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With only 11 days left to nominate there a person or charity in Guernsey you think deserves a Petplan & ADCH Animal Charity Award?
24 hours 7 days a week staff and volunteers work to care for and rescue animals every day here in Guernsey and this is a way for them to receive national recognition.
The closing date is the 31st March 2014.
The GSPCA rehomes hundreds of cats every year and help thousands more.
Sadly many of the strays and those no longer being able to be cared for by their owners come in with health problems.
Currently we have two stunning cats in need of operations.
Trio who has gone through a number of medical treatments and a very difficult start to her 2 years of life has half a back right leg which needs operating on further.
She is one of the teams favourites but before we can rehome her we have to ensure she ready and healthy.
Yesterday the GSPCA team saw a flying visitor from Avid one of the microchip companies from the UK.
This was to train new staff for microchipping and to refresh those already with the skills to perform the implantation.
With only 40 to 45% of stray dogs and cats that arrive at the GSPCA being chipped, microchipping your pet gives them the best chance of being identified and returned to you quickly if they become lost or stolen.
Last night at the GSPCA the second Animal Care and Welfare Course saw another 15 graduates.
The Monday night course that started back in January has taken 8 weeks and covered a wealth of topics in caring for animals and working with them.
Last night Sarah, Sue, Siriol, Carolyn, Marilyn, Michelle, Andrew, Simon, Craig, Lisa, Hannah, Zoe, Mandy and John had their last session which covered grooming and coat care. We also recapped the 8 weeks and had a Q and A followed by a presentation of certificates.
Due to popular demand the GSPCA are looking to set additional animal first aid courses later in 2014.
With the dog first aid course on the 23rd March fully booked we are looking at setting additional dates both in May and July.
The dates for the first aid courses are:
Dog First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 23rd March 2014 - FULLY BOOKED
Cat First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 18th May 2014 - Ref - Cat 18/5
Dog First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 25th May 2014 - Ref - Dog 25/5
Cat First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 6th July 2014 - Ref - Cat 6/7
The death of Dillon the cat hit many islanders very hard as he was a friend to many that frequent St Peter Port.
He spent much of his time Paint and Sons' Jewelers and the staff there have received many cards and donations in loving memory of the wonderful 5 year old feline.
It is believed during the awful recent weather and high tides that Dillon may have been taken by the waves as they crashed over the walls along the front of St Peter Port.
On Friday the 4th April also know as World Stray Day the GSPCA will be in Market Square with a stall and selection of animals looking for new homes.
After spending Monday to Thursday the week running up to the Friday at the OSA Recruitment Pop Up Shop in Smith St as part of Pet Adoption Month and World Stray Day we will have animals in need of homes and posters of those at the Shelter in need.
We see and help with over 1000 stray animals in Guernsey every year and we will be highlighting the importance of microchipping and the other ways to help in loosing or finding a pet.