Dottie
13 years • Female • Spaniel Cross
There are 6 special needs dogs looking for a new home in and around Blackpool right now, listed by Destitute Animals Shelter, Homeless Hounds, Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary and Freshfields Animal Rescue. These are dogs whose rescue has noted a health condition or care need; each profile explains it.
2 in Blackpool itself and 4 more reachable from it, in places such as Ince Blundell, Bolton and Ramsbottom. Each card shows the town and how far it is.
By listed age: 2 adults and 3 older dogs. By size, as the rescues list them: 1 small, 1 medium and 1 large.
Each profile links to the rescue, who will talk you through their adoption process and fee.
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13 years • Female • Spaniel Cross
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6 special needs dogs are listed in or around Blackpool today, with 4 rescues. 2 are in Blackpool itself and 4 with rescues around it. By age: 2 adult dogs and 3 older dogs, plus 1 with no age given. 1 is male and 4 female. The newest was added on 4 November 2026.
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As of 7 November 2026, 6 special needs dogs are listed for adoption in and around Blackpool on LocalPetFinder, from Destitute Animals Shelter, Homeless Hounds, Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary and Freshfields Animal Rescue. That is 2 in Blackpool itself and 4 with rescues reachable from Blackpool, each shown with its town and distance. Each profile links to the rescue, and you apply to adopt with them directly.
As of 7 November 2026, Homeless Hounds (in Blackpool): 2, Destitute Animals Shelter (at Bolton, about 30 miles away): 2, Freshfields Animal Rescue (at Ince Blundell, about 21 miles away): 1 and Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary (at Ramsbottom, about 32 miles away): 1. By age, that is 2 adult dogs and 3 older dogs, plus 1 with no age given. The newest was added on 4 November 2026. Each profile links to the rescue, which handles the adoption.
The special needs dogs listed in and around Blackpool today are with Homeless Hounds in Blackpool (2), Destitute Animals Shelter at Bolton, about 30 miles away (2), Freshfields Animal Rescue at Ince Blundell, about 21 miles away (1) and 1 other rescue; each profile shows that rescue's fee. Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.
As of 7 November 2026, the special needs dogs listed in and around Blackpool are with Homeless Hounds in Blackpool (2), Destitute Animals Shelter at Bolton, about 30 miles away (2), Freshfields Animal Rescue at Ince Blundell, about 21 miles away (1) and Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary at Ramsbottom, about 32 miles away (1). The nearest to Blackpool is Homeless Hounds in Blackpool. You can also see special needs dogs across Lancashire. To see what is closest to you, search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page. To hear when one is listed, set up an email alert on this page.
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