WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IF YOU NEED HELP WITH ANYTHING RAISED IN THE TALK, PLEASE USE THE LINKS PROVIDED IN THE EPISODE TEXT. Welcome to this episode of The Underdog Vet Podcast! In this episode’s Animal Advocate Interview, I spoke with Sarah Petrov, a Regional Manager for The Dog’s Trust’s Freedom Project. Launched in 2004, The Freedom Project is a free dog fostering service for people leaving domestic violence situations and going into refuges where, sadly, their dogs aren’t allowed. The service has recently reached the impressive milestone of helping more than 2,000 dogs. Currently operating in 29 counties across Greater London and the Home Counties, East Anglia, Yorkshire, the North East, the North West, and the whole of Scotland, it aims to one day cover the whole of the UK. Sarah and I talked about why The Freedom Project consider themselves another emergency service, the lengths the team go to to protect the safety of both the dogs and their owners and what you can expect if you join their fostering network. Links: The Freedom Project: http://www.moretodogstrust.org.uk/freedom-project/freedom-project Volunteer with The Freedom Project: http://www.moretodogstrust.org.uk/volunteer/volunteer Freedom Project video: https://youtu.be/S9BUuzBpPAM Endeavour Pet Fostering Project: https://www.endeavourproject.org.uk/services/pet-fostering/ Cats Protection Paws Protect Fostering Program: https://www.cats.org.uk/what-we-do/paws-protect The Links Group: https://thelinksgroup.org.uk/ National Domestic Abuse Helpline Website (Refuge): https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ Telephone: 0808 2000 247