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Best animal charities in Gloucester

166 rated animals charities connected to Gloucester — local organisations plus organisations labelled UK-wide; check actual service coverage. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings. Information only — not donation advice.

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Among the highest Clarity Scores on CharityCompare for animal work connected to Gloucester are GREEK ANIMAL RESCUE (UK ), THE AMELIA METHODIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED, ALL DOGS MATTER. There are 166 rated options here — a mix of local charities and organisations labelled UK-wide; check service coverage. Scores reflect filing transparency and financial stewardship from UK regulator filings, not programme impact. Use the table to compare, then give via each charity’s official site if you want to donate to local animal rescue charities in Gloucester.

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Charity	Score	Cause spend	Income	Scope
GREEK ANIMAL RESCUE (UK )	100	99%	£983k	UK-wide
THE AMELIA METHODIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED	99	98%	£613k	UK-wide
ALL DOGS MATTER	98	90%	£532k	UK-wide
COTSWOLD RIDING FOR THE DISABLED	97	93%	£526k	Local
THE BRITISH DEER SOCIETY	97	89%	£914k	UK-wide
THE VEGAN SOCIETY	97	99%	£4.9m	UK-wide
THE LEAGUE AGAINST CRUEL SPORTS	96	82%	£3.7m	UK-wide
THE WHITLEY FUND FOR NATURE	96	91%	£2.6m	UK-wide
BLUE MARINE FOUNDATION	95	92%	£13m	UK-wide
FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS	95	83%	£1.5m	UK-wide
MEDICAL DETECTION DOGS	94	86%	£2.1m	UK-wide
STRAY AID LTD	94	74%	£714k	UK-wide
HUMANIMAL TRUST	93	80%	£926k	UK-wide
JAMIE'S FARM	93	91%	£8.1m	UK-wide
PETS AS THERAPY	93	82%	£957k	UK-wide
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	93	95%	£6.6m	UK-wide
DOGS FOR GOOD	92	69%	£5.6m	UK-wide
THE BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY	92	96%	£16m	UK-wide
BARN OWL TRUST	90	96%	£521k	UK-wide
Carla Lane Animals In Need	90	97%	£1.2m	UK-wide
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST	90	97%	£1.3m	UK-wide
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS	90	75%	£195m	UK-wide
SUPPORT DOGS LIMITED	90	69%	£2.2m	UK-wide
THAMES21 LIMITED	90	95%	£3.2m	UK-wide
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS	89	81%	£153m	UK-wide
TECKELS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES	89	85%	£866k	Local
The Big Cat Sanctuary Ltd	89	97%	£3.6m	UK-wide
THE HUMANE LEAGUE UK	89	90%	£1.7m	UK-wide
THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED	89	95%	£2.1m	UK-wide
WILD FUTURES	89	87%	£541k	UK-wide
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	89	93%	£17m	UK-wide
MANY TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE	88	100%	£2.7m	UK-wide
NORTH CLWYD ANIMAL RESCUE	88	74%	£1.8m	UK-wide
THE MAYHEW HOME	88	77%	£3.4m	UK-wide
BLUE CROSS	87	72%	£51m	UK-wide
FARMS FOR CITY CHILDREN LIMITED	87	87%	£2.7m	UK-wide
THE BRITISH THOROUGHBRED RETRAINING CENTRE	87	99%	£551k	UK-wide
THE MANTA TRUST	87	86%	£977k	UK-wide
THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED	87	98%	£8.1m	UK-wide
BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	86	66%	£11m	UK-wide
ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTRE UK	86	76%	£695k	UK-wide
THE PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY FOR SICK ANIMALS	86	76%	£129m	UK-wide
VEGANUARY	86	96%	£2.5m	UK-wide
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER	85	84%	£1.8m	Local
HOPE RESCUE	85	91%	£2.3m	UK-wide
SHRIMP WELFARE PROJECT LTD	85	100%	£2.2m	UK-wide
THE BRITISH HEDGEHOG PRESERVATION SOCIETY	85	95%	£1.6m	UK-wide
THE CINNAMON TRUST	85	98%	£8.7m	UK-wide
THE HUMANE RESEARCH TRUST CIO	85	91%	£1.9m	UK-wide
THE NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY	85	97%	£669k	UK-wide
THE VINCENT WILDLIFE TRUST	85	94%	£929k	UK-wide
THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON	85	78%	£93m	UK-wide
Vale Wildlife Hospital	85	96%	£848k	Local
BEAVER TRUST	84	91%	£949k	UK-wide
BORDER COLLIE TRUST GREAT BRITAIN	84	95%	£826k	UK-wide
DOGS TRUST	84	72%	£143m	UK-wide
FOREVER HOUNDS TRUST	84	80%	£588k	UK-wide
CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE	83	46%	£1.0m	UK-wide
NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	83	80%	£3.6m	UK-wide
OLIVE RIDLEY PROJECT	83	93%	£574k	UK-wide
Replacing Animal Research	83	92%	£522k	UK-wide
RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES	83	91%	£1.3m	UK-wide
THE SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY	83	89%	£595k	UK-wide
WORLD HORSE WELFARE	83	76%	£9.9m	UK-wide
NATUREWATCH FOUNDATION	82	76%	£720k	UK-wide
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST	82	99%	£1.0m	UK-wide
RAINFOREST CONCERN	81	75%	£1.1m	UK-wide
VIVA!	81	94%	£1.8m	UK-wide
ANIMAL EQUALITY	80	N/D	£849k	UK-wide
DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST - UK	80	100%	£2.3m	UK-wide
GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST	80	77%	£6.1m	Local
INNOVATION FOR AGRICULTURE	80	98%	£569k	UK-wide
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW)	80	83%	£17m	UK-wide
OCEANA UK	80	95%	£2.7m	UK-wide
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY UK	79	94%	£6.6m	UK-wide
FAUNA & FLORA INTERNATIONAL	79	91%	£45m	UK-wide
THE BROOKE HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS	79	68%	£25m	UK-wide
THE SUFFOLK HORSE SOCIETY	79	78%	£523k	UK-wide
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	78	100%	£894k	UK-wide
HEROS	78	96%	£2.0m	UK-wide
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	78	97%	£44m	UK-wide
INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE	77	93%	£3.0m	UK-wide
THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION	77	74%	£7.7m	UK-wide
CATS PROTECTION	76	68%	£106m	UK-wide
REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY	76	83%	£13m	UK-wide
RSPCA Assured Limited	76	100%	£6.6m	UK-wide
THE FLICKA FOUNDATION	76	83%	£1.8m	UK-wide
THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LIMITED	76	94%	£25m	UK-wide
Hertfordshire Zoo	75	22%	£8.7m	UK-wide
THE BIRMINGHAM DOGS HOME	75	77%	£3.7m	UK-wide
BRANSBY HORSES	74	85%	£8.3m	UK-wide
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON FOUNDATION UK	74	99%	£569k	UK-wide
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA) FOUNDATION	74	85%	£7.7m	UK-wide
RARE BREEDS SURVIVAL TRUST	74	71%	£934k	UK-wide
WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST	74	73%	£47m	UK-wide
WOODGREEN PETS CHARITY	74	47%	£21m	UK-wide
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL	73	73%	£19m	UK-wide
GLOBAL CANOPY	73	96%	£4.6m	UK-wide
GREYHOUND TRUST	73	88%	£3.8m	UK-wide
HORSEWORLD TRUST	73	79%	£1.2m	UK-wide
PAWPRINTS TO FREEDOM LIMITED	73	90%	£1.2m	UK-wide
SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL	73	86%	£3.4m	UK-wide
SOI DOG UK CIO	73	78%	£2.3m	UK-wide
THE BRISTOL CLIFTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED	73	91%	£7.6m	UK-wide
THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION	73	75%	£1.3m	UK-wide
THE HORSE TRUST	73	89%	£2.7m	UK-wide
THE SHARK TRUST	73	94%	£764k	UK-wide
RSPCA Wyth Sir Branch	72	52%	£591k	UK-wide
WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL	72	69%	£10.0m	UK-wide
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION	72	80%	£31m	UK-wide
WORLD LAND TRUST	72	93%	£8.7m	UK-wide
YORKSHIRE CAT RESCUE	72	78%	£860k	UK-wide
THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY	71	54%	£2.2m	UK-wide
THE MARSH CHRISTIAN TRUST	71	89%	£1.7m	UK-wide
Candy's Hound Rescue International	70	N/D	£693k	UK-wide
FOUR PAWS	70	68%	£4.5m	UK-wide
ORANGUTAN FOUNDATION	70	93%	£654k	UK-wide
THE PARROT ZOO TRUST	70	98%	£1.2m	UK-wide
THE THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION	70	96%	£1.9m	UK-wide
BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL	69	94%	£33m	UK-wide
COLCHESTER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY	69	100%	£4.4m	UK-wide
Animal Free Research UK	68	75%	£1.0m	UK-wide
THE WORLD PARROT TRUST	68	94%	£601k	UK-wide
ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST	67	86%	£1.6m	UK-wide
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COTSWOLDS, GLOUCESTER & DISTRICT BRANCH	67	45%	£2.1m	Local
HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION	66	87%	£580k	UK-wide
THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION	66	90%	£2.9m	UK-wide
DACHSHUND RESCUE CIO	65	100%	£300k	UK-wide
EASTERLEIGH ANIMAL SANCTUARY	65	100%	£436k	UK-wide
HORSES AND PONIES PROTECTION ASSOCIATION	65	57%	£1.1m	UK-wide
THE PANGEA TRUST	65	88%	£1.4m	UK-wide
THE RUFFORD FOUNDATION	65	92%	£3.9m	UK-wide
THE LORD WHISKY SANCTUARY FUND	63	72%	£1.8m	UK-wide
GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE ELITE LIMITED	62	98%	£372k	UK-wide
BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST	61	57%	£1.1m	UK-wide
THE MARCHIG ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	61	91%	£556k	UK-wide
DOGS FOR AUTISM	60	55%	£866k	UK-wide
FARPLACE ANIMAL RESCUE	60	16%	£7.0m	UK-wide
Humane World for Animals United Kingdom	60	71%	£3.9m	UK-wide
THE GALE FOUNDATION TRUST CIO	60	80%	£3.2m	UK-wide
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST	59	85%	£518k	UK-wide
THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY	58	94%	£578k	UK-wide
THE WORLD PHEASANT ASSOCIATION	58	88%	£118k	UK-wide
GOODHEART ANIMAL SANCTUARIES	56	83%	£633k	UK-wide
ASSOCIATION OF DOGS AND CATS HOMES	55	N/D	£460k	UK-wide
GREYHOUNDS IN NEED CIO	55	N/D	£484k	UK-wide
ANIMALS IN DISTRESS	53	72%	£536k	UK-wide
Defend	53	N/D	£515k	UK-wide
THE GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST	53	68%	£12m	UK-wide
TIA GREYHOUND & LURCHER RESCUE	52	41%	£482k	UK-wide
THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE ANIMAL CARE TRUST	51	71%	£1.3m	UK-wide
BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION	50	99%	£492k	UK-wide
CARIBBEAN BIODIVERSITY FUND	50	97%	£14m	UK-wide
THE BEAGLE WELFARE SCHEME	49	N/D	£355k	UK-wide
THE FOX PROJECT (SOUTHERN WILDLIFE AMBULANCE NETWORK)	49	N/D	£477k	UK-wide
THE PUG DOG WELFARE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION	49	98%	£169k	UK-wide
CHILTERNS DOG RESCUE SOCIETY	48	N/D	£399k	UK-wide
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST	47	99%	£1.3m	UK-wide
PAWS2RESCUE	45	N/D	£225k	UK-wide
THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE (UK)	44	86%	£495k	UK-wide
DOGS TRUST LEGACY	39	53%	£67m	UK-wide
ISLAND FARM DONKEY SANCTUARY	37	3%	£406k	UK-wide
ESSEX HORSE AND PONY PROTECTION SOCIETY	33	N/D	£443k	UK-wide
WILD AT HEART FOUNDATION	27	N/D	£162k	UK-wide
Pug Life Rescue	26	N/D	£164k	UK-wide
PIG SHED TRUST	19	21%	£925k	UK-wide

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Both. This page includes charities based in Gloucester and organisations labelled UK-wide in our dataset; local service coverage has not been confirmed. Check each profile’s location and scope before you donate if you specifically want money to stay local.

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Verify the charity number on the CharityCompare profile or the official register, compare Clarity Score and cause spend with peers, then donate through the charity’s own website — never via an unsolicited link. Check the actual service area and any local donation restriction if community spending is your priority.

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Each rated charity gets a Clarity Score (0–100) from four beacons — Accountability & Transparency, Financial Health, Financial Efficiency, and Community Support — calculated from Charity Commission and other UK regulator filings. It is not donation advice and not an impact ranking.

What are the best animal rescue charities in Gloucester? +

For animal rescue and rehoming connected to Gloucester, start with higher Clarity Scores such as GREEK ANIMAL RESCUE (UK ), THE AMELIA METHODIST TRUST COMPANY LIMITED, ALL DOGS MATTER, then confirm each organisation’s model (rescue, rehoming, wildlife or enforcement) on its profile before donating.

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