Santa Paws visited the Hotel residents a little early this year! Last weekend we held our annual Christmas event at Tiger Yard, Cardiff Bay and we raised over £1200 for the residents of Cardiff Dog’s Home in just a few hours. Ginger and Dart were… Read More »The Rescue Hotel Christmas Party

The Rescue Hotel was crowned Animal Charity of the Year at the Animal Star Awards 2025 last night, with co-founders Mat and Toria Acreman accepting the honour at the Village Hotel, Cardiff. “We’re so lucky to have an amazing charity with the best staff &… Read More »The Rescue Hotel named Animal Charity of the Year at Animal Star Awards

Cardiff, beware—The Rescue Hotel is summoning a howl-o-ween pop-up to Tiger Yard, Porth Teigr Way (CF10 4GA) on Saturday 25 October, 12–4pm. Meet some of our resident dogs, chat adoption/fostering with the team, and browse our merch—every purchase helps pups in our care. Dress your… Read More »The Rescue Hotel Halloween Event at Tiger Yard

Watson arrived at the Hotel as a stray, along with another dog. It was immediately clear that there was an issue with his eyes, and that he was in a lot of discomfort. During his first visit to the Hotel’s vet, he was diagnosed with… Read More »Watson – July at the Health Centre

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters and funding partners — including a major contribution from the Pets Foundation — The Rescue Hotel has successfully raised over £500,000 to refurbish the tired and outdated kennels at Cardiff Dogs Home. Our ambitious campaign began in… Read More »Refurbishment Works Begin at Cardiff Dogs Home

We’re beyond excited to launch our brand new range of merchandise, created in collaboration with brilliant Welsh artist Phil Morgan! From bold graphic t-shirts and cosy socks to practical tote bags, air fresheners, and even trolley coins, every item in the collection has been carefully… Read More »New Merch Drop: The Rescue Hotel x Phil Morgan Collection

Last weekend, Emma the French Bulldog arrived at Cardiff Dogs Home requiring emergency surgery. She was suffering from a horrific rectal prolapse – the final section of her rectum had completely prolapsed and was protruding from her anus. We usually would show before and after photos… Read More »Emma – June at the Health Centre

Petal the bulldog arrived at the Hotel as a stray. She was very overweight (almost 30kg!) and had a large nasal fold that was smelly and affecting her ability to breathe. Unfortunately, Petal has been bred to look this way with no regard for her… Read More »Petal – May at the Health Centre

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Forthglade Natural Pet Food, a Devon-based company renowned for its commitment to natural, wholesome dog nutrition. Through their ‘Happy Paws’ initiative, Forthglade has announced The Rescue Hotel as an official charity partner!! As part of the… Read More »Thank you Forthglade

Apricot arrived at the Hotel as a stray, with an unkempt coat and suffering from a flea allergy. Like all of our residents, she went for a first check with our onsite vet, and after examination he suspected that she was suffering from a ruptured… Read More »Apricot – April at the Health Centre