A woman from Bolton who "dedicated her life" to caring for dogs has died aged 85. Barbara Green passed away on October 15 after a sudden downturn in her health . Mrs Green, who lived in Farnworth , was well-known in the area for her work rescuing Staffordshire Bull Terrier dogs.
She took over he Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue Centre in town in 1979 and ran it for the next 45 years. Her son, Martin Green, said: "She was energetic and the most selfless person I've ever met, she did everything for everyone else. "She was a dressmaker originally, when we were kids she would make all of our own clothes.
" But he added she was dedicated to caring for Staffies. "She was president of Morecambe and Cumbria Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club, she was chair on two charities, Staffordshire Bull Terrier Welfare and she ran her own which was affiliated to it. "She rehomed over 4,000 dogs.
Then when Christmas came she would send a card to everybody who had had a dog off her. She would send 4,000 a year and handwrite all of them." Barbara with her dog, Rebel (Image: Family) A charity fundraiser for the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue in memory of Barbara has been launched by her family: https://www.
justgiving.com/crowdfunding/babs-staffordrescue-1939 A book of condolence is also open here: https://florencegreen.muchloved.
com/ He added: "Her grandchildren, my kids, are planning on doing that this Christmas, sending cards out on her behalf. Read more: Dangerous dog or man's best friend? Read .
