Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Chiriffmissy on February 19, 2007, 21:56:52 PM
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Peggy Hendersons is the sanctuary i do my work placement at i just thought people might like to see this article
http://www.thisistrafford.co.uk/search/display.var.1172958.0.sanctuary_appeals_for_help.php
and one on a puppy that was brought to us
http://www.thewilmslowexpress.co.uk/news/s/223/223488_coldhearted_owners_dump_pup_in_snow.html
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They do a great job :Luv: Wish i was closer and had loads of money :scared:
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Another wonderful charity doing a fantastic job but figting an up hill battle. :Luv:
Just read "snowflakes" story .... poor little soul .. he looks adorable. Fingers crossed his heart condition isn't serious and he finds a new loving home soon.
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I think I will send a donation to them, we need all the shelters we can in the area, thanks for highlighting this Chris.
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Fingers crossed you can get on with the alternative placement Chris - do you mind me asking which cattery?
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Fingers crossed - and sorry for getting your name wrong!!
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Awful as this sounds if the place is falling apart then it sounds like the animals there need your love more than any other place.
Sometimes we cope in horrible conditions but at the end of the day we can go home,to those animals it sadly is home,give it a try
and very Best wishes for your future Career
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Sorry I thought it was a rescue, why is it in such a state? how have they been granted a licence?
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this is going to make me sound like a snob but there is no way im working at yew tree farm its falling to pieces
Personally I would rather help the animals somewhere like that as I would think their need is greater.
I cannot undersatnd owners who place their pets in such a place.
Also perhaps a word with the licencing authority may be worthwhile.
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Reminds me of an article I read this weekend in "bygone kent" that a lady who was ahead of her time in 1936, Miss Enid Briggs, along with her mother and sister bought some land in Broadstairs and called it "The Ranch" they offered a comfortable retirement to seaside donkeys and working horses. At that time, they were usually sold to the knackers yard when when were too ill & tired to work but she went all over pleading to buy the horses - some of them had known nothing other than pulling a milk-float all day and had never seen a field in their life. The first thing she did was have a blacksmith remove their shoes and promised they would never be bridled again and they would know nothing but good food, peace and relaxation for the rest of their lives. At that time people thought all a horse needed was some grass but she had 8 spacious paddocks carpeted with straw, a meal of crushed oats and bran twice a day and a block of salt available. She also had a pet goat to provide milk for sick donkeys. The blue cross helped her get retired milk-float horses from London to Broadstairs. She went to docks to rescue animals that were about to go onto ships to be slaughtered abroad. She did this until the 1960's until she had to retire. The land is now a housing estate.
"We had one old carthorse which, finding there was nobody to lead him and no cart to pull, just leaped into the air, taking all four feet off the ground. Then, not sure whether he had done right looked around and realised he wasn't going to be scolded - did it again!" :'(
It's bad now but I would imagine in those days, people thought she was batty but she was probably one of the first to fight for the animals
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Thats really good news
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I am really pleased to hear that.