The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre

Thinking about getting a cat?

Do you live between Portsmouth, Petersfield and Fontwell?

Come along to the Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre’s re-homing day between 12noon and 2pm

We have over 100 cats of all ages, colours and personalities, all looking for that forever home.

No appointment necessary. Re-homing is subject to a pre-home visit.

Follow signs to Selsey from A27, turn down Church Lane by the side of the Anchor Pub and this leads into Chalder Lane.

These two cats arrived at the centre in October because they were found dumped in someones garden. These two girls are about 8 months old now and are looking for a nice new home to go to together. They may seem shy at first but they are really very active and friendly cats once you give them a chance.

Blake is a 2 year old neutered male who was brought into the centre on the 3rd December 2011 because he was a stray. He is quiet boy, who would love to find a new home with someone who has time to spend with him.

This beautiful cat was brought into the centre on the 2nd October 2011 because her owner had health problems and could no longer look after her. When she arrived at the centre she was pregnant and she had two kittens that have now been rehomed. Lyris is a lovely two year old female that is used to living in a home with dogs, cats and children. This friendly cat would love to find a new home and she would fit happily into to a active house.

Penny is a stray cat that arrived at the centre on the 30 November 2011 from Hayling Island. She is a female spayed cat who is around 1 year old. She was brought into the centre after she was found in the engine of a van that had been driving. She came in with one ear that is permently turned over. Penny is a lovely friendly cat who would love to find a new loving home where she can have lots of fuss.

These three cats arrived at the centre on the 11th November 2011 because they were strays in someones garden in Waterlooville. They had to be trapped in order to catch them, two of them arrived together and the other was caught later on. There is a fluffy male tabby and white, a fluffy black and white female and a short haired female they are all 6 months old. Because they are strays we dont know much about there history, they are probably all from the same litter. The tabby and white male is very friendly, but the two black and white females need a little encouragement. They are a friendly bunch of cats that would be happy to go to a home together or seperately and should be fine with other cats.

These two cute female guinea pigs arrived at the centre on the 9th November 2011 because their owner did not have enough time for them. Alpen is black, brown and whote and Iced gem is brown and white, they are both 3 years old. Their both friendly little girls who are looking for a home together.

Quaver is a 9 month old male guinea pig who arrived at the centre on the 9th November 2011 because his owner did not have enough time for him. He is a young friendly guinea pig who would love a new home with another male guinea pig.

Doritos and Ryvita are two male guinea pigs that are about 2 years old. They arrived at the centre on the 9th November 2011 because their owner did not have enough time for them. Doritos is a black brown and white rex and ryvita is also black brown and white. They are two friendly boys that are looking for a new home together.

Roberta was brought into the centre on the 11th May 2011 as a stray with her 2 week old kittens. Her kittens have now all been rehomed and Roberta would like her chance at a loving home. She is two years old and a very loving friendly cat although she can be a bit naughty when she has to do something she dosent like. She would love to find a home with someone who understands her.

These six cats arrived at the centre on the 17th July 2011 from Waterlooville because their owner was unable to rehome them. Four of these cats, three male and one female have just turned six months old and have now been neutered. The other two males are still kittens that were born on the 1st May 2011. They are all friendly cats especially the younger two, although the older ones can be a bit nervous at first. They do not have to go to homes togehther but they would like it if they could go as 3 pairs as they all get on really well.

Gorgonzola and Edam are two male guinea pigs that arrived at the centre on the 2nd September 2011 because their owners were unable to keep them anymore. They are about 2 and half years old and looking for a new home together.

 French slice is a 3 month old male dwarf rabbit. He was brought into the centre in August 2011 after being found in as a stray in a back garden. He is a friendly rabbit but because hes not been with us long he does need more time to get used to being handled.

This handsome big black bunny is Black-Jack a neutered male. He arrived at the centre in August 2011 because he was found as a stray in someones back garden. He is a friendly bunny who has not been with us long but would love to find a new home with a female.

Butterscotch is a spayed female rabbit who has been with us since Christmas Eve because her owner died. She was brought in with her sister who unfortunatley died shortly after coming to us. Butterscotch is now living on her own and would really like some company in a new home. Buterscotch has a few health problems so would be rehomed on are foster care scheme meaning if she had any future problems she would come back and see are vet. She is a very friendly and happy bunny and would make someone a very nice cuddley friend.

Volvic is a black neutered male with a white nose and Evian a white spayed female. These two were brought into the centre on the 31st July 2011 because they had been found in someones back garden. They are friendly rabbits although they can be nervous at times, but they have only been with us a short time so that will hopefully improve.

THE AUCTION HAS NOW ENDED FOR 2011 BUT WE’LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!!  THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THE DAY SUCH A SUCCESS AND WE RAISED £11,300 INCLUDING THE AUCTION OF £640

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To place your bids please email admin@crrc.co.uk stating:

1) title of the auction item & your bid

2) your name, address and contact number

Auction ends at 3.30pm on Sunday 14th August 2011

Happy Bidding!

Having been found in a garden, Spaghetti-Hoops came to us in March 2011. She is a gentle girl who would love to join your family for fun and cuddles. About a year old, Spaghetti- Hoops is a Silver Fox rabbit and very beautiful!

These kittens are now 6 months old and were all born here back in April. Tabby & White Black & White and a grey tabby. They are a little bit nervous and all looking for new happy homes.

Marmite is a gorgeous black neutered male rabbit who is about a year old. He came to us on Christmas Eve because his owner died. Marmite is a very friendly, easy to handle rabbit and he would love to find a new home with a female.

These two rabbits arrived at the centre in June 2011 because their owner was not able to look after them. They are two  brown and black female spayed rabbits who are about 18 months old. They are both nice rabbits and would love to find new homes together.

Saladcream is a white, ginger and black male guinea pig. He was brought into the centre on Christmas Eve because his owner died. Saladcream is only a young guinea pig and would love to find a new home with another male for company.

Flack and Flag are in the first photo, Flack is an 8 year old male tabby and white cat and Flag is a long haired male tabby cat aged 7 years old. Meredith in the other photo and she is a 7 year old female cat. They all came from the Southsea area. They are all very friendly although Flack can seem nervous when you first meet him. They all get on really well and we would hate to split them. These lovely three cats would love to find someone with a big enough heart to have all three of them.

Dory  is about 1 years old and came from the Southsea area. Dolly is friendly cat who is looking for a new loving home.

The new sluice room where 100′s of litter trays per day get washed and prepared.

This lovely little pair are just so sweet. Sadly they came to us as the owner was unable to cope.

at South Hayling United Reformed Church, Hayling Island, 10.00am – 12.00pm

New Goods, Books, Refreshments, Puzzles, Pet Products, Tombola and more!!

Come and grab a real bargain or two

Entry – donations welcome

EASTER EVENT

1st April – Sunday – 10am – 1pm

North Mundham Village Hall, Main Road, Mundham

PAMPER NIGHT

25th April – Wednesday – 6.30pm – 9.30pm

Rowland Rank Centre, Aldwick Road, Aldwick

RAINBOW/MAY FETE

20th May – Sunday – 10.30am – 1.30pm

Pagham Village Hall, Pagham Road, Pagham

STRAWBERRY SUMMER FAYRE

24th June – Sunday – 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Swanfield Community Centre, Swanfield Drive, Chichester

 IF YOU CAN HELP AT ANY OF THESE EVENTS PLEASE CONTACT WENDY ON 01243 261050

at South Hayling United Reformed Church, Hayling Island, 10.00am – 12.00pm

New Goods, Books, Refreshments, Puzzles, Pet Products, Tombola and more!!

Come and grab a real bargain or two

Location: St. Peter’s Hall, St. Peter’s Road, Petersfield.  GU32 3HS

Lots of stalls & refreshments available.  Entry free, donations welcome! 

Fayre opening times 10am-2pm

Being held at:   Sidlesham Football Club, RECREATION GROUND, Selsey Road, Sidlesham, West Sussex PO20 7RD.

Come join us in some Easter Bunny Activities including hunt the Easter egg.  

Lots of stalls and games to play. Refreshments also available.  £1 entry for adults/children (over 3yrs).

Free return mini bus service available on the day from Sidlesham FC to CRRC to visit our cats, rabbits and guinea pigs currently in our care (5 minute journey away).

Enjoy the fun and help us raise funds for the 200 animals currently on site.

Fayre opening times 11am-2pm

Come and join us for a beautiful walk around the Chichester Canal to raise money for the 200 animals in our care.  Starting at the Canal basin at Chichester (PO19 8DT) at 10am, enjoy the 1.5 mile trip to Donnington. Much of the route is very peaceful, seeming far from habitation with unexpected sightings of unusual wildlife. A return walk along the towpath makes a lovely day out.  For further details contact Emma on admin@crrc.co.uk or visit our charity page at www.virginmoneygiving.com

£2.50 entry fee includes drink and a cake. Dog events will include:- Veteran (7 years and over), Most Handsome Dog, Prettiest Bitch, Waggiest Tail, Child Handling (14 years and under) etc.   Stalls available including food & refreshments, books, tombola,  jewellery, pet products and many more. 11.30am Fun Dog Show starts, entries from 10.30am £1 per event, and rosettes to 6th place. Open from 10am.  Enjoy the fun set in 4½ acres of beautiful countryside.

Pagham Village Hall, Pagham Road, Pagham

This event is being organised by Wendy Hodgkin and helpers are needed.  Please contact her on 01243 261050 if you can help.

at South Hayling United Reformed Church, Hayling Island, 10.00am – 12.00pm

New Goods, Books, Refreshments, Puzzles, Pet Products, Tombola and more!!

Come and grab a real bargain or two

Entry – donations welcome

For the third year running The Grosvenor Casinos at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, are proud to host a Casino Royale Night in aid of The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre.

The Evening starts at 7.30pm, and includes a drink on arrival, 3 course meal, entertainment (TBC), and a free bet.  A raffle will also be held to raise extra funds.

Tickets are £20 per person and are available by calling Emma on 07776 204320 – hurry spaces limited!

Location: Drayton Methodist Church Hall, 2 Station Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 1PH

Christmas fun for all the family, lots of stalls including fantastic new goods, Christmas decorations, raffle, tombola, refreshments etc. Entry £1 for adults (which includes a tea or coffee) children under 16 free. Food & refreshments available all day. Fayre opening times 11am – 2pm.  Get Christmas all wrapped up!

WILLOWHALE COMMUNITY CENTRE, PRYORS LANE, ROSE GREEN

This event is being organised by Wendy Hodgkin and helpers are needed.  Please contact her on 01243 261050 if you can help.

These lovely little girls came to the centre back in August 2010 at 16weeks old, from the Horndean area. They came to us due to the fact that the owners ‘could not sell them’. They are a very happy couple.

We urgently need newspapers and shredded paper (long shreds A4 in length not cross cut) for the bunny rabbits.  We line their hutches with the newspaper and they love to cuddle up to sleep amoungst the shredded paper.  If you have any please pop down to the Centre or contact info@crrc.co.uk to find your nearest collection point.

Eccles – Black 2½yrs

Suet – Brown 3yrs

Bakewell – White & Brown ears 9 months

These three rabbits came into CRRC in Dec ’10 as a single male and a pair of females.  We put them together and they bonded well.  Suet has bad eyes and cannot see much and Eccles is rather nervous.  They can be rehomed all together or as a pair (1 male & 1 female).  The females are spayed & the male is neutered.

Our vet performs around 2,000  treatments on cats, rabbits and guinea pigs per year.  Employing our own on-site vet, once a week, saved the charity around £40,000 per year.

10.30am – 2pm, Willowhale Community Centre, Pryors Lane, Rose Green, Bognor (next to Doctors surgery) 

Jewellery, Tombola, Games, Gifts, Christmas Decorations, Teas/Coffees and Cakes and much more!

Come along and support Wendy who has put on this event to support The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre – Thank you!

Also required – volunteers to help with this event, please contact Wendy on 01243 261050.

Mambo arrived at the centre in september 2010 when she was 1 year old. She was brought in along with 6 other rabbits because her owner had too many animals and couldnt cope. Mambo is a white and grey spayed female, very friendly and looking for a new home with a male.

ICU Pens

Recovery Pens

Due to the extreme kindness of two Trusts we were fortunate to be able to purchase 6 ICU pens and 16 Recovery Pens which are situated within easy proximity of our new veterinary room, in Viv Eadon Lodge.  Each pen can also be split into two if necessary by using a steel divider, doubling the capacity.   So a massive ‘thank you’ to The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust and The Animal Defence Trust for making this vital project possible.

 Open Day - August 8th 2010 – saw the official opening of our new cat building, Viv Eadon Lodge, by the Duchess of Richmond & Gordon.

Thank you massively to everyone who has supported this magnificent project – a real achievement for the rescued animals!

A big thank you also to all the tradesmen who did a marvellous job :

Darren Green (Tiler), Colin Rose (Electrician), Alex Deacon (Plumber)

By end May 2010 the cat pens will finally be completed by Jago and we aim to get cats in there by the 1st week of June.  Each cat pen has underfloor heating making it lovely and cosy in the winter months.  They are all coated in fibreglass which will make them easier to clean and have a lovely bench installed so that the cats can jump up for a cuddle  and groom from one of our volunteers!  Taking 2 years of planning and building we are nearing completion of our greatest achievement, our dreams are now a reality for the unwanted animals.  Nevertheless we still need your donations coming in to help us equip the internal rooms.  Please send a donation on-line by clicking on our ‘donate now’ button – please the animals still need your help!  Thankyou.

This couple arrived on the 18/01/10 both aged 3 years after their owner was made homeless. Clancy, a spayed female, brindle torty and Clarence, a neutured male colour point cross rex are both very kind and need a nice quiet home.

February 2010 and the work on the cat pens can now fully start.  This will take approximately 4 weeks to complete, then the metal work will need to be done, so we anticipate the cats being in there by May 2010. 

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The 30 new rabbit pens (hutches and runs) have now been purchased and delivered.  This means we have quality accommodation now for the rabbits.

are proud to host a

Casino Royale night on Thursday 7th October 2010 on behalf of the Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre

Evening starts from 7.30pm and includes a drink on arrival, 3 course meal, entertainment, raffle and a free bet

Tickets £20 per person

Tel: Emma on 07776 204320 for tickets and further information.

Come join us in some Easter Bunny Activities including hunt the Easter egg.

Visit our rabbits and guinea pigs currently in our care.

Enjoy the fun set in four and a half acres of beautiful countryside.

Lots of stalls and games to play. Refreshments also available.  £1 entry for adults/children.

Fayre opening times 11am-2pm

Enjoy the peaceful surroundings of rural Sidlesham in a 3 or 5 miles walk around the Holborow Lodge countryside. Non dog owners are also welcome. For a sponsorship form contact Emma at admin@crrc.co.uk or telephone 07776 204320. Food & refreshments available along with doggie goods for sale. Walk starts at CRRC from 10am.

Opening times – 10.30am – 1.30pm

At South Hayling United Reform Church, Hayling Island

New Goods ~ Books ~ Toys and Games ~ Refreshments and lots more……

Entry fee – donation welcome!

£2.50 entry fee includes drink and a cake. Dog events will include:- Veteran (7 years and over), Most Handsome Dog, Prettiest Bitch, Waggiest Tail, Child Handling (14 years and under) etc.   Stalls available including food & refreshments, books, tombola, lucky dip, jewellery, pet products and many more. 11.30am Fun Dog Show starts, entries from 10.30am £1 per event, and rosettes to 3rd place. Open from 10am.

Dog Show Results

1. Best Adult Handler

1^st Linda Juer with Zeta

2^nd Diana Conolly with King George

3^rd Frances Allotey with Blossom

4^th Julia Pilch with Molly

5^th Bernice Meades with Lola

6^th Heidi Allotey with Cherry

1. Best Veteran

1^st Julia with 13 yr old Hamish

2^nd Jill Monro with 8 yr old Kayla

3^rd Emma Rose with 11 yr old Tasha

4^th Aline Hayward with 8 yr old Lily

5^th Diana Conolly with 8 yr old King George

6^th Linda Juer with 8 yr old Zeta

1. Most Handsome Dog

1^st Rosalind Matthews with Jack

2^nd Sue Monro with George

3^rd Dan Hardy with Bubba

4^th Rob Hammond with Bolt

5^th Reg Raine with Tarka

6^th Julia with Hamish

1. Prettiest Bitch

1^st Bernice Meades with Lola

2^nd Penny Lloyd with Daisy

3^rd Alice Rose with Holly

4^th Jim Rowlands with Maisie

5^th Alison Norgett with Tess

6^th Mandy Williams with Tess

1. Best Child Handler (14 yrs & under)

1^st Ziona Juer with Zinnia

2^nd Georgia Newland with Moo

3^rd Hannah Powell with Lucy

4^th Aline Hayward with Eliza

5^th Frances Allotey with Blossom

6^th Kayleigh Adamson with Tess

1. Best Rescue

1^st Deb Fox with Harley

2^nd Alison Norgett with Tess

3^rd Ros Munday with Louis

4^th Hannah Powell with Lucy

5^th Sue Monro with George

6^th Janet Boothby with Beau

1. Happiest Dog (bring toys and treats to the ring)

1^st Diana Conolly with King George

2^nd Tim Longland with Brodi

3^rd John Terry with Freddie

4^th Erin Vrint with Mally

5^th Ziona Juer with Zinnia

6^th Jessie Hall with Tinker

1. Appealing Eyes

1^st Janet Boothby with Beau

2^nd Aline Hayward with Tommy

3^rd Ray Newland with Moo

4^th Rosemary Alexander with Rocky

5^th Rob Hammond with Bolt

6^th Linda Juer with Zeta

1. Dog the judge would most like to take home

1^st Bernice Meades with Lola

2^nd Simon Noris with Rik

3^rd Emma Rose with Tasha

4^th Penny Lloyd with Buster

5^th Alice Rose with Holly

6^th Mandy Williams with Tess

10.  Dog that hasn’t won a rosette in any other  class

1^st Laura Watkin with Molly

2^nd Stephanie Barnett with Kiwi

3^rd Tim Adamson with Herbie

Join us and 1,600 visitors in a fun day for all the family with lots of stalls & goods at bargain prices.  Also come & see the animals in our lovely 4½ acre site in rural Sidlesham.  Entry £1 for adults/children or donate some cat/rabbit food.  Food & refreshments are available all day.  Also visit our on-line auction at www.crrc.co.uk nearer the time.  Fayre opening times 11am – 4pm.

Christmas fun for all the family, lots of bargains to be had, Free Park & Ride (follow signs on B2145 to Sidlesham) Disabled parking ONLY at Centre, Entry £1 for adults/children or donate some cat/rabbit food. Food & refreshments available all day. Fayre opening times 11am – 3pm.

Location: St. Peter’s Hall, St. Peter’s Road, Petersfield.  GU32 3HS

Lots of Christmas bargains to be had, at great prices!  Free entry or donate some cat/rabbit food. Food & refreshments available. Fayre opening times 10am – 12.30pm.  Get Christmas all wrapped up!

Location: United Reformed Church, Hollow Lane, Hayling Island. PO11 9EY

Christmas goodies for all the family, lots of stalls including new goods, books, Christmas decorations, cosmetics, jewellery etc.  Entrance fee – donations welcome!  Food & refreshments available. Fayre opening times 10.00am – 12pm.  Get Christmas all wrapped up!

Coconut & Shortcake are two girls brought into the centre in November 2009 because their owner had died.These two are quite shy but will sit in your arms. They both get on very well and would love to be rehomed together.

Lots more bunnies looking for homes, visit us every Sunday from 2 – 3.30pm (no appointment necessary) and see for yourself how many we have looking for homes.

With over 200 animals to feed can anyone spare a couple of hours to help either on a weekday or weekend (during the hours of 6pm – 9pm)?  Feeding alone can take five hours on your own so if anyone can spare some time the staff and all the animals will be very grateful. Travel expenses of 30p per mile can be reimbursed. If you would like to help please email Monique on info@crrc.co.uk or telephone 01243 641409 after 4pm. 

We are always on the lookout for regular volunteers especially administration.

THANK YOU.

Unfortunately due to the flooring taking longer than anticipated to fully dry out, Jago are unable to start fully on the cat pens.  But they have managed to get started on one part of the side walls and hopefully be able to continue with the rest as soon as possible.

July 2009 the building is now complete!!!  External doors and windows are in, the floor is laid, internal walls are up – now we are ready to start fundraising to equip the internal rooms.  Our priority is to get the cat pens purchased and built as this is obviously the crucial part of the project.  All other internal rooms will have to wait until funds permit.  Our Open Day raised us just under £9,500 after expenses and Pets At Home very generously donated £20,000 to this project as they wanted to support a charity that is helping more animals find homes.  Well that is certainly us!!  This now brings our total raised to date to £208,253.28.  Thank you to everyone who is supporting us – we can’t do it without your help.

How exciting the building is really progressing.  These pictures were taken 1st June 2009.  By Open Day (Aug 9th) we will have hopefully completed this part of the project then will have the pens to install and equip each individual room.  We still need to raise £140,000 to complete this project – can you help by doing some fundraising or sending us a donation?  All donators will be written in a book and ‘In Memory’ plaques can also be arranged – email admin@crrc.co.uk for information.

Wednesday 13th May, and 9.00pm and the phone is ringing, we had just finished feeding, “found a cat on the B2145 at Sidlesham, badly injured, but still alive.” Nigel grabbed a carrier, blanket, and off to see this most horrendously injured cat. Our vet was contacted immediately, the diagnosis was not good, he had a broken leg, smashed jaw, and his eye was in a very bad way. Medication given, and a temporary wire up of the jaw, and everything was crossed for him to pull through.

The next morning, we tentatively looked into the pen, Caellum, as we had named him, was still with us, but struggling. Later that day, the vet and vet nurse arrived to prepare for whatever the xrays showed. Caellum had to have his badly injured eye removed, stitches in his paw, a better wire up of his jaw, and his broken leg was bandaged. This took at long time, but still the outcome was looking grim. He was struggling to breathe, was his bladder working okay? It is then you start to question if this is right to do, was he in such pain, should we carry on? But every time Caellum was stroked or spoken to he padded his paws, and tried a gargled purr, so we decided we were going to do everything to sort him out.

Caellum was very dehydrated and he was being given fluid under the skin, and of course with his jaw made it difficult to eat, and was also very mucky, and because of his injuries he was difficult to clean up, but we did our best. He was hand fed special liquid food with all the essential vitamins included, and slowly he started to lick it for himself. We added some squashed down cat food and he began to eat, still needed encouragement, but he was trying, and at all times was totally grateful to us. The antibiotics started to work, and things were looking better, he wanted to stand up, but he collapsed in a heap.

Further xrays were taken, and as the vet had feared his leg was very badly broken, and it was thought best to remove the leg. We have had lots of 3 legged cats, and they never have a problem, so a third operation was needed. It took him a some hours to come round after more major surgery, but as ever he was so grateful, he even started to try wash himself, it was a lovely sight.

Volunteers, the vet and staff alike were ringing up to “see how the patient” was. Lots of tears, when his “fan club” come to see him, and stroke him, and see his funny little face, looking so kindly back at them. His jaw is definitely healing now, as he gives the odd yawn, and is eating semi solid food. There was great excitement when he went the toilet with no problems!!! So we are pleased everything is in working order.

Road traffic accidents are sadly very common, especially on these busy roads, but the person must have known he had knocked over the cat, but chose to do nothing, the same as the others who quite happily drove round this poor creature. The person who did stop, made an effort, contacted us, and we will always help in a case this. I know people don’t like to get involved, but it is live creature, who is in terrible pain, I would no more ignore it, than I would a person in danger. I know people are concerned about vet bills, but in a situation like this we would always help, and the RSPCA do have an emergency number as well. I know it is different if it a person because we have the National Health Service, but many countries do not, do they ignore suffering? I certainly hope not.

Our thanks go out to the man who helped this creature, and hopefully we will find the owner, of this handsome black and white neutered male.

If we did not have our own vet facility the cost for Caellum’s treatment (and it is still ongoing) would be in excess of £4,000.

By the week ending 20th March 2009, the builders have laid the first line of bricks.  We had a delay in the rest of the bricks arriving due to the supplier but they have now arrived and more bricks have been laid. 

Funds raised to date £176,192.19 (target £340,000)

Monday 9th March 2009 - the builders (Fellowes Building Services) have started digging trenches for the foundations!  They estimate to finish the building work by July 2009 (weather permitting) then we can start to put the cat pens in – once we have all the money to purchase them!

So far we have raised £174,342.98 towards our £340,000 target for the new cat building.  Although the structure work has commenced we still need £42,000 to purchase the cat pens (the next stage of the project).  This is the crucial part of the project as our services can then increase to cope with the demand of 1,600 unwanted animals each year. With the roof part now complete we are looking at builders/firms to do the rest of the work.  Fingers crossed by Open Day (August 9^th) you will see a lot of progress.  As we so desperately need this building, please can you send a donation or do some fund raising for us?  Every little helps.

August 2008 – the barn structure is now up!

Nigel Oddy (Trustee/Treasurer) began the demolition of Stacey Lodge (the old cat pens) on Wednesday 14th May 2008.  Working with the help of James (one of the staff members), and brother-in-law Roger, they worked tirelessly to clear the site of the old pens.  The old sheds, where the cats slept, have been saved and reused.  With a lick of paint they are now used to store the donated, sorted and priced, bric-a-brac ready for selling in the CRRC Charity Shop.  All the metal work has been reused from Stacey Lodge to save money and enable us to reconstruct new cat pens in the rabbit barn.  Some of the mesh and metal work will also be used to create some large pens for the rabbits. 

Viv Eadon was a great friend and dedicated volunteer, who suddenly passed away at a very young age of 50.  Viv was a fantastic animal lover and gave many hours of her time to our rescue centre, therefore we are dedicating our new facility to her memory.

Please call the centre for details of our adoptions