So... Just to give everyone an idea of why this is so important. Below you can see the costs associated with the rescue of these dogs, one dog costs (on average) 91 Euros (that's around �65) to get to a rehomable condition. Remember that one cost doesn't include neutering or ongoing costs such as food costs and all the other little bits and pieces like continued fleaing/worming etc!

That's just the basic amount.

Lets do a little more 'back of a fag packet' maths.

If a dog finds a home within a week or two of being rescued, then it is two months before they are ready to travel (vaccinations/passports etc to come into effect). Lets assume they are puppies (that's a more realistic scenario - we all know small breed puppies get homed quicker than older dogs!). That's at least 15 Euros a month to feed, so that's 42ish Euros for the 10 weeks turn around for food. Include the monthly parasite treatments, that amounts to about 42ish Euros for a small breed puppy over 10 weeks, then add parasite treatments for pens, other consumables like toys, blankets, training treats, leads and harnesses/collars, cleaning products (we all know puppies make one hell of a mess) - let's guestimate another 10 Euros a month per dog, 25 Euros for the 10 week period they are in foster care.

So we're up to 109 Euros for the 10 week husbandry costs. Add in the initial outlay for vaccinations, vet checks and passport - that take's us to 200 Euros (OK, that turned out rather neater than I thought!).

But that's not it, let's consider neutering. A female small breed dog is likely to cost around 205 Euros. So we'll add the 200 Euros to the 205 Euros - that's 405 Euros. In pounds that's �290.

So it's �290 to get a small breed puppy from the streets to the state where it can then be transported to it's new home.

Remember - That's assuming they are in a reasonable state of health and haven't got any injuries or health problems which need to be addressed. It also assumes they get a home with 10 weeks and are ready to travel. Otherwise each additional month with costs 40 Euros for running care costs - about �30! After a year vaccinations roll around again.

This estimate is conservative of course. And now you can see why this money is so important. In theory my �700 sponsorship could only home 2.5 small breed puppies, or un-neutered 3.5 puppies. It's only a drop in the ocean, but every little helps!

Please sponsor me!

Puppy food:

• Daily amount/costs 390g/59cents
• Weekly amount/costs 2,730g/4.48?
• Monthly amount/costs 10,920g/16.39?

• Daily amount/costs 500g/74cents
• Weekly amount/costs 3,550g/5.21?
• Monthly amount/costs 14,000g/20.86?

• Daily amount/costs 740g/1.10?
• Weekly amount/costs 5,180g/7.45?
• Monthly amount/costs 20,720g/30.66?

Adult food

• Daily amount/costs 250g/16c
• Weekly amount/costs 1,750g/1.28?
• Monthly amount/costs 7,000g/4.48?

• Daily amount/costs 460g/32c
• Weekly amount/costs 3,220g/1.92?
• Monthly amount/costs 12,880g/8.32?

• Daily amount/costs 790g/50c
• Weekly amount/costs 5,530g/3.52?
• Monthly amount/costs 22,120g/14.08?

Monthly parasite treatments

Pens - Acaritron - 16.00?

Dogs -advocate spot on

• Small - 14.70?
• Medium - 15.70?
• Large - 16.50?