(Picture: Jack Taylor / Getty Images)

Battersea Dogs and Cats home has released a series of photographs of dogs to raise awareness of stray pets looking for a new home.

As part of the charity’s In From The Cold campaign, photographer Jack Taylor has showcased some of the pooches who’ve been patiently waiting at the animal shelter for nearly 100 days.

Louise, an eight-year-old Border Terrier who has been at Battersea for 94 days while a four-year-old Saluki called Thelma has been at the home for 94 days.

Given that over 20,000 pets in the UK will be abandoned over the course of this winter, Battersea are hoping to raise awareness and help home some of the 550 dogs they look after at any given time.




Jasmine, an 11-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux who has been at Battersea for 37 days

(Picture: Jack Taylor / Getty Images)

Thelma, a 4 year-old Saluki who has been at Battersea for 94 days

(Picture: Jack Taylor / Getty Images)

Louise, an 8-year-old Border Terrier who has been at Battersea for 94 days

(Picture: Jack Taylor / Getty Images)

Kiely, a one-year-old Husky who has been at Battersea for 13 days

(Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Albert, a one-year-old Lurcher, who has been at Battersea for 93 days

(Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Irvin, an 11-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier who has been at Battersea for 22 days

(Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

It’s not the first time the charity have drawn attention to the plight of lonely pets over the Christmas season.

The charity helped their loneliest residents pen sweet letters to Santa looking for a home.

Battersea’s Rehoming and Welfare Manager, Becky Fisher, said: ‘We do everything we can to make Christmas as fun as possible for our dogs.

‘We give them a special Christmas lunch, decorate the kennels and play carols to get them in the festive spirit.

‘But it’s not the same as being in their own home – and we’re hoping these letters will help shine the spotlight on some of our dogs who face spending the festive season at Battersea, without a family.’

If you’d like to meet any of the animals, visit the Battersea website for further details.

We’d take them all if we could.

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