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Animals in Distress
ISSUE 71
SPRING 2018
Mutts get
muddy!
Pages 6 & 7
Bomber the
kitten
Page 11
Our oldest cat
Page 8
Meet the
cattery team
Page 17
Rabbits
as pets
Page 16
Puppies
dumped
with the
rubbish
Page 9
Chief Executive Report Contents 10 6
Welcome to the Spring / Summer magazine from Animals in communities on responsible pet ownership and training. News 3-5
Distress. Along with the latest news from our Rescue Centre, Muddy Mutts 6-7
9
We will be one of only a few rescue centres in the country
we are also delighted to bring you heartwarming updates on
running this scheme, which will also include the installation Our oldest cat 8
the abandoned puppies and some of our more recent appeals
of an all-weather surface to our agility paddock with new
including Bomber and Bonnie. Abandoned in a box 8
equipment to benefit the dogs and further their training.
The Rescue Centre is just getting back to normal after the
It is projects like this that would not be possible without our Dumped with the rubbish 9
16
snowy and cold weather. I am very proud of the dedication to
wonderful supporters and really shows what a difference you
duty shown by our staff and volunteers, with many going far Bomber 10-11
are making to the animals in our care.
above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that our animals
With the forthcoming changes to data protection laws in Happy Endings 12-15
were looked after and that the shops were open where they
could be during the adverse weather. a few months, we are doing all we can do to ensure that Rabbits as pets 16
we remain legally compliant and continue to make data
As spring arrives, it is a time for growth and new beginnings. Meet the cattery team 17
protection a top priority.
12
It seems fitting to remember the fresh start that we have
given to so many animals over the years. In this issue we tell We have a great events programme planned for the year and Leaving a legacy 20
you about a number of animals that we have recently cared got off to a good start with our Muddy Mutts sponsored dog George's rescue journey 23
for and rehomed. walk in February, and we are looking forward to our Open
21
Day in June. If you fancy challenging yourself and raising
There has been a lot of progress at the Rescue Centre.
vital funds for the Charity, why not try a tandem skydive and
3
Building work has commenced on altering our Rabbit and
learn more about this exhilarating experience in this issue.
Guinea Pig facilities. Following the disease outbreak we
Thanks to your continued support and
experienced in late 2016, we decided to create an isolation
room, convert our boarding block into an admissions building kind donations we are able to offer so Come rain, hail or snow...
and renovate the existing building to create enclosed pens to many animals new beginnings and
Just like the emergency services the rescue centre has
reduce the risk of future problems. homes for life. Thank you for being
to keep going whatever the weather for the sake of
there for them.
We are excited to announce plans to become an Open Paw the animals. During the recent snowstorms when most
organisation this year, starting with our dogs. Open Paw Neil Thomas people were snowed in, several of our superhero staff
is a programme developed for cats and dogs in rescue Chief Executive walked for six miles through the frozen snow to get to
centres and the aim is to provide our animals with the rescue centre and take care of the animals.
the enrichment, training and social skills they will Staff had to dig their way through the snow to get
need to make them more rehomeable quicker to the kennels, and stayed the night sleeping on the
and to enable them to successfully settle reception floor using donated duvets for warmth.
into life in their new homes. On top of
this it also provides practical hands-on Thanks to them all the animals in our care were safe,
training for staff and volunteers and warm and fed throughout the freezing weather.
for prospective and existing pet Clare Meir, Kennel Manager said “I'm tired, my legs
owners, thus educating our local hurt but it has been an amazing couple of days and I
would do it all again for those four-legged babies - as I
think we all would.”
Animals in Distress Torbay and Westcountry Biltor, Edgelands Lane, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot TQ12 5UF
Registered Charity No. 1105487 Tel 01803 812121 Email info@animalsindistress.uk.com Web www.animalsindistress.uk.com
2 Facebook @AnimalsInDistressIpplepen Twitter @AIDIPPLEPEN Instagram @animalsindistress
Magazine Editor Rowana Rowan Cover photo Lucy D Photography www.lucydphotography.com 3
News
News We couldn't do it
without you!
Free ways to help us
Give as you Live -Shop online with your
favourite stores and help the animals at no
We are so very grateful for the amazing response we
extra cost to you. Participating shops include
received from our Winter 2017 Magazine and appeal.
Argos, Sainsburys, Etsy, Not on the High Street,
Will Writing Week to help Thank you to everyone who made a donation or set up a
regular gift. It is because of you that animals featured in
Waitrose…the list is endless!
Our local Co-op -If you live within 15 miles of
homeless pets this edition, like Old Man, Beth and Blix, got their happy
ever after - what a wonderful gift that is! Ipplepen and have a Co-op membership card, you
In honour of Pet Month in April we teamed up with local can choose Animals in Distress as your cause,
We have also been able to start work on the new rabbit
Solicitors Boyce Hatton to organise Will Writing Week from and we will receive a donation equal to 1% of each
admissions and isolation area as well as improvements
9th - 13th April. Boyce Hatton's specialist team kindly offered purchase of Co-op branded goods or services
within the existing rabbit building. None of this would be
to give up their time and expertise to help people write or
update a Will, in return for a donation to Animals in Distress.
Pets at Home's Santa Paws possible without the support of our wonderful Animals
you make. You can change your chosen cause
really easily by logging into the Co-op website.
We were delighted when Pets at Home Kingsteignton in Distress family including the local community and our
There was a wonderful response and all the money raised will donated £1627.19 to help the animals at the rescue centre. corporate friends - on behalf of all the animals thank you, Pets at Home Lifelines -Every time you
make a big difference to the animals. A big thank you to Boyce This was raised via their Santa Paws Appeal which ran in from the bottom of our heart. shop, you can help homeless pets with your VIP
Hatton for generously taking part. store through December. Lifelines by selecting us as your chosen charity.
Simply log in to your VIP account online, select
Kingsteignton as your local store, and choose
Dates for your diary Animals in Distress from the list of charities.
Amazon -Do you shop online at Amazon? You can
now support us while you shop! Just go to www.smile.
amazon.co.uk and search for 'Animals in Distress
Torbay and Westcountry'. AmazonSmile is the same
Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same
service but by going through Amazon Smile when you
shop Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible
purchases to us at no extra cost to you! Thank you.
Christmas events success
We will be organising or attending all the following
events and more this year
We had a wonderful week of very successful Christmas events, 3rd Jun: Picnic in the Park - River Dart CP
Sponsored by the
which together raised almost £2500 for the animals in our care.
On 2nd December we held our first Sponsored Christmas Dog
17th Jun: Ullacombe Doggy Day Out - Ullacombe
Farm, Bovey Tracey
Rabbit Welfare Association
Walk in Decoy Park. It was a wonderful day and over 25 dogs 19th Jun: Brixham Fish Quays We rescue and rehome approximately 100 rabbits each
turned up in their Christmas outfits for the festive walk – great year, and we were delighted when the Rabbit Welfare
fun was had by all! 20th Jun: Babbacombe Downs Fair
Association announced us as one of their chosen
Hundreds of people turned out again on a cold night for our 23rd Jun: Family Fun Day at the rescue centre rescues for their ‘Sponsor a Rescue Scheme’ in 2017.
annual Christmas Giving Evening. We were very lucky to have In the wake of a coccidiosis outbreak last year which
6-7th Jul: Glas-denbury Festival
beautiful carol singing from Riviera Sound Ladies Harmony closed our rabbit section for several months, we knew
Singers. It was a very special evening and we were overwhelmed 14th Jul: Newton Abbot Carnival Charities Day we had to replace all the older wooden hutches in
by the generosity of everyone who brought gifts for the animals. our isolation unit with new plastic ones which can be
28th Jul: Marldon Apple Pie Fayre
The festive week culminated in the annual pet service at St properly disinfected. This was a big undertaking, but
Mary’s Church, Totnes, on 10th December. Dogs, cats, tortoises 4th Aug: Woofstock UK, Coronation Park, thanks to the Rabbit Welfare Association’s wonderful
and chickens were among the congregation who gathered Dartmouth donation of £275 we received in December, we have
(along with their humans) for this very special service. We were been able to refit our entire isolation unit. We will receive
12th Aug: Harberton Dog Show
honoured to have PD Peppa with Police Dog Handler Steve a second donation from the RWA in 2018, and on behalf
attend as our guest speakers. 2nd Dec: Christmas Sponsored Dog Walk of all the rabbits that we rescue and rehome we would like
Thank you so much to everyone who attended our festive to thank the Rabbit Welfare Association for their amazing
6th Dec: Christmas Giving Evening
events and gave so generously to the animals in our care. generosity.
9th Dec: Annual Pet Service
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News
Muddy Mutts 2018
On Sunday 18th February ove
r 70 dogs and their owners got
extremely muddy at our first
ever Muddy Mutts Sponsored
Dog Walk – all in aid of the hom
eless pets in our care.
Muddy Mutts - currently the
West Country’s only muddy
dog challenge - took place in
the beautiful setting of the
River Dart Country Park in Ash
bur ton. Everyone who took
par t completed the fun 3km cha
llenge, which consisted of
dog-friendly obstacles such as
jumps, tunnels, weaves and
temptation alley games, com
mando crawling, a water-dip
plenty of mud! Dog-washing fac and
ilities were available at the end
of the course!
Everyone had a wonderful tim
e and thoroughly enjoyed
themselves! We estimate that
we have raised in excess of
£4000, which will all go to hel
p the dogs, cats, rabbits and
guinea pigs at the rescue centre
.
We would like to thank everyo
ne who took par t, and their
sponsors. A special thank you
to our wonderful volunteers,
and to River Dart Country Par
k for hosting this special event.
We are already looking forwa
rd to next year’s event!
To find out more about fundra
ising to help the animals
see www.animalsindistress.uk
.com
6 Photos: Lucy D Photography & Glenn Chamberlain Photography 7
Old Man Dumped with the rubbish
In October a record-breaking cat arrived at the rescue In our last magazine (Animals in Distress Magazine Issue 70) we reported that a
centre – Old Man had been living as a stray for a long litter of seven puppies, just a few days old, had come into our care. The pups
time, and when he arrived he was very thin. Our vet had been found abandoned in a cardboard box in Torquay by rubbish bins -
estimated that Old Man was 20 years old, the oldest on bin day.
cat we have ever rescued and rehomed.
Old Man was the cuddliest cat we have ever met! He It was all hands on deck for the next few weeks with the puppies
seemed so happy to finally be inside in the warm, with needing to be fed every few hours. Rescue centre staff took it in
people to give him lots of love and affection– just what turns to take pups home and feed them throughout the night.
he had been missing all those years out in the cold.
We worried that no-one would rehome such an old cat, We received so many wonderful donations of puppy milk, cotton
but along came Amy and Will who gave him the most wool, a whelping box and playpens for the puppies. Many people
wonderful home. made generous donations towards the puppies’ care, including
West Kent Buses who donated £1750 to our puppy fund.
“He is now called Sweet Boy, but every so often if he’s
meowed for the 1000th time that day we sometimes When puppies are taken from their mother so early they don’t
burst out with ‘OLD MAN!!!” always survive, and unfortunately one of the pups didn’t
He has really wrapped us around his little paw! He pull through. Thanks to your help the others all went
sleeps in our bed, and meows if we wake him up! He on to thrive, and in November the six little miracle
LOVES chicken, particularly if it has come off our plate! pups went to their lovely new homes.
EVERY day I say how lucky we are to have him, and so
grateful to you all for having looked after him so well till
we could take him home." If you have to leave an
animal with us out of hours,
- Amy and Will please just come up to our gate
and ring the bell - someone will
Abandoned in a box...
come out and take the animal
from you.
Kittens Bob, Simba, Bella and Oscar were abandoned on our drive early one morning in November, with their mum Daisy who
had sadly escaped the box and fled. The kittens were cared for at the rescue centre and luckily we managed to catch Daisy
five days later in a trap. All five cats now have the most wonderful new homes and are thriving with their new families - we
will tell you more about them in the next issue.
8 Photo: Mark Passmore/Apex Photo: Mark Passmore/Apex 9
Feature
Bomber "We don't know what the future
holds for him...but we are
Intro 1-2
News 3-7
determined to let him enjoy life."
Jumping For Joy 8
Happy Endings 9-15
Why Adopt 16
When Bomber the kitten arrived
Volunteering 17 at the rescue centre brings them all home for us to see. He also likes to bring
with a spinal deformity, we knew that we would need to us mice, shrews (he left one in his Mum’s slipper once) and
Leaving
find himaa Legacy
very special home.18 It was too soon to know earthworms. Lots of earthworms. Massive ones.
how Bomber's
Thank You condition would
19-22affect him in later life - Bomber has certainly made a big impression on us all. He
depending on how his bones grew he could be completely
is full of life, and personality, and is just an absolute joy.
Heartwarming Statisbe long23
fine, or there could term implications like nerve
All of our other animals are seniors (10, 11, 14 and 15 years
damage or a heart condition which could shorten his
old) and we had forgotten just what it is like having a baby
lifespan. Thanks to your amazing generosity we are able
in the house. But he is smashing, he really is. He will be
to pay for Bomber to have an MRI scan once he is fully
one in May, and it is then that he will go for his MRI scan
grown, which will tell us much more. Bomber’s wonderful
to determine how he has grown. Once we know this, we
new owner Vicky tells his story:
will have a better idea of what his future holds. But he is
"We have always gone for the animals that are a little bit a healthy, happy, active baby boy…and we love him very
out of the ordinary, and we thought Bomber would fit right much."
in. Of course, once we had arranged to go and see him, it
was inevitable that we would have him come and live with
us. Thank you so much to everyone who so generously gave
to Bomber's appeal.
We weren't sure what to expect from a kitten with a
misshapen spine. So when we met this little grey blur,
tearing around, singing his little head off, we were a
bit surprised. Maybe we expected him to be staggering
around, all wibbly and wobbly. He wasn't. And he isn't. At
all. But for the V-shape in his top line, you really wouldn't
know there was anything amiss. He is like any other
perfectly "normal" kitten.
He has lived with us for six months now, and has properly
settled in. He has made best friends with the dog, and
sleeps in her bed with her at night. They are very sweet
together (we think she loves him!) and chase each other
around the garden. Our girl cats have got the measure of
him, and don't put up with any of his boy nonsense.
We don't know what the future holds for him, and whether
his spine or rib cage will cause him any mobility problems
as he grows. We are determined to let him enjoy as rich
a life as he can, while he can. We first let him go outside
when he was only three months old, so that he could
experience as much as possible in whatever time he has
with us. In that short space of time he has learnt to climb.
Trees and houses to be precise. He likes to climb onto the
roof of the house next door, and will sit on the chimney
(the first time we witnessed this, we almost had kittens!).
He also likes trying to catch the squirrels that live in the
conifer tree (no luck yet).
Bomber is still perfecting his newly acquired hunting skills.
He is good at catching leaves, sticks and branches, and
10 11
Happy Endings
Beth & Blix
Beth and Blix are
Bonnie
so happy with their
lovely new family.
Bonnie arrived at the rescue centre with her brother Buddy
in a pitiful state, with several eye problems which had left
her totally blind. Bonnie had severe cataracts in both
eyes, and glaucoma in her left eye which was painfully
swollen.
A veterinary eye specialist recommended that
Bonnie’s left eye be removed as soon as possible,
and that the cataract on her right eye be
surgically treated before it deteriorated to the
point of no return. A successful operation would
restore 50% sight in Bonnie’s remaining eye.
We appealed for your help to restore Bonnie’s
sight, and once again we were completely
overwhelmed by your incredible generosity. The
£1500 needed for all the surgery was quickly
raised and Bonnie was able to have all the necessary
operations, which were a success. Bonnie is now
pain-free and has regained her sight. "Reg was a stray for a long time and was so nervous at
first - he was very sick and scared on his first night and
Bonnie and her brother Buddy were cared for in a foster I spent 6 hours laying on the floor reassuring him. Now
home with one of our staff members until in March they both he is gaining more confidence every day, especially
went to their wonderful new home – together. when there is a lap to snuggle on and a hand to lick.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who He likes bathing in the warmth of the sun through the
donated towards Bonnie’s operations – you are amazing – conservatory glass. We get our faces washed if we over
you truly have given Bonnie the chance of a happy future sleep and he has to wake us up to feed him! He is a very
life, with her sight restored. special boy." - Debbie
Charlie (aka Little Scrap) who we told you about
Charlie
in our last magazine, is now happy and living a
wonderful life as a house rabbit.
Reg
12 13
Happy Endings
Merlin (formerly Tux)
"Every evening Merlin sits on my knee to watch
Happy Endings television together. He is great company but then
he has what he’s always wanted – no other animals,
plenty of good food, half an acre of safe garden,
loads of love, and freshly boiled white fish every
Wednesday!" -Julia
Moose
“Moose is a Pug X Rotti - he has all the stubborn Dave & Victoria
characteristics of a Rotti but also thinks he is a
lap dog and enjoys a cuddle in the evening. Moose
enjoys coming to work with us every day, the Ella & Darcy
attention and treats which a visit to the pub bring
and playing on the beach - but most of all he enjoys
food."
-Karen
Doughnut
Maverick & Alfie
"Maverick is full of playful fun with a mischievous
character, loving nothing more than playing games,
"Doughnut loves the garden. She loves to chasing the birds and he will do anything for a biscuit.
drink out of the cold tap, and she has started Alfie is a great big bundle of fun, and the two have
catching mice and letting them go in the become the greatest of friends in a short space of time
house! She is a very happy girl.” -Jim and love playing together, especially whilst competing
over who catches the ball out in the fields!"
Nellie -Greg
Tom & Barbara
"Tom and Barbara are now living 'The Good Life' as free-
roaming house rabbits who enjoy gardening and mowing
Peaches the lawn everyday. Tom and Barbara are very clean and
affectionate rabbits and are often found washing each others
"Peaches is doing amazing. She ears in front of the TV. They will even give me a little groom if
is a little darling and so bright. I’m passing! Tom’s favourite treat is blueberries, and will make
a cheeky grab and dash for them if they are within reach!
She loves her new rescue friends
Barbara is a little more shy, but she will perform acrobatic
and her vegetables."
binkies on the lawn if she thinks nobody is watching. Tom and
-Vicky Barbara are two brilliant bunnies and I'm completely besotted
with them."
14 Luna –Helen 15
Rabbits
as pets
Meet the
cattery team
Our wonderful cattery team, L to R: Wendy, Shayna, Lisa, Amanda, Paige, Cara, Leanne, Elicia and Jasmine the cat
Working with animals can be challenging, fun, and at times heartbreaking. Cattery Manager Lisa
Saunders and Deputy Manager Cara Burton talk about what motivates them, and life in a busy cattery.
Q: Why did you want to work with animals?
Cara: It’s something I ALWAYS wanted to do. I grew up with cats, dogs, rabbits,
geckos, chipmunks and an aviary filled with all sort of birds, and loved everything
about being surrounded by animals. I wanted to find a way to help all the animals
I could.
Q: What do you love most about your work?
Cara: Working with animals changes every day, it keeps you on your toes and is
Rabbits can make wonderful pets, though they do have very specific care needs. If you are thinking of getting a unpredictable. It makes for a very exciting job! Seeing an animal go to their new
rabbit as a pet, here are some things to think about before deciding that a rabbit is the right pet for you. home, and getting updates about how they are settled is so heart-warming and
makes it all worthwhile. It gives you that glimmer of hope for the animals you
R abbits need a companion – being very social animals,
they thrive in the company of other rabbits, but become
R abbits need a correct diet – or can be very prone to
dental issues. Rabbits need 80-90% hay and ready-grass
know are still looking for their homes.
Q: What would be a typical day in the cattery?
very depressed when forced to live alone. So if you are (not lawn clippings) and a good quality pellet food, as well
going to get a rabbit, it’s best to get two – a male/ female as fresh vegetables and water daily. Lisa: No two days in the cattery are the same! There are daily jobs that have to
combination works best, once they are neutered. be done like cleaning, feeding, vet runs, socialising, admitting cats and helping
R abbits can live for 8-12 years – or longer. If you decide
R abbits don’t generally like being picked up and
cuddled – normally they prefer to be stroked on the
potential rehomers to meet cats. But when we come in each morning we never
know what we’re going to be faced with, or what cats will come in that day. Lisa with Champ
rabbits are the pets for your children, you will ultimately ground where they feel happier and safer.
be the one responsible for their care, for their whole Q: What is difficult about working in animal rescue?
lifetime.
R abbits need to be checked twice a day – it’s important Lisa: It can be heartbreaking as you get to see the worst of how people treat
R abbits need spacious living accommodation –
small hutches are not considered enough to meet their
that they are eating. They need to be vaccinated, wormed
and sometimes treated for fleas. It’s recommended for
health reasons that rabbits are also neutered.
animals. At the same time, you also get to meet the most wonderful people, who
will do anything to help animals in need. It’s hard work, and we often work around
the clock with kittens who need feeding every 2 hours.
welfare needs. For guidelines on hutch sizes, please see
the website of the Rabbit Welfare Association - www. If rabbits truly are the pets for you and you are prepared Q: What is one of your happiest memories of the cattery?
rabbitwelfare.co.uk. to go the extra mile for them, they are wonderful Cara: For me that would have to be when Old Man went to his new home. When he
creatures who will bring much joy. first arrived aged 20 he was all skin and bones, and I really didn’t think we would
R abbits need daily exercise – they need large runs,
or preferably a secure garden enabling them to exhibit
Over 67,000 rabbits end up in rescues every year in the
be able to find him a home in time as he looked so unwell. But 40 days later when
Amy and Will came to take him home, he had gained weight and was looking a lot
UK alone - so please do consider adopting rather than happier. It was a very teary goodbye as I would miss him, but knowing that he had a
natural behaviours like running, jumping and digging. buying your rabbits, and give an abandoned bunny or two new family who would love him the way he deserved was just the best feeling ever.
a second chance at a happy life!
Cara
16 17
Th a n k yo u! A special thank you to...
West Kent Buses, for donating an amazing
Thank you!
£1750 to help with the abandoned puppies
The Friends Group who raised an amazing
£190 by doing a triathlon to help the animals
Hello Pets Dog Grooming who organised a
Christmas dog walk on Broadsands Beach, and
raised £110 for the animals
Sooty Paws dog groomers for donating a full
groom to Bonnie the Shih Tzu
Nicky Ireland who did a sponsored Big Fitness
Challenge and raised £350 doing sit-ups,
push-ups, squats and planks
Mike & Ceri Jayes who organised a bucket
A massive thank you to Ayla collection at Kingsbridge Tesco, raising £345
Ward-Blake, who
on her third birthday decid Each and every one of our amazing supporters,
ed that instead of
presents she would like to bri too numerous to mention - thanks to your
ng donations for the
homeless dogs, cats, rabbit incredible support we have been able to help
s and guinea pigs at
the rescue centre. Ayla and over 600 animals in the last year.
her sister and friends
donated lots of wonderful toy
s, treats and food
for the animals. Thank you A massive thank you to Victoria Trace and the Order of Women
Thank you so much to Joanne Tilley and all the wonderful staff at so much Ayla, all of
the animals really apprecia Freemasons, who raised £750 for the animals in our care by
Bovis Homes, who donated a huge amount of food, bedding and te it.
treats for the animals. We really appreciate your support. holding coffee mornings and raffles, and fundraising at their
annual lunch.
red on
m uc h to Sa m Freestone (pictu A massive thank you to all the staff and customers of A huge thank you to the Welcome Str
Thank yo u so d up all his anger Spoofers who and her siblings
d hi s fr iend Jack, who save Sainsbury’s St Marychurch, who chose Animals in Distress as raised £200 for the animals in our car Thank you very much Tilly Ryan
ht) an e, which will make a big s of goodies
th e rig
to bu y bi sc uits for the dogs at
the
their Charity of the Year. They raised an incredible £2171.31 difference to the animals' lives. Tyler and Sienna, who donated lot
pocket m on ey , your gift nea pigs at the
Th an k you so much Sam for the animals at the rescue centre. Thank you so much, on for the dogs, cats, rabbits and gui
ce nt re . Thank you to the Spoofers for their con was so kind of you
resc ue
really happy! behalf of everyone here. tinued support. rescue centre at Christmas. That
has made the dogs and the animals really appreciate
it.
18 Donate now to help the animals at the rescue centre – just text ANIM01 £2 / £5 / £10 to 70070 Thank you so much to all our amazing supporters - we could not help the animals without you! 19Kennel team reach for the sky!
Leave a living legacy Our wonderful kennel team are always going above and
beyond to help the animals in our care.
The team have signed up for a 15,000 ft skydive on the 15th
September to raise vital funds and would love it if you could
encourage their daredevil challenge by sponsoring them!
Nikita said "We are all so passionate about the animals we
care for, we thought this would be a fantastic way to help
raise money for them". Liz added, "We are really terrified at
the thought of jumping out of the plane, but if there was ever
a time to overcome this, it's now!"
If you fancy setting yourself a once-in-a-lifetime challenge
you will never forget, we would love it if you could join our
team!
To sponsor our team go to www.animalsindistress.uk.com/
support-us/fundraise/current-fundraisers. To find out more
about skydiving email supportus@animalsindistress.uk.com,
call 018103 812121 or visit www.animalsindistress.uk.com.
Thank you so much for your support!
SUMMER RAFFLE!
Roll up, roll up for our Summer Raffle!
Tickets are just £1 each, and all profits will go to help
the animals at the rescue centre. To be in with your
chance of winning a fabulous cash prize, buy your
We have teamed up with WBW Solicitors ticket today from the rescue centre or any of our
in Newton Abbot to offer our supporters shops across South Devon.
a 10% discount on preparing or updating
their Wills. Simply call 01626 202404
and mention Animals in Distress when
making your appointment.
If like us you love animals then a gift in your Will for Any gift to Animals in Distress will make a difference to the
Animals in Distress can help us to find even more lives of the animals in our care.
forever homes for hundreds of homeless pets every Can I leave a gift to be used for a specific area of work or
year. project?
Legacies form a vital proportion of the charity’s income. They If you choose not to limit your gift to a specific area of work it
not only help to cover our day to day costs but have enabled can be incredibly helpful to us – we can use your gift wherever
us to realise some of our bigger aspirations such as our new the need is greatest.
cattery and sensory garden…what wonderful gifts they were!
However, if one particular area of our work is very close to
If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift in your your heart, then please contact us on 01803 812121 or email
Will please contact Nicola Moorhouse, Fundraising Manager supportus@animalsindistress.uk.com to discuss your specific
on 01803 812121. Alternatively you can download our Guide gift in more detail.
to leaving a gift in your Will [https://www.animalsindistress.
Do I need to draw up a new Will?
uk.com/gifts-in-wills].
If you do not wish to alter the contents of your existing Will
What type of gift is best?
other than to include a gift to Animals in Distress you can
A residuary gift (the remainder of the estate once other amend your current Will by preparing a document called
gifts and payments have been made) is popular with many a codicil. A codicil needs to be signed and witnessed in
supporters because it takes care of your loved ones first; but accordance with the same legal formalities as a Will and we
some people prefer to leave a fixed sum of money, or an item therefore recommend that you consult a solicitor to ensure
such as a piece of jewellery or property to their favourite that the codicil is valid and your wishes will take effect.
charity.
20 21Gorgeous George's rescue journey
Gorgeous George
arrived at the
rescue centre in George's routine
February veterinary care
£285
pet remedy
natural de-stress & calming
Food
George went to his £30
lovely new home
in March
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VISIT NEW PET LOSS OF PARTY
TO VET IN HOME COMPANION SEASON
HELPS ALL PETS
Clinically proven blend
of Valerian, Vetiver, Basil &
Clary Sage essential oils Love and
£140
care from our
expert team
For advice on how
George's extra vet costs
to make provisions PRICELESS! for his skin condition
in your will for your Monday- Saturday 9am-6pm Monday- Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday & Bank Holidays 10am-4pm
Sunday & Bank Holidays 10am-4pm
pets or charities
please contact Charlotte Rabbits or The total cost of George's stay was over £450
Martin Roberts who’ll be pleased to help
We are asking if you would be kind enough to support the charity
Call 01803 403403 or visit us online at www.boycehatton.co.uk
today with a regular gift, so that we can continue to help more
Totnes Boyce Hatton, Brunel House Torbay Boyce Hatton, 58 The Terrace
animals like George find their forever homes
Station Rd, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5HW Torquay, Devon TQ1 1DE
help
22 Simply fill in the form overleaf and return it to the rescue centre address shown. 23
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