RSPCA South London – For Every Kind Of Creature
The South London branch of the RSPCA cares for the welfare of animals in our area thanks to the generosity of our wonderful volunteers & supporters.
Our Animal Welfare Officer reports on an unusual case..... Some of you may already know of Persephone, our very special diabetic cat who we’ve desperately been looking for a home for. She came to us under very sad circumstances which we haven’t before written about in such detail. Very upsettingly, Persephone’s previous owner had locked … Continue reading The Perils of Persephone The Cat
Last week the RSPCA was 199 years old and to mark our birthday we held events up and down the country. In South London we held events in our Caterham & Crystal Palace shops. Caterham We held a lucky dip and a name the teddy bear competition, as well as selling delicious home made cup … Continue reading One Fun Day Fundraising
Due to the growing nature of our charity we are looking for four new trustees to join us in our aims to provide animal welfare across South London. If one of our vacancies fitted your skill set, you will be given full training into the ways and responsibilities of being a charity trustee and you … Continue reading Key Voluntary Trustees Wanted
According to the UK Bat Conservation Trust we have 18 different species of bat in the UK, the most common of which is the aptly named common pipistrelle. As we sit out on the warm summer evenings, there is every chance that we will spot a bat at nighttime hunting for moths. It is unlikely … Continue reading British Wildlife Species of the Month, June, the Bat
Last year ranger Dominic West treated us and our supporters to a wonderfully informative walk on the beautiful Farthing Downs & Happy Valley in Coulsdon. Nothing to do with us this time but Dominic is leading a gentle walk in search of the rare orchids that grow on the Downs on 2nd July. Details on … Continue reading Nature Walk on Happy Valley
This coming Saturday its the RSPCA's annual One Fun Day. We will be having an event at our Crystal Palace shop at 14 Westow Street. There will be a tombola with some great prizes and our ever-popular 'guess the dog biscuits in a jar' competition. We will also be handing out some goodies on the … Continue reading Crystal Palace Fun
If you’ve been following us on social media, you might remember Molly the beautiful calico cat we’ve had in foster care for while. We don’t know a great deal about her origin story, but we do know that she was sadly abandoned in Croydon in the middle of December which I can imagine was an … Continue reading Sweet Moggy Molly
We rescued Felix in January as a frightened injured stray. After we treated him, Laura agreed to foster him pending us finding the ideal forever home. Laura takes up the story, “When Felix first arrived in February, he was timid and hid under a dresser with only his tail visible. I couldn’t pet him or … Continue reading Foster Failure Felix
A few months ago we were approached by a family wanting help with neutering their cats. We were able to help but found that one of the cats was already pregnant. We therefore had to wait until she gave birth, and then also needed to find homes for the litter. Abbie adopted two of the … Continue reading A Kitten Adoption Story – Atticus & Delilah
Thanks to the generous funding from Project Giving Back, the RSPCA currently have a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower show. Designed by Martyn Wilson, the garden has been created as a sanctuary for people and wildlife to enjoy. The show judges were suitably impressed, awarding the garden its Silver Gilt award. All the planting … Continue reading RSPCA at the Chelsea Flower Show
RSPCA South London - For Every Kind Of Creature 