"Be Safe Be Seen" with your pets this winter urge the GSPCA & Living Streets
Submitted by GSPCA on 09:43, 18th Dec, 2012 |
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This Christmas at our Pop Up Charity Shop in Smith St and at the Animal Shelter the GSPCA have launched a range of products to help ensure those out in the darker hours are safe.
The GSPCA have a new range of reflective coats, leads and collars on sale for dogs and reflective safety collars for cats.
Even before the coats went on sale 14 were sold to staff and volunteers at the GSPCA for their dogs and they are leading the way in safety when walking their dogs at night or early morning.
By purchasing a reflective coat, collar or lead from the GSPCA not only are you helping you and your pets safety but also you will be supporting animal welfare in Guernsey.
Also on sale are flashing collars as well as flashing lights for collars to help your pet be seen at night.
Vice President of the GSPCA and Chairman of Living Streets, Tom Le Pelley said 'When dog walkers take their pets out early mornings before going to work or in the winter evenings after work they are amongst the most vulnerable road users.'
'They should wear high visibility clothing or highly reflective head bands, belts or armbands.'
'The animals too should have collars and vests which reflect headlights.'
'Horse riders out around dusk should be highly visible.'
'A reflective armband with built – in flashing lights, as used by wise cyclists, can be attached to the horses tail or lower hind legs.'
'At night, reflective materials can be seen in drivers headlights up to three times sooner than even white non reflective clothing.'
“ Be Safe Be Seen “
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said 'We have a fantastic range on sale and I have bought two for my dogs.'
'If we haven't got what someone wants we can often order the items in.'
'We are urging owners of dogs and cats without reflective items to call in to our pop up shop in town or the Animal Shelter to see these and the other goods on sale.'
'There are lots of retailers around the island selling reflective items for a whole range of animals and the GSPCA want everyone to be safe this winter.'
For more information please call 01481 257261
To see some of the pictures of the Pop Up Charity Shop thanks to OSA Recruitment please click here.
If you would like to help volunteer at the Pop Up Shop please pop in the shop next week, call 01481 257261 or email [email protected]
By supporting us you are helping animals in Guernsey so please pop along and you can help make a difference to animals in need.
Below are just some of the items on offer -
New wrist bands only £1 each
New GSPCA Cloth Bags only £4.90 each
Soft dog toys (prices vary)
GSPCA bottle opener key rings only £2.50 each
GSPCA Supported Clothes on sale
Animal Christmas stockings & treats
GSPCA Mugs only £8 each
GSPCA Calendars only £3.50 each
GSPCA Teddy Bears from £6.90 each
Don't forget Christmas Lottery Tickets are still on sale at the GSPCA
Lot's of other items on sale please call in or phone 01481 257261 for more details. Thank you for your support.
Check out lots of other items that will be on sale by clicking on our facebook link
Also Christmas Gift Certificates are on sale at the GSPCA Animal Shelter as well as many other stocking fillers - for more details please click here
To make a donation to help animals in Guernsey please call the Shelter on 01481 257261 or please click here
This is a video of our longest stay cat Felix who needs your help to find a new and forever home.
There are many items on the GSPCA's Wish List and you can see many of them by clicking here including a list of Amazon items which would make a difference to animals in Guernsey this Christmas.
Every Tuesday 10.30am - 12pm up to and including the 18th December the GSPCA are holding Coffee Mornings and a Bric-a-brac sale with GSPCA Goods and Pet Supplies. We are also offering free microchipping each time this event is on for cats and dogs so please pop along to support the Link staff and students.
Through December staff and volunteers will be running a GSPCA stall outside Joules on the Pollet during the Late Night Christmas Shopping each Thursday in December.
From Monday 17th December the GSPCA will have a Pop Up Charity Shop in Smith Street thanks to OSA Recruitment, click here for more details
Sponsored Christmas Day Polar Bear Swim - Do you fancy joining our brave swimmers? click here for more details
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