GSPCA

On Saturday the GSPCA were invited along to the Vauvert School Summer Fayre.

The gates were opened at 2.30pm by Dave the Minion and with the queues extending hundreds of yards both up and down the street in St Peter Port outside the school the stalls were flooded with adults and children.

For the GSPCA we had a Coconut Shy, Spin the Wheel, Tombola, a selection of animals looking for homes, pet supplies and other fund raising goods. 

Earlier this year Sarah Ozanne and Lucy Ogier (Animal Care Assistants at the GSPCA) organised a competition to increase awareness of Hedgehogs in Guernsey. 

There were two classes - creating a 'Hedgehog Awareness Poster' and 'Build a Hedgehog House'. 

We were amazed by the response and had some fantastic entries. 

This Wednesday at 6.30pm the GSPCA is holding a Volunteer Induction Evening at the Shelter.

Every 6 to 8 weeks we hold Volunteer Induction Evenings where if you are interested in helping at the GSPCA fund raise, walk dogs, gardening, muck out, on reception or in any role we tell you all about the Shelter, our work, go through an induction in working safely and finish off with a chat about getting you started and setting a date.

On Wednesday Sarah Creasey the GSPCA Education and Welfare Officer will run through the induction which takes around 90 minutes.

The first phase of the long awaited Animal Welfare (Guernsey) Ordinance 2012 will come into effect on 1st July 2014, replacing a number of pieces of legislation that have provided protection in the past.

The initial phase will introduce the new principle of a ‘duty of care’ to all animals.  This is based on the five freedoms which before now have been used as guidance for Welfare Charities but will now be a legal requirement of all pet owners. 

The five freedoms are:

The GSPCA would like to say a huge thank you to the staff and team at the Homemaker Co-op store in St Sampsons.

On Sunday the Homemaker staff made cakes, dressed up as Giant Animal Mascots and ran a Car Boot Sale to raise funds for the GSPCA.

There was face painting and lots of cars attended the event on what was a very sunny day.

The GSPCA attended and sold a variety of goods including their own van boot full of goods on sale.

A grand total of £369.53 was raised and the GSPCA are extremely grateful to Homemaker Co-op and all that supported.