LIVE24SEVEN // Fashion, Health & Beauty CHAR I T Y OF THE MONTH – CHE LT ENHAM ANIMAL SHE LT E R
Serving Gloucestershire To Rehouse Unwanted Pets
Cheltenham Animal Shelter has been supporting the people and pets of Gloucestershire and beyond for 91 years now and have been on their Gardner’s Lane site since 1940.
The Shelter rescues and rehomes dogs, cats and small animals – rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters etc – caring for around 800 animals every year. With 100 animals on site each day the staff and volunteers work tirelessly to make sure every animal gets the very best in care including food and exercise, cleaning kennels or cat pods, training and socialization as well as love and compassion. The rigorous rehoming process ensures each animal finds the perfect home and matches animal lovers with their perfect pet.
As well as providing for the unwanted pets in their care the Shelter also has a very busy Education Team, working to reduce the numbers of strays in the future. Primarily this involves talking to children, either with visiting groups or by going out to schools to address assembly or individual classes. There are also opportunities for Scout and Brownie groups to tour the Shelter, or for children to attend the very popular Animal Experience Days during the school holidays. Work experience is available for any young people studying an animal related subject and the Shelter works closely with Hartpury College to provide opportunities for their students.
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H.AL.T. Project is another successful education tool, working with young people not in mainstream education to instill the idea of responsibility, empathy and respect
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for others. Pupils will attend the Shelter for two weeks and be responsible for their own animal while here, combining classroom work with animal care.
To provide all these services the cost to the charity is £650,000 a year, and with no government or local authority funding the Shelter must be completely self- supported. There are a number of businesses on site that contribute to this figure, including boarding facilities for dogs and cats, a grooming salon, pet supply shop and very successful charity shop, as well as CASVet, the on-site veterinary surgery that not only cares for Shelter animals but is also busy with the public’s pets. By using any of these facilities you are directly contributing to the work of the Shelter.
The remainder is raised through public donations and corporate support with activities throughout the year. Popular annual events such as the Shelter Open Day (1st Saturday in July) and Christmas Evening (1st Friday in December) are successful fundraisers, and there are many other activities and collections throughout the year which are well supported by the community, many of who have rehomed pets from the Shelter in the past.
The Shelter is continually developing its facilities to provide better care for the animals, with recent additions including an all-weather training paddock to allow dogs to get exercise through winter and a behaviour training room to work with dogs suffering separation anxiety or who may struggle in a new home. The latest project is a Young Animals Centre for the care of kittens and puppies, which the Shelter is seeing in increasing numbers. This new facility should be ready in Spring 2018, but opportunities remain for supporting and sponsoring the building.
For more information visit
www.gawa.org.uk or contact James on 01242 548775
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