Ben founded the shelter in 2020 when the global pandemic led to a huge rise in people buying dogs. Sadly, many didn’t realise what a huge responsibility caring for a pet is. This meant lots of dogs were in desperate need of a new home. Ben had always loved dogs, and grew up with many pets. Having been recently made redundant from a corporate job, he had some time to foster many of these abandoned dogs. This is when he realised this was his calling and set up The Rescuers shortly after.