With Christmas bringing one of the toughest periods of the year for rescue centres, Will Young, our ambassador and co-founder of Miraculous Meals, paid us a visit by donating an incredible 64,000 meals for the dogs in our care, just in time for the festive period. This delivery is just one from Miraculous Meals and their generous support equates to over 60% of meals for the entire year. You can help towards 2026 meals through donating from our wish list next year, plenty more details to follow, once we have worked our way through this enormous pile. 

In true festive spirit, Will jumped straight from his panto performance at Bristol Hippodrome, still dressed as the Spirit of the Beans, into the lorry carrying the donation to personally help deliver the food to us.

This donation marks the beginning of a bigger commitment to Hope: ensuring every dog is fed throughout 2026 with Miraculous Meals’ new, naturally nutritious dry food that launches in January. This ensures the dogs at Hope Rescue will enjoy the best quality food to help aid their recovery and rehabilitation.

We're Wales' largest dog rescue centre, rehoming over 800 dogs each year, and have long faced significant uncertainty in securing a stable food supply for the dogs in our care. Partnering with Miraculous Meals, who are committed to supporting rescue centres with 50% of all profits funding meals for rescue dogs, feels like the perfect match.

Christmas is historically one of the most pressured moments for UK rescues, with abandonments rising sharply due to financial strain. This year we have cared for nearly 900 dogs and received over 1,600 surrender calls from owners in need of help, most cases linked to the cost-of-living crisis, with pressures intensifying as Christmas approaches.

Will Young said:

“We are delighted to provide this very large donation of our new dry food and to help make sure that all of the dogs at Hope are well fed this Christmas and throughout 2026.”

Hope Rescue CEO Vanessa Waddon continues;

“Miraculous Meals have been so supportive to us in many ways and this donation, arriving just as the Christmas period puts extra pressure on rescue centres, is incredibly appreciated. Knowing that our dogs will be fed consistently with great quality food supports their health and, therefore, their wellbeing and behaviour, giving them the best chance of a successful adoption. It’s the best gift any of us could hope for.”