Reviews of Friends of the Animals. (Retirement Home) in Newport (Gwent).

Friends of the Animals

160 Reviews

118 Comments

Retirement home

Animal rescue service

17A Riverway, Newport PO30 5UX, United Kingdom

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N. J.

An amazing charity. Helen Sinclair helped me with an abandoned kitten that needed surgery. She was supportive and honest and made a contribution to her costs that helped save her life. If you are thinking of donating to charity, please consider Friends of the Animals.

C. E.

Because it a good shop

M. T.

What a good charity

R. B.

Really help you and your animals

m. h.

Great company

p. l.

Friendly and helpful

S. O.

Bargains galore.

B. N.

Professional and caring

J. H.

Great place

J. B.

Fantastic shop always find what you're looking for. Lovely staff.

Z. L.

Thank you for making it possible for my rescue dog, Rusty, to have an appointment at a specialist tomorrow for life threatening liver issues. A very kind charity well worth supporting.

C. M.

Thanks to this charity I have been able to get my puppies their neutering, Helen Sinclair was so lovely, supportive and helpful. I can’t thank her enough for the generosity and the pure love and passion she has for this ❤️

L. S.

M. D.

P. H.

R. R.

L. S.

I love Friends of the Animals, the staff are lovely and I take all my charity items to them. I also often find new treasures on their shelves.

A. E.

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G. R.

A. F.

The word thank you doesn’t come close to expressing the gratitude i have for Helen and her colleagues at FOTA. You have always shown great support with my requests to help people both on a professional level and personal level. Helping ease the stress off someone who is worried and upset means so very much and i want to thank you all for the amazing job you do and the empathy and support you give.  You are all superstars. God bless Alison Farr

M. N.

Friends of the Animals have been absolutly amazing. I take on rescue dogs and have 3 at present. Helen has been amazing,very kind and compationate. They have helped with a few un expected vets bills and help with food for them regulaly. This charity is amazing,please support if you can.. i sure will when my luck turns around. Thankyou for everything.❤

L. B.

We needed help paying for an operation to remove our poor little guinea pigs eye so we phoned up friends of the animals who sorted it within seconds for us! Amazing charity and amazing people we cannot thank you enough!

H. R.

Massive THANK YOU to you all for the generous offer to pay for 10 neuters for HappyCats Rescue. We are extremely grateful for such a kind and generous offer. Could not ave come at a better time for us as struggling with huge vets bills. Biggest THANK YOU from everyone at HappyCats Rescue xxxxx

C. W.

An incredible charity. They have offered to pay for the next 10 neuters for my rescue. I cannot thank them enough they have taken so much pressure off and helped to ensure the wellbeing of yet another generation of cats.

a. P.

I would like to say thank you for all your help , your donation for my dog to be neutered was so kind and then you sent me food and treats for all my pets , this was the kindest thing I’ve ever had happen , I can’t thank you enough 💖 Friends of the animals are absolutely amazing and so understanding . Miss N Hawkes

P. C.

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to friends of the animals for helping me with the price of getting my rabbit neutered, saved me so much money and I really am grateful, such An amazing charity!

J. G.

Friends of the Animals notably Helen thank you so much for saving me from a stressful situation which would of seen my dog Power rehoused. You have alleviated my anxiety/worry and through your financial support I am able to maintain a safe consistent environment for him! The charity is a leading example supporting animals and owners trying to facilitate the best outcome. Without your empathy and generosity it would not of been possible therefore I am forever grateful. Keep doing the great work you do and I can assure you it is valued. Thanks again and I hope you continue to get the necessary support enabling you to make the positive difference within the animal society. Thank You Justin

S. P.

Massive Thank you to you all for the generous offer to pay for 10 neuters at Ravens Rescue UK we are extremely grateful for such a kind gesture. Thank you so much from everyone at Ravens Rescue UK 😊

S. C.

We were told by our vets our puppy Arnie required an operation on his hip. Our pet insurance only covered initial xrays and we were still up against a very high bill for the operation. I reached out to numerous charities who were not able to help. I finally discovered Friends of the Animals and spoke with a lovely lady called Helen who is the founder. Helen was very understanding and sympathetic to our situation. We have received help with our vet bill from Friends of the Animals so Arnie can have his operation giving him the best chance to walk properly and get back to his bouncy loving self. In addition to receiving help with vet bills we received a supply of Arnie's favorite dog food and treats. We are extremely grateful for the help and support Helen has given to Arnie. Friends of the Animals are an amazing charity, please support them where possible so they can continue to help animals in need.

L. G.

My poor baby Winnie was very poorly.she a 1 year old English Springer spaniel She some how picked up gastroenteritis Which caused a night and day stay at Pet Doctors vets and as you can imagine a very costly bill My daughter and her partner Josh smith attended a friends of the Animals quiz night at the Waverley and spoke to Helen About Winnie and she said that they may be able to help towards the bill I am so grateful for the kindness and generosity I received Thank you so much Lorna

J. W.

Pumpkin and I are so grateful for the contribution we received from friends of the Animals towards the cost of her surgery, originally a procedure to remove one lump turned into quite an operation to remove the many lumps they found, leaving pumpkin with a very large scar and many stitches, however despite being an old cat, ( you'd never know lol) pumkin is recovering very well indeed and is due to get her stitches out this week, once again from pumpkin and myself, thank you so much for your incredible help its a trully amazing service you provide much love pumkin and Julie xxx

L. S.

Friends of the Animals help me when I had not one but two of my dogs needing major surgery in the same week!!!! They made it so much easier for me with help for each one. Thank you so much it was really appreciated. Billy is recovering from his eye removal and Lally will be going for surgery in the next few days. Great communication with Helen at Isle of Wight. Took a lot of worry away at a very stressful time. Thank you again. Amazing! So, a week later Lally had a drastic dental with 8 teeth extracted and a nasal scope to investigate a blockage. One again Friends of the Animals helped again ...a wonderful charity.xx

J. J.

The post written previously by Victor Clark is actually me, Jackie (Cox) Jones, with a heart full of gratitude for the help you provided for my 16 year old cat Narla after the dog attack. You're all heros, angels. Thank you so much 💓 So kind, it deserved posting twice xx

V. T.

This charity is amazing, I cant thank you enough for helping towards the cost of my pets care. I will be supporting and recommending you to all that will listen :) xx

W.

Thanks to Friends of the Animals who have helped us purchase important wildlife rescue equipment for our new rescuer in Havant. Jaine West Sussex Wildlife Protection

T. L.

Would like to say thank you for helping us with their voucher to have my dog Rosie spayed . Without the help we would find it difficult to find the money. Lovely lady on the end of the phone who was extremely helpful & kind. Rosie & I are extremely grateful.😍

J. G.

I would like to express a huge thank you to Friends of the Animals, they really helped support me to fund the surgery of my little dog Bea who is having a growth removed and her teeth cleaned up. The lady I spoke to on the phone (Helen no. 2) was extremely lovely and calmed me from being a worried mess to feeling positive that the surgery could go ahead. Massive thank you, you're amazing xxx

K. L.

Friends of the animals really helped us in our time of need. Helen went above and beyond to help us get Kyro the funds for shunt surgery. Being a full time student and mother I could never have raised enough on my own. The longer we leave him untreated, the more lasting damage could be done. They are doing so much to ensure he gets the care he needs. I am so grateful to them I can't even express my gratitude in full, they are such a great charity. I hope to repay there kindness over the years with donations and fundraisers ❤

J. H.

Lovely friendly staff. The best prices! Some really lovely clothes, plus loads of other stuff. I always end up buying something here! 😍

M. A.

It is an amazing charity. Helen Sinclair helped us by making a donation towards our loved cat Tiger's operation, he fractured his foot in 2 places and required operation and support by putting a metal plate. It would have been difficult to afford without the donation!

J. J.

Lovely little shop run by the sweetest lady's, very helpful, parking by the side and behind the building so that's handy , also beside another charity warehouse which it nice to look around as well selling furniture as well as little bits .would highly recommend both , love them .

C. S.

This is such a wonderful charity! Me and my dog had been struggling for months to find the money needed for her to undergo investigation into why her front and back left paws kept swelling up and causing her to limp. As soon as the charity Found out about the position I was in they were eager to help in any way they were able, and have since been such a massive support to me and my dogs health journey! Honestly couldn't thank them enough!

R. W.

Lovely staff lots of nice items to purchase. Also I got my dear little dog Charley from them in 2004 she was 16 when she passed over the rainbow bridge I miss her every day 😧

B. R.

Friends of the Animals charity shop has just celebrated their 32nd year of helping our animal friends and pets on the Island and at an animal sanctuary on the mainland. I believe the year figure quoted is correct, if not I will no doubt be informed. A charity shop is a charity is a charity shop, but not all charity shops are the same. I found this shop, well laid out, clean, fresh and airy, you obviously get similar items in all of the charity shops but this one has upped the anti a couple of notches. Items were clean, not covered in grime, dust, dirt and food residue as is all to often found in many charity shops, staff were very friendly, knowledgeable about the items in the shop and prepared to find out if items you are looking out for may still be within their processing system. The last words on the charity is that it must be the cheapest shop on the Island that I have been it and believe me there are not many that I have missed.

G. P.

They help with the castration cost of my dog, they where so helpful and such a help lady who I spoke to on the phone

M. B.

I can’t praise Friends of the Animals enough. It is a wonderful charity and Helen and Martin are great, compassionate, caring people. An awful lot of their work goes unannounced and unnoticed but they are forever helping animals and doing vital work for our four-legged friends. For example they recently helped Beneath the Wood sanctuary in Wales (who I also help) with the payment of a very large vet’s bill for Clyde (a dog), who had a cruciate ligament operation. Clyde has now fully recovered. Many, many thanks to FOTA from all at BTW.

J. B.

Friends of the animals helped me hugely this year when my dog became suddenly unwell needing life saving surgery & the vets needed half of the costs up front. My family and I only had so much, but they provided the rest that was needed to go ahead. If it wasn’t for them I don’t know how I would have managed. The vets were good enough to let us pay the balance month by month, and I cannot thank all of these people enough for supporting us.

L. B.

A truly wonderful charity made up of the most caring and compassionate people, Friends of the Animals help so many animals with food, vet bills, discounted neutering and so much more. Helen, the founder, has been saving animal lives for over 30 years and is still very much 'hands on', from pub quizzes to tombolas, and her deep commitment is clear to see. They support so many smaller animal welfare projects around the country and have helped me with specialist food (for my special cat!), bulk food and worm pills for helping a local cat colony and much more. Great charity shops full of bargains and a dedicated and friendly team, they really are an asset to our community. Five stars all round!

H. Z.

We can not thank Helen and the friends of the animals enough. They helped us when no one else would. After our family dog Rudy had to have emergency surgery this week and a plastic bag removed from his stomach and intestines , the bills soon mounted up. Helen and the charity kindly paid the first part of our bill 🐶 I urge anyone to donate to friends of the animals when ever you can as one day they may help save your pet too 🥰 I would also like to thank cassies care 4 pets too as they too helped us when we felt we had no one 🥰

M. G.

Massive thank you for everything you have done for my cat honey I can't thank you enough so kind

P. K.

Friends of the Animals is just an incredible charity. We've been supporters of this wonderful organisation since the 1980s, when it all began. The charity has been there for us on countless occasions, when we've desperately needed support. My beautiful boy Robbie (pictured) was recently diagnosed with mast cell cancer. Because of the location of the tumour, the options were extremely limited. I had no alternative but to go ahead with amputation surgery. Thankfully, the surgery went perfectly. However, we were left with a huge vet bill. The insurance only covered so much. We reached out to FOTA, and discussed the situation with Helen. Helen is the founder of the charity. She was able to provide assistance through the charity immediately. It was such a massive relief. This is what Friends of the Animals does, the organisation helps, cares and supports. Helen is a fantastic person, her dedication, determination, compassion and kindness is ALWAYS on display, and her love for animals is so inspiring. Helen's generosity goes hand in hand with the charity's values, which is so important. But, this can also be said of EVERYONE working for/with the charity. The work they do is phenomenal, and the animals they have helped over several decades is amazing. We cannot thank the charity anywhere near enough. My beautiful boy Robbie is now back to his normal, cheeky self, and we owe a huge debt of gratitude to Helen and the charity. Please, please support Friends of the Animals in any way you can. The love and care they show for all animals is extraordinary, but they rely on our support, and they fully deserve it!! Thank you Helen, and all at Friends of the Animals!! 😁🐶

L.

One year on and friends of the animals are still supporting myself and Maisie (my 12 year old cocker spaniel who underwent cruciate ligament surgery) without the support from FOTA I really don't think Maisie would have made such a positive recovery. We will forever be greatful 🥰

E. O.

Helen sinclare is such an amazing lady. After contacting her about a vet bill I was struggling with she contacted the vets and has made a contribution to it for me. I am so grateful.

K.

Thank you ever so much for your help and support in providing funds to our vet account and a generous amount of food for the casualties we have here xx Much love Kay xxx

S. H.

The best service for making it possible for my dog to being spayed very kind

T. J.

A lovely animal charity with very friendly people who run it we had our little westiepoo from the IOW sadly not with us now but we did have 11 wonderful yrs with our little friend

T. A.

This charity is amazing and really are friends to the animals.........they have helped with both my dogs and i couldnt thank them enough. an amazing lady Helen sinclair at friends of the aminals helped me she has a heart of gold what a lovely lady.... this charity is the best.

l.

I approached the Friends of the animals Isle of Wight today as I have a Lhasa Apso Lilly who needs eye specialist Vetcare .Helen was so lovely understanding and have helped us immensely at a very distressing and difficult time. Thank you Helen and all those who help work for the Friends of the Animals Isle of Wight such a worthwhile cause charity. Lynn

c. b.

Love it there,staff are so friendly and it's all about the animals.

S. C.

What an amazing charity for our pets I wish to thank u so much for all ur help.

K. S.

These people are incredible and helped our fur baby, I owe them my life ❤ really they are just amazing I can't recommend them enough and if you want a charity to donate this is 1 to consider as they are brilliant. I can't praise them enough. Xx

W.

Friends of the animals are amazing. They have enabled me to get my cat the medical treatment she needed so badly. Helen was lovely and very fast at responding with myself and the vets. Thank you for all you do and for the difference you are making to much loved animals and their owners especially in these tough times. I am so grateful for your support and so is Angel. I 1000% recommend.

A. M.

When you are feeling broken physically and mentally, your financial safety net gone because of life's curved balls and the final straw when your beloved guardian angel horse gets sick with big vet bills mounting.... What can you do? At my wits end I spoke with Helen at Friends Of The Animals. She took the time to hear my story and "got" how special my boy is and what he means to me. She took the trouble to speak with my vets and generously helped with bills. I cannot speak highly enough of this kind hearted woman and Friends Of The Animals. I am so grateful from the bottom of my heart. When we are both better I will do all that I can to support this organisation.

N. F.

Such an amazing charity. They helped when none of the large charities would. My vet had written my dog off because he needed a very costly CT scan, but Friends of the Animals got us our CT scan! Jack had an infection in a disk in his spine and was very poorly. The scan showed that a long course of anti biotics would sort out his problem and 4 months later, he was back his normal self and full of life. I would have lost my dog if wasn't for FOTA.

J. L.

Wonderful caring Animal charity, do everything they possibly can to re-home all animals in their care as well as raise contributions from the public to enable vital operations and veterinarian care. Please support them with donations to help all the animal.

R. H.

A wonderful, compassionate charity who genuinely care for animals. They have provided support to the pets of people in need who could not have otherwise taken their animal to the vet. A marvelous group of people!

A. S.

My frenchie puppy fell and fractured his elbow needed surgery and had no insurance as the breeder did not send off the activation codes for our 5 week free kennel club insurance friends of the animals gave Me help and support over the phone and emails and also financial help toward his operation I can never thank them enough for being so amazing

C. F.

I reached out to FOTA IW after a necessary dental procedure for my dear little Penny left me with a bill that all but wiped me out. I adopted Penny from FOTA IW in December 2014, the absolute best thing I have ever done in my life. Nothing would stop me from giving her the best care at any cost. I was made redundant last year due to the covid crisis, but when I was working, vet bills were easily managed. I now exist on the state pension and don't qualify for any other benefits. FOTA IW have generously offered to pay over half the cost of the procedure and in doing so, given me, and 12 year old Penny, a new lease on life. I will never forget this act of kindness towards an animal, and human, in need and will continue to support FOTA IW for the rest of my life.

R. H.

Very friendly staff. Great range of good stuff and dog and animal accessories.

H. J.

I called Friends of the Animals to ask if they could possibly help with my Guinea pigs vet bill, within one day they had called my vets and put a substantial amount towards my bill. Thank you 😊

l. s.

Amazing people, amazing service, they are my guardian angels ❤️

J. G.

Amazing customer service. Very kind and polite. Really helped me out when my puppy was in need of some care. 5☆

B. G.

Such an amazing charity! I emailed asking about some help with the vet bill for my boy, Pickle, and the response was quick and kind. I was helped out financially, AND Helen ordered cat and rat food and treats for our furry family, and had them delivered to our front door. I can't thank Friends of the Animals enough for what they've done, and Helen is such a lovely soul, she never made me feel guilty or less than for needing assistance.

S. J.

Great Charity supporting vulnerable animals. Helped out a client of mine who had difficulties feeding their dogs due to becoming unemployed.

A. P.

We all need to support our local charities in these difficult economic times. Friendly and helpful staff who are truly dedicated to the continued support of animal welfare, God bless them all.

A. H.

They do an incredible job helping as many animals as they can. Wonderful people

P. D.

Excellent!!! I got my lovely dog from there. They do a great job fir animals on our island!

C. B.

Great team of people. So friendly and helpful. Good selection of books, CDs and general items.

K. O.

Such an amazing team. And would like to thank Helen for your support and help Once again thankyou 💕

K. K.

Fantastic. Thankyou so much for everything me and my family appreciate it more then words could say. Your help means the world thankyou so much for your support xx

A. W.

I took a car full of charity goods and they were so helpful I shall definatley try to help this charity with there great cause x

P. C.

An absolutely lovely charity, kind, caring and very genuine who deserve support.

V. L. M.

Lovely people doing good work for the animals that are rescued. Selling , contributions etc all add up to this great charity.

S.

Absolutely amazing charity. They helped us pay for our poorly kitten's surgery. Without their help our beautiful kitten Biscuit may have been put down. Will forever be grateful Friends of the animals. Thank you so much! 🥰

m. b.

Great service and advice, always helpful and easy to see a vet even during lockdown.

S. C.

So friendly, lovely people. Please donate your items for such a cause

V. L.

Very good place to look around. And friendly. Good items for sale.

S. E.

Wonderful people...who do such brilliant work...the angels to animals! Thankyou for all you do

P. P.

Fantastic charity organisation for helping with low income households to neuter and spay animals..

K. G.

Lovely place staff really friendly and helpful

l. r.

Brilliant service and very helpful staff when I rang up.

A. H.

The team here are so friendly, caring and helpful. No request is too small and they will do whatever they can to help. They have supported me over the last few years in a variety of ways, for which I am thankful for. The people who work here are amazing and only too happy to help where they can.

M. G.

Lovely people, very helpful, generous and resourceful in dealing with the matter.

G. S.

Fantastic people and genuinely concerned in the welfare of animals

I. L.

Thankyou so very much for sponsoring Roo with a new disability wheelchair. His old one was outgrown and battered, rubbing him and causing sores. He cannot wait for a new lease of life and be able to race along the beach again in his new, larger one. We will forever be grateful to you.

J. G.

Friendly, caring staff who want the best life possible for the animals.

S. P.

Always willing to help.

C. M.

Fantastic charity doing amazing local work

A. B.

Very worthwhile charity and dedicated staff. Do support where able.

S. Y.

Got my wedding dress here at an amazing price

C. E.

Always fantastic help and advice.Nothing is too much trouble.

L. R.

Amazing sale on there at the moment. Lots and lots of stuff.

T. S.

Friendly stuff, good quality products and reasonable prices.

M. H.

Just love the new ( ish ) shop.

M. C.

We try to take our odd things to there shop for them a sale

F. D.

So grateful for this charity, I needed help financially with my cats vet bill I searched for charities that could help, and friend's of animals was the only charity to offer help. Helen got back to be really quickly with the offer of paying almost half the vet bill. Without Helen I wouldn't have been able to afford it. Forever grateful thankyou

K. B.

Adopted one of my dogs from them 9 years aho.

C. B.

Really genuine fostering and forever home finders

K. B.

Great place. Friendly helpful people.

I. D.

5-☆?0

I. W.

Excellent Charity a worth while cause

L. A.

They do such good .

J. G.

Fantastic place to get your dogs

C. R.

Lots of bric a brac to buy

A. H.

Helpful, understanding and kind

S. W.

The best

F. N.

Friends of the Animals were very helpful in assisting me with vet costs when my pet rat had to have a tumour removal. They were very quick to respond to me and I was so grateful for their support. Amazing charity!

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