An RSPCA cattery is looking for a special home for a cat who was left scarred after being injured in a road traffic collision.
Ten-year-old Aston came into the care of RSPCA Stapeley Grange, in Nantwich, Cheshire, with a large scar on his back as a result of being hit by a car. He is a very shy and timid cat, which may be a result of his injury.
Because of this, he will need a special home with an … Continue reading…
An RSPCA wildlife centre in Cheshire admitted a record number of animals in 2018.
Throughout the year, 6,658 animals came through the doors of Stapeley Grange – up from 6,545 in 2017.
It is the most animals admitted to the centre in one year since it opened in 1994.
“Obviously we don’t want there to be more injured animals – we would rather there were no injured animals at all – but I think what this shows is that people … Continue reading…
A stowaway gecko who came to the UK from Barbados after hiding in luggage has been safely caught by the RSPCA – after being on the run in the holidaymaker’s house for two months!
A woman first saw the tiny critter – who is one-inch long – in her house in Stanley Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, on Sunday last week (9 December).
The gecko scurried away but was spotted again on Tuesday (11 December) and the RSPCA were informed.
It turns … Continue reading…
The RSPCA is reminding people about the dangers balloons pose to wildlife, after a gull died from injuries sustained from getting tangled up with one.
The animal welfare charity was called to rescue the bird from a telephone wire in Thornbrook Road, in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, after the struggling and distressed gull was seen by a member of the public.
An officer managed to free the gull and took him to the charity’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, in Cheshire. However, the … Continue reading…
Just like vampires and ghosts, the black cat is a traditional image at Halloween. In UK folklore they are a symbol of bad luck but despite common myths there is nothing superstitious about black cats.
At the RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange cattery, in Nantwich, Cheshire, there are black cats waiting to find a new home at this spooky time of year.
The cattery has gotten into the spirit of Halloween in an effort to encourage people to rehome their black cats…. Continue reading…