Monty's Story
Monty is an adult male rabbit and he came to the shelter in December 2003. Monty came to the shelter because his owners were having problems with foxes trying to eat him!
Monty was a lovely big friendly rabbit but unbelievably he remained at the shelter for over 6 months as no one wanted to give poor Monty a chance.
In May 2004 Monty was chosen as our 'Small Animal of the Week' and in early June Monty finally found a new family, and what a big family he has found!
Monty is now a resident at a retirement home in Nottingham and Monty is now looked after and loved by the staff and residents. Monty gets more love and attention than he could wish for in his new home. Monty also lives with 4 ducks who have also been adopted from the shelter!!
Blues' Story
Blue is a Whippet who was brought into the Shelter by an RSPCA Inspector last April. The weather was very cold and she was heavily pregnant and in a very poor condition. She was underweight with all her ribs showing and her coat was in a terrible condition. At the Shelter she was very scared and nervous, particularly with men. She had her pups by caesarean a week later, and had five pups - four bitches and one dog.
Despite being so undernourished, Blue took to motherhood fantastically and cared for her pups until they were old enough to look after themselves. Once they were weaned off her they were all re-homed within a few weeks. Now began the long task of getting Blue back to her old self. Each day Blue would spend a couple of hours in the reception office. She loved the company of the staff but was still very timid and hid under the tables when she was unsure of anybody. A couple of months later lady called Angela spotted her. Angela had looked around the Kennels at the other dogs but was drawn to Blue. Walking back to her car Angela knew she couldn't leave without enquiring about Blue. That was it, they fell in love and Blue had finally found a new loving home in July.
Wispa and Aero
Wispa and Aero arrived at the Shelter when they were about 6 weeks old. They were found in a garden shed and no-one knew where their mother was. The cattery staff soon realised that Aero was deaf.
Wispa found a home fairly quickly but poor old Aero couldn't find a new home. He would have to live as a house or indoor cat because it would be too dangerous for him to be outside without his hearing to protect him. The family who adopted him would have to give him lots of love and attention to make up for missing the normal life of a cat. Luckily for Aero after a couple of weeks on his own his luck changed when a lovely family took to him straight away and off he went to start a new adventure.
The Shelter has lots of kittens like Wispa and Aero and they all need loving homes. While they are at the shelter they are fed on either Felix or Whiskas kitten food and we are always grateful for any donations of kitten food to help us feed kittens like Wispa and Aero.
Max
Max was tied up outside the gates of the shelter on a busy afternoon. His owners were desperate for him to be rehomed but just could not face bringing him in because he had been turned away from other rescue centres for being aggressive.
The trained staff at the shelter soon realised that poor Max was just nervous and once he had gained their trust he became a changed character. He positively climbs up everyone now to greet them. Max has found new owners and will be going to his new home very soon.
All dogs that come to the shelter are assessed by trained staff for 10 days before being put up for adoption. At the end of this period an assessment of the dog's needs is completed, and these are matched with that of the new owner so that a successful partnership for life is created.
No dog is put to sleep to make room for another dog. Sometimes a dog may be at the shelter for a while but it is hoped that the right person will come forward to adopt them. Luckily Max did not have to wait long but his kennel will be filled again by another dog waiting for the chance to find the right person to come into their life.
