RSPCA West Dorset Branch Taylors Animal Rehoming Centre Kingston Maurward

RSPCA West Dorset Branch is a separate charity affiliated to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). We cover the towns of Dorchester, Bridport, Weymouth, Portland, Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Sherborne and Axminster (Devon) as well as all the surrounding villages and hamlets. Our main priorities are the welfare and rehoming of local animals. We raise our funds within the Branch boundaries and all money raised is spent within the area. We are responsible for "Taylors Animal Rehoming Centre" at Kingston Maurward, Dorchester.

If you wish to report an Animal Emergency or have concerns regarding the welfare of an animal please telephone 0300 1234 999. Please also call this number if you need to have an unowned or wild animal collected by an RSPCA Animal Collection Officer.

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL US REGARDING EMERGENCIES OR CRUELTY AS THIS IS NOT THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF DEALING WITH SUCH MATTERS. CALL 0300 1234 999 AND REPORT THE MATTER TO THE RSPCA NATIONAL CALL CENTRE. THANK YOU.

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ANIMALS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF NEW HOMES

CATS	BUNNIES / GUINEA PIGS	SMALL ANIMALS / BIRDS	DOGS	RESCUE HENS

News from RSPCA West Dorset Branch / Taylor's Rehoming Centre

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RSPCA WEST DORSET BRANCH PRIVACY POLICY

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REPORTING CRUELTY TO OR OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT THE WELFARE OF AN ANIMAL

Changes to Taylor's Opening Times

Sometimes we have to unavoidably alter our regular opening hours

Animal Care Assistant at RSPCA Taylors Rehoming Centre (Part time)

We have a vacancy for a part time Animal Care Assistant at RSPCA Taylors Rehoming Centre. Hours of work would be mornings only, 5 days a week (20 hour contract) to include weekend working. Salary is £7.93 per hour.

Applicants must have hands on experience of animal care, will need to be able to demonstrate confidence and compassion when handling animals, and must be able to perform cleaning duties to meticulous standards. Duties will include a lot of cleaning of animal pens and facilities, health checking animals and taking responsibility for maintaining exceptional standards of animal care.

An application form can be downloaded here.

Please post your completed application form to RSPCA West Dorset Branch, PO Box 5460, Weymouth, DT3 6WH to arrive by 11 February 2019.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR APPLICATION SIGNED FOR OR SPECIAL DELIVERY - THEY WILL BE RETURNED IF YOU DO AS THEY CANNOT BE SIGNED FOR AT A PO BOX ADDRESS

IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE THAT WILL WE NOT CONSIDER, ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPLY TO ANY CVs (SUBMITTED ONLINE OR VIA THE POST) WITHOUT A FULLY COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED ABOVE

Please email mail@westdorsetrspca.org with any queries, or to have an application form emailed to you

Ultra Sound Scanner Appeal

At Taylors Rehoming Centre we often have pregnant animals bought into us; whether it be cats, rabbits or guinea pigs. We would love to be able to fundraise enough money to purchase an ultra sound scanner for ourselves.

The ultra sound scanner would enable us to investigate whether the animal is pregnant. This would mean that we wouldn’t need to send the suspected pregnant female to the vets to be scanned before being neutered. This would mean the animal would have a less stressful experience before the birth.

We are looking to raise £1,000 for the ultra sound scanner so all donations are very gratefully received.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DONATE ONLINE

Sharpie

Unfortunately, on the 27th September, we had to put our beloved Sharpie to sleep.

He was old boy who had had a great life as our head receptionist for 4 years.

Sharpie came to us on the 9th March 2014 with severe cat flu and he became our receptionist and called Taylors his home for the rest of his life.

Sharpie had become increasingly ill and he no longer had a good quality of life, so we made the heart breaking decision to put him to sleep.

As you can imagine this is very hard for all the staff and all that knew him. Thank you to everyone who met Sharpie and gave him cuddles and love.

Taylors Open Day

£3,659.34 raised!

Thank you so much for your support!

Our Rehoming Statistics

	Cats	Rabbits	Hens	Other
2014	190	36	172	308
2015	156	51	278	209
2016	194	26	155	139
2017	176	55	106	87

Donated Cat Food Always Needed

We are in desperate need of more donated cat food for the residents at Taylor's. Can you help?

Our cats are fed exclusively on Whiskas and Felix, as using a variety of cat foods can upset their tummies.

If you could possibly donate a few cans or pouches, we would be extremely grateful.

Food can be dropped off at Taylor's, or at any of our Charity Shops in Dorchester, Bridport and Sherborne.

If you live too far away, you can donate cat food money by PayPal - just remember to send us a message to say that's what your donation is for. Thank you very much!

The animals at Taylor's have an Amazon Wish List...

The animals have compiled their Amazon Wish List which can be found here

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/registry/wishlist/?ie=UTF8&cid=AJC5927PJWLUQ

If you would like to treat our animals please buy them a little pressie - you can have it delivered straight to Taylor's.

Be sure to email us and let them know it's on the way as they would love to say Thank You!

Calling All Knitters....

Can you help our cats & kittens feel snug and safe, whilst they await a new home. We need knitted or crocheted blankets for the cats to curl up on in their cat beds. Ideally they should measure 1 metre square (2 1/2 - 3 foot) so that they cover the whole cat bed or shelf. The blankets can be any colours and made out of any type of wool. A lot of the blankets that people make for us are made up of knitted squares and of all types of odd wool.

We are always in need of lots of blankets, as they only have a limited shelf life, as they need to be washed at high temperatures to kill any germs, and can get quite furry after a while. Out of all the animal bedding we have here, these are what our cats prefer!!!!!

If you can't knit, and would like to donate any wool for others to make us blankets, then please contact the Centre on 01305 259672 or call into our shops in Dorchester, Bridport and Sherborne.

Recycle and Raise Funds for Taylor's

DO YOU HAVE ANY UNWANTED JEWELLERY, FOREIGN CURRENCY, CD'S, DVD'S, MOBILE PHONES, SAT NAV, MP 3 PLAYERS, DIGITAL CAMERAS, HANDHELD GAMES CONSOLES OR EMPTY INK CARTRIDGES?

WE CAN RECYCLE THEM & RAISE MONEY FOR OUR CENTRE

ANY DONATIONS CAN BE DROPPED INTO TAYLORS

Check Out Our New You Tube Channel

Video of just some of the animals rehomed through Taylor's Rehoming Centre

An overview of Taylor's Rehoming Centre

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