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Petplan and the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH) have joined forces for the fifth year of the Animal Charity Awards. The awards celebrate the outstanding work of staff and volunteers in animal charities and not-for-profit organisations across the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.
The team at the GSPCA are overjoyed to report that Geoff George GSPCA Animal Collection Officer from nearly 5000 nominations is one of three finalists for the Animal Charity Employee of the Year.
Last month a young man and a young lady interested in an animal care career spent a week experiencing work and helping out at the GSPCA.
Charles Allen and Bethany Shackcloth from Les Beaucamps High spent a four long shifts working with the team at the Animal Shelter in St Andrews.
Where as many of their fellow students were carrying out work experience 9am to 5pm, Charles and Bethany although only worked a 4 day week their shifts were much longer being from 8am in the morning until 6pm at night as the staff at the GSPCA have to work long days to care for the animals.
Be aware this weekend you could be putting your pet at risk at Easter if you feed your pet chocolate intended for people or they manage to find those carefully hidden from the children.
Across the Bailiwick we are all stocking up Easter eggs and chocolate as gifts for family and loved ones, but the GSPCA has an important message for pet owners.
Last week we held our fourth volunteer induction of 2017 at the GSPCA and saw another packed room of 15 new helpers keen to learn how they can get involved with us here at the Animal Shelter adding to the 62 inducted this year taking this years inducted volunteers to a total of 77 not including others that have helped from businesses, groups and other organisations.
During the school breaks we run a series of guided tours at the GSPCA and we have now planned for 2017 with some special tours for the children. You can also book a tour for a special event or birthday.
This is your opportunity to visit behind the scenes at our Animal Shelter in St Andrews and see the work being carried out for the new build.
We are arranging the guided tours on a series of dates at 2pm with the next being held during the Easter break and starting today.
Last week two young lads came to visit the GSPCA.
The reason for the visit was that they had raised £16.40 to help the animals at the GSPCA.
The two young men had a ‘paper sale’ and sold paper planes, paper crackers, paper dogs and fortune tellers for the GSPCA.
They were selling them for 10p each which meant a lot of work to help raise the £16.40 in one afternoon.
A huge thank you to Toby (5) and Oliver (8) who came in with the donation and also to their friends Harry (9) and Jimmy (8) who all go to Vale Primary School.
On Sunday Island FM and Trim Dog welcomed nearly 50 dogs and their owners to the Annual Charity Dog Walk.
Starting from Liberation Monument at 9.30am on a glorious day all enjoyed the short stroll together to Bulwer Avenue and back.
A registration fee of £5 was collected to support Animal Aid and the GSPCA with the totals raised to be released soon.
There were goodie bags and certificates for each doggie as well as a raffle for the walkers with prizes of up to £100 of Trim Dog vouchers handed out.
The GSPCA on site charity shop will undergo a transformation soon but before that we need to clear some stock. Over the Easter weekend, the shop will be open and weather permitting we will have a table top sale outside.
*SPECIAL OFFER OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND*
Spend £10 or over and get free access to the public areas of the GSPCA for your family group or with your friend. Usual cost is £2 per person.
Last month the GSPCA helped celebrate a young ladies birthday at the GSPCA.
GSPCA Animal Care Assistant Cathryn Tyrell welcomed Sundara along with a number of her family and friends for a special behind the scenes tour at the Animal Shelter in St Andrews.
Sundara and her friends all had a great day visiting the many animals and getting many special treats from stroking some of the friendly pet animals to gifts at the end of the tour.
Cathryn Tyrell GSPCA Animal Care Assistant said "It was lovely meeting the birthday girl Sundara and her friends last month."