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Behind the screens tours at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is launching ‘behind the screens’ tours of the world famous charity, as the resounding success of ITVs Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs continues to draw in high numbers of visitors to the Home.

Visitors can experience the inner workings of Battersea’s London centre and willenjoy a guided tour of the Home,hearing about the history of Battersea and the vital work it does. The tours will give visitors a behind the scenes experience with the opportunity to see key areas where ITV filmed for the hit second series.

Head of Dog Rehoming Rob Young says: “We know there are many members of the public who really want to visit Battersea and see the backdrop for Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs. We have a very busy centre so we hope that the tours give visitors a real understanding of what goes into rehabilitating and rehoming the animals that come into our care.”

The tours will run on Saturdays and Sundays starting on 25thMay through to 7th July, 2013. Battersea will hold two tours per hour from 11:00am to 3:30pm and tours will operate on a first come first served basis.

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