An 89-year-old dog lover from Essex, England keeps busy by knitting sweaters and blankets for dogs at her local animal rescue.
Three times a year, Maisie Green donates her creations to Dogs Trust Basildon. Her family members help her deliver the donations to the shelter. She’s knitted around 450 items for the shelter’s dogs over the years.
In an interview, Green expressed her enjoyment in helping out: “I love knitting and I love dogs, so this combines both wonderfully! It takes me three days to knit a blanket and one day to knit a doggy coat. It keeps me busy and often I like to knit whilst watching television. I’m delighted to be helping the four-legged residents at the centre in some way.”
Dogs Trust Basildon’s Rehoming Centre manager, Lisa Cooper, discussed the importance of Green’s donations and emphasized the organization’s gratitude: “Maisie regularly brings along her knitted donations and we are so grateful for her support. With the chill of the winter months really starting to creep up on us I know our dogs are very pleased to put the items to good use – and love feeling extra cosy!”
Animal homelessness is a pervasive problem in the United Kingdom, where thousands of stray cats and dogs suffer on the streets and are euthanized at a perceived lack for other options.
To help curb this crisis, the best thing a cat or dog lover can do is adopt their next companion from a shelter. Additionally, spaying and neutering pets helps to prevent the overpopulation of homeless animals from increasing. And as Lucy’s Law takes into effect this year, banning the sale of puppies and kittens at pet shops, pet homelessness will hopefully decline in Britain in the very near future.
THIS LADY IS SO WARMHEARTED!!!LOVE this beautiful smiling woman!!!GOD BLESS YOU SWEET HEART!!!
Maisie Green of Essex, England, you are truly heroic!
What a wonderful lady Maisie is , it’s nice to know there is kind people out there and her lovely family who deliver them to the homes
Respect pour cette dame grand merci pour eux
So nice to read a positive and uplifting story amongst all the negative in this cruel world. What a blessing Maisie is for dogs and to the entire world.
Fab story. Thanks Maisie!
What a wonderful, kind lady. Puts other people to shame.
Such a generous and kind lady, thank you.
THANK YOU !!!! YOU ARE A HERO TO ME!!!!! ▬
You are what is Great about Britain.
God bless you for your kind action towards shelter animals. Keep up your good works!
You are amazingly wonderful!! This world needs millions like you!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!! Xoxo
Well Done and thank you Maisie – we need so many more kind individuals like yourself!
Thank you Maisie for knitting sweaters to keep the dogs warm. You are a wonderful caring woman.
What a lovely Lady and story good Maisie keep up the good work..
Thank you, Maisie, for all your hard work!
After all the horrific acts of cruelty to animals we keep reading about how lovely to read of this kind and caring lady in the UK who actually cares about animals.
I agree 100%
Thank you so much!
Maisie, you are an angel ♥
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HUGE HEARTS. SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
Thank yoy ?You are an ANGEL !
This story really makes me smile and fills my heart with joy. MG you are a true sweet heart and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Bless you and your mission to help these innocent animals that need as much help as they can get and you are helping them in so many ways!!
BEST WISHES ALWAYS FOR YOUR HEART AND KINDNESS!!
God love her! What a kind person she is!
BEAUTIFUL
Beautiful woman knitting all those blankets and coats. Not usual to see truly good people in this sick violent world
What a wonderful lady !! If only there were more like her!!Thank you SO much for helping these beautiful creatures!!
God bless you, Maisie Green, for your generosity of time, talents, and love for doggies. The world needs more people like you.
This is what a very kind 89 year lady does to prove her love for animals.I wish everybody, regardless of age or gender, followed her example. This planet needs more people like Maisie Green. May the Universe grant her many more years of productivity.
What a lovely and kind lady you are Maisie!! I am sure the dogs are so very grateful to you with your lovely gesture!! Keep knitting Maisie, you are a wonderful lady!!!!
Merci à cette grande dame!
It really makes me feel good to know that there are others who loves animals as much as I do. I don’t like to knit. I just love animals greatly. Animals make the world a better place to live in.
Well done Masie. You are a real heroine. Hope you get an OBE or something in recognition for your kind work.
WHAT A LOVING AND CARING WOMAN!!!
A lovely lady. Any other knitters available, there are plenty of dogs homes around. Thank you Maisie. Please donate any unwanted wool to her.
Wow! Now that’s a labor of love. Thank you!!!!!!!!