Halifax, Huddersfield and District Branch
Registered Charity No. 225575
Winter Newsletter
We are constantly in need of puppy and kitten food
– any brands and any amount!
You can drop food donations off at our Animal Centre on Wade Street, Halifax
or at any one of our Charity shops in the area. You can also buy food from our
Animal Centre shop, which would help the Branch in more ways than one! You will
help raise funds while providing a meal for the puppies and kittens in our care.
Thank you!
RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield and District Branch
RSPCA Animal Centre, Wade Street, Halifax, HX1 1SN
Tel: 01422 365628
[email protected]
www.rspca-halifaxandhuddersfield.org.uk
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WELCOME
We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome our new
Branch Manager Russell Kebble to our team.
Russell joined the branch this summer and we’re looking
forward to some new and exciting projects for 2014!
DIARY DATES
November
Autumn Fair
Maurice Jagger Centre,
Halifax 10.30am – 2.30pm
Saturday
9th
A chance to get some early Christmas
presents, browse our stalls and see
the winning photo’s from this year’s
photography competition
December
Santa Dash
Huddersfield Town Centre
10.30am
Sunday
8th
Take part in this festive fun run and raise
money for our branch. £5 entry fee that
includes your Santa suit!
December
RSPCA Family Open Day
RSPCA Animal Centre
12pm - 3pm
Sunday
8th
A day full of festive fun for the whole family.
Come along to see our animals, browse the
stalls, games and more
December
Huddersfield Flag Day
Huddersfield Town Centre
Saturday
14th
Can you help out for an hour or two to
collect funds for our branch?
If you would like to help with the organisation, promotion or
take part in any of the above events please contact Community
Fundraiser Lauren Moore on: 07538 114079
or email [email protected]
or contact the RSPCA Halifax Animal Centre 01422 365628 and
volunteer with us today.
LOOKING FOR THEIR NEW HOME
William & Kate
William and Kate are two young adult Love
Birds. They are looking to be rehomed
together in an Aviary. They are friendly birds
who will need a lot of socialisation.
If you could offer these a loving home please
call into the animal centre.
Blossom
Blossom is a 1 year old female; who came
into the animal centre as a stray. Blossom
went out to foster to give birth to 3 healthy
kittens, but she is now back at the animal
centre looking for her forever home. Blossom
is a shy, but very loving girl. She is good with
children but she does not get on with other
animals, so she is looking for an only pet
house hold.
If you could offer her a home, please call into
see her.
Rocky
Rocky came into the animal centre after
he was found abandoned in a property.
Unfortunately we don’t know much about
his history, but Rocky is a very friendly
and outgoing lad who is pleased to meet
everyone he comes across.
Rocky is a typical playful staffie and will
make a loving pet. He is looking for a home
with older children and without cats as he
will chase them!
If you could offer Rocky a new start and lots
of love in his life, then please call into see
him.
Can you give these animals a new home? To view more animals looking
for homes please visit www.rspca-halifaxandhuddersfield.org.uk or call
into our Animal Centre
ANIMAL BLESSINGS SERVICE
For the eighth year running Halifax Minster
opened its doors for our supporters to get
their animals blessed!
This is a lovely event enjoyed by all who
attend, we hold this ceremony every year in
October and would love to see you all there
next year!
K9 PARTY IN THE PIECE HALL
Even though the weather did its worst, it
couldn’t dampen the spirits of the dogs and
their owners who came along to the Piece
Hall on Sunday September 15th.
Kate Hardcastle our Branch Patron officially
opened the event, over 100 dogs entered
the classes in the dog show and many more
just came along to watch the fun, even if
they were a bit wet and bedraggled there
were lots of smiling faces and wagging
tails. Other attractions included the small
animal petting area, the ferret frenzy plus
lots of stalls and games. The day raised a
profit of just over £2000, so many thanks to
everyone who took part, volunteered and
supported the event.
If you would like to see more photo’s from
the K9 Party please visit bluplanetphoto.
co.uk/k9partypiecehall
We’d like to say a big thank you to our friend
and supporter - Craig from bluplanet for
covering all of our events no matter what
the weather!
TED
We rescued ted a few months ago and here he is
winning 2nd place at Mirfield agricultural show in
the puppy class and 1st place in the judges choice
(the one they would most like to take home).
All the other dogs were pedigree and we just did it
for fun with the kids Lily and Lewis. Ted stole the
show! Everyone loves him and he’s such a well
behaved, happy little chap.
Nicola Marshall
A LOOK BACK OVER 2013
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MILLIE
Millie
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a
9 week old
female kitten
who had a
very bad start
to life.
incubator for a couple of days to help her
recover.
A member of
public heard
her little cries down a drain, she had been
stuck down there for a couple of hours.
Millie is a very sweet natured little girl; she
can be a bit nervous at first but once she
gets to know you, she loves to have a cuddle
on your knee.
They managed to rescue her and take her
to a local vet to be treated. Millie was very
dehydrated, weak and had hypothermia.
She was put on a drip and stayed in an
It was so lucky that Millie was found and she
is now at the animal centre waiting for her
forever home.
If you find any animal in distress or would
like to report cruelty/abuse of an animal
please call:
The National Cruelty Line 0300 1234 999
FIREWORKS AND YOUR PETS
Firework night is fast approaching and
many of us are worrying about our pets.
Other products include Zylkiene and Calmex
liquid for cats.
We sell various products at our Centre that
will help to relieve your pet’s anxiety. We use
a range of pheromones in our Centre and
these have proved to be very successful in
reducing stress levels.
Remember that reoccurring cystitis is a sign
of stress and we also sell bladder support
supplements-Cystaid,
Cystease
and
Easeflow.
The Dog Adaptil is a synthetic copy of the
natural comforting pheromone released by
a mother dog to reassure her puppies.
The cat Feliway is a replication of the
pheromone that cats leave naturally
when they are feeling comfortable in their
environment.
If you are interested in our products please visit our online shop on our website:
www.rspca-halifaxandhuddersfield.org.uk
DOG BREEDERS PROSECUTED
Dog Breeders from Bury admit a
string off offences
Earlier this year the RSPCA visited a property
that was being used as a “puppy farm”,
along with a vet, police and environmental
health officers, over 130 dogs including
Labradors, Collies and Malamutes; adults
and puppies were seized and placed in
RSPCA care.
The owners pleaded guilty to nine
allegations of failing to meet the needs of
the dogs in their care and two of causing
unnecessary suffering.
RSPCA Inspector Jason Bowles said
“There was a huge contrast between where
the puppies were being shown to the public
and where the adult “breeding machines”
were kept. Some of these dogs were six
years old and have been on this farm their
whole lives breeding, breeding, breeding.
That’s all they knew.”
The dogs were all eventually signed over
to the RSPCA and our branch helped with
this case and successfully cared for and
found new homes for 36 of these dogs.
The staff had to work incredibly hard to
ensure that they all received lots of care
and attention, especially the puppies that
were born at the Centre. We were very
pleased to see them again at the K9 Party
looking very happy with their new forever
owners.
SHOP WINDOW DISPLAY COMPETITION
the winner. It was very clear from the entries
that a lot of thought and effort went into
creating some stunning shop windows. So
first of all a big thank you from me for all
of your efforts, however there were 2 shops
that stood out and I am giving a joint first
prize.
The Huddersfield Trinity street shop led by
Kim Morris, and The Halifax Union street
shop led by Erica Davies win joint first prize.
Erica made salt dough decorations of leaves
and an owl to complement the displays she
created with innovative use of bamboo to
display jewellery in the window well done
Erica.
During September I challenged the shops
to produce creative and seasonal window
displays to really emphasise the quality of
the stock that we get donated to the charity
shops.
The standard of display was excellent and
I have had a very difficult time deciding on
Christmas Shop
At Trinity Street a series of splendid displays
were submitted around the same theme
showing what is possible in a small space
with all of the items on sale costing £1.00
a fantastic effort well done to Kim and her
team with a special mention to Janis Philips
who coordinated the windows.
Thanks for your hard work
Russell Kebble (Branch Manager)
Please visit our
Animal Centre shop.
We have an exciting Christmas
range including Christmas
cards, calendars and presents
for all your pets!
Unlike large national chain
stores, every single penny
spent goes directly towards
the animals in our care.
1940S WEEKEND
This is our Brighouse shop having a great
weekend turning back time for the 1940’s
weekend this summer. The shop looked
fabulous, as did the staff and volunteers.
Well done!
If you do some of your Christmas
shopping online, did you know that
you can shop with your favourite online
stores and, at no extra cost, raise funds
for our Branch!
It’s easy, you still shop directly with
each retailer as you would normally,
but simply by using the links from
www.easyfundraising.org.uk first, each
purchase you make will generate a cash
back donation to our Branch, instantly
raising money for us!
You can shop with 2000+ brand name
retailers and to raise funds you just use
the links from the Easyfundraising.org.
uk site first - it’s that simple!
DONATIONS
Our charity shops provide much needed
funds for the animals in our care and your
unwanted goods are wanted by us! Just one
bag of quality goods can raise £25 or more.
We are looking for:
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Furniture
Clothing
Shoes & handbags
Books, CDs & DVDs
Jewellery
Household items & electrical goods
We also take rags so throw nothing away and send to us today!
Please remember to use gift aid when you
visit our shops! The government will pay an
extra 25p for every pound donated – and
believe us, it does make a big difference!
EARS
Have you ever thought of adopting from our
Elderly Animal Rehoming Scheme?
The Branch will reduce the cost of adoption
to only £5 for dogs and cats but will still
undertake to fully vaccinate, worm, deflea,
microchip and neuter (unless advised by the
vet) and provide behavioural advice.
The animal will be fully checked over by
our vet to ensure it is in good health at the
time of adoption and will also have been
assessed for temperament.
Then for a monthly payment of £5.00 per
month to the Branch, the adopter receives
an ID card which qualifies the animal to
benefit from the following from our clinic
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A Booster vaccination and health check once a year
Routine worming tablets and flea treatment
Access to our Animal Centre vet during routine clinic times at £5.00 per consultation
All current and future medication will be offered at a discounted price
Prescription diets and senior food will be offered at a discounted price
Euthanasia at RSPCA Animal Centre
Bereavement service
24 hour emergency phone incase the adopter has a personal emergency
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Emergency cover if an owner is hospitalized i.e temporary 2 week foster care, dog walking and help with
shopping for dog/cat food
Discount cremation service
IF REQUIRED
Discount grooming from
Transport to our Clinic where necessary
Many local vets are participating in the
Scheme and will allow members a discount
in the region of 15-20%.
In the event of the Scheme member becoming
ill or hospitalised, a 24 hour telephone
number is available. Arrangements will be
immediately made to collect the animal and
place it into temporary foster care.
Should the adopter at any time become
unable to look after the animal, we will then
arrange for it to be returned to us and to be
rehomed again via the Scheme.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Zak Stennett
Timmy Holdsworth
Tess Maltas
Scooby Hey
Sweetie Padgett
Simba Hall
Wilf Cockroft
Casper Marsh
Lucy Wood
Tilley Neat
Lidea Davenport
Susie Drake
Poppy Moyes
Casper Oates
Ben Flett
Oscar Gilbert
Gerald Morris
Felix Parkinson
Nikita Beecham
Sammy Norwood
Pippin Phillips
Rossco Holdsworth
Berite Wright
Digby Darwin
Winnie Walmsley
Will you be a hero this christmas?
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Throughout winter we’re asking you to help us
improve the lives of hundreds of animals in our
area by becoming their heroes.
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H is for Help – volunteer, attend events and spread the word
E is for Educate - help us promote responsible pet ownership
R is for Rehome – could you give an animal a loving home?
O is for Offer Support – in every sense of the word! Offer your time, food donations, blankets or stock for our shops.
Anything you can give will help make a difference.
As part of the Everyday Heroes appeal, we’d like you to dedicate
a snowflake to your animal hero – past or present! For £2 we will
write your message on a snowflake which will then be displayed
in our shops or Animal Centre to celebrate all of the wonderful
heroes out there!
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To find our more about our Everyday Heroes campaign, please
contact Lauren on 07538 114079 or
[email protected]
Please keep an eye on TV, Radio and newspapers for great Animal
Hero stories from the RSPCA Inspectors, various branches and
the general public
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