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Healing Paws Animal Rescue
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A UK registered charity rehoming dogs from the Greek island of Zakynthos, whose website lists a minimum £190 adoption donation plus approximately £430 towards transport.
Key facts
- Rehomes from
- Greece
- UK regions covered
- Not stated
- Adoption fee
- £680 — Added together: minimum £190 adoption donation, £60 for the health certificate and Greece-to-UK customs charge, and approx. £430 towards transport, making at least £680. Optional extra blood tests are charged separately.
As published
Taken from the rescue's own website, checked 20 October 2026. Rescues change their fees, so confirm the current price with them before you pay anything.
- Transport frequency
- The rescue says it arranges overland transport to the UK "most months of the year".
- Home check
- virtual
- Rehomes to homes with cats
- Not stated
- Rehomes to homes with children
- Case by case
- Rehomes without a garden
- Not stated
- Post-adoption support
- The rescue says it will work closely with adopters "throughout the whole process (and after adoption) to support and advise you".
- Fee includes transport
- No
- Charity number
- 1177945
- Charity register check
- Registered charity (checked 20 October 2026)
Healing Paws Animal Rescue says on its adoption page that it is "committed to finding the best possible homes for the stray and abandoned dogs of Zakynthos", a Greek island. Its website shows charity number 1177945, and the Charity Commission register lists it as a registered charity (a CIO, registered on 13 April 2018).
The fee and what it covers
According to its adoption page, "there are two elements of donation relating to the adoption":
- Adoption donation: "the health and documentation preparation in Zakynthos (minimum donation of £190)". The rescue lists Greek registration, microchip, passport, worming medication and Spot On, vaccinations, and blood tests for leishmaniasis, dirofilaria (heart worm), ehrlichia and anaplasmosis.
- Health certificate and customs: "an additional £60 fee for the issue of the health certificate (£30) and the Greece to UK customs charge (£30)".
- Transport: "The additional donation towards the travel costs of approximately £430 will be payable directly to the transporter by bank transfer and is required before the scheduled departure."
Added together, that makes a total of at least £680 (£190 + £60 + approx. £430), which is the figure recorded in our directory. Because the donation is a stated minimum and transport is approximate, the rescue's actual total may differ.
The rescue also lists optional extra blood tests, charged separately: Brucella (£85), Heptazoon Canis (£60) and Babesia (£40).
The adoption page does not mention a deposit or refund terms.
Transport
The rescue says: "We arrange overland transport to the UK most months of the year". It adds that travel dates "can sometimes change due to factors such as ferry schedules, Eurotunnel availability and of course, the weather", and that the dogs "stay in Zakynthos with Sue until they have been successfully adopted".
Home checks
The rescue says: "We always conduct a Home Check prior to the adoption being confirmed. This is done via video call". It says it requires "a secure garden with fencing at least 6 feet high although exceptions may be made for very small or older dogs".
Who they rehome to
- Children: the rescue says its dogs are "generally child friendly, specifically with children aged five and over, unless stated otherwise", and that it assesses "each application on a case-by-case basis".
- Cats: the rescue says its dogs and puppies are "typically well socialised with other animals, including dogs, puppies and cats". Its adoption page does not state a policy on homes with cats.
- Homes without a garden: the adoption page does not say beyond the secure-garden requirement above.
After you adopt
The rescue says it will "work closely with you throughout the whole process (and after adoption) to support and advise you". Its adoption page also links to a "Home at Last" Facebook group.
How to apply
The rescue's adoption page says: "Please get in touch using the form on the contact page."
Details verified 20 October 2026 from the rescue's own website and the Charity Commission register, to the best of our knowledge. Fees and policies change, so always confirm directly with the rescue.
Collecting your dog: what the rules say
Rescue dogs come into Great Britain under commercial import rules. The government's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) says a commercially imported dog must be delivered to the address on its import paperwork, not collected from a public place such as a car park or service station, and must then stay at that address for at least 48 hours. Whichever rescue you adopt from, ask where and how your dog will be handed over before the day.
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Details verified 20 October 2026, to the best of our knowledge. Policies and fees change, so always confirm with the rescue directly. Something out of date? Let me know.