FAQs

Battersea’s Walk for Rescue is a challenge where we are asking participants to walk 30, 60 or 90k with their dog by their side this October, to fundraise for Battersea. 

It’s free to take part in Walk for Rescue and easy to sign up:

1. Sign up here, choose your distance, and order your t-shirt and dog bandana.  
2. Once you've signed up, you will receive your own fundraising page. You can personalise this page and add a Facebook Fundraiser to help with your fundraising!
3. Join the Facebook group. Here you'll be able to share updates, and meet others also taking on the challenge. 
4. Share the link to your fundraising page with all your friends, family and colleagues. Tell them about your challenge and ask them to sponsor you.
5. Walk 30, 60 or 60km with your furry friend by yourside throughout October. 

We are asking participants to complete their challenge throughout the month of October. 

You don't need to have a dog to take part, you can take part solo.

You can add one or more dogs as part of the registration form. 

Yes, of course! Log into your fundraising dashboard and click on 'create a team'. You can then invite others to join your team. 

We have set up a Facebook group so you can hear from us, share regular updates and chat with others also taking on the challenge. 

You can join the Facebook group here. 

You can register using the online form here.

It is free to register, however we encourage you to raise as much as you can for Battersea. 

1. Download the Fitbit, Garmin or MapMyFitness app and set up your account if you don't already have one.
2. Log in to you Walk for Rescue fundraiser account using the login button below and select 'My Fitness Activity'.
3. Under the heading 'Connect your preferred fitness app', click on your chosen app.
4. Follow the prompts to connect your account.
5. When you next go on a walk, select 'start your workout' in the app on your phone. Once you finish your walk, save your workout and your distance will be published to the tally on your page the following day (please allow 24 hours).

1. Log in to you Walk for Rescue fundraiser account and select 'Log My Fitness Activity'.
2. Under 'Add activity', enter the date and distance.
3. The number of kilometres will now appear on your fundraising page!

There is no fundraising target, but we strongly encourage you to fundraise as much as you can to enable us to provide our love and expert care to dogs and cats who need us.

As part of the registration form, we will automatically set you up an online fundraising page. You will be taken to your fundraising dashboard account once you have finished registering, you are able to access your page there. We strongly recommend using your online page to fundraise, but if you would prefer to use a different fundraising method, please just let us know.

Once you have registered we will send you a confirmation email with a link to your page. Alternatively you can log into your fundraising dashboard account to view and share it.

Log into your fundraising dashboard account and you can update your profile photo, story and fundraising page target at any time.

• Access and update your fundraising page
• Add a photo and story to your fundraising page 
• Change your fundraising target and distance targets
• Log your fitness activity

As a thank you, we will be sending out fundraising rewards to participants who reach specific targets.

Raise £50-£99 and we will send you a Walk for Rescue rosette.

Raise £100-249 and we will send you a Walk for Rescue rosette and Supporting Rescue tote bag.

Raise £250 or more and we will send you a Walk for Rescue rosette and exclusive Battersea hoodie.

Your fundraising must be with Battersea, or on an online fundraising page by midnight on 17 November 2024 to be eligible for a reward.

If you would prefer not to be sent any fundraising rewards, please let us know via email at walkforrescue@battersea.org.uk. 

See Terms and Conditions for more information.

Please allow up to three weeks for your t-shirt and/or bandana to arrive. We will do our best to ensure they arrive before 1st October, but can not guarantee this.

You can email us at walkforrescue@battersea.org.uk. The inbox will be monitored Monday to Friday.