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BBC News
4 days ago
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Flood causes 'chaos' for Wetheral animal charity
Flooding has caused "chaos" at an animal charity, with dozens of cats and dogs having to be moved to rainfall at Wetheral, near Carlisle, on Saturday saw staff at the Oak Tree Animals' Charity rush to clear kennels and the no pets were harmed, bedding, equipment and food has been online fundraising appeal set up by the organisation has so far raised more than £12,500. The group's Matt Notter said "the skies just opened up" around lunchtime with staff rushing to use water pumps normally intended to fill the site's of the animals went to foster homes, with others being taken home by workers. "We've not seen rain like it before," he explained. "Within 10 or 15 minutes the place was flooded."It came rushing into our reception area and tearoom building first, then it started to fill down at the kennels."We had to move the dogs in the lower kennel block, the cattery was flooding. It was chaos."We managed to keep most of the water out of our stable yard, but the kennel kitchen where food is prepared is ruined."Mr Notter, whose on-site house was also flooded, estimated it would take "a few months for everything to be as it was" with "a lot of rebuilding to do".More than 600 people have so far contributed to the fundraising appeal with donations to be used to replace supplies and repair damage. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Charity plea to donate bedding directly to site
An animal charity is asking people to stop putting bedding into its off-site donation points due to health and hygiene reasons. Gables Cats and Dogs Home in Plymouth said it was grateful for the much-needed donations but asked if people could take them directly to the charity instead. Manager Claire Sparkes said the collection bins, located at supermarkets and stores across the city, were becoming "overfull" with items including large duvets. She said it meant people could not get smaller items, such as pet food and litter into the collection boxes. She said: "Duvets are quite big and take up a lot of space, but we do need duvets at Gables. "The Greyhounds especially love them - as long as they're not feather ones - because as you can imagine, the chaos it causes. "When one gets ripped open the feathers go everywhere, and the staff spend hours trying to clean it all up." Ms Sparkes said they always needed duvets, towels, and blankets, as well as food, treats and toys for the animals. She said: "We always need old towels because we wash the dogs, especially if they get a bit muddy or wet." The collection bins also have a sign which states "no bedding in here please". Ms Sparkes said the charity had more than 100 cats and kittens in its care, some in foster homes, and between 45 to 50 dogs at the centre. "We are asking people to donate anything that we can use for animals like cat and dog treats and anything that we can spoil them with," she added. More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ More on this story Land near animal rescue centre saved by council Related internet links Gables
BBC News
4 days ago
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Plymouth charity asks people to donate bedding directly
An animal charity is asking people to stop putting bedding into its off-site donation points due to health and hygiene Cats and Dogs Home in Plymouth said it was grateful for the much-needed donations but asked if people could take them directly to the charity instead. Manager Claire Sparkes said the collection bins, located at supermarkets and stores across the city, were becoming "overfull" with items including large said it meant people could not get smaller items, such as pet food and litter into the collection boxes. She said: "Duvets are quite big and take up a lot of space, but we do need duvets at Gables."The Greyhounds especially love them - as long as they're not feather ones - because as you can imagine, the chaos it causes. "When one gets ripped open the feathers go everywhere, and the staff spend hours trying to clean it all up."Ms Sparkes said they always needed duvets, towels, and blankets, as well as food, treats and toys for the said: "We always need old towels because we wash the dogs, especially if they get a bit muddy or wet." The collection bins also have a sign which states "no bedding in here please".Ms Sparkes said the charity had more than 100 cats and kittens in its care, some in foster homes, and between 45 to 50 dogs at the centre. "We are asking people to donate anything that we can use for animals like cat and dog treats and anything that we can spoil them with," she added.
BBC News
05-07-2025
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Horsham animal charity relocation plan rejected by council
A council has rejected plans to move a family-run animal charity to a new to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), more than 900 people supported the application to relocate Holbrook Animal Rescue in Holbrook Lane, Horsham, to Jackrells Lane, in said the move would "prevent the closure of a long-standing charity that benefits both animals and people".At a Horsham District Council meeting on Tuesday, councillors rejected the plan after officers said it would be "detrimental to the rural landscape character of the area" and cause noise and disturbance to neighbours. The LDRS reported more than 170 people objected to the plans, with concerns including danger to pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and residents and increased traffic along the area's narrow Democrat councillor Alex Jeffery, representing Southwater South and Shipley, said the rescue centre had done "fantastic work" for the community but "emotive arguments shouldn't override material planning considerations".Had the plans been approved, the development would have included a house for the owner and staff, a stable building, a two-bay garage, an animal rescue building, and an education block.
BBC News
28-06-2025
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Eleven dead newborn puppies found by road near Dereham
The bodies of 11 newborn puppies were found on the side of a RSPCA said many of the grey puppies still had their umbilical cords attached and their bodies "were strewn along a grass verge" in the village of Hoe, near Dereham, in Norfolk earlier this month. The puppies were fairly large and thought to be some kind of bull breed, the charity added that vets thought it was unlikely all would have been stillborn or have died from natural causes, but a cause of death could not be established. A spokesperson for the RSPCA said: "This was an incredibly distressing discovery for the member of the public who found these dead puppies."There are no injuries on the puppies, or obvious cause of death, but the circumstances in which they were found is suspicious."The charity said it suspected the puppies may have been thrown from a moving vehicle, "given they were found randomly spaced along the verge and not all together".The charity added it was also concerned for the welfare of the mother of the puppies, and officers were keen to find RSPCA appealed for anyone with information to get in touch. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
