GSPCA

Last month the Guernsey Beekeeper Association moved their apiary to the GSPCA.

The move took place on the 11th February 2018 when the majority of the bee colonies were moved from the old apiary in St Peters to the GSPCA site.

Once the bees were safely re-homed Damian Harris gave a talk at the GSPCA training room.

Amongst the topics covered was the the Asian Hornet strategy and Asian Hornet traps and sachets of attractant plus fondant were also available for purchase.

The 2018 Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday will be the seventh and takes place on Sunday 20th May.

On the 20th May 2018 10am to 4pm the GSPCA will be organising a day to celebrate the animals in Guernsey and all the wonderful work that is done to care for them.

We are extremely grateful to all those that made last 6 years such great days and we are hoping this years will be bigger and better.

There will be stalls and fun for all the family - all with an animal theme. 

On Monday we held the first pet first aid course at the GSPCA with a focus on helping save your cats life.

Taking the course was GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne who has over 20 years working in the field of animal rescue and with over 3000 animals through the doors every year at the GSPCA the team see cases of animal first aid on a daily basis here in Guernsey.

5 lovely ladies attended the evening and not only learnt how to save a cats life they also got to meet many at the Shelter after the course.

During the school breaks we run a series of guided tours at the GSPCA and we have now planned for 2018 with the next happening over the Easter break

You can also book a tour for a special event or birthday. For details on special tours please see below.

This is your opportunity to visit behind the scenes at our Animal Shelter in St Andrews and see the work being carried out.

Last month the GSPCA celebrated 145 years with our #GSPCApurpleWeek.

Many got involved and one very special, generous and kind school was Vale Primary who last week donated over 500 items from hay to animal feed to help the 500 animals in our care.

At the start of #GSPCAPurpleWeek GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne went to see the 500 pupils and talk to them about the work of the Shelter and this week three reception classes enjoyed guided tours at the GSPCA.

The GSPCA are extremely excited to announce this New Post being advertised, working in partnership to help the community.

The GSPCA Community & Training Officer is a unique role designed to not only set up the first ever Animal Care NVQ's in Guernsey, it is also a post to help benefit a greater number of placements through Social Security and increase their skills amongst other challenges.

We thought we'd share with you the Plough Inns recent Quiz Questions

1. When is the next Plough Inn quiz?

2. How much is team entry?

3. What is this months chosen charity?

4. How many to make a team?

5. What time does it start?

6. How do I enter?

How Many did you get correct????

Answers

1. This Sunday 18th March

2. £10 per team

3. GSPCA

4. 4 team members

5. 7pm

6. Phone the pub after Midday any day on 720599

Also Food and Mini raffle all the ingredients for a great evening....

The new date for the Dog First Aid Course has been set for Wednesday 28th March 2018.

Taking the course will be GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne who has over 20 years working in the field of animal rescue and with over 3000 animals through the doors every year at the GSPCA the team see cases of animal first aid on a daily basis here in Guernsey.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “We have been running dog and cat first aid courses for over four years and have trained over 200 participants to help save animals lives.”

Isabelle Vets recently announced the winner of the Isabelle Vets Pet Hero competition which was Catrina the tabby cat, as voted for by the general public.

All of the nominated finalists were ‘Heros’ in their own right, with over five hundred people voting for their chosen hero in a closely-run competition. On a small Island such as Guernsey, this truly shows the kindness and enthusiasm of people, in taking the time to recognise the bravery of all of these stoic pets.

Last Monday we held our third volunteer induction of 2018 and welcomed 5 new volunteers at the GSPCA taking this years total to 46 new volunteers inducted.

Chau Yu, Julia, Maddi, Alex and Michele all arrived for 630pm where they learnt all about the work at the GSPCA and how to work safely as a volunteer.

The event took place with GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne who after their induction spoke with each of them and set a date to start with the youngest starting from 13 which is the minimum age to help with the animals on site at the Shelter.