Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is calling on the public to donate their old blankets to keep the shelter’s rescue dogs warm this winter.

The charity does not have enough bedding to go round and as the cold weather descends they need urgent donations for dogs such as Choccie, who does not have much fat to keep him warm.

Battersea’s Centre Manager Robert Young said: “Our skinnier dogs, such as Choccie, and the thinner breeds like our Greyhounds and Lurchers, really feel the cold over winter.

“We do everything we can to keep our dogs warm as it gets colder, including dressing them in doggy jumpers, putting the heating up and giving particularly vulnerable dogs special, padded beds - but nothing helps to combat the winter chills quite like a warm, snuggly blanket.

“So please, donate a blanket to Battersea this Christmas - you’ll make a rescue dog very happy.”

Donations can be brought into Battersea’s London centre and the home kindly asks not to bring sheets as they are too thin or duvets as they are too heavy.

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