Who We Are
Established in 1886, The Mayhew is one of the busiest and most effective rescue centres in London, helping thousands of animals escape from a life of cruelty and neglect each year. We provide shelter and care for cats, dogs, rabbits and when the need arises, for a wide variety of other animals.
The Mayhew Animal Home and Humane Education Centre strives to tackle the companion animal welfare crisis from every possible angle. We are pro-active and continually work to assist both animals and their carers with educational programmes and initiatives.
Our Mission
- To take in and care for unwanted and abused animals and re-home them with responsible and caring owners. We believe that animals, as living creatures, are entitled to legal, moral and ethical consideration, and have a value beyond economic measure.
- To prevent unwanted animals through our neutering initiatives and community animal care projects.
- To promote respect and compassion for animals through our hands on work, campaigns and education programmes.
- To ensure that no healthy animal in our care is ever put to sleep.
Our Core Values are:
- To offer the highest standard of companion animal care.
- To re-home our animals to the best possible homes efficiently and provide ongoing support and advice for new owners.
- To provide animal accommodation that is home like, enriched, stimulating, stress free and comfortable.
- To encourage a non-judgmental approach to those people needing help with their animals as receiving information about an animal in need is critical.
- To meet all requests for help with a prompt and professional response.
- To raise awareness about the needs of companion animals to protect both the animals of today and the future.