Sponsor our support animals with a £3 monthly donation
Our SEND school's Animal-assisted Intervention (AAI) sessions help improve students' mental, physical, social and emotional functioning. Learners have weekly sessions with a variety of animals including guinea pigs Pandora and Pepper, Stich the bearded dragon, as well as Davey and Simba the tortoises.
Whilst these animals bring so much joy to the students they support, they also require funding to make sure they are healthy and have all the equipment they need. Whether it's vet's fees, insurance or equipment for their homes, the cost of keeping our therapy animals have risen each year.
Please note: The minimum sponsorship amount is £3 due to fees associated with our payment platform to make sure that the most amount of your donation goes to sponsor our support animals
Could you support our AAI animals with a monthly donation of just £3?
Choose which one of our support animals you'd like to receive updates on:
Pepper and Pandora the guinea pigs
Pandora and Pepper are trained guinea pigs which have a calming effect on the student which helps them release endorphins and reduces stress, so the AAI practitioner and the guinea pigs are able to work on the student's Emotion Recognition and Communication. They also help with mental health and wellbeing due to them being non-judgmental and accepting of everyone. The AAI space creates a safe space for students to express their emotions and helps create a tool kit to remove barriers they face on a daily basis.
What does it cost each month to take care of me:
- Pellets - £4.50
- Hay - £6.00
- Sawdust - £6.00
- Veg - £20
- Insurance - £30
- Equipment Ie. House, tunnels, cleaning spray, health med, travel cases - £10
More about Pepper and Pandora
What is important to us
- Our hutch
- Our friends at Inscape and Ashcroft
- Our food & fresh grass
- Our Animal room at Inscape
- Our soft bed
- Our bridge & hay racks with loads of yummy hay
- Our friends at Inscape
- Our tunnel & Hay Ball
Simba and Davey the tortoises
Davey and Simba are different species of tortoises which helps our students identify differences, personal development, and care needs in themselves and others. Teaching students to care for tortoises with health checks to bathing methods leads students to learn these areas to develop within their own personal care needs. They are also able to help our younger students with road safety and awareness to develop these skills needed when out in the community.
What does it cost each month to take care of me:
- Veg - £11
- Insurance - £14
- Sand - £7.50
- Bulbs - £25
- Equipment ie. Tunnels, sandpaper, travel case, health - £5
More about Simba and Davey
What is important to me
- Our tortoise table
- Our friends at Inscape
- Our food and fresh grass
- Our Animal room at Inscape
- Our daily hot bath
- Our hay bed and our heat lamps
Stitch the bearded dragon
Stitch is our bearded dragon who is a reptile and a species that many of our students would not have the opportunity to interact with before. This helps engage our students that have an interest in fantasy and mystery worlds. Working with Stitch is a direct link to embed fine motor skills and coordination into students’ sessions. Stitch helps to teach students social communication and interaction skills both with peers and adults. These skills then develop back in the classroom setting, at home with students’ families, and out in the community to prevent and remove this from becoming a barrier in their life.
What does it cost each month to take care of me:
- Crickets & Meal worms - £30
- Veg - £10
- Sand - £5.50
- Bulb Replacements - £25
- Equipment ie. Branches, sandpaper, travel case, health - £6.00
- Insurance - £16
More about Stitch
What is important to me
- Climbing my plants and trees
- My mealworms and vegetables
- My friends at Inscape & Ashcroft
- The AAI room at Inscape
- My soft sand
- Chasing my tasty crickets
Terms and Conditions
By signing up to our Animal Assisted Intervention Monthly Giving your money will go towards all our animals and their needs. You will however receive updates from the animal of your choice.
How to cancel
You can cancel your direct debit payment sponsor our support animals through the instructions here. Enthuse advise doing this 10 working days before the next payment is due to leave your account. Unfortunately, we are not notified if you cancel directly through your bank, so if you could use this method it would be most appreciated. Please also let us know by calling us on 0161 283 4848 or email fundraising@togethertrust.org.uk so that we can update our systems and you don’t receive any unwanted communication. If your payment is unsuccessful for 3 months we will cancel your subscription.
What do I get?
To say thank you, and to keep you updated on how your animal is doing, you will receive: a welcome letter, a poster, a fact card, and updates every 3 months via email.