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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => The Rescue Room => Topic started by: MrsR on July 21, 2008, 19:41:41 PM

Title: First contact with AARU
Post by: MrsR on July 21, 2008, 19:41:41 PM

Hooray had my first contact today with AARU, am being sent information and handbook to see what is what with me helping - YAY

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Millys Mum on July 21, 2008, 19:55:03 PM

Great stuff, you'll soon be knee deep  ;D

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on July 21, 2008, 20:07:37 PM

oooh they are a great bunch of folks and do a wonderful job.  Good luck and fingers crossed you will be able to help them and the animals.

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: MrsR on July 21, 2008, 21:27:06 PM

Applied for driver position initially but after talking to Chris I might be suited to phone op and vet driver rather than anything else as I am based in Sutton in Ashfield Nottinghamshire rather than Nottingham.  Will read through everything in the next few days.

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on July 21, 2008, 21:56:56 PM

Good luck.

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Tinamary on July 23, 2008, 16:48:11 PM

Sorry but what is AARU

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: dabs on July 23, 2008, 17:28:24 PM

Animal Ambulance Rescue Unit.

They have volunteers that man phones from home and take calls from the public ranging from injured birds to poorly cats and dogs. They have been known to take in fox cubs etc.

The call handlers then organise a driver to go and collect and either go to the vets or to a specialist who can handle them in the case of wildlife.

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Tinamary on July 23, 2008, 17:51:46 PM

Are they just based in Nottingham or do they work all over the country

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: dabs on July 23, 2008, 19:31:28 PM

Based in and cover the Nottingham Area.

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on July 23, 2008, 19:34:38 PM

They are a great bunch of folks that do a wonderful job for all animals ... they have a website if anyone is interested http://www.aaru.org.uk/

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Tinamary on July 24, 2008, 06:58:49 AM

 i would not mind volunteering if they were in cheshire.  I would not mind helping in my area for something like that.

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Dawn F on July 24, 2008, 09:04:55 AM

isn't Paws Inn in Cheshire????

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Tinamary on July 24, 2008, 11:30:29 AM

Yes i have been invited to go and see Paws but im trying to book a day off but ive been really busy at work this week.

Title: Re: First contact with AARU
Post by: Dawn F on July 24, 2008, 11:34:15 AM

I think you'll like it, don't worry about when you go, it will always be there! :)