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Car Boot Sale in aid of the GSPCA on Sunday June 22nd 9.30am set up for a 10am start until 2pm.
It will be held at the Homemaker Car Park, Lowlands Industrial Site, St Sampsons with food, drink and face painting available.
Pitch Price £5 and please pay on the day.
For details please call 245802 ext 2.
Kindly supported and sponsored by the Co-operative Home Maker.
At the GSPCA we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome between 100 and 200 rabbits every year.
Each May Rabbit Awareness Week takes place and rescues highlight the rabbits in their care, those needed homes and good practice caring for rabbits.
Often called the forgotten pet the GSPCA are often called out to rabbits in need that may have dirty cages, no fresh food and very little to do.
Rabbits are highly social animals and really need company, but it is very important to neuter and vaccinate them at the same time.
The GSPCA would like to thank MENFUN for inviting us to join them last Sunday with their Car Boot Sale in the Alliance Car Park.
We also have to thank all the brave sellers that supported the event on what was a very windy and occasionally showery day.
Steve Byrne and Helen Holmes from the GSPCA took a stall down with a selection of goods, bric-a-brac and clothes.
Due to popular demand at the GSPCA we are holding additional dog and cat first aid courses.
With the next cat first aid course this Sunday the 18th May.
The dates for the first aid courses are:
Cat First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 18th May 2014 - Ref - Cat 18/5
Dog First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 25th May 2014 - Ref - Dog 25/5 (only 2 spaces left)
Cat First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 6th July 2014 - Ref - Cat 6/7
Dog First Aid 9.30am - 11.45am Sunday 13th July 2014 - Ref - Dog 13/7
We are always looking for volunteers to help at the Shelter in a variety of roles.
You need to be at least 14 years old to help at the Shelter. Although if you are younger then you could still help. If you talk to your parents or guardians they may can help you with fund raising for the Animal Shelter.
Rose is just one of the hedgehogs to arrive at the Shelter after being injured by a garden strimmer.
Every year hedgehogs are injured by gardening equipment such as strimmers, hedge cutters and lawn mowers.
Rose who has been at the Shelter for three weeks is healing well, although is still having treatment.
Annabelle Janes Animal Care Assistant said 'Poor Rose the hedgehog had one of the worst wounds to her head that we have seen this year at the GSPCA.'
'It is really important to check before you start using garden machinery for wildlife such as hedgehogs.'
On Monday starts Hedgehog Week and to kick off the awareness week the GSPCA have launched two competitions for those aged between 4 and 16 years of age.
With 200 to 300 hedgehogs rescued every year at the GSPCA we see all ages with a variety of health problems.
Sarah Ozanne Animal Care Assistant in the Hedgehog Unit said 'With Spring we see hedgehogs awake and starting to give birth.'
Last Friday the GSPCA unveiled our redevelopment plans for the Shelter.
The GSPCA has been caring for animals in Guernsey for over 141 years, and we have been at our current site since October 1929.
Over 2000 animals come through the doors every year, and need the facilities to care for them.
Thankfully the 4 acre site is able to care for all of those animals in need, but sadly many of the buildings are extremely old and some even date back as far as the 1950's.