Helping Vulnerable Animals Find Safety, Sanctuary And Lifelong Care
Aiderbichl Animal Aid UK supports the rescue, rehabilitation and lifelong care of vulnerable animals. From street dogs in Romania to former laboratory chimpanzees and ex-circus tigers, we help animals find safety, sanctuary and a future free from suffering.
How We Help
Rescue is only the beginning.
The animals we support have survived abandonment, exploitation, neglect and unimaginable trauma. Whether it's a puppy rescued from the streets of Romania, a chimpanzee who spent decades in laboratory testing, or a tiger born into captivity and forced to perform, every animal deserves more than survival.
We provide the lifelong care, sanctuary and compassion they need to heal, giving them the time, space and security to rediscover trust and experience the life they were always meant to have.
Our Partnership with Gut Aiderbichl
We are proud to work in partnership with Gut Aiderbichl, one of Europe’s most respected animal welfare organisations. Founded in 2001, Gut Aiderbichl operates a network of sanctuaries across Europe and provides lifelong care to more than 9,000 rescued animals.
Their experience, values, and guidance support all our work, helping us deliver rescue operations that are professional, compassionate, and rooted in long-term responsibility. Together, we share a core belief: every animal deserves dignity, compassion, and the time needed to heal.
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For more information about our international partner and their wider work, please visit the Gut Aiderbichl website via the link below.
More Than Rescue
Animal welfare isn't only about responding to suffering, it's about preventing it.
Alongside our rescue campaigns, we invest in long-term projects that improve animal welfare for future generations.
This includes purpose-built rehabilitation facilities, veterinary care, education programmes and community initiatives that help create lasting change.
Every animal deserves more than survival, they deserve a future.
Transparency You
Can Trust
Animal welfare isn't only about responding to suffering, it's about preventing it.
Alongside our rescue campaigns, we invest in long-term projects that improve animal welfare for future generations.
This includes purpose-built rehabilitation facilities, veterinary care, education programmes and community initiatives that help create lasting change.
Every animal deserves more than survival, they deserve a future.
Who We Are
Michael Aufhauser
Founder
Author and pioneering animal welfare advocate, founded our flagship charity Gut Aiderbichl to rescue animals on a large scale. Driven by compassion and conviction, he believed true animal welfare must go hand in hand with human change.
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It is thanks to his expertise, professional dedication and sensitivity for people and animals that we are able to now grow into the UK from Europe.
Dieter Ehrengruber
Charity CEO
Dieter Ehrengruber has been part of Gut Aiderbichl since the beginning and played a key role in its founding. Inspired by Michael Aufhauser’s vision of connecting people, especially the young, with rescued animals, he helped bring it to life with passion and dedication.
Now, he’s excited to launch Aiderbichl Animal Aid in the UK as the next step in expanding this compassionate mission internationally.
Rupert Everett
UK Trustee
The acclaimed British actor, writer and director, has joined Aiderbichl Animal Aid as a trustee. Renowned for his roles in Another Country, My Best Friend’s Wedding and Shrek, Everett brings decades of experience in the arts and a deep commitment to animal welfare.
His appointment underscores our dedication to expanding our outreach and advocacy efforts in the UK to benefit animal welfare.
25+
Years Of
Animal Rescue
9,000+
Rescued Animals
7
European Countries