Guernsey

We are hugely grateful to GFF Flooring who donated and fitted flooring to our Hospital area last week.

Also a huge thanks to a Co-op Helping Hands grant which helped enable us to also fit last week a new floor in the ferret room.

Both floors were in desperate need due to the age and regular use they see 24/7.

With the lovely weather many of the animals went into outside cages and aviaries, while others went into other sections of the GSPCA so the work could be carried out.

Thank you to all that helped and supported the Family Fun Day at the KGV with the Guernsey Sports Commission and Generali Worldwide on Saturday.

Guernsey Sports Commission and Generali Worldwide invited islanders to try a new sport and have fun at the KGV playing fields on June 18th which saw over a 1000 visitors.

On Saturday afternoon the GSPCA welcomed another lucky young lady and her friends for a special birthday guided tour of the GSPCA Animal Shelter in St Andrews.

Alysia McKane who recently celebrated her birthday with her younger brother and 6 of her friends got to see behind the scenes at the GSPCA and find out about the work of the Animal Shelter.

Arriving at 4pm the tour took well over an hour visiting and meeting many of the animals in our care.

The Guernsey Customer Service Awards are delighted to formally announce our 2016 Guernsey finalists!

The organisers are in the process of contacting all finalists and they invite you all to the fun and informal awards ceremony - hosted by Island FM's James Bentley - in Market Square on Thursday 7th July from 5-7pm.

In 2014 one of our team managed to win one of the fantastic awards and we have just been informed that another of our wonderful team members is a finalist.

On Sunday 19th June one of our fantastic volunteers undertook the Guernsey Dairy Half Marathon and helped raise funds for the many animals at the GSPCA.

After her run Aoife Bennett said "Hi All, I did it!"

"Not quite 2 hours, but I ran all the way!"

"I did it in 2 hours 25 minutes and I am really, really pleased!"

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said "Aoife did so well yesterday at the Guernsey Dairy Half Marathon and has raised an amazing £1,170 so far."

Recently the GSPCA were helped by the fantastic team at DLM Architects.

As keen dog and animal lovers in general the team at DLM were very happy to assist the GSPCA with the planning process to create a safer access to their site in St Andrews.

Not only have DLM helped with the plans the Christmas Lottery and the Association of Guernsey Charities have awarded the GSPCA with the funds to enable the works to be carried out which will vastly improve the safety of entering and leaving the GSPCA.

Please join La Société Conservation Herd for their car boot sale on Sunday 10th July between 10am and 2pm at Saumarez Park.

Sellers are asked to set up at 8.30am at £5 per car in aid of La Société Conservation Herd.

The GSPCA will be there with a stand to raise funds for the Animal Shelter and the many animals in our care.

La Société Conservation Herd to help raise funds for their work will have plenty to do and on sale from cakes to face painting.

Additional parking will be provided at Home Farm and there is no charge to buyers, supporters and visitors.

Yesterday the Insurance Corporation Channel Islands Conservation Awards 2016 winners were announced after a lovely presentation at Les Cotils.

The GSPCA and St Andrews Floral Group have been working hard to improve the grounds at the GSPCA for wildlife, flora, fauna, education for visitors, enriching the environment for the animals in our care and may other conservation reasons and attended the awards yesterday afternoon.

Peter Walpole was present the founder of the awards as well as the Deputy Bailiff Richard McMahon both of which gave very inspirational speeches.

Next Friday June 24th 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.

The GSPCA would like to say a huge thank you to the staff at Heritage International Fund Managers who have kindly donated a grand total of £100.

The fantastic donation was raised through their staff charity tuck shop and has been added to the funds to help Olivia the turtle fly to the Canaries.

Marcelle Belle Secretary at Heritage International Fund Managers said "The staff charity tuck shop at Heritage International Fund Managers has donated £100 to help return Olivia the turtle to her natural habitat."