THE MILLION-SELLING POP STAR WILL TOUR THE UK LATER THIS MONTH TO DONATE £50,000 WORTH OF HIS DOG FOOD TO STRUGGLING RESCUE CENTRES NATIONWIDE VIA THE MIRACULOUS MEALS ROAD TRIP
Pop idol Will Young, co-founder of Miraculous Meals, the dog food brand committed to supporting rescue centres by donating 50% of its profits, has announced a new UK tour for this autumn, but with a twist! This time, Will is planning to tour the nation on a Miraculous Meals Road Trip throughout September to help raise awareness of the struggles faced by the country’s rescue dog centres as well as donating £50,000 of food to help dogs in need across the UK.
Rescue centres nationwide are stretched to breaking point. Surging overheads, rising food bills, falling adoption rates and more dogs needing help than ever before have pushed charities into crisis. The scale of the challenge is clear at Birmingham Dogs Home where they estimate it costs around £150 per dog each week with the costs significantly higher for dogs needing medical attention. And with up to240 dogs in their care at any one time, the costs are overwhelming.
To help, Will and his Miraculous Meals team will be jumping in the lorry and personally delivering tens of thousands of meals to frontline centres including Hope Rescue (Wales), Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home, Manchester & Cheshire Dogs Home, Birmingham Dogs Home, National Animal Welfare Trust, Blue Cross and Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter.
The full schedule for Will Young’s Miraculous Meals Road Trip UK food donation stops this month is as follows;
Mon 15 September Birmingham Dogs Home
Catherine De Barnes Lane, Catherine-de-Barnes, Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, B92 0DJ
Tues 16th September Manchester – Blue Cross + partners dog food bank drop
48 Blackburn Street, Manchester, M26 1NR
Manchester & Cheshire Dogs Home
Crofters House, Moss Brook Road, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5PG
Wed 17th September Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter
Benton North Farm, Benton Lane, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8EH
Thurs 18th September Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home
26 Seafield Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 1EH
Mon 29th September Hungerford – National Animal Welfare Trust
Trindledown Farm, Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Hungerford, RG17 7DQ
Hope Rescue (Wales)
Llanharry Road, Llanharran, Pontyclun, CF72 9RA
As Will Young says: “It’s heartbreaking to see rescue centres under such strain, which is why we created Miraculous Meals, to turn something as simple as feeding your dog into a lifeline for others. I’m really proud to be setting off across the UK to help raise awareness and to deliver food to the incredible teams working tirelessly to give rescue dogs the second chance they deserve.”
Vanessa Wadden, CEO at Hope Rescue, commented: “This donation will feed every dog in our care for a significant amount of time. It’s a huge relief at a time when costs are spiralling and demand for our help has never been greater.”
Further information about Will’s Miraculous Meals is available here
