Community Advice Hubs
Hubs in local communities offering advice and support for people and their pets to help keep them together.
Community Advice Hubs
At Community Advice Hubs you can get advice about your pet’s behaviour from our Pet Aid Animal Behaviour Team, a free pet health check from our Pet Aid Community Veterinary Clinic, pick up pet food and essentials if you need them, and you can even get advice about helping wildlife in your community. If you have adopted or fostered an animal with us, you can access advice and support from our Adoption & Fostering Team. Partner organisations like Citizens Advice and SAMH are on hand for related advice and support.
What is Pet Aid?
With more complex problems facing animals and people, leading to growing demand for our help, we have been adapting the services we deliver and how we deliver them.
In 2023 we launched Pet Aid, providing pet food and essentials to those who need it. In 2024 we launched Pet Aid Veterinary, a community veterinary service. Behind every animal in need there is often a person who is struggling, and many people feel they have no choice but to give up a much-loved pet.
In 2024 we experienced a 24% increase in calls to our Helpline about giving up an animal.
We have expanded our preventative services to deliver more support in the communities we serve across Scotland. We’re helping keep pets and people together with early-intervention to offering the help people need when they really need it – in their community and in their home.
Find out when a Community Advice Hub will be visiting your area
📅 Date: Friday 1st August 2025
📍 Location: Church of the Nazarene, 150 Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, KA22 8EU
⏰ Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
(Please note: at the Community Advice Hub in Ardrossan you can meet the Community Vet Team; Community Animal Behaviourist; Pet Aid Team and Community Engagement Manager. An appointment is needed for the Pet Aid Vet Clinic – please book via North Ayrshire Foodbank Facebook Page.
📅 Date: Friday 29th August 2025
📍 Location: Church of the Nazarene, 150 Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, KA22 8EU
⏰ Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
(Please note: at the Community Advice Hub in Ardrossan you can meet the Community Vet Team; Community Animal Behaviourist; Pet Aid Team and Community Engagement Manager. An appointment is needed for the Pet Aid Vet Clinic – please book via North Ayrshire Foodbank Facebook Page.
📅 Date: Thursday 18th September 2025
📍 Location: Ormlie Community Centre, Henderson Street, Thurso, Caithness
⏰ Time: 10am to 4pm
To book your spot, please send an email to the Pet Aid Team.
Please note
For all Community Advice Hub events the team will not be able to see a litter of animals during the session. Dogs must be kept on the lead at all times and cats and small animals in carriers.