The Old Bridlingtontonian Lodge held a Quiz Night and Barbeque recently to raise funds for our local Branch in memory of the late Richard Harrap. They presented our trustees Rita Bailey and Marlene Everingham with a cheque for the fantastic amount of £640!

Roddy Watson from the Lodge is seen presenting the cheque to Rita & Marlene. We are so grateful for their support and for donating the proceeds of their event in Richards memory. He was a devoted animal lover and a big supporter of our Branch who is greatly missed by many people.

Sweet Charity - A very happy ending

Charity came into our care last November and spent 2 weeks in the vets before she went to the cattery. She was found to have a really strange gum disease  and an eye problem so she needed quite a lot of veterinary treatment before we could put her up for adoption. However, she went to a perfect home with perfect people earlier in the year and they sent us the lovely photograph and an update on her conditions. She is doing really well and eating normal wet and dry food (supplemented with freshly cooked Whitby cod!) and her eye problem seems to have cleared up. Charity has one blue eye!. She is having a lovely life now which is hopefully compensating for the poor life she had before she came into our care.

Kitten season is here!

We have now taken in 140 kittens so far up to the end of September. T Most of the kittens are coming in through RSPCA Inspectors and Animal Collection Officers and most of them are from outside our area. We are always the Inspectors first port of call for kittens as they know we have a group of fosterers who are always willing to look after them however young they are.

We are asking our supporters who buy food and donate it in the supermarket boxes if they would donate cat or kitten food just now as we are getting through loads of it. One of our volunteers feeds three colonies of feral cats in Flamborough every day so she uses loads as well. We are very grateful for the food that is donated for the animals. We musn't forget our rabbits and small furries as well. They love treats too!

Forthcoming Events.

November

Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th - Collection & Tombola in Pets at Home

December

Friday 6th - Collecting in Morrisons - 10am to 4pm

Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th - Santa Paws collection & Tombola in Pets at Home - 11am to 3pm

Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd - Santa Paws collection & Tombola  - Pets at Home - 11am to 3pm

Rabbit fosterer Needed

We are in need of at least one new rabbit fosterer. A long standing fosterer has had to give up as a member of the family is ill and needs a lot of care.

We provide all equipment, food etc. For more information please ring Caroline on 07850190397

Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs in gardens can be fed on dog food and given water to drink until they hibernate. Under no circumstances should they be given milk as this can make them really ill or worse. Piles of fallen leaves and small twigs are ideal for them to hibernate over winter in gardens.

Hedgehogs should not be out and about in daylight. It is a sign that they are in trouble. Hedgehogs can be taken to our local vets for checking over and given any necessary treatment. They will then go to Jane, our hedgehog volunteer, or another hedgehog rescue.

Please see our designated hedgehog page for more information. 

Every cat that comes into our care has a full health check including being tested for FELV if appropriate. This is really important and especially so if going into a household that has existing cats. All cats are treated for worms and fleas. Our cats are given treatment for fleas and ticks that last for 3 months. With the exception of young kittens all cats are neutered and micro-chipped prior to adoption. Adopters of young kittens are given a voucher to cover the cost of neutering when the kitten is old enough. All this treatment costs our local branch over £100 for a male cat & £140 for a female. We keep cats in our care for a minimum of 3 weeks until they have been given both vaccinations. It costs £37 a week to board a cat so add that to the veterinary care makes the total cost in excess of £200 even if a cat is lucky enough to find a new home straightaway. Sometimes cats can spend many months in our care before they find their forever home. Many cats also need extra veterinary care, (not many come in in tip top condition!)such as dental treatment.

The adoption fee for a cat in our care is £65 so we think this is a very reasonable fee.  We do NOT charge more for kittens!

If you are looking to adopt a cat please look at the lovely pictures on our cats looking for new homes page. Ring 07712459857 for more information on cats and kittens.

Volunteers needed at our charity shop.

We have lost a few volunteers recently because they have either moved away from the area or due to ill health so we really need a few new ones now. We only ask people to work one shift a week which is either from 10am to 1pm or 1pm to 4 pm. Our Shop Manager will go through the preocedures with new volunteers and there is a straightforward application form to complete. We have a very simple till system which is easy to use.

If you are interested in helping us please call in our shop, ask for Julie and she will show you round and give you the form to complete and return to us. 

We really need new subscribers to our Lottery now as our number is well below 100 members.If you would like to join our Lottery and have a chance of winning cash prizes then click  the link below to download a Lottery application Form.

It costs just £1 a week (£4.34 a month) and there are three cash prizes every month. The top prize is £50. Second & third prizes are £20 each.

The winning lottery numbers for September are

1st  057

2nd 111

3rd 051

RAFFLE & TOMBOLA PRIZES NEEDED

We have got a lot of raffles and tombola's organised this year so we would be really grateful for any unwanted gifts or other items for these. They can be taken to our charity shop on Quay Road or we can arrange to collect them.