This evening please pop along and support the GSPCA stall and shop fund raising to help animals in Guernsey.
We will have our stall on the Pollet as well as late night opening at our Pop Up Shop at the top of Smith Street thanks to OSA Recruitment.
Handing out lolly pops and raising funds will be some of the Giant Animal Mascots that you may know from the Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday held back in September.
Jethou Bumblebee has been at the Shelter for just over 4 weeks and has really grown an appetite.
With 15 to 20 fish being swallowed a day he has put on an additional 10kg which is fantastic news as he was only 17kg on entry.
Staff at the Shelter have decided now to do the rehabilitation work at the GSPCA and we are appealing for donations of fish, especially herring and mackerel.
Geoff George ACO and the main carer for Jethou Bumblebee said 'I am so pleased with his progress.'
Only a weekend to go and the GSPCA will be opening the doors in Smith Street to our Pop Up Charity Shop all thanks to OSA Recruitment.
This Sunday staff and volunteers will be setting up from 12pm to get ready for the official opening on Monday morning.
Helen Holmes from the Shelter will open the shop doors at 9am and volunteers will help man the shop 9am until 5.30pm for shoppers to pick up a wonderful selection of pet products, GSPCA goods and bric-a-brac.
Last night the GSPCA had a young hedgehog that if had been left to fend for himself he surely wouldn't of made it through the winter.
Hedgehogs would normally be hibernating at this time of year, but due to the mild Autumn and late litters of hoglets many hedgehogs are still awake and many not large enough to sleep through the winter.
Over 3 weeks since the rescue we have had ups and downs with Jethou Bumblebee but GSPCA staff are pleased with his progress.
When Jethou Bumblebee was rescued he was 3 - 4 weeks of age and a healthy grey seal of that age would normally weight 40kg. When Jethou Bumblebee was rescued he weighed just over 17kg which was less than half of what he should of done.
Since being at the Shelter he has been having a series of medications, re-hydration fluids and fish soup. He is doing that well he is even eating whole fish all on his own.
Please remember that in the case of an emergency, sick, injured or stray animal(s) please call 01481 257261 and choose the 24 hour emergency option.
The GSPCA officially stop rehoming on the 15th December until the 2nd January but some animals may be suitable during these periods. The GSPCA do not believe in pets as presents and each home is looked at individually as is the pet.
Now named Blessing this little robin has been brought into the GSPCA after being attacked by a cat.
Blessing is in a hospital cage and we are hopeful for him to pull through and to be back in the wild before Christmas.
Hundreds of birds are brought into the GSPCA every year after cat attacks and we would urge owners of cats to use safety collars with bells to help give our feathered friends a chance.
The GSPCA have been running coffee mornings and bric-a-brac sales at the Animal Shelter for nearly a month and as a Christmas present to pets each Tuesday between 10.30am and 12pm we are offering free microchipping to dogs and cats.
No appointment needed all the GSPCA ask for is a donation and we will ensure your dog or cat is microchipped.
Microchipping is a permanent form of identification and enables the GSPCA to reunite hundreds of animals every year but unfortunately more than 50% of strays the GSPCA has in at the Shelter have no microchip and often no collar.
Every year the GSPCA rescues and takes in dozens of chickens and this weekend the Shelter has a real challenge.
The GSPCA will helping with the unwanted hens in and around the Last Post area in St Andrews.
Stray chickens can easily cause problems by multiplying into large numbers which can cause both health problems and other issues.
The GSPCA will be popping along to help catch a number of the hens for rehoming to help with the problem of the large numbers of birds roaming the area.
