HELPING PETS (NORTH EAST) NEWSLETTER

FACTS AND FIGURES

At Cramlington Pets at Home we

raised approximately £430.

We raised £200 at Byker Pets at

Home.

We raised £443.50 at the Heaton

festival.

Our 5th anniversary fundraising night

raised approximately £325, thank you

to everyone who attended. We are

extremely grateful to Ashleigh who

planned the entire event.

We are very grateful for these

opportunities to fundraise but more

importantly we are grateful to

everyone who donated!

Just to give you an idea, this is how some of your money is spent:

£1 feeds a cat for two days. £5 provides good quality flea or

worm treatment for a cat or small dog.

£10 enables us to microchip an animal.

£20 provides 2 large sacks of cat litter.

£50 pays for a cat or dog to be neutered.

£50 upwards to £100 pays for treatment and neutering of a feral cat.

£125 pays for one trap and cage needed to catch a feral cat.

Please be aware that the animals listed for adoption are not all the animals we have, a lot of animals are in long term foster or may need some rehabilitation prior to being up for adoption.

SPOT LIGHT ON

Blackberry and Mallow

Unbelievably these two little girls

Blackberry (black) and Mallow (brown and

white) are still waiting for their forever

home. They are nearly 9 months old and

have been in foster since they were 5

months old.

They are litter mates and tightly bonded,

to the extent that they share leaves and

actively look for each other when one goes

out of sight of the other. Playing chase and

sunbathing is their favourite pastime along

with Mallows passion for digging, meaning

they need a secure exercise area. Mallow

is the leader of all mischief making,

Blackberry is more than happy to join in!

Both these girls are friendly well handled

buns, with big personalities who will

approach their foster for attention. They

are fine with sensible children.

If you can offer these beautiful ladies their

forever home please complete the form

below.

.http://helpingpets.org.uk/adopt-a-pet

REHOMING NEWS

We have recently found new homes

for:

Rosie

Suki and Juno

Lulu

Badger and Squirrel

Awaiting their forever homes:

Dogs: Mary, Gizmo, Ted, Roo

Cats: Ginger, Chip, Rocky Road, Obi,

Phantom, Robyn

Rabbits: Blackberry and Mallow,

Pimpernel, Diego

All animals looking for their forever

homes can be found on our

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Hel

pingPetsnortheast

WELCOME TO THE JULY EDITION OF OUR NEWSLETTER

URGENTLY NEEDED

As I am sure many of you have seen the puppies are growing at a

phenomenal rate! They are still being litter trained and we can

go through an excess of 50 training pads a day. We urgently

require puppy pads, we are aware that some discount stores

offer very reasonably priced puppy pads that are of good quality,

we are extremely grateful for any we receive!!

Fundraising

We will have stalls at the following, please come along and

show your support, thank you.

15th July Gosforth Fire Station

29th July Cramlington Pets at Home

30th July Cramlington Pets at Home

26th August Cramlington Pets at Home

27th August Cramlington Pets at Home

We desperately need volunteers to help on our fundraising

dates. Most fundraising days are simply hosting a tombola

and chatting about the charity and there will always be an

experienced member there. If you have any spare time

and could help please get in touch, if we miss any of the

organised fundraising days future opportunities are not

given so they are very important to us as a charity.

Feral cats

Controlling feral cat colonies is a very important part of our

work and we abide by the trap, neuter and release policy.

Feral colonies can spread disease such as FELV and FIV and

also deformed/ill kittens can be produced.

Feral adults can rarely be tamed but in some circumstances they

can be placed in farms or areas of safe ground with somebody

to feed them.

Feral kittens can often be tamed and in majority of cases they

are happily rehomed, this is usually with kittens caught before

they are 10weeks old.

A cat trap is used to lure the cat with food and then the door

closes behind them. We then take the cat to the vets to be

neutered and also ear tipped.

Ear tipping is when the section of the ear is removed to show

the cat has been neutered as stopping production is one the key

aspects of TNR.

Once recovered, the cat is then released back to the same area

providing there is someone happy to continue feeding.

This is a very important practise although it costs us money in

the form of vets bills we gain the knowledge that the cat is no

longer at risk.

http://www.helpingpets.org.uk/feral-cats

Above: Recently caught, neutered and

tipped then released. He has since been

seen and is doing well.

I can’t hold

it!!

Just looking at it will make you feel sick! I don’t

think the tick needs any heading or naming, we all

know what it is; it sends chills through all of us.

Ticks are blood sucking creatures with 8 legs and can be between

1mm to 1cm long. They are usually found in woodland, grassland

and heath areas. They are a lot more common in areas with deer

or sheep. Feeling sick yet? You are most likely to come across

ticks between Spring and Autumn but they can be active all year.

Ticks don’t fly or jump but could, for example, be sitting on a leaf

and attach themselves to your pets fur as they stroll past.

How do I know if my pet has a tick? Usually when stroking your pet you

will be able to feel a small lump. Ticks tend to attach themselves around

the head, neck, ear and feet areas. You cannot always see the head but

you will be able to see the body especially as it gorges on blood, if you

look closely you can usually see the legs sticking out.

How do I protect my pet against ticks? It is very important if you are

heading to areas with high chances of ticks to use tick treatments.

These treatments either repel the ticks or kill them if they attach. Spot

on treatments, collars and tablets are all available and it is best you

consult your vet about which option is more suitable for your pet.

How to safely remove a tick: Firstly you have to be very careful

when removing a tick. The quicker the ticks are removed the lesser

the risk of disease spreading. There are many solutions offered

online but the safest method is to use a tick removal device and twist

them off. It is important to not squeeze the tick as this could push

blood back in to the pet risking infection and we also do not want to

leave the head inside as this can cause infection.

What are the dangers from these tiny creatures? The biggest risk is infection;

ticks do not just feed from pets but will also feed from humans, the same

removal rules apply for humans. Lyme disease is a very serious bacterial

infection spread by ticks; symptoms include depression, loss of appetite,

fever, lameness, swollen and painful joints. It is best to seek medical advice if

you have any concerns.

DO YOU WANT TO HELP?

We are always grateful for every bit of help that we receive no

matter how small or insignificant it seems. Together it all adds up

to something amazing: Human kindness. There are several ways

in which you can help us:

Direct donations via PayPal,

By sponsoring one of our animals in long-term or

permanent foster care,

You can purchase items from our Amazon wish list or

Facebook selling page (Helping Pets Sales & Donations)

Donations of goods for our tombola’s and online

auctions,

You can now purchase our own Helping Pets (North

East) merchandise,

By becoming a foster carer or volunteering your services

in some other way.

Details of all of the above can be found on our website or

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/HelpingPetsnortheast

http://www.helpingpets.org.uk/

Volunteer of the Month:

Susan G

Susan fostered from us not so long ago and since then has

constantly been fundraising for us doing car boot sales, printing

off our marvellous newsletter, walking 26km!!

We will say it every time but we are all volunteers, no one gets

paid and without this support we could not run as well as we do!

Thank you so much for all you do for us Susan!

ADOPTION PROCEEDURE

Anyone wishing to adopt one of our pets will first need to fill in our questionnaire; we would then need to carry out a home check

which will be done by one of our volunteers. Provided that we are satisfied that your home is appropriate for the pet you wish to

adopt we can at this point finalise the adoption.

We ask for a minimum donation fee of:

£45 for a small animal,

£75 for a cat/kitten

£150 donation for a dog.

This is to help with the costs of medication, neutering, micro chipping, flea/worm treatment, the food and any other costs until a

'forever home' is found.

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