Could you 'Trick or Pet Treat' this Halloween & collect for animals at the GSPCA & safety tips

Submitted by Steve on 10:59, 28th Oct, 2015 | 0

Halloween Safety Tips for Trick or Treating
 Kids look forward to Halloween for many reasons. They like the dressing up in costumes but the mostly they like it for the candy and treats! Who wouldn't? Even some adults still like to go our trick or treating. It makes them feel young and happy again. Share

National Black Cat Day - could you help a black cat find its lucky forever home this Halloween

Submitted by Steve on 13:59, 27th Oct, 2015 | 0

Black cats have had a mixed reaction for centuries with many people believing them a bad omen even in 2015.

Today is National Black Cat Day, a day to raise awareness of the many black and white cats waiting for homes in rehoming centres.

At the GSPCA it takes on average much longer for a black cat to find a home

This Halloween there are black cats in many homes in Guernsey, but the GSPCA have more black cats than any other at the Animal Shelter.

At the GSPCA 50% of the cats are black or black and white that are in for rehoming, welfare reasons or stray.

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Remembering a much loved member of the GSPCA team and family

Submitted by Steve on 11:39, 23rd Oct, 2015 | 0

It is with a very sad heart the GSPCA bring this message of the loss of one of our team.

One of the senior and longest standing members of staff at the GSPCA 'Richard Chandler' passed away recently and has left the team at the Shelter deeply saddened.

Richard was a wonderful man, who passionately cared for the Shelter and the team at the GSPCA and he will be sorely missed by all.

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Puppy picture time at the GSPCA

Submitted by Steve on 23:42, 21st Oct, 2015 | 0

Today we would like to extend a huge thank you to Liz Kerr who popped in to take professional group pictures of 24 of the 25 Slovakian puppies with the team and volunteers at the GSPCA.

One pup was out on foster, but the other 24 joined GSPCA staff and volunteers for their first family picture in a group.

The puppies which have been in the GSPCA care for over 7 weeks are very soon to be officially rehomed and the team have been working through the hundreds of inquiries and applications.

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Thank you to The Travel Corporation staff who helped at the GSPCA with a mountain of donations to puppy play time

Submitted by Steve on 23:07, 21st Oct, 2015 | 0

Today 6 staff from The Travel Corporation joined the team at the GSPCA and gave up a day in the office to help out.

The team of staff  arrived at 9am where they received a short induction before helping around site with the 300 animals at the Shelter in St Andrews and a mountain of donations.

A number of the group were versed in helping at the GSPCA after helping last and earlier this year so had a grasp on many of the roles but all were surprised with what they got to do.

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Do you need disinfectant to clean out your animals?

Submitted by Steve on 20:51, 20th Oct, 2015 | 0

At the GSPCA we clean out and care for 300 animals every day and you can now buy one of the leading disinfectants that we use at the Shelter.

To ensure we can thoroughly disinfect the animal accommodation’s at the GSPCA we use Angiene HLD4V High Level Surface Disinfectant made by Medi-Mark.

On sale at reception we have 1 litre self dosing at £9.10 and 5 litre containers for £20.33, but we do have 20 litre drums on request.

We also have odour eliminator sprays on sale for those owners with the fragrant pet.

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Christmas Charity Doubles Tennis Tournament In Aid of the GSPCA Monday 7th December

Submitted by Steve on 20:32, 20th Oct, 2015 | 0

Christmas Charity Doubles Tennis Tournament In Aid of the GSPCA 

When: Monday 7th December

Registration: 9:00am

Play: 9:30am – 12:30pm

Where: Guernsey Tennis Club, Longcamps  (indoors)

Cost: £10 per person for tennis. 

Draw for partners will take place on the day so no need to find a partner beforehand...just sign yourself up!

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Baby Barn Owl back in the wild

Submitted by Steve on 19:42, 20th Oct, 2015 | 0

Back in late July the GSPCA Ambulance Collection Officer Geoff George helped rescue a baby Barn Owl in Castel.

The young bird was severely thin and very close to loosing her life.

Thankfully with the skills of the team at the GSPCA and an intensive care unit the young bird was saved and nursed back to health.

After a period inside she was transferred to an outside aviary where she learnt to fly and forage for food.

As she grew stronger and her weight increased the GSPCA team monitored her progress with a wildlife camera.

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A huge thank you to Millards and Greenman MCC in a fantastic fund raiser

Submitted by Steve on 19:08, 20th Oct, 2015 | 0

The GSPCA would like to thank both Millard & Co Ltd and Greenman Motorcycle Club  for their amazing efforts in the raffle for the Shakey Byrne Helmet recently.

A grand total of £900 was raised and split between the GSPCA and Headway, two local Guernsey charities.

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Happy Birthday Amy - a special tour at the GSPCA

Submitted by Steve on 14:20, 17th Oct, 2015 | 0

Earlier today Amy and her 9 friends came up to the GSPCA for a Birthday guided tour.

Amy who has just turned 11 years of age asked her mum earlier in the year if she could have a tour at the GSPCA with her friends as part of her birthday.

At the Shelter we kindly obliged and for a donation of £50 Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager took the group around earlier today.

From seeing Wee Billy a young hedgehog to meeting the tortoise, stroking Monkey a diabetic cat to smelling the ferrets the girls all had a lovely day.

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