Sponsor our support animals

Sponsor one of our school’s beloved support animals from just £3 a month to help provide for their essential care.

Animal Assisted Intervention sessions help to improve students’ mental, physical, social and emotional functioning – as well as just bringing so much overall joy to the students!

School can be stressful and overwhelming for some.

Spending time with our support animals helps students with their emotional regulation when they’re having a hard time, and even motivates some students to come into school knowing they will get time with our animals that week.

Learners have weekly sessions with a variety of the animals that you can learn about below, ranging from dwarf hamsters to bearded dragons.

Whilst these animals bring a lot of joy and comfort to the students they support, they also require funding to make sure they are healthy and have all the equipment they need.

Learn about our amazing animals below and sponsor them from just £3 a month.

Meet our animals

Coco and Snowball the rabbits

How do we help students?

Our gentle nature has a calming effect on the students, helping to reduce stress and anxiety whilst promoting mental health and emotional regulation and wellbeing.

Interacting with us encourages empathy, compassion, and responsibility, as students take turns feeding, cleaning, and caring for us.

Rabbits like us also support learning, offering hands-on work experience contributing to an animal care qualification understanding animal behaviour and nature. This inspires engagement in subjects such as writing, storytelling, maths and critical thinking.

With our quiet nature and care requirements, we are an inclusive and accessible way to enhance the social-emotional development of young learners.

What does it cost to take care of us each month?

Veg – £9.50
Insurance – £34.50
Nail trips – £25
Equipment ie. Tunnels, toys, travel case, health – £5

What are our favourite things?

Our rabbit den
Tasty hay and straw
Our friends at Inscape
Access to our garden
Sleep time
Time for cuddles
Our toys

Sponsor Coco and Snowball

Stitch the bearded dragon

How do I help students?

I am a species that many of the students haven’t had the opportunity to interact with before. Some people say I look almost mythical or dragon-like and this helps engage students that have an interest in fantasy and mystery worlds.

Sessions with me help to embed fine motor and coordination skills.

I help to teach students social communication and interaction skills with both their peers and support staff. These skills then develop back in the classroom setting, at home with students’ families, and out in the community.

What does it cost to take care of me each month?

Crickets and meal worms (my favourite food) – £30
Veg – £10
Sand – £5.50
Bulb Replacements – £25
Equipment ie. branches, sandpaper, travel case, health – £6.00
Insurance – £16

What are my favourite things?

Climbing my plants and trees
My mealworms and vegetables
My friends at Inscape School
The AAI room at Inscape
My soft sand
Chasing my tasty crickets

Sponsor Stitch

Nibbles and Nugget the dwarf hamsters

How do we help students?

We have a big impact despite our small size through fun and engaging activities like maze running and fast-paced wheel stunts. Our soft nature teaches the students the importance of being gentle and patient when handling us.

Students learn the responsibilities of caring for us which requires them to adapt to the ever-changing and sometimes unpredictable situations that arise with animals like us. This enhances their social skills and teaches them how to cope with change.

What does it cost to take care of us each month?

Pellets – £2.99
Bedding – £2.00
Sawdust – £2.40
Veg – £3.00
Insurance – £5.00
Equipment ie. House, tunnels, cleaning spray, health medication, travel cases – £5.00

What are our favourite things?

Our hutch
Our bridge and see-saw
My friends at Inscape
The AAI room at Inscape
Tasty treats
Spending time training on our running wheel. We even join the same running wheel at the same time – often leading to one of us tumbling over mid-run (whoops)

Sponsor Nibbles and Nugget

Reggie the dog

How do I help students?

I’m a cockapoo who supports students across Inscape House School.

I help students learn animal care skills while improving their sensory tolerance, fine motor skills, social interaction and communication skills during group sessions. I’m great at adapting to the student’s needs in each session and regulating their emotions.

I live with a member of staff but I’m a VIP visitor. I particularly enjoy being pampered with a few tasty treats and attention from students when they brush my fur.

What does it cost to take care of me each month?

Food – £5
Toys – £3
Bed – £4
Equipment – £8
Insurance – £10
Vet or grooming – £5

What are my favourite things?

My animal family
The Paws Room and Paws Paddock at Inscape
My ball
Walks
Having my fur brushed
My friends at Inscape
Tasty treats

Sponsor Reggie

Axie the axolotl

How do I help students?

I might be a more unusual support animal but I’ve proven to be a very popular addition to the school!

I’m an axolotl which is part of the salamander family. We’re a species that’s endangered in the wild, so the students are doing their part to help keep my species alive. Sessions with me help to educate them about the importances of helping animals like me around the world.

Students feed me fish-based pellets and bloodworms, test the water levels, and help to change the water and keep me happy here at Inscape.

What does it cost to take care of me each month?

Food – £13
Equipment – £4
Insurance – £3.50
Toys – £2.50
Tank and supplies for the tank – £5

What are my favourite things?

My tank
The AAI room at Inscape
My rocks and places to hide
My friends at Inscape
Delicious mealworms

Sponsor Axie

See our animals at work

Please note: The minimum sponsorship amount is £3 due to fees associated with our payment platform, making sure that the most amount of your donation goes to sponsor our support animals.

Terms and Conditions

By signing up to our Animal Assisted Intervention Monthly Giving program, your money will go towards all our animals and their needs. You will however receive updates from the specific animal of your choice.

How to cancel

You can cancel your direct debit payment sponsor our support animals by following 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 emailing fundraising@togethertrust.org.uk so that we can update our systems and you won’t receive any unwanted communication.

If your payment is unsuccessful for 3 months, we will cancel your subscription.

What do I get when I sponsor an animal?

To say thank you and keep you updated on how your animal is doing, you will receive: a welcome letter, a poster, a fact card and a letter and video every three months via email.