GSPCA

On Saturday we joined Vauvert PTA School Fete and from all at the GSPCA we would like to say thank you.

The GSPCA team arrived just after 12pm to set up and brought along a few of the rabbits looking for homes and the resident tortoise.

The gates opened at 2pm and the children, parents and family poured in to enjoy the schools stalls.

The GSPCA would like to thank everyone that popped along to our stall to say hello to the animals and play the tombolas and games we took along to raise funds for the hundreds of animals in our care.

After a 9 week operation to catch Jessie she was finally caught yesterday as the sun rose in Port Soif.

The poor beagle had been rescued in April from a UK rehoming centre and managed to escape as she had pulled a flexi lead out of the owners hands which spooked her when it hit the floor and she took off.

Since late April the GSPCA have been working with the owners to rescue Jessie and the team at the Animal Shelter were overjoyed yesterday when after a huge operation they were able to catch her thanks to a massive effort and a kind member of public helping.

Today after 9 weeks of searching we are delighted to report that we have caught Jessie the stray beagle at our giant man made dog trap.

Just after 5.30am a dog walker passing by the GSPCA man made dog trap that was designed by Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager, equipped by Project and Access Scaffolding, placed and erected by the GSPCA team and finished off by a team from States Works saw Jessie enter through the only entrance.

With the hot and sunny weather we are currently enjoying the GSPCA are calling everyone to be mindful of your pets.

Many of us love to enjoy the sunny warm weather but we are urging pet owners to be mindful of their animals.

Don't leave your dog alone in a car.

Over the last few days Jessie has been growing in confidence in and around our new trap although quite wary.

The plan soon will be to close off a number of the entry points so that a GSPCA team can camp out to trap her inside.

A new plan has been launched today to catch Jessie the stray beagle, but we are having dozens or reports of people trying to chase or follow her which is extremely unhelpful.

Again we had over a dozen sightings yesterday by phone and messaged through to us at the GSPCA and we appreciate all of the continued support.

The new escalated capture of Jessie has been launched after the kind temporary permissions from the States to fence an area off around the trap.

Yesterday we were very worried that Jessie may have left the west coast of Guernsey, but we are pleased to report she appears to remain in the area.

We had over a dozen sightings yesterday by phone and messaged through to us at the GSPCA and we appreciate all of the continued support.

We are currently escalating the capture of Jessie and just received temporary permissions from the States to fence an area off around the trap to help with her capture.

This Friday June 26th is Bring Your Dog to Work Day.

Having a dog in the room can make human colleagues more cooperative, reduce stress, increase job satisfaction and productivity.

When adopting a dog or any animal from the GSPCA we often ask how many hours potential owners may be at work.  Perhaps the question should actually be - are you able to take your dog to work?

Discussing the benefits of taking a dog to work might just result in a match with a dog we have in for homing.

Last night we welcomed some of our wonderful supporters to our Summer Solstice and Hawaiian themed bingo fun evening at the Market Bistro.

Celebrating the longest day and the Summer, in aid of the GSPCA we hold a themed bingo night each month to help raise funds for the hundreds of animals at the Shelter in St Andrews.

The night started at 7pm where Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager called out the numbers and handed out lots of themed prizes.

From garlands to cuddly toys, cash prizes to GSPCA mugs every table went home with something they had won.

On Friday the GSPCA team went into St Peter Port to join the Guernsey Roundtable Harbour Carnival.

With the sun shining we set up our stall on Albert Pier and shortly after 6pm the crowds started to arrive.

The GSPCA stall had a selection of fun games and tombolas, as well as a selection of goods on sale raising funds for animals in Guernsey.