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Kennel Rebuild Update – July 2018
25th July 2018
We have a roof on the first rebuilt kennel block and internal works are in progress. And the second block has been started! It feels real now – it’s actually happening!
If you would like to donate towards the cost of this large project to upgrade our 25 year old crumbling kennels, there are donation links on the right hand side of this page – JustTextGiving and Paypal Donate – or you can send a cheque directly to the Shelter. Thank you for your support.
Notice Calling An AGM – 19 July 2018
8th June 2018
2017 Accounts
30th May 2018
Please find attached our accounts for 2017 below:
Latest Newsletter – May 2018
4th May 2018
The May edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Kennel Rebuild Update – May 2018
1st May 2018
The kennel rebuild goes on, despite delays due to the recent snow and then the endless rain, which created a sea of mud! Slowly, the empty site is beginning to resemble something that looks like a building. The bridge is now completed, timed just right before the snow came. The groundworks for the first block have been hampered by wet weather but it is now gaining height and the design is finally coming to life. Concrete base done, inner skins in and actual brickwork happening! If the better weather stays in place, the builders can get back on track.
If you would like to donate towards the cost of this large project to upgrade our 25 year old crumbling kennels, there are donation links on the right hand side of this page – JustTextGiving and Paypal Donate – or you can send a cheque directly to the Shelter. Thank you for your support.
Latest Newsletter – January 2018
31st January 2018
The January edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Kennel Rebuild Begins – January 2018
20th January 2018
The rebuilding of our outdated kennel blocks has started – Whittakers from Honiton have moved on site! We are rebuilding most of the dog accommodation by knocking down three blocks and rebuilding four blocks. D block has been demolished and the foundations of the new block have been started.The bridge is also coming along over by intake cattery.
If you would like to donate towards the cost of this large project to upgrade our 25 year old crumbling kennels, there are donation links on the right hand side of this page – JustTextGiving and Paypal Donate – or you can send a cheque directly to the Shelter. Thank you for your support.
Latest Newsletter – October 2017
26th October 2017
The October edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Latest Newsletter – July 2017
11th August 2017
The July edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
2016 Accounts
6th June 2017
Please find attached our accounts for 2016 below:
Latest Newsletter – May 2017
2nd June 2017
The May edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Notice Calling An AGM – 14 June 2017
16th May 2017
Fundraising Walk Towards The Kennel Rebuild – 20-21 May 2017
27th March 2017
Our dog kennels are now over 25 years old and desperately need upgrading. This will be a major rebuilding project but we want the dogs in our care to be able to benefit from new and modern facilities.
A few of the staff from the Shelter have decided to do a sponsored walk from the Shelter to Exford on Exmoor, a total of 47 miles. They will be camping overnight and will take some of the rescue dogs from the Shelter with them, swapping them en route.
Please donate what you can – either in Reception in our collecting box or online via our Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Exmoor47MileWalk
Thank you.
Latest Newsletter – January 2017
23rd February 2017
The January edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Latest Newsletter – October 2016
29th November 2016
The October edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Latest Newsletter – July/August 2016
1st September 2016
The July/August edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Latest Newsletter – May 2016
18th May 2016
The May edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
2015 Accounts
17th May 2016
Please find attached our accounts for 2015 in pdf format below:
RSPCA Pet Retreat Scheme
13th May 2016
PetRetreat is a fostering scheme the RSPCA run, where we take in and foster pets of those who are fleeing abusive relationships and moving into a refuge. We foster their pets for up to 12 months until the get back on their feet and are in a position to take their beloved pet back, knowing they are both no longer in danger.
We are in desperate need of some more fosters across the Southern Region of the country, to take in cats and dogs of all sizes and breeds. We get a lot of different dogs through the scheme, so you will need to be happy with any breed or character that comes your way! All dogs are subject to a two week assessment with our trained staff, all animals are neutered, vaccinated and chipped before going into foster care – all they need from you is a loving temporary home!
Fosters are subject to two references and a homecheck, where we will make sure your fencing is at least 6 foot high to ensure no dogs can escape. You will need to be comfortable with dogs being kept on a lead at all times, and cats staying in the house at all times.
If you think this is the role for you, please contact Sophie at petretreat@rspca.org.uk.
Pet Retreat
Invitation to Annual General Meeting 2016
11th May 2016
All Branch Members are invited to our AGM at 7pm on Thursday 2 June 2016 at Little Valley Animal Shelter. Further details can be found in the attachment below, please click on it to open.
Latest Newsletter – February 2016
25th February 2016
The February edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
Help Judy Jump For Joy!
18th December 2015
Judy is a 3 year old Whippet cross who came into the Shelter with an old injury. She had probably been living in great discomfort for some time. On further investigation, we found she had a damaged cruciate ligament that would need an operation to correct. Without this, Judy would continue to live in discomfort and pain. The operation will cost us approximately £500, but at least she will no longer be in pain and should hopefully be able to use her leg properly again. Yet again, we are asking you to help if you can. Please read Judy’s story below and follow the link below to donate:
Help Judy Jump For Joy! – Just Giving Campaign
Latest Newsletter – October 2015
26th October 2015
Please find below a link to a free pdf of our latest newsletter. This edition includes all the round up from our successful Big Walkies event on 27 September 2015 – enjoy!
Bob’s Big Op
13th October 2015
Poor Bob the Sharpei has been with us since May and in all that time he has had a recurring ear problem. We’ve tried to treat it but the vets say the only way to sort it now is for him to have an operation, which will cost £500! It’s a big ask, but we’re appealing for your help again for Bob. To read Bob’s story, to see pictures of him and to donate, follow the link below:
Bob’s Big Op – Just Giving Campaign
Pat Pollock – Trustee
4th September 2015
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death on 27 August of a great supporter of Little Valley, Pat Pollock, who was also a Trustee and the Budleigh Shop Manager.
The Funeral Service will be held in St Peter’s Chapel, Exeter Crematorium, on Thursday 10 September 2015 at 2.45pm. Family flowers only please.
Donations in Pat’s memory should be made to RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter and/or Hospiscare Exmouth by retiring collection or to Richard W Gegg & Sons, Funeral Directors,47 Rolle Street, Exmouth EX8 2RS.
Save Biscuit’s Eyesight
26th August 2015
We have set up an appeal on Just Giving to help save Biscuit’s eyesight. Biscuit is a beautiful 9 month old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who needs an operation to save his eyesight. It’s a big operation and will cost £650. We are a self-funding branch of the RSPCA so we are appealing to our supporters to help us if they can – any amount, no matter how small, makes a difference. To read Biscuit’s story, to see pictures of him and to donate, follow the link below:
Save Biscuit’s Eyesight – Just Giving Campaign
Daphne Absalom – Honorary Branch President
18th August 2015
It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Daphne Absalom, Honorary Branch President, passed away on 12 August 2015.
Daphne was instrumental in finding the site that Little Valley currently occupies and will be greatly missed by all at the Shelter.
There will be a Memorial Service at Dunchideock Church (following a private family committal at the Crematorium) on Friday 28 August at 3pm. This will be followed by light refreshments at the Lord Haldon Hotel.
Daphne’s sister, Thelma, extends an invitation to all Daphne’s friends and those who knew her over the years.
Latest Newsletter – August 2015
1st August 2015
Please find below a link to a free pdf of our latest newsletter. This edition includes all the round up from our incredibly successful Shelter Day on 28 June 2015 – enjoy!
Latest Newsletter – May 2015
21st May 2015
The May edition of the newsletter is now available. You can download a pdf here – enjoy!
2014 Accounts
7th May 2015
Please find attached our accounts for 2014 in pdf format below:
Thank You to Tug-E-Nuff
23rd April 2015
Those great folks at Tug-E-Nuff have kindly donated us some of their brilliant bungee toys for the dogs in our care. It’s not easy being a dog in kennels, it can get pretty boring at times waiting for your new family to come along and choose you, so any toys that are tough enough to take too much doggy love are perfect to keep our canines occupied. Thank you!
Thank You to RS Groundworks Ltd
22nd April 2015
We have had another huge donation for our dog sensory garden project, this time lots of compost, bark chippings, sand and fixings from the wonderful RS Groundworks Ltd, who recently adopted Toby the dog from us. Thank you! All these donations means we will be starting work on the dog sensory garden in the next few weeks – we are very excited!
Thank You to Buildbase Exeter
12th April 2015
Buildbase Exeter have been extremely generous to us and donated some much-needed items for our dog sensory garden, which we will be building in one of our dog compounds. Thank you Buildbase, we can now make a start on this project! We will keep you updated with progress and photos.
Thank You to Hot Rock Design & Print
10th April 2015
Hot Rock Design & Print Solutions very kindly designed and printed our Shelter Day posters for FREE! We are overwhelmed – and they look fantastic. Look out for them in our shops, at the Shelter and around the area. Thank you again Hot Rock!
New Skydiving Guinness World Record Attempt!
5th March 2015
Adam Harris, one of our Animal Care Assistants, did a world record breaking skydive last year to raise funds for Little Valley. The record was for the most skydivers in a 24 hour period. Well Adam is at it again and wants to attempt to break that record again this year on 20 June 2015. So he needs your support again. He has a Just Giving page here if you wish to donate. Please see his poster below.
Thank You to Thomson Reuters Digita
11th February 2015
Thomson Reuters Digita of Exmouth have once again donated some wonderful computers to us here at the Shelter. It wasn’t that long ago that we only had ONE computer! Now we have quite a number, allowing us to move swiftly into the computer age! Thank you for your kind generosity.
Latest Newsletter – January 2015
11th February 2015
Our latest newsletter is out now. For those of you not a member of our Friends, you can now see the latest newsletter on the link below. Great news – our cover star, the beautiful Japanese Akita Kimiko, is now reserved! We hope she will be going to her new home very soon. We hope you enjoy this latest edition.
If you have any stories about any Little Valley animals for future editions, please contact us.
Latest Newsletter – October 2014
7th November 2014
Our latest newsletter is out now. For those of you not a member of our Friends, you can now see the latest newsletter on the link below. Enjoy.
If you have any stories about any Little Valley animals for future editions, please contact us.
Thank you to DartExe Ltd
7th November 2014
We would like to say a huge thank you to DartExe Ltd for kindly donating a new colour photocopier when our old one died. We just called them to see if they could fix our old one (they couldn’t – it has gone to the photocopier graveyard) but when Clive Barnett, a Director of DartExe, found out who we were he instantly said he could help with a donation of a replacement. Thank you Clive and all at DartExe Ltd. Top people!
Latest Newsletter – August 2014
8th September 2014
Our latest newsletter is out now. For those of you not a member of our Friends, you can now see the latest newsletter on the link below. Enjoy.
If you have any stories about any Little Valley animals for future editions, please contact us.
World Record Sky Dive!
1st August 2014
Adam Harris, one of our Animal Care Assistants, took part in a Guinness World Record Skydive on 21 June for Little Valley. The world record for tandem skydives in 24 hours was previously held in Germany and stood at 251. They smashed the record with 279 jumpers making the leap from 15,000 feet! Well done Adam for being so brave and managing to raise over £400 for Little Valley!
Latest Newsletter – May 2014
7th June 2014
Our new newsletter is now out. For those of you not a member of our Friends, you can now see the latest newsletter on the link below. Enjoy.
If you have any stories about any Little Valley animals for future editions, please contact us.
2013 Accounts
7th May 2014
Please find attached our accounts for 2013 in pdf format below:
Adam is Flying High
29th April 2014
Adam Harris, an Animal Care Assistant at the Shelter, is going to be leaping from a plane at 15,000 feet in a charity sky diving attempt to break a World Record currently held in Germany in which 251 people successfully completed a tandem skydive in a 24 hour period. He will be attempting to beat this record with 260 jumps at Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon on 21 June 2014! If you can help Adam achieve his target, please sponsor him via his Just Giving page.
Thank You to Thomson Reuters Digita
11th April 2014
Little Valley would like to say a huge thank you to Thomson Reuters Digita of Exmouth for the donation of some computers and a colour photocopier. These will be a huge help to us.
Latest Newsletter – February 2014
10th March 2014
Our new newsletter is now out. For those of you not a member of our Friends, you can now see the latest newsletter on the link below. Enjoy.
If you have any stories about any Little Valley animals for future editions, please contact us.
Giveacar
10th March 2014
We have teamed up with Giveacar to raise more money!
Do you own a vehicle that you want to sell or get rid of? Then please think about donating it to us through Giveacar! Giveacar raises money for UK charities by scrapping and selling old cars. They provide a nationwide FREE service which:
- Arranges the collection of the vehicle from your home
- Depending on its age and condition, recycles it at an authorised facility or sends it to auction
Scrap donations raise about £100 for the charity (depending on the price of metal) while auction cars can raise much more.
To arrange donation of a car, visit www.giveacar.co.uk or call 020 7736 4242, quoting RSPCA Little Valley Animal Shelter as your preferred charity.
Amazon Wishlists
22nd May 2013
If you fancy donating to us but don’t want to send money, how about buying something for the animals at Little Valley from our Amazon wishlist? We have set up 3 wishlists — one for dogs, one for cats and the other for small animals. They list lots of items that our animals really like, such as treats and toys.
Dogs: http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/1ES5SP68IW3DM
Cats: http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/3FB49CF8HP26I
Small Animals: http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/IBC9M0TD9NVA
Either use the links above or log into your Amazon account and type into the search box “RSPCA Little Valley Wishlist” and our 3 wishlists will come up! It’s a great way to help us out and we know all the animals in our care will be very grateful! And don’t forget to claim for your purchases using Easyfundraising, as we can raise even more money that way!
Pets At Home VIP Club
21st May 2013
Do you shop at Pets at Home? If you do then join their VIP (Very Important Pet) club to save money and support Little Valley.
As a member of VIP, you’ll get great benefits for you and your pets. You’ll receive exclusive discounts on everything from food to health products, as well as helpful hints and tips so you can ensure that you get the best for your pets.
VIP benefits don’t stop there though! Simply swipe your card at the till to collect VIP Lifelines, which will help you and your fellow VIP members to send much needed support to the animal charity of your choice.
You’ll even receive a voucher for 10% off your next in-store shop in your welcome pack just to say thanks for signing up.
All you need to do is register your details online on this link: http://vip.petsathome.com
If you select your Home Store as Exeter, Exmouth, Torquay or Newton Abbot, you can opt for Little Valley as your chosen charity.
2012 Accounts
13th May 2013
Below are the Branch’s Accounts for 2012:
Online Shopping with Easyfundraising
19th February 2013
If you are a regular online shopper, why not shop through Easyfundraising and support Little Valley Animal Shelter at the same time? It takes just 2 minutes to sign up. Easyfundraising helps charities, schools, sports clubs, community groups, and other good causes to raise money when their supporters shop online. It works in a similar way to many other loyalty shopping sites, but instead of earning points when you shop ,you raise a donation for your cause instead. It’s as simple as that! You can shop with over 2,000 well known stores and each will donate up to 15% of what you spend. For example, John Lewis will donate 1%, Amazon 2.5%, The Body Shop 6%, some insurance retailers will even donate up to £30 simply for taking out a policy with them!
