GSPCA

On Friday the 4th April also know as World Stray Day the GSPCA will be in Market Square with a stall and selection of animals looking for new homes.

After spending Monday to Thursday the week running up to the Friday at the OSA Recruitment Pop Up Shop in Smith St as part of Pet Adoption Month and World Stray Day we will have animals in need of homes and posters of those at the Shelter in need.

We see and help with over 1000 stray animals in Guernsey every year and we will be highlighting the importance of microchipping and the other ways to help in loosing or finding a pet.

Last night The Pavilion hosted the Dingley Dell Flying Visits 14^th event and first of its kind in Guernsey.   The Dingley Dell Flying Visits are a series of events celebrating the journey of the pig from farm to plate.

On Sunday 1st June the GSPCA will be holding a fun dog show and summer fete at Fairfields in Castel. <

Seal pups Trinity and Eden who were rescued after being found extremely emaciated at only 17 and 13kgs when they should have been around 40kgs in weight had a very exciting afternoon today.

Both seals have roughly doubled their weight since being rescued in January and battled off a number of ailments, so today were introduced to the large pool here at the GSPCA.

Eden now at 25kgs and Trinity at 31kgs had very different approaches at entering the pools but once in started having a great time.

Over the last two weeks the GSPCA has had a number of calls from concerned dog owners following ‘attacks’ at some of the Island’s most popular beaches and walking sites.

World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people.

At the same time, the Day reminds us of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime, which has wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts.  Wildlife has an intrinsic value and contributes to the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic aspects of sustainable development and human well-being.

Yesterday the GSPCA welcome 11 ladies and one gentleman along to the first ever course of its kind to be held in Guernsey.

After the first GSPCA Dog First Aid Course two weeks ago the Animal SHelter is now offering a number of training sessions in a variety of areas 

After the success of the recent training at the GSPCA we are planning additional sessions through the year.

The dates for the first aid courses are:

Dog First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 23rd March 2013 - Ref - Dog 23/3

Once again just before Easter the GSPCA are pleased to announce that thanks to OSA Recruitment we will be in town with a Pop Up Easter Shop as Pet Adoption Month Starts.

From Monday the 31st March until Thursday 3rd April the shop will have everything you need for animals this Spring, details and a small selection of animals looking for homes and lots for the kids.

The Shop will be open from Monday 31st March until Thursday 3rd April between 9am and 5pm and on sale will be -

This week is Shrove Tuesday and many of us will shopping for our ingredients today.  The GSPCA would like to remind everyone to think of the produce that you are going to use and please look to buy Animal Welfare friendly products such as free range eggs.

Although the EU legislation has forced many battery farms to improve their standards, chickens that live as free range birds have a much better quality of life.

Last week the GSPCA received a very special delivery at the Animal Shelter.

Often we accept animals and we are always grateful to donations in all their various forms from animal feed to cheques.