Our Plans & Wish List

 2 Rabbit/Small Animal Cabins With Runs

Each of these are planned to be 12x8 feet wooden structures on a concrete base with runs inside and out.  The inside runs would measure 5feet by 2feet4 and the outside the same.  This would give a total of 10 runs and plenty of room to double up with social rabbits or guinea pigs.

To give them multi purpose use then a full mesh door on the inside pens with the divides being half solid and half mesh would also help prevent disease spread.  The outside again the same with sunken mesh into the grass to prevent digging rabbits escaping.  Initially a grass outside to trial but may need to be revised.

There would be a hatch system on a pulley and a floor covering coming part way up the wall to ease cleaning.

Around the outside would be a path and waist high fence so dogs and visitors would not startle the animals.

Costs (per building)

Base - £250

Cabin - £1500

Electrics & water - £400

Light & Electric - £150

Frame work/hatches – £400

Mesh - £150

Floor - £200

Total -£3050 per building, if both could be done then this could be brought down.

Ferret Unit

This would be based on the same principal as above with the exception of the outside base being extended to ensure they could not burrow out.

Total would be approximately £3150

Bird Rehabilitation Aviaries

To assist birds recuperating before releasing back into the wild.  At present the current flights are in a place that do not assist the birds due to the foot fall past them.  We would ideally like to move these.  To enable this to be done a base must be constructed and the aviaries moved.

For block work and materials the cost of this would be around £800-£1000.

Small Bird Rehabilitation Flights

We currently have no facilities for small bird rehabilitation other than small cages.  Ideally we could do with a number of small flights which would imitate the wild that they could be placed in to ensure they are fit and if hand reared get use to being left on their own.

These ideally need to be at least 6x3feet with a small amount of shelter.  Per flight with a safety porch they would cost on their own £200 each but a series of 4 would cost £600.

Memorial Garden

We have an area where people come and sit to remember their pets and also scatter their ashes.  This could be made into a lovely area but ideally needs some fence work, additional benches, a small cabin to sit in for the winter and a board where commemoration plagues can be placed.  Also some grounds work on the heart shape and landscaping.

Costs

Cabin - £1200

Board/Benches - £500

Landscaping/fencing - £600

Total – £2300

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Cremation Equipment

Although we are fortunate in saving and helping thousands of animals each year, those that sadly pass away in Guernsey often come to the Shelter to be cremated so that we can return the ashes to the owners.  We need to replace one of the units due to its age and condition.

 The newer equipment is much more environmentally friendly as well as being more efficient.

The cost of this equipment and fitting is likely to be a total of £36000

Open A Charity Shop

We are currently looking for premises to set up a charity shop.  With increases costs a charity shop would help bring income to support the Animal Welfare work we do every do to help care for the animals of Guernsey.

Start Up A Sponsorship Scheme For Kennels/Cattery/Small Animals

 We are currently putting together a sponsorship scheme for the welfare animals that come into our care.  This would be a monthly giving scheme that supporters could join to support either the welfare dogs, welfare cats or the welfare rabbits and other small animals we always have in through no fault of their own.

The benefits to the supporter would be a plaque on a board at the shelter, a car sticker, a regular newsletter, a certificate (so could be given as a gift), a space showing their support on our web site and the knowledge that they are supporting the animals on the island.

The benefit to the shelter in the long run would be secure income for the welfare work that we do and a way that public could directly support it and be recognised for this.  With funding being increasingly difficult to raise this is a way to ensure the regular income to help the animals in our care.

Cost to set up

Leaflets & posters - £500

Leaflet holders and advertisement - £800

Car stickers - £500

Plaque board and plaques - £500

Total £2300

New build of cattery, including grooming facilities, larger reception and more

There are a number of buildings we are currently in the stage of redesigning as they are extremely old.  We need to rebuild our quarantine facility, cattery and reception as well as provide a grooming facility for our animals on site.

The first building is planned to be two stories to house these and although we do not have any final figures it is likely to be in excess of £1,000,000 and ideally if we could raise funds for both then this would be in excess of £2,000,000.

With the new animal welfare laws in Guernsey coming and the age of the buildings we need to ensure that we are leading an example on how animals should be kept now and in the future.

Ideally there are two buildings we would like to rebuild but without financial support we will have to concentrate on just the one.

Rescue & Rehabilitation Equipment

The shelter could do with a number of small items to enable us to help capture, control and care for the animals that we rescue and care for.

Graspers (dog and cat) - £300

Cat cages - £220

Wildlife/Cat scales - £150

Seal scales - £250

Stretcher - £150

Safety Collars, leads & muzzles - £100

Throw and walk net - £200

Heat pads - £200

Total - £1570

The items above are all approximate costs with all work being carried out by staff and volunteers.  There are a number of other items the shelter could do with but these are some of the priorities

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