We're 'Pausing' Transports While We Fundraise
We have gone out to/transported just over 1370 animals thus far, however - as you can see from the infographic above - an explosion in demand for our services has coincided with a big reduction in donations.
I need to fix this situation before Spring, or we will keep closing intermittently throughout the year due to lack of funds, which will not only feel chaotic but will stop 100s of animals getting to emergency care.
If I 'pause' us now (if we stop transporting temporarily, during our quietest time of year) for an emergency fundraiser, we can, if we're lucky, be securely funded by April - with a minimum of £2000 a month in support - and able to help up to double the numbers of wildlife casualties & orphans as last year (possibly 1500).
[*Up to August 2025 the number of wildlife we were helping was growing fairly comfortably in line with our funding but most of our online social media presence is in a Facebook Group. In August, Facebook took their 'group chat' option away, so we couldn't contact our Group members to ask for support anymore, and since then, as you can see in the infographic above, donations have steadily dropped, as we can't, I think, get in front of most of our followers now.]
My name's Alana, I founded and run UKWT.
We're expecting 2026 to be our busiest year EVER (it's already our busiest start to a year).
We started 2025 with 35 Drivers Teams - and helped 793 animals to emergency care - and we're starting 2026 with 53 Drivers Teams now - and more requests for Drivers Teams have recently come in too - so I am anticipating a possible 1500 wildlife casualties & orphans being requested to get to emergency care / a second chance this year). 💚
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It's been SUCH ​an explosive start to 2026 - and this year is looking to be SO busy - that ​I've made a BIG decision to get us prepared for Spring... I need to use February & March to get us to £2000, in reliable monthly income (monthly donors & equally kind sponsors).
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This minimum amount covers our basic background/running costs & makes sure that we have some funds for fuel costs & to run Drivers Adverts every month.
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*Long term, we need to fund our FULL running costs which are actually £3895.16 a month, but I can at least feel comfortable about taking UKWT off 'pause' once we have £2000 a month coming in, knowing that I can grow the rest of the funding support that we need in the background. This is because I am taking the personal hit - the £1895.16 a month difference - on myself.
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DONATE RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT
[IF YOU'D LIKE: JUST SUPPORT US MONTHLY THROUGH 2026 & SEE IF YOU LOVE HOW WE USE YOUR FUNDS TO HELP WILDLIFE!]
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​​We badly need monthly donations (however teeny) to get us through this year. We are expecting to be asked to help DOUBLE the number of animals, compared to last year. We are already lucky enough to have £275 a month in monthly Donors. To 'unpause' us we only need another 174 kind wildlife lovers to commit to £10 a month (or 348 at £5 a month, and/or even £1 a month makes a big difference).
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Please go to our Donorbox Page to follow the instructions on setting up a monthly donation.
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If you'd like to set up a standing order from your bank to the UKWT bank account, our bank details are:
UK Wildlife Transporters
Acct Number: 38382102
Sort code: 04-00-03
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Please let me know - by emailing me at alana@ukwildlifetransporters.org - if you've so kindly set up a standing order to the bank, so that I can add it onto our progress monitor towards our monthly target total.
JOIN IN OUR 1ST EVER 'MYSTERY KNITALONG'!
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I have some REALLY exciting news!
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As part of making sure that we have the funding to get an anticipated 1500 wildlife casualties / orphans to emergency care this year, we're hosting UKWT's first 'mystery knitalong' (and some knitters have already signed up)! Check it out by clicking the button below...
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR UKWT?
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​​I'm always looking for vegan & cruelty free sponsors to be part of the 'Play Your Way Game', that helps us to get wildlife to a second chance. There's no set amount and lots to benefit from in return.
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Please click on the button to our contact page to get in touch and I will book in a ten minute call with you to run our sponsorship benefits by you...