GSPCA team thank Lloyds Bank International Ltd for their talk on Financial Well Being

Submitted by Steve on 11:05, 24th Jan, 2019 | 0

On Tuesday 15th January staff from Lloyds Bank International Ltd attended the GSPCA morning briefing to talk to the team about Financial Well Being.

The Bringing Banking to You Manager Islands Community Banking with a Lloyds Bank International Ltd colleague gave an informative impartial talk to start the day.

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Please help towards Harleys life saving operation at the GSPCA

Submitted by Steve on 10:43, 24th Jan, 2019 | 0

Harley the staffy has been at the GSPCA for just over a month looking for a home so spent her Christmas at the GSPCA.

This very sweet, loving dog has stolen the hearts of the staff and volunteers and indeed everyone she meets.

Earlier this week Harley visited Isabelle Vets for a spay check to ensure she was neutered.

All of Harleys health checks since her arrival showed a healthy staffy but when she went to the vets and was put under anesthetic they found a very angry, rapid growing growth an one of her legs.

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Student Challenge Business Flannel animals supporting the GSPCA on sale now

Submitted by Steve on 12:03, 22nd Jan, 2019 | 0

Four students from St Sampsons High School have teamed up for the business challenge.

Eoin Murphy, Seth Bullock, Ellis Lockwood and Lee Bourgaize have created cute Flannel-animals.

The flannels that come to life!

Thy have made cute looking animals out of flannels for all animal lovers.

On sale at the GSPCA and at events and at Town every Saturday.

Each cost only £2 and for each one they will donate to the animals at the GSPCA.

The aim of the company is to show people that local product are just as good as from other retailers.

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Nicki the Barn owl released back to the wild after 7 weeks of care

Submitted by Steve on 16:42, 17th Jan, 2019 | 0

Yesterday the GSPCA team released a female Barn Owl that was rescued on the 3rd December last year.

The bird that has been called Nicki was found injured in the road on L’Ancresse and on arrival the team thought her chances of survival were very slight.

If the finder Nick Fitzgerald hadn’t have rescued the bird she surely wouldn’t still be alive.

The rescuer actually saw Nicki fly into the side of a car which and he thankfully managed to stop and catch the bird and transported her to the GSPCA.

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6 New Halo Scanners donated to the GSPCA thanks to iD Porte Ltd

Submitted by Steve on 13:03, 17th Jan, 2019 | 0

The GSPCA would like to extend a huge thanks to iD Porte Ltd who recently called in to donate 6 new Halo Microchip Scanners which are entirely manufactured locally here in Guernsey and exported all over the world.

With over 1000 domestic pets rescued through the doors and over 500 hedgehogs each year the GSPCA use microchip scanners day and night to identify animals and with stray pets reunite them with their owners.

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Oil and Oiled Bird update from the States of Guernsey

Submitted by Steve on 17:25, 10th Jan, 2019 | 0

The States of Guernsey Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services have issued this statement in regards the oil and oil birds being found around our coast –

‘Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services (ACLMS) received a report of numerous blobs of oil of approximately 10-15cm in diameter in the central reef area of L’Ancresse/Pembroke this morning.  States Works Coastal team attended and have cleared away as much as could be found.  Cautionary signs have been placed at access points to the bay to warn beach users.

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Massive thank you to the wonderful team from Moores Hotel for the fantastic donation

Submitted by Steve on 15:53, 10th Jan, 2019 | 0

Today the team at the GSPCA got to meet 5 of the staff from Moores Hotel.

The reason for their visit was to present the GSPCA with a fabulous £605 donation raised from an event they held on Boxing Day.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager, Gemma Gaudion GSPCA Animal Care Assistant and Harley one of the in for homes dogs greeted the Moores Hotel staff and after a picture and huge thanks Steve took the group for a tour to show them how the funds will help so many animals.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “It was wonderful to meet and show the Moores Hotel team around the GSPCA.”

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Oiled Birds continue to be rescued and saucer size deposits of Oil at Pembroke

Submitted by Steve on 14:16, 10th Jan, 2019 | 0

Over the last few days we’ve been highlighting the fact we have been helping a number of oiled birds rescued from our coastline.

We have just been informed by the Senior Environment Services Officer Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services and Harbour Master that a dog walker that has been to Pembroke/L’Ancresse beach has seen heavy oil deposits, some saucer sized around the central reef.

The States Beach Crew have been deployed but this does mean the numbers of oiled birds is highly likely to increase.

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GSPCA start the year with 21 Volunteers at the first Induction of 2019

Submitted by Steve on 18:13, 9th Jan, 2019 | 0

The GSPCA are delighted to announce our first volunteer induction of 2019 a huge success with 21 new volunteers attending and the first two made a start today.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said "We had a fantastic night on Monday and inducted 21 new volunteers all wanting to help out at the GSPCA."

"Last year through the volunteer inductions we greeted and trained 189 volunteers not to mention 100's more through other placements, voluntourists and groups."

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Exciting news for wildlife in Guernsey as The States of Guernsey ban the sale of Metaldehyde

Submitted by Steve on 17:55, 9th Jan, 2019 | 0

The GSPCA and RSPB Guernsey are delighted to report that The States of Guernsey have banned the sale of Metaldehyde.

Under the Poisonous Substances (Guernsey) Law, 1994, and Regulation 11(8) of the Control of Poisonous Substances (Guernsey) Regulations, 2014, as amended, the approval of the products containing the active ingredients Metaldehyde is hereby revoked. It will be prohibited from sale as of 30th June 2019 and prohibited from use the following year on the 30thJune 2020.

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