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Jan 2024
Dog park with a difference planned for Harrogate
A man has revealed plans to open a secure dog field on land off Skipton Road near Hampsthwaite in spring this year.
The Rescue Fields is a community interest company, which means profits will be given as donations to rescue centres across North Yorkshire.
The five-and-a-half-acre plot will have three fields. Two rescue fields at the front of the site will be open to the public at a charge of £12.50 an hour at weekends and £5 on weekdays.
The third will be a foster field, a place for foster dogs and rescue organisations to bring their dogs free of charge.
The proposed plan for The Rescue Fields
Fraser Macleod, founder of The Rescue Fields, said:
Mr Macleod has six rescue dogs, affectionately known as the barkland pack. He aims to achieve £40,000 in profit in the first year to give to rescue centres. The money will help the centres buy food, toys, bedding and equipment.
He said that often foster dogs arrive with “just a collar if they’re lucky”, putting the cost on foster owners who are just trying to help support the dogs.
To raise funds for the site Mr Macleod and one of his dogs, Peaches, are taking on the three peaks challenge and running a campaign to donate £3 to “buy a dog a puppuccino”
He said
While raising funds to secure the site, Mr Macleod has been in talks about planning permission. He shared:
To learn more about The Rescue Fields click here and to donate click here.
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