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On Wednesday the GSPCA welcomed 12 new volunteers wanting to help animals and the Shelter in Guernsey.
Seb, Mya, Charlotte, Catherine, Daniel, Gillian, Daffy, Bryony, Sue, Andrea, Vivien and James arrived at 630pm where they were greeted by GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne.
The induction took just over 90 minutes as Steve talked to the group about our work, how each can volunteer and working safely for the GSPCA.
At the end of the training each were presented with a certificate and had a chat with Steve to set a date to start.
On Tuesday we held our sixth volunteer induction of 2017 at the GSPCA and saw a wonderful 9 new helpers keen to learn how they can get involved with us here at the Animal Shelter adding to the 89 inducted this year taking this years inducted volunteers to a total of 98 not including others that have helped from businesses, groups and other organisations.
Last week on Thursday 4th May we held our fifth volunteer induction of 2017 at the GSPCA and saw another packed room of 12 new helpers keen to learn how they can get involved with us here at the Animal Shelter adding to the 77 inducted this year taking this years inducted volunteers to a total of 89 not including others that have helped from businesses, groups and other organisations.
On the 27th and 29th April a team from State Street joined the GSPCA to help out and renew fences in desperate need.
The area contains the rehabilitation aviaries and is used to help birds of prey, baby birds, gulls, hedgehogs and more to rehabilitate as well as the occasional poultry or duck.
Not only did the team from State Street repair and put up the fences they donated the funds to enable the essential work to take place.
On Thursday 20th and Friday 21st April the wonderful staff from The Travel Corporation joined the team at the GSPCA.
This is the third year in a row team members from The Travel Corporation have helped at the GSPCA.
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.
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.