GSPCA

Guernsey Water are calling all chicken keepers in St Andrews!!  

They are asking if ‘Have you lost one of your brood?’

Pictured is mother hen who has found her way to their Brickfield site and has set up home with her 6 chicks.

As an operational site they want to ensure she and her family stay safe and get home.

To contact Guernsey Water you can do so via –

Call 01481 239500

Email [email protected]

The GSPCA are currently looking for additional casual staff members to help with our increasingly busy front desk, the animals, guided tours, cleaning and to continue to develop our charity shop area.

Casual positions help cover the 7 day a week work, especially on weekends and bank holidays when the GSPCA is often extremely busy and very much with cover for holidays or illness.

A temporary grandstand is in position and ready to go for Saturday’s rugby double header against Brighton on the Club Pitch (next to La Petite Ecole), Footes Lane.

Please watch out for poorly gulls in Guernsey

Beckie Bailey GSPCA Animal care Assistant wants to share some advice after a very busy weekend at the GSPCA with sick and injured gulls -

“Over the weekend The GSPCA have had 8 gulls come into our care with similar symptoms, not being able to fly and very lethargic. 

One of the Gulls that was found outside Waitrose threw up this wooden skewer when at GSPCA. 

Last night we held our 10th Volunteer Induction of 2019 and greeted 13 new faces keen to help.

The induction was taken by GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne who greeted the group.  From gardening to caring for the animals each were keen to help in a variety of way.

The first 3 of the group start tomorrow morning with the others later on this month and one in October.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “It was lovely to meet all 13 new volunteers last night.”

Tomorrow we hold 10^th Volunteer Induction of 2019 having inducted 98 volunteers through this years events.

We often see 10 or more new volunteers, placements, work experience and individuals looking to help us at the GSPCA and if 13 come along to the next event we will have inducted 100 volunteers through them this year.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “We cannot achieve so much without the incredible volunteers and team we have here at the GSPCA.”

If you are a reader of the Telegraph you may have seen the GSPCA featured.

Sara Macefield Travel Writer with her twin teenage daughters and husband during their visit to Guernsey on the Crystal Symphony Cruise Liner spent half a day with the team at the Animal Shelter in St Andrews.

This morning the GSPCA team had an alarm to start the day as a fire drill and training took place.

The GSPCA team learn something new every day as we have such a range on animals come into our care and a huge array of demands on our services.

We also carry out training and refresher training to remind the team on the procedures and processes we need to carry out each day and also in an emergency.

Earlier this year we had fire training thanks to the Guernsey Fire Service and team members have had training with G4S in using a range of fire equipment.

National Wildlife Day takes place today on September 4th and encourages improved awareness of the species around us and in the broader world. 

This National Day aims to focus on endangered species, preservation, and conservation efforts around the world. Zoos, aviaries and marine sanctuaries provide a variety of ways to get involved.

The GSPCA are looking forward to the upcoming Eat, Drink and Be Local Seafront Sunday.

That’s right once again we are delighted to say that you will be able to see the GSPCA this wonderful event.

We will have our fun stall with a full range of tombolas, games and GSPCA goods and we are very much looking forward being part of this fantastic event.

Michelle Champion GSPCA stall organisor said “We are really looking forward joining the Eat, Drink and Be Local Seafront Sunday.”