Dear AARU,

Please find enclosed a £5 cheque.

Recently, I received a letter from you to inform me of the great news that “Tom”, the dog I found in Kirkby with the lame leg, has been rehomed with a lovely lady in Surrey.

I am so pleased that Tom was placed in such caring hands and now has the life he so deserves.

Thank you for your kindness. I hope my cheque goes a small way in showing my appreciation for your worthy cause.

With best regards,
Alison Williams

Many thanks for your generosity, Alison. Your good wishes mean a lot to the volunteers here at AARU who do their best to help animals and birds in need.
 

Dear AARU,
I’m enclosing an additional £20 donation this month, with a request that you mention Sammy, who was rescued in August 2005, but sadly passed away on November 18th – without ever having the chance to be rehomed.
I won’t ever forget his little face.
Karen
PS You named him Tigger.

We haven’t forgotten that gentle little boy either, Karen. He may not have had the chance to be adopted, but we remember how loved he was by you. His time in your foster care was a happy one, and we know he would have really appreciated being taken in and cared for. It was such a shock when he passed away, but you made sure that he was dearly loved during the time he was there. Thank you for all the kindness you showed. him. I must admit that I shed some tears when I read your letter. He really got to all of us, but to you especially. He was such a sweet lad. Thank you for your generosity, which will help us to help other cats like Sammy.

 

Dear AARU,

We called your Rescue Unit on Friday, 21st July. Your driver collected a white and brown cat from my mother’s address.

She feeds several cats, but this one that had appeared couldn’t eat without crying out. He would drink some milk and take a bit of braising steak if hand-fed, but then I noticed blood oozing from his mouth. I rang your Unit, but sadly, on the following Tuesday, I discovered that the vet had to put him to sleep as he had FIV and cancer of the mouth. Poor little thing. At least he is not suffering now, although he was such a lovely cat.

You do a fine job. Keep up the good work. Donation of £40 enclosed - £20 from me and £20 from my mum.

Y Poxon



Dear AARU Adoption Team,

Thanks so much for allowing us to adopt Ralph, now known as Orlando. He has been with us for just over a week now and has brought much joy and pleasure to our lives in just this short time.

Orlando is a sweet and loving cat with bags of energy, and tiny bit of Marmalade devil.

Many thanks again for allowing us to bring this very special chap into our lives.

Siobhan & John McHale



Dear AARU,

Millie is settling down well, has calmed down a lot and getting used to her new surroundings. She is learning to play with a ball and hammers the life out of her rag bone! She is going to make a super dog once she gets over her insecurity.

We’ve registered her with Mr Reeves who suggests having her spayed in 2 months’ time. We are also going to have her "chipped". She’s been wormed and has a pass with flying colours with Mr Reeves, who checked her over.

We love her to bits, and I can assure you that she couldn’t have a better home, as Mr Reeves will verify.

Regards, Sue



Dear AARU,

I’m writing to pass on the sad news that our cat, Spencer, who we adopted from you just over two years ago, passed away recently. It was very sudden and we’re still trying to come to terms with it, but he didn’t suffer for long and so we have that, at least, to be thankful for. His FIV meant that his condition deteriorated quickly after he developed a bladder infection and he became so poorly that there was just nothing that could be done for him.

We’d like to thank AARU for bringing us and Spencer together: he had a very distinct character and a wonderfully laid back nature and made us laugh every day with his antics. The flat now feels very empty without him and it’s hard to accept that he won’t be coming back. But, although we’re very sad to have lost him, we’re grateful for the time that we had together. He enriched our lives more than it’s possible to say here.

We’ve enclosed a note for Jackie, the lady who fostered Spencer before we adopted him, which I’d be grateful if you could pass on. We’ve lost her address and she was very attached to Spencer so we’d like to let her know.

Best wishes, Nick Dewhurst & Vicki Wollerton