can manage a large dog
• A loving companion who can give him the comfort and care he deserves
Cooper would make a wonderful companion dog for the right person. He has so much love to give and deserves the chance to enjoy life in comfort.
💙 Cooper is on our sponsorship programme, and we can help support his foster home with the costs of his care. If you are unable to foster, you can still help by sponsoring Cooper or donating towards his ongoing veterinary treatment through our GoFundMe page.
📩 To request a fostering application form or sponsorship form, please email admin@edenanimalrescue.org.uk. Forms are also available on our website.
Cooper
Penrith Auction Mart
SUNDAY 5TH JULY 2026
SUNDAY 5TH JULY 2026
🐶Dog Show & Family Fun Day
Join us for a fantastic Dog Show and Family Fun Day on Sunday 31st May 2026, from 11am – 4pm.
🐕Dog Show Details
• Registration opens at 11.30am
• First class starts at 12:30pm
• 12 classes held across two slots
• 🏆Prize for Best in Show
💃A performance from Express Dance Studios
🎤Demonstrations
🎪Stalls to browse
🐾Kennel and cattery viewing
📷The Canine Story
🍔Food available, including:
• Shap Chippy
• Crooks Creams & Cheesecakes
• Plus more tasty treats
It’s a great day out for animal lovers and families alike! 🐕
📩Interested in having a stall?
Please contact sarah.bean@edenanimalrescue.org.uk
More details about the dog show classes will be announced soon – keep an eye on our page!
Morrisons, this year we will have a stall at Morrisons, the weeks of Monday 27th July and Monday 7th September. We hope that you will support us while we are there and browse the handmade cards, jewellery and other items we will have on our stall.
Eden Animal Rescue is gearing up for a year full of exciting fundraising events – and we need your help!
We’re looking for raffle prize donations from generous businesses and individuals to help raise vital funds for the animals in our care.
Whether it’s a gift voucher, hamper, experience, a unique item, or a bottle of something – every prize makes a difference and helps us continue our rescue work.
Get in touch today and be part of supporting local animals in need!
You can drop them at our centre or at one of our charity shops and address it to Sarah.
Eden Animal Rescue Penrith Charity Shop
Eden Animal Rescue Kirkby Stephen Charity Shop
Thank you for your kindness and support – we couldn’t do it without you!
We have many animals, all with their own personalities and needs, but all with one hope… that they can be the next one to find their new home. Providing them with this chance is quite simply the best way we can help them.
It can be just as good for you as it is for them! That’s not to say it might not take some work (and likely a lot of patience!) as all involved adjust, but we are sure you can already imagine the rewards when everyone has settled in together.
If you think you might be able to offer one of our animals a forever home, you have already taken your first step by looking at our webpage. Your next step is to contact us. Our Rescue Centre at Moorlands Head Farm is open 6 days a week by appointment 11:30am to 3pm (we are closed on Wednesdays for staff training – sorry!). We will ask you to fill out a questionnaire and if you decide to adopt an animal from us, once approved you will have a new friend for life. We may request a home visit after a few weeks.
Not all the cats and kittens we currently have at the centre are on the website. For more information, please email admin@edenanaimalrescue.org.uk
Not all the small animals we currently have at the centre are on the website. For more information, please email admin@edenanaimalrescue.org.uk
Ways to Donate to Eden animal rescue
DONATE CASH OR GOODIES/THINGS
Raising funds is a huge part of our work and without this money we quite simply couldn’t afford to run the rescue centre.
Help us give over £1 million in 2025
The Benefact Group, does financial services differently – we give all available profits to charity and good causes.
The Movement for Good Awards is our annual programme of giving that anyone can get involved in, and again this year we’ll be donating over £1 million to charities and good causes.
Nominations made from Jan 1st 2025 – December 15th 2025 will be entered into all remaining £1,000 draws. Nominations from previous years do not roll over.
We’re in desperate need of cat and kitten sachets (wet food pouches) to help feed the rescue cats currently in our care.
Times are tough, and our supplies are running low.
These sachets are essential, especially for the older or picky eaters who rely on soft food for proper nutrition.
If you’re able to donate any brands (Whiskas, Felix, Sheba—anything helps!)
Every little bit truly makes a difference.
Eden Animal Rescue is working to raise £500,000 to fund the on-going build of a new kennel block. The aim is to have better facilities for the welfare of the dogs that stay with us.
Did you know you can support Eden Animal Rescue by donating items from our Amazon Wishlist? Click here to browse the items we’d love for the animals in our care. Thank you.
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EVERY PENNY DONATED WILL HELP FUND OUR NEW KENNEL PROJECT
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If you join us you’ll be helping to save and rehome hundreds of animals each year.
A Will is one of the most important documents you can draw up. It ensures that your wishes are carried out after your death and that your family, friends, and charitable causes close to your heart, are provided for in the way you would like. If you die without making a Will the State decides what happens to your estate, and it may not go where you would like it to.
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Our shops are vital to our fundraising. We can recycle your unwanted things in our charity shops. We have one in Penrith & one in Kirby Stephen.
We will accept with thanks all items that can be reused and are in good condition including used fabric items including; clothes, cloths, shoes, bags & bedding (not duvets & pillows)
As a busy rescue centre, we rely on support from businessess within our community. If your business can help, please get in touch with us.
We especially need supplies of soap powder, washing up liquid, bin liners, dustpan & brushes, brooms & mops.
Other than cash you can support us by donating items for the animals. You can do this by having a look at our Amazon wishlist. We also have collection points in Penrith, for instance our wheelie bin at Morrisons and receptacles at Pets at Home, WCF, Booths, Penrith CoOp & the Devonshire Arcade pet shop.
We really appreciate donations of dogs & cat food, which helps us to keep the animals well fed & healthy. It would be beneficial for the animals to have a consistent diet, so ideally, we’d like Harrington’s Lamb & Rice flavour dog food & Whiskas cat food please. If unsure get in touch before you donate.
Ever Thought Of Fundraising
Interested in fundraising for Eden Animal Rescue, but not sure what activity you would like to do? Check out our guide to fundraising.
Not in a position to adopt an animal?
You can help by sponsoring an animal from as little as £1 per week
We never turn away an animal because of age or health problems and sponsorship helps to cover the cost of medication and food for those animals who are difficult to rehome.
Fostering Homes for Dogs & Cats
We are in need of foster homes for both cats and dogs
A fosterer gives the dog or cat the opportunity to receive the love, care and attention before finding a permanent home.
It is a great way to make friends and become part of the team at Eden Animal Rescue
Every pound raised and every hour volunteered helps us continue rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming animals in need.
If you have fundraising experience, would like to organise an event, volunteer at one of our upcoming events, or can help in any other way, we would love to hear from you. Your support, ideas, and expertise could help secure the future of our charity and the animals who depend on us.
Together, we can ensure Eden Animal Rescue continues helping local animals for many years to come. 🐾❤️
Whether you are a good poop scooper, great cake baker, DIY enthusiast, dedicated dog walker or just love stroking cats you can help us! Please do contact us if you would like to help or get involved in any way.
We need help in all areas of our work:
There are several benefits to leaving a legacy to Eden Animal Rescue. A legacy will make sure that the charity will continue its invaluable work for years to come.
By including a gift to Eden Animal Rescue in your Will, you will make a lasting impact on the lives of homeless animals in the Eden Valley and beyond. You can choose to leave a specific sum of money, your estate, a percentage of your estate or a particular item or asset.
It can also reduce the amount of inheritance tax paid by your estate. For many of us, the most generous act of giving is by way of a bequest to a favoured Charity. This is your means of saying, “You’re doing amazing work” when you are no longer able to say it for yourself.
We are very grateful for the support we receive from the following organisations
Your generosity could change the future for many unwanted and abandoned pets. There are many ways that you can help us – by leaving a legacy, sponsorship, donating or giving us your time. Gifting a legacy donation is simple and we can support you along the way. If you have any questions, please do contact us at:
At Eden Animal Rescue, we currently have many beautiful kittens and cats of all ages, colours, and personalities waiting for loving forever homes.
Every cat deserves a safe, caring family, and by adopting, you are not only changing the life of the animal you welcome into your home, but you are also helping us create space to rescue and care for other cats in need.
We urgently need adopters who can offer a permanent, loving home to these deserving animals. Whether you’re looking for a playful kitten, a friendly adult cat, or a calm older companion, we have cats waiting to meet you.
Please visit our website to see the cats and kittens currently available for adoption. If you are considering adding a feline friend to your family, now is the perfect time to make a difference.
Together, we can give these cats the futures they deserve and continue helping more animals in need.
