AN URGENT appeal for volunteers has been launched by the RSPCA Clwyd and Colwyn Branch. The branch - which runs the RSPCA Animal Welfare Clinic in Rhyl - is looking to recruit a number of animal lovers to help support its welfare work within the community, and to also become foster carers to the increasing number of animals coming in their care. Across Wales, rehoming has slowed down for the RSPCA, but the number of animals coming into the care of the charity is not.
Currently, there are more than 1,400 animals waiting in private boarding centres across England and Wales because RSPCA centres are full. This is costing the charity in the region of £500,000 a month. Foster carers can provide a temporary safe place for animals in need until they can find their “forever home”.
RSPCA Clwyd and Colwyn branch manager, Kieren Barlow, said: “We would love to hear from anyone who can spare a few hours to help our work, or who can provide a foster home for a rescued cat or kittens. “If you choose to volunteer, it’s not just the animals you’ll be helping - it will also enable you to learn new skills and gain some experience along the way, too. “We are seeing an increasing number of people who are struggling with the cost of living crisis - and who can’t afford to keep their pets.
Unfortunately this is also leading to abandonments.” On June 20, three kittens - estimated to be aged about eight weeks old - were found by a member of the public in Abergele in a cardboard bo.
