I started a Fylde Coast dog rescue centre to save 36 abandoned dogs

A phoenix dog rescue centre has launched on the Fylde Coast after the liquidation of the charity that previously ran the kennels.

Dizzy Dogs Rescue CIC has taken over the former One Every Hour rescue site in Preesall, safeguarding the future of the dogs already in care at the facility.

Dizzy Dogs Founder Danielle Reed said the decision to establish the new charity came after staff refused to let the kennels close. She told The Gazette: "We couldn't see this place go and we couldn't see the dogs become at risk, so we joined together and decided to brand ourselves as Dizzy Dogs Rescue to save the dogs that were already here and to potentially save more.

"The dogs that come to us have already been part of a family where something has gone wrong. Usually they're threatened with being put to sleep or simply given away, and we step in to give them somewhere safe."

"We treat our dogs as family and they're our family too. You don't want a dog to come into kennels and become institutionalised - they're not just dogs behind kennel bars."

Danielle and her team inherited 36 new dogs overnight when taking over the facility, on top of the canines already housed by the previous charity One Every Hour.

Dizzy Dogs specialises in protecting dogs whose owners can no longer provide the necessary care, and is constantly appealing for support and donations from the wider community.

Danielle added: “She said: "We've got a lovely local community here. People drop off food donations, volunteer, walk the dogs and spend time with them. That's the support we're going to need moving forwards.

“Every little penny helps. Even if we only make a fiver at a car boot sale, that pays for two dogs' meals or gives a staff member time to take them for an extra walk.”

More information for Dizzy Dogs- including adoption details- can be found here.