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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home 150th Anniversary - 11 March 2010

The world famous rescue centre has come a long way since 1860, when the temporary home for ‘Lost and Starving Dogs’ was established by Mary Tealby, in Holloway, North London.  Eleven years later it moved to Battersea and in 1883 it started taking in cats as well.  

Now every year the home takes in approximately 12,000 dogs and cats, and in addition to the main home in Battersea, it also has two other centres in Kent and Berkshire; Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Brands Hatch and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Old Windsor.   

‘We aim never to turn away a dog or cat in need of our help’ – that’s the simple message of the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, and one hundred and fifty years since its formation, it remains true to its word.  From their homes they reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners through their Lost Dogs & Cats Line, or care for them until new homes can be found, giving them shelter and the highest standards of kennelling and veterinary care.

All the animals shown on the stamps have been rehomed by Battersea Dogs & Cats Homes.  Not all the dogs were abandoned or mistreated, some were taken in when their owners died or were unable to look after them.

Technical details: The 35mm square stamps are designed by CDT Design Ltd using photography by animal photographer Steve Hoskins. In sheets of 30/60 they are printed in lithography by Cartor Security Printing.

The stamp and postmark images are Copyright 2010 by Royal Mail.

Special Postmarks
Postmarks available for the day of issue are shown here - others may be added later; these may not be to scale. These postmarks cannot be obtained to order after 11 March.

Ref FD1009 Official Philatelic Bureau FDI.	Ref FD1010 - Official London SW8 FDI postmark.	Ref FD1010NP Official London SW8 non-pictorial FDI postmark	Ref L11654 Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, 150 Years, London SW8 1860-2010	Ref N11658 The UK National Missing Pets Register, Thornton-Cleveleys
Ref L11649 Dogs and Cats, London SW8	Ref L11650 Dogs and Cats, Ash, Sevenoaks.	Ref L11651 thrive, London N2 8DY	Ref M11656 Dogkennel Lane, Halesowen	Ref W11660 - Man's Best Friend, Black Dog, Crediton, Devon
Ref W11661 Purrfect Company, Catstree, Bridgnorth	Ref L11657 Cats & Dogs Home, Halewood, Liverpool	Ref L11652 Battersea, London SW8	Ref L11655 Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.   Norton, Suffolk (location of The Dog Inn)

 

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