Fund Frontline Animal Rescue
The most powerful way to help is to give where it's needed most. Unrestricted gifts let WARN move money fast to the most urgent rescue need — instead of being locked to a single cause.
- Your gift goes to the greatest current need, not a fixed pot
- Funds partner-led rescue, veterinary care and sanctuary capacity
- Currency shown in your local money — give in £, $ or €
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Funds frontline animal rescue
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Supports the rescue-to-sanctuary journey for a trafficked animal.
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In brief
The best way to donate to WARN is to give where it's needed most — an unrestricted gift WARN can direct to the most urgent animal rescue need across 17 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Africa, Southern Africa and South America. You can give a one-off or monthly gift in your local currency; card checkout is now live and secure.
17
Countries reached
19
Live appeal pages
80%
Programme funding target
100%
Gifts receipted
Why Trust WARN?
World Animal Rescue Network is a registered global not-for-profit animal welfare organisation in England & Wales, funding partner-led animal rescue worldwide.
Registered not-for-profit
World Animal Rescue Network is a registered global not-for-profit animal welfare organisation in England and Wales. Legal registration details are on our registration status page.
Receipts for every gift
Every donation is acknowledged and receipted by email.
Programme funding target
Our target is for at least 80% of unrestricted donations to fund frontline programme delivery.
Why Give Where It's Needed Most
Restricted gifts can sit unspent against one cause while an emergency goes unfunded elsewhere. An unrestricted gift gives WARN the freedom to send your support to the most urgent rescue need the moment it arises — that is the single most useful thing a donor can do.
Goes where it counts
Your gift reaches the most urgent frontline need across our network, not a fixed pot for one species.
Funds real rescue work
Veterinary care, neutering and vaccination, sanctuary capacity, anti-trafficking response and humane prevention.
Moves fast in a crisis
Unrestricted income lets WARN respond to emergencies without waiting for a single-cause campaign to fund.
Example impact in GBP: around £25 helps vaccinate street dogs against rabies through WHO-endorsed CNVR; £50 helps fund emergency veterinary care for a working donkey or horse; £100 supports the rescue-to-sanctuary journey for a trafficked animal. Figures are illustrative of partner-led costs and are not a guarantee of how any single gift is spent.
Popular questions
Donation questions
Answers for donors comparing animal charities, checking legal status and deciding how to give safely.
Donating
How do you donate to an animal charity safely?
Donate safely by checking the organisation's legal status, website, payment security, financial transparency, impact reporting and contact details. Avoid pressure tactics, vague emergency claims and requests to send money to personal accounts.
Donating
How can you tell if an animal rescue is legitimate?
A legitimate animal rescue is transparent about governance, location, animal intake, vet care, adoption checks, fees, finances and outcomes. Be cautious if a rescue refuses questions, uses emotional pressure or cannot show where money goes.
Donating
Can I claim Gift Aid on WARN donations?
No. WARN is a Community Interest Company, not a UK registered charity, so donations are not eligible for Gift Aid.
Donating
How do animal sanctuaries make money?
Animal sanctuaries usually fund care through donations, grants, sponsorships, ethical visitor income, merchandise, wills and partnerships. The safest sanctuaries avoid income streams that require breeding, buying or exploiting animals for contact experiences.
Donating
What is symbolic animal adoption?
Symbolic adoption is a donation made in your name (or as a gift) to fund rescue, veterinary care and habitat work for a species — you do not receive or own a live animal.
Rescue & Welfare
What should you do with an unwanted pet?
If you cannot keep a pet, do not abandon or release them. Contact the original rescue or breeder, a local shelter, a vet or a species-specific rescue, and be honest about health, behaviour and urgency.