Torquay & SE Devon Branch

We would like to say a huge Thank You to all who attended the Fido Fun Day at Decoy Country Park on Sunday 29th March. It was a lovely day weatherwise and lots of people bought their dogs along for the “fun dog show”. We had a lot of interest at our stall with lots of leaflets given out and lots of questions answered, (hopefully)!!

Thanks again to everyone who supported us on the day.

If you would like any further information please contact us on 01803 556130.

CALLING ALL DOG OWNERS.!!

Come along on Sunday 29th March to Decoy Country Park in Newton Abbot from 2.00 to 4.00 pm.

Free entry!

There will  be a Fun Family Dog Show at 2.15pm, with classes to include  Dog Most Like It’s Owner, Coolest Trick, Waggiest Tail and Best Manners.

There’s also  a Four Legged Guided Walk (for dogs and their owners) at 3.15pm.

The theme of the day is responsible dog ownership.

We will have RSPCA merchandise you can buy, information leaflets on microchipping and care of animals , and our ACO’s  (Animal Collection Officers) will be there to tell you all about the work we do. They will have some information on some of the rescues that we’ve done and will be there to answer some of your questions.

There will be other charity stalls and children’s craft activity, so come along with your families and your dogs and help to support your local RSPCA.

All money raised stays in the local area.

On Friday the 19th of February we  made a presentation to Bette Jones who has been volunteering  at our Totnes shop for 10 years! She’s a sprightly lady of  89 years young, and has only missed one day in all that time due to the recent snow and a fall at home.

We presented her with a bouquet and a certificate of merit, and an RSPCA lapel pin, which she was thrilled to bits with.

We are always looking for reliable people to volunteer in our shops so if  you care about animals and have ever thought about it, do it now!  You could gain a whole new group of friends and maybe have your own presentation one day!!

Contact John Williams on 01803 556130 for details.

We would like to thank all those involved in our Valentine’s Day Event in Newton Abbot on Saturday the 14th of February. It was well supported and we raised £142.87 in donations.

We are looking for volunteers to help out with our cats. We need people who are willing to clean out the pods, help with the general needs of the cats, and possibly spend some time socialising them.

If you think you can help please contact our Clinic on 01626 366566. (Answerphone when Clinic unattended).

Please do not ring the rehoming line. They will not be able to help you, and you may prevent the urgent rehoming of a cat.

Thank you.

This time we’re saying a Big Thank You to Fernham Residential Home who raised over £200 for us. Our ACOs went along on two separate occasions to give a talk and some advice and our ACO Chris Inman was presented with the cheque. Anyone who got the local paper on Wednesday the 26th of November will have seen the feature. Many thanks to all who contributed.

If you would like one of our ACOs to come and give a talk to your organisation about our work, please contact us for more information.

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all the staff and puplis of Haytor Primary School in Newton Abbot, who presented our ACO Mike Watts with an amazing cheque for £220.64!

They raised the money for us by doing things like fence painting, a talent show, a summer fete and a Christmas fayre. It must have been a lot of hard work, and we are extremely grateful to them for making us their chosen charity.

If anyone else is thinking of doing something similar, just contact our office on 01803 556130 and we can give you more information.

One of our ACOs would be only too glad to come and give a talk to tell you all about our work and what we do.

Many thanks to all those who supported us at the Scala Hall in Brixham on the 18th October.We had a good day with lots of people telling us how much they appreciate all the work we do.

All our shops have now got Christmas cards in so get yours before they all sell out!!

We’ll be attending the Scala Hall in Brixham on Saturday the 18th of October. We’ll have lots of things for you to buy, some Christmas cards and other Christmas goodies (it’s only 11 weeks away now!!). It starts at 10am, so come along and support us and make sure you’re first in the queue!!

Our attendance at the Scarecrow Week event was a very successful one. Lots of people came and the weather was kind to us. We managed to raise over £100 thanks to the generosity of the public.

We’d like to say a big thank you to those of you who attended and supported us. We rely solely on donations so if you couldn’t attend but would like to have donated, please click on the yellow ‘Donate’  button now!

All money generated stays in the local area, serving all TQ postcode areas.

We have started to catalogue our homeless felines for prospective new owners to see via the Cats for Adoption page.  More cats will appear on the page soon and will continue to be added as they are rescued by the Branch.

If you are considering rehoming a cat then keep your eye on the Cats for Adoption page as one day you may spot your purrfect companion.  You can also subscribe to our RSS feed to be informed of updates.

The Dawlish Scarecrow Week is the next event that we’ll be attending. It’s on the lawn on Dawlish seafront on Sunday the 31st of August, and kicks off at 10am. Come and win a prize at our stall, or just chat to our team and tell us all about your pets. Should be a great day out if the weather holds up, but even if it’s raining you can still have fun and support us. Look forward to seeing you there.

Well, the Totnes Show weather did its usual thing and poured down most of the day! Luckily for us there were lots of people who came and supported us by buying a ticket from our stall. We managed to raise £125 for the Branch. Although the weather was bad, the spirit of the occasion was very high, and people were pleased to be able to support us. A picture of our stall will follow in due course.

Thanks to all who helped on the stall.

We now have an official Facebook page where you can show your support by becoming a ‘fan’ of the Branch.  You can also post photos and discuss issues of animal welfare with other Facebook users.

Click on the button below to go to the page, or search for ‘RSPCA Torquay’ when you next log in.

We hope you will help to raise awareness of the RSPCA Torquay & SE Devon Branch by joining us on Facebook!

The Branch will be at the 2008 Totnes & District Agricultural Show on Thursday 31st July 2008.  The show is a great day out for all the family.

For more information you can visit the official Totnes Show website at http://www.totnesshow.com.

You can now donate money to the branch using the secure online system provided by CharityChoice.co.uk

Simply click the button below to go to our Charity Choice page, where you can donate using your credit or debit card.

The website also allows us to claim Gift Aid on your donation, which means we get an extra 25p for every £1 you donate at no extra cost to you!

Thank you for supporting your local branch of the RSPCA

Welcome to the new branch website!

We’ve been working hard to create a system which allows the posting of news articles by several people within the Branch in a simple and quick way. We hope this will provide our supporters and members with up-to-date information on what we’re up to, important announcements, news stories, upcoming events, animal adoptions and much more.

If you use an RSS reader (or Live Bookmarks) then you can subscribe to the site to be alerted of updates as soon as they happen. The new site even has a facility to comment on news articles and events so you can share your thoughts and opinions.

We hope that the new system will be a much better communication tool for everyone, so don’t forget to check back often!