Animal Friends Gallery
Check out some of our supporters’ animal chums. Why not send us a photo of your animal buddy to feature in the pets’ gallery? Just send an email to youth@animalaid.co.uk and make sure you tell us their name and their likes and dislikes.
For the launch of our new youth website, we've started the gallery with the animals who live with our Youth Contacts and Animal Aid's staff.
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| Simba is one of two cats that live with Leeds youth contact Alex. | Tidge is Alex's second cat |
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| Zach also lives with Alex | Bella lives with Hannah, our West Sussex youth contact Likes: Food, posing, being lazy. Dislikes: Being left behind when her "mum" and "dad" have to go to work! |
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| Lucy lives with James, our Liverpool youth contact. Likes: humans, sitting on your knee. Dislikes: other dogs, ducks. | This is Billy, who lives with Elaine from the Youth & Education Department |
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| Molly lives with Dene, our horseracing consultant. Likes: Long runs especially in woods. Food (anything and everything she can get to taste). Sleeping on beds. Dislikes: Unfamiliar loud noices. Visitors. The Post-person. People on bicycles | Nelly also lives with Dene. Likes: Food. Companionship. Dislikes: Being moved from a familiar spot. |
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| Devil is an ex-racehorse and Flo-Jo is a pony. They also live with Dene. Likes: Devil likes: Lots and lots of attention. Carrots, Polos, apples and other treats. Walks along the riverbank. Flo-Jo likes: Freedom to do as she pleases. Food. Grooming. Dislikes: Devil dislikes: Jockeys! The sight of a whip. Flo-Jo dislikes: Stables! | Dene rescued 'Squirrel' as he was an abandoned baby in the middle of the road . He will be released back into the wild when he can feed himself and fast enough to get away from predators. Likes: Pine nuts (expensive taste!). Playing finger fights. Exploring. Running up anyone's legs and onto their shoulders. Dislikes: Loud noises. Being on the ground too long. |
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| Louis is one of Animal Aid's director's Andrew rescued dogs | Puddy lives with Mark, Head of Education Likes: sleeping, chasing his friend Tiggy who lives next door, sleeping, eating cod and sleeping. Dislikes: going to the vet and being brushed. |
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| Mark also has a rescued greyhound called Maisie Likes: cuddles, bed, food, stealing food Dislikes: walking in the rain, cats, other dogs (unless they are greyhounds) | Karin in Fundraising lives with Ziggy and Woody Likes: Ziggy likes playing with anything that moves. Woody likes hot chestnuts. Dislikes: Ziggy dislikes children. Woody dislikes lemons |
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| Kate, our head of Campaigns, shares her life with Storm, | Maisie, Mac, Blue and Meg, |
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| Kofi, | and Jess |
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| Jamie, who works in Merchandise, grew up with Marco. Likes: Rubs behind the ears, when the whole family comes home at once and sleeping (he's an old dog now) Dislikes: Champagne bottles (at least he did when he could see and hear them) | Tigerlily is the lucky cat that lives with our general manager, Mary Likes: Playing with crinkly paper and having her tummy tickled. Dislikes: Her carry box and being picked up and carried. |
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| Sophie in Merchandise shares her life with three dogs. This is Eddy Likes: Playing fetch, his favourite toy 'ducky' (can't go to bed without it) and cuddles. Dislikes: Baths, bubble bees and rain! | And this is Brinin Likes: Walkies, ball fetching and cuddling his mum. Dislikes: Baths, grooming and having his teeth cleaned! |
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| And finally, here's Alice Likes: Long walks, playing with her sisters (Poppy & Blue) and snoozing in front of the fire. Dislikes: Fireworks, having her muddy paws washed and big waves! | This rascal is called Digger, and he lives with Toni from Campaigns |
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| Fluke lives with Puffin, who works in Merchandise | This sleepy girl is Yazmine, who also lives with Puffin |
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| Chris, who works in Membership, can't have animals in his rental flat, but he wanted to show you Ben who he grew up with in Canada Liked: cheese, being chased around the house, hiding behind the armchairs and sofas, sneaking up on the couch when mom wasn't around, lying in shallow water Disliked: baths, fireworks, basements | Jacko lives with Carole, who works in the Education department. Likes: Treats. Playing with his squeaky ball (pictured here). Sleeping. Going for long walks. Dislikes: Fireworks. Thunderstorms. Grooming. Staying with other people! |
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| Gorgeous Ted lives with Fiona from Campaigns Likes: Playing with string, being nosey, anything new put on floor to sit on, salt and vinegar crisps, falling over on his back with feet up in air, suckling bedspread, waking up Dad in morning, playing with frogs in back garden, rolling in newly sown seedbeds. Dislikes: Having string taken away, pooing in own back yard, hoover, coffee grinder, medicine. | Richard, who is head of Development, shares his home with Pete and Jessie Likes: Pete likes sitting under Richard's son’s chair at breakfast and eating dropped bits of Weetabix and toast. Jessie likes scratching the furniture Dislikes: They both hate loud noises |
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| This little cutie is Jelly, who lives with Lise who works for Kilnwood, our graphic design company | Barney lives with Jarrod, who sometimes advises us on scientific issues |

































