Submitted by Steve on 12:41, 18th Sep, 2021 |
The GSPCA are never off duty and yester while out on his bike GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne rescued a young hoglet covered in flystrike with was also very thin and dehydrated.
The poorly baby hedgehog was in the middle of a lane struggling to climb the banks one Rue des Vallees in St Andrews.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “It was a busy day yesterday but at lunch I decided to go for a quick bike ride and when in the lanes in St Andrews I spotted the little hoglet struggling.”
Submitted by Steve on 12:21, 18th Sep, 2021 |
Guernsey artist Toni de Kooker is offering custom acrylic and watercolour paintings of your pets, or animal of choice including but not limited to dogs, cats, horses and rodents!
Toni is an animal lover, owning four Bengal cats and a German Shepherd cross Siberian Husky dog. The Guernsey SPCA is a charity close to her heart, having adopted 4 cats from the shelter during her childhood. Toni is passionate about animal welfare and the protection of wildlife:
Submitted by Steve on 12:06, 18th Sep, 2021 |
On Monday the first ever off site GSPCA Charity Shop opened its doors.
Many will be aware that during covid we had to close the onsite charity shop at the GSPCA for a number of reasons which includes it is being transformed into a small animal unit.
The shop, headed up by Michelle Champion and her great team of volunteers has had a fantastic first week and lots of kind and positive feedback.
The shop is located next to Fillers and some may remember it as the Christian Aid or Oxfam shop.
Submitted by Steve on 21:46, 12th Sep, 2021 |
Many will be aware that during covid we had to close the onsite charity shop at the GSPCA for a number of reasons which includes it is being transformed into a small animal unit.
We are very excited to report that tomorrow morning after a lot of hard work from the team we are opening a brand new GSPCA Charity Shop on Smith Street in St Peter Port.
The shop will be headed up by Michelle Champion and her great team of volunteers.
The shop is located next to Fillers and some may remember it as the Christian Aid or Oxfam shop.
Submitted by Steve on 21:28, 12th Sep, 2021 |
India the Guernsey seal pup who was rescued in March and Joey the Jersey seal pup rescued in November have finally had the all clear from the vets, their weights at a great release weight and we have good weather so we are planning to release the seal pups at a secret location this week.
Thanks to the huge efforts of Geoff George and the team the seal pups who were so thin and unwell on arrival are finally off back to the wild where they belong.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “India and Joey the seal pups are ready to be released back to where they belong.”
Submitted by Steve on 16:33, 9th Sep, 2021 |
Once again there will be a fun dog show at the Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday.
Judging starts at 1230pm with registration from 11am with the show ring located on the Crown Pier.
This is always a fabulous, fun, highlight of this special day and is open to any breed of dog.
The classes this year include -
Submitted by Steve on 14:53, 1st Sep, 2021 |
At the GSPCA we have offered microchipping for your cat, rabbit or dog for only £4.99 for nearly 10 years.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “The GSPCA helps over 1500 domestic animals every year and sadly only 80% of dogs and cats are microchipped meaning of the 200 stray dogs and 3-400 stray cats we help we struggle with many to quickly identify owners and some of the microchip details aren’t up to date.”
Submitted by Steve on 14:26, 1st Sep, 2021 |
With less than 2 weeks to go, the GSPCA are busy preparing for the tenth Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday.
Despite the restrictions last year we saw over 100 stalls at our biggest event of the year and 2021 is looking to once again be a bumper year.
We would be delighted if any stalls or buskers would like to join us to help celebrate animals in Guernsey.
Submitted by Steve on 14:14, 1st Sep, 2021 |
As part of our 10th Seafront Sunday we are inviting you to join in our Animal Olympic Obstacle course, with a chance to win two return tickets to Alderney; courtesy of Aurigny Airlines (for the adults) and two Outdoor Guernsey vouchers (for any children aged 12 and under).
So how do you take part?
Meet our team at the Crown Pier arena at 1.30pm, pop a small donation in our charity bucket and choose which animal costume to wear during your attempt to BEE the best around our fun course.
