Animal Lovers Save Charity Over 10 Million Pounds

Leading veterinary charity PDSA saved a total of £10.3 million last year thanks to its team of volunteers.

More than 4,800 animal lovers put in 1.25 million hours of unpaid work in 2008, allowing the charity to save the £10.3 million.

This money is enough to provide more than 6 million bandages for injured paws or to buy 300,000 bags of life-saving fluids to be used in one of the charity’s 47 PetAid hospitals.

Jan McLoughlin, PDSA director general, said: “It will cost around £50 million for PDSA to provide its free veterinary service to care for the sick and injured pets of people in need this year. It’s amazing to think that the generosity of people donating their time can make such a big difference to the lives of pets in need of vets in the UK.”

A culture of volunteering is prominent at PDSA, with the charity benefiting hours of unpaid work at its 178 shops, PetAid hospitals and fundraising groups across the UK.

PDSA’s dedicated National Volunteering Centre distributes information and co-ordinates the unpaid work programme.

As a result, PDSA was the first national charity to be awarded the Investing in Volunteers accolade due to its high standards of volunteer management.

Jan said: “PDSA couldn’t function without volunteers supporting staff in its shops, fundraising groups, offices and PetAid hospitals.

“Volunteers make a fantastic contribution - £10.3million in fact, and we hope that people continue to support PDSA and help increase this figure to care for more pets belonging to people in need.”

PDSA was founded in 1917 and cares for the sick and injured animals of people in need. Volunteer opportunities are available across the UK and are listed on the PDSA website, www.pdsa.org.uk/volunteering

A Special Appeal for Black and Black & White Cats Who Are Normally Overlooked

Celia Hammond Animal Trust Appeal

Celia Hammond was a famous model of the sixties who gave up everything to dedicate her life to helping animals in need. In 1986 Celia set up a charity called the Celia Hammond Animal Trust (C.H.A.T) to bring responsible pet ownership within the reach of everyone.

Celia has recently made a very important appeal regarding the difficulties they have had re-homing black and black and white cats.

Celia Hammond’s appeal states:

Our shelters always have many black and black and white cats looking for new homes. We are asking all potential adopters not to overlook cats just because they are black or black and white and, if needed, to try and see through the cats initial nervous nature - many have had their worlds turned upside down, losing their homes, often through no fault of their own. Some have been cruelly treated and of course they will take time and human effort to learn trust again - they just need to be given the chance.

Celia Hammond has asked prospective owners if they would like to home an animal from C.H.A.T. to please see the Celia Hammond Animal Trusts ‘Animals for Homing’ pages or call their centres for more information. See relevant details below.

Don’t worry if you live to far away from C.H.A.T. to help re-home an animal, you can also help by donating well needed funds at the link below:

Click here

Also if you have any unwanted mobile phones, broken jewelery, watches or foreign coins, C.H.A.T has joined up with a recycling company to help C.H.A.T. raise well needed funds. For more information on this recycling scheme please call C.H.A.T.’s Head Office on 01892 783367 or send them an email info@celiahammond.org

You will find there are many animal charities right on your door step, so should Celia Hammond Animal Trust Centres be to far away please don’t hesitate to contact a local charity as there animals would be just as grateful of your help.

CANNING TOWN BRANCH
151-153 Barking Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4HQ
Tel: 020 7474 8811 (Weekdays, 10am - 5.30pm)
Email: canningtown@celiahammond.org

LEWISHAM BRANCH
233-235 Lewisham Way, Lewisham
Tel: 0208 694 6545 - RESCUE AND REHOMING ENQUIRIES ONLY
Email: lewisham@celiahammond.org

TUNBRIDGE WELLS BRANCH
Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Tel: 01892 514655. Email: tunwells@celiahammond.org

GREENACRES SANCTUARY
Brede, Near Hastings, East Sussex, TN31 6BT
Tel: 01424 882198 (please phone for an appointment first)
Email: info@celiahammond.org

Please remember that most charities are very busy and can often take a while to get back to prospective owners. Don’t let this put you off, it just means they’re out looking after your future member of family. It takes a lot of time and money to do this, something I’m sure we all appreciate.