Analysis of Services Report 2009

"Prevent cruelty, promote knowledge, provide for the aged, sick, lost and unwanted animals”.

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter works closely with the Police and the States Veterinary Officer in investigating cases of alleged cruelty or mistreatment of animals. Members of the public are able to contact the Shelter for advice should they have any concerns about the welfare of an animal.

In 2009, excluding welfare concerns regarding agriculture/equine species, (the States Veterinary Officer is largely responsible for the investigation of cases involving these species), the number of reported welfare cases was slightly higher than the previous year.

Of the total number of reported cases of concerns for the welfare of dogs, a large number involved barking dogs and appropriate advice was offered to the dog owners. Barking is a normal behaviour for dogs. However, barking can become a nuisance or can be disturbing for neighbours in particular. Problems with barking occur when it disturbs neighbours, frightens visitors or is keeping the owner of the dog awake at night. Usually the owner of the barking dog is completely unaware of this problem habit, as the barking may only occur when the owner has left the house. Further information about barking and helpful tips about how to resolve or decrease a barking problem can be found on the JSPCA website (www.jspca.org.je).

Table illustrating the number and type of welfare concerns reported to the JSPCA by members of the public in 2009:

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Pet Shops	6	4	4	8	4
Agriculture/Equine/Poultry	21	31	16	15	10
Small Animals/Fish/Birds	16	25	29	29	16
Cats	11	28	28	27	52
Dogs	39	79	83	91	104
Pest Controllers	0	10	0	0	0
Wildlife	0	0	2	7	5
TOTAL	93	177	162	177	191

Through continued education and the dissemination of information by the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter about the importance of caring for and respecting domestic pets and wildlife it is hoped that there will be a significant improvement in the attitudes towards the treatment of animals, which, in turn, is fundamentally important in the prevention of cruelty to animals.

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter has facilities to board both dogs and cats. It is proud to be able to offer what it considers are excellent boarding facilities. Both the Kennels and Cattery have been designed to minimise the risk and spread of disease, as much as is possible, with maximum comfort for the animal and hygiene in mind. Each animal has its own individual kennel with an outside run and boarding dogs are walked on-site on a daily basis. Every day each animal is given a hands-on health check.

The Animals’ Shelter also offers an “Emergency Boarding” Service for which a number of kennels are kept available where possible. This service offers boarding facilities for pets belonging to people who may experience a life-changing event.

Total number of boarding days spent at the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter by dogs and cats in 2009:

Probably as a reflection of the general economic down turn in 2009, there was an 11% decrease in the total number of days boarding by animals (dogs and cats) at the Animals’ Shelter in 2009 compared to 2008. However, in 2009, on average, 1050 cats and dogs were boarded at the Animals’ Shelter each month, which is equivalent to 34 animals per day.

ANIMAL AMBULANCE SERVICE

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter provides an animal ambulance service whereby trained staff are available to rescue injured animals, collect strays (except dogs which are still the responsibility of the Connetables) and assist the public in any way necessary, 24 hours a day.

In 2009 the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter’s driving staff completed 3759 journeys, which is the equivalent of 72 journeys per week, a very similar figure to the number undertaken in 2008 (3739 journeys were completed in 2008). 28.8% of this total number of ambulance journeys were undertaken by the night ambulance drivers, as emergency calls outside of the normal Animals’ Shelter working hours, where as in 2008, 26.7% of the total number of journeys were performed by the out of hours ambulance team. The very busiest time of the year for the duty animal ambulance drivers still tends to be during the spring and summer months of April through to September, with the night ambulance driver being especially busy during that period.

The animal ambulances are co-ordinated by the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter reception staff who are usually the first point of contact for members of the public. In 2009, the receptionists answered 22,270 telephone queries, only a 1% increase in comparison to 2008. In addition to this total number of daytime telephone calls, 2113 calls were received by the night duty/out of hours animal ambulance driver in 2009.

Animals that attend the JSPCA Veterinary Clinic are animals being prepared for re-homing via the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter, the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter Foster animals and clients and their pets that are eligible for help via the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter Welfare clinic.

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter Foster Scheme, is a scheme that offers reduced cost veterinary treatment to elderly animals re-homed from the Shelter or to animals the Shelter re-homes with on-going medical conditions, such as Diabetes Mellitus. This Scheme is beneficial in helping to increase the chances of older animals or animals with on-going medical problems of finding new homes.

In 2009, excluding the neutering of cats and dogs, surgical and other minor surgical procedures (including blood profiles, radiography and ECG), accounted for a total of 515 procedures. 62.7% of this figure were procedures undertaken on JSPCA animals (ie disclaimed animals or unclaimed strays being prepared for re-homing), 22.9% were carried out on JSPCA foster animals and 14.4% were performed on welfare clients animals. Of the types of procedures undertaken, there was, alarmingly, a dramatic rise in the number of dematting procedures performed on JSPCA animals (ie disclaimed animals or unclaimed strays being prepared for re-homing), from only 6 dematts being performed in 2008 to 20 animals requiring dematting in 2009. Matts occur when an the hair or fur on the animal becomes knotted and tangled and if not addressed early, large solid matts can form over the pet’s body, irritating the underlying skin. Some animals may not be able to adequately groom for a variety of reasons and hence need their owners to help them groom their coat, for example a sore mouth will decrease a pet’s ability to groom it’s coat, back pain will cause difficult for a pet to groom and obesity can also make it impossible for a pet to adequately reach and groom all of it’s coat. Generally, most commonly it is cats with long hair that become afflicted with matted coats. Sometimes the matts are so severe that it necessitates the shaving of the cat’s whole coat. Pet owners must regularly groom their animals; daily grooming is required for all long haired cats.

Neutering continues to comprise a large part of the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter’s surgical time, with 80.5% of the total number of surgical and minor surgical procedures involving neutering.

In 2009, there was a 25.4% increase in the number of clinic appointments required by JSPCA animals (ie disclaimed animals or unclaimed strays being prepared for re-homing), which may reflect the older age range of animals, especially cats, that the Animals’ Shelter receives for re-homing, as well as perhaps the number it receives that have on-going medical conditions. In 2009, 58 animals were made foster animals compared to 44 in 2008.

On 26^th August 2008 the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter was pleased to announce the re-opening of the JSPCA Welfare Clinic, a much needed resource and form of support for pet owners who are in receipt of Income support. Since the re-opening of the Welfare clinic there has been a steady increase in the number of clients registering to attend the welfare clinic. There were 985 welfare client appointments at the JSPCA welfare clinic in 2009, compared to only 27 in the last four months of 2008 after the clinic opened in August.

However, there was more than double the number of missed clinic appointments in 2009 compared to the previous year, where owners had scheduled appointments, yet not attended, without any cancellation or communication from the client. This is not only disappointing, but also frustrating as another pet in need of the veterinary attention could have taken the missed appointment slots.

The JSPCA respects and values the close bond that develops between owners and their pets. When a pet dies, it is important that the owner knows that their pet will be treated with care and dignity. The JSPCA provides the only pet cremation service on Jersey and maintains the Pet Cemetery at First Tower.

Although there was a 16.8% increase in the number of communal cremations, there was only a small (2.7%) increase in the total number of cremations undertaken at the Pet Crematorium in 2009, largely resulting from the 11.4% decrease in the number of individual cremations performed in 2009. However, in 2009 more members of the public chose to inter their pets ashes at plots in the Pet cemetery in comparison to 2008.

Table illustrating the number and type of cremations undertaken and number of internments at the pet cemetery in 2009:

2009 has seen the continued production of high quality educational literature, which is readily available for members of the public to access. Information about a variety of animals and their correct, appropriate husbandry, in addition to information about topical issues such as feeding wild birds, housetraining house rabbits and facts about red squirrels is available to members of the public in the form of colour advice leaflets. These are obtainable from a dedicated stand in the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter reception area. This information about various animal related topics is also available on the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter Website (www.jspca.org.je), along with news from the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter and topical up to date news bulletins about animal related issues.

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter endeavours to increase awareness to certain animal issues, for example, the dangers of leaving dogs in cars in hot weather, the hazards fireworks present to animals and highlighting the message of not giving pets as presents. These messages are promoted and highlighted through the production of relevant informative posters, copies of which are displayed at the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter and regularly distributed to the local veterinary practices, and through the production of regular press releases about these topical animal issues, which are circulated to the relevant media stations. All of the press releases are also made available to members of the public on the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter website.

Every year, MSP Publishing, in conjunction with the Jersey Evening Post, kindly produce a magazine, free of charge, for the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter, the material of which is all produced internally by the JSPCA’s veterinary surgeon. This magazine is subsequently distributed Island-wide within an edition of the JEP and provides the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter with an invaluable opportunity to emphasize the importance of caring for all animals, both domestic and wild.

In 2009, several groups of students from local schools and youth groups visited the Animals’ Shelter. These visits provided the opportunity for the students to learn about caring for animals and the work the Animals’ Shelter undertakes, as well as being given the chance to have an escorted tour of the Shelter site. They also play a vital role in introducing children to animals and teaching them the importance of caring for and respecting both pets and wildlife. It is widely recognised that education about animal welfare from a young age is imperative to the improvement of attitudes towards the treatment of animals, which, in turn, is fundamentally important in the prevention of cruelty to animals. A variety of presentations about the work of the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter were also given to a number of different Non Profit Organisations (NPOs), introducing the importance of caring for both domestic animals and wildlife into the community:

As a direct result of the JSPCA Red Squirrel Disease Monitoring Project, a number of talks and presentations addressing the issues facing the Jersey red squirrels were also given to a variety of audiences in 2009 by the JSPCA veterinary surgeon. In May 2009, an invitation was given to present the preliminary findings of this important project at a meeting of the British Veterinary Zoological Society at Durrell, which highlights and emphasizes the vital nature of this project. The project has not only generated interest locally, but also nationally within the wildlife conservation and veterinary sectors.

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter continues to liase with individuals and schools, providing work experience placements for students. The Animals’ Shelter can offer placements for the Project Trident Scheme and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, amongst others, as well as providing the opportunity for individuals to gain experience of working with animals.

Wild birds:

The year 2009 saw a small decrease in the total number of injured or sick wild birds presented to the JSPCA for appropriate treatment and rehabilitation. The proportion of birds that required euthanasia due to the severity of their injuries/illnesses remained similar to that of 2008.

The total number of injured or sick wild mammals and reptiles brought to the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter in 2009 was higher than that of the previous year, largely as a result of the request for members of the public to report to the Animals’ Shelter any sightings of red squirrel casualties so that as many samples as possible could be obtained for the on-going Jersey Red Squirrel Disease Monitoring Project. Unfortunately, 87.6% of wild rabbits presented to the Animals’ Shelter were required to be euthansed on humane and welfare grounds, a similar figure to that of 2008. This was mainly due to infection with Myxomatosis (a viral disease of rabbits).

	TOTAL YTD		EUTHANASED		DIED		DEAD ON		RELEASED OR
							ARRIVAL		FURTHER CARE
	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008
Bat	4	15	1	2	1	2		1	2	10
Dragon Fly
Elephant Shrew		1				1
Ferret	2	8		2			1	3	1	3
Field Mouse		2				2
Grass Snake		1				1
Hedgehog	14	11	2				1		11	11
Jersey Bank Vole		1								1
Lizard
Mice	14	11	9		1	10			4	1
Mole		1								1
Newt		1								1
Rabbit	225	162	197	137	15	9	9	3	4	13
Rat		2		1				1
Seal	2	1							2	1
Shrew	6		5		1
Slow Worm	1	2						1	1	1
Spider
Red Squirrel	73	122	6	21	18	18	37	73	12	10
Toad	9	3		1	1	1	2		6	1
Vole	3								2
Total	353	338	220	164	37	44	50	82	45	54

The overall number of red squirrels presented to the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter in 2009 appears to be high and this is a reflection of the JSPCA Red Squirrel Disease Monitoring Programme which began in the summer of 2007. Ultimately, this on-going project will provide an important indication as to the health of the Jersey red squirrel population and hence help to improve their health status and welfare, but it will also assist in their vital conservation, which is of great importance to the Island and its biodiversity. The Jersey Ecology Trust and the Channel Islands Cooperative Society Limited have both very kindly sponsored, however, there is still a great need for further funding and financial support. Anyone interested in contributing to this important programme should contact Tiffany Blackett at the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter. Further details and regularly up-dated information about the progress of this project can be found on the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter website (www.jspca.org.je).

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter accepts, cares for and re-homes all species of domestic pets. Each individual animal is thoroughly health checked and temperament assessed before being placed into a new home. Most animals are neutered, vaccinated and micro-chipped (as appropriate for the species) before becoming available for re-homing and all cats are blood tested to establish whether they have been infected with Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV).

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter always strives to find disclaimed animals and birds appropriate new homes.

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter received a total of 496 animals in 2009, which is a 32.1% decrease in comparison to 2008 (731). However, the proportion of dogs disclaimed to the Animals’ Shelter was similar to last year (10.1%). However, it is deeply saddening to notice that there was a very dramatic increase (37%) in the number of cats arriving at the Animals’ Shelter looking for new homes. This highlights the need for pet owners to accept and realize their responsibilities to neuter their pets; cats in particular are very prolific breeders and by neutering your pet cats it can help reduce the number of unwanted animals and kittens. There was also an increase in the number of birds given to the Animals Shelter for re-homing in 2009. (31 birds were received at the Animals’ Shelter in 2009 compared to only 23 in 2008).

On another note, it was reassuring to record that there was a general decrease in the number of small mammals (rodents) disclaimed to the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter in 2009 and a dramatic drop of 59.2% in the number of rabbits given to the Animals’ Shelter for re-homing in 2009 compared to 2008, although rabbits remain the second most commonly disclaimed animal at the Shelter.

Pets are very rewarding and loyal companions. However, before taking on a new pet, it is important to be fully aware of the extra responsibilities that owning a pet will involve, such as obtaining veterinary treatment for the animal if it becomes sick or injured and arranging for it to be properly cared for while you are away from home. Pet owners must also understand and know how to care for the pet and realise that this responsibility is for the whole of the animal’s life.

For many children, the family pet is their best friend, a companion who not only provides love, but who also teaches them about friendship, responsibility and loyalty. While most family pets are cats and dogs, other small animals can be wonderful family pets. Rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, small birds and fish make great family pets, as long as they receive the specialized care that they need. Even though these animals are smaller than a dog or cat, they still require just as much attention and care.

It should always be anticipated that the family pet will be a lifelong member of the family who depends on the entire family, but especially the adults. A pet should never be considered only as a temporary playmate for children. Rabbits make excellent family pets provided adults are the primary caregivers and are willing to supervise their children when they are with the rabbit. Caring for a rabbit is a big responsibility and extends to the whole life of the rabbit, which can be from seven to ten years.

Remember, your responsibility for caring for your pet is for the whole of the animal’s life.

Neutering is also another big responsibility that all cat, dog and rabbit owners must recognise, so as to ultimately help reduce the number of unwanted animals and pets.

Rabbits can reproduce faster than dogs or cats and distressingly in 2009 were still the second most disclaimed animal to the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter. Therefore, it is also very important to consider neutering pet rabbits. Neutering your rabbit will allow more than one rabbit to be kept together without them fighting or producing unwanted litters. Neutered rabbits are less aggressive and territorial and are more easily litter-trained, which is helpful should you wish to keep your pet rabbit indoors as a house rabbit. Neutering can also reduce other hormone driven behaviours of rabbits, such as lunging, mounting, spraying and boxing.

Contact your veterinary surgery for advice regarding the neutering of pet animals. Your veterinary surgery will also be able to help correctly sex small pets such as rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, mice and hamsters and therefore hopefully help owners to avoid unwittingly contributing to the many unwanted litters of small mammals.

One of the most important services that the JSPCA provides to the public of Jersey is the collection and care of stray animals. Every effort is made to reunite each stray animal received at the Animals’ Shelter with its owner. Stray animals and birds are held at the Animals’ Shelter for a designated number of days to give their owners a chance to claim them. After this period they enter the JSPCA re-homing process and every effort is made to find them a new, loving home.

The Animals’ Shelter received a total of 508 stray animals and birds in 2009, an increase of 13.1% compared to 449 stray animals and birds in 2008. The number of cats received as strays at the Animals’ Shelter was slightly increased in 2009 compared to 2008, where as the proportion of small mammals and exotics presented to the Animals’ Shelter had dropped to 11.8%, in comparison to the 14% figure of 2008. However, the number of stray birds arriving at the Animals’ Shelter was dramatically increased, by 85.7% from 2008 and only 13.5% of these birds presented as strays to the Animals’ Shelter in 2009 were claimed by their owners:

STRAY DOGS

Stray dogs are the responsibility of the Parish Constables, although the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter had previously taken on the responsibility on behalf of the Constables. However, the Homes Affairs Committee made the decision to cut the grant to the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter for looking after and collecting the stray dogs, which meant that the Animals’ Shelter, an independent charity, could no longer afford to offer the service. Therefore, the responsibility of the collection and management of the stray dogs reverted back to the Constables in 2005 and is presently still their responsibility.

The Animals’ Shelter strongly recommends that dogs be micro-chipped as a means of identification, in addition to the legal requirement for the owner’s contact details (name, address and telephone number) to be clearly visible on the dog’s collar.

Cats are generally the most commonly received stray animals at the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter. 396 cats arrived at the Animals’ Shelter as strays in 2009, which makes up a similar proportion (78%) of the stray animals and birds when compared to 2008. 70.2% of cats received at the Animals’ Shelter were claimed by their owners in 2009, which is small decrease compared to the 77% that were claimed by their owners in the previous year.

Of the total number of stray cats received at the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter in 2009, unfortunately 48% were dead on arrival, usually as a result of road traffic accidents. This is a slightly lower than the previous year in which 44.9% of stray cats arriving at the Animals’ Shelter were unfortunately dead on arrival.

The Animals’ Shelter strongly recommends that cats, like dogs, also be micro-chipped as a means of identification, so that should they arrive at the Animals’ Shelter as a stray, they can be quickly reunited with their owners.

In 2009, there was a large increase in the total number of stray small animals, exotics and birds received at the Animals’ Shelter; in 2008, 91 stray small animals/birds were presented to the Animals’ Shelter compared to 112 in 2009. From the total of 112 of these stray animals/birds brought to the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter in 2009, only 43 (38.4%) were claimed.

However, of the total number of stray small animals and birds presented to the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter in 2009, rabbits surprisingly only comprised 22.3% of that total figure, a dramatic decrease in the proportion received as strays compared to 2008 when 48.3% of the total figure of stray small animals and birds was rabbits. Encouragingly, owners claimed 60% of the stray rabbits received at the Animals’ Shelter in 2009, which is a large increase compared to the previous year, when only 34% were claimed.

FOTAS is a small but expanding group of volunteers who dedicate their spare time to raising funds to support the work of the Animals’ Shelter. They meet once a month to exchange ideas and plan future fund-raising events. These include:

FOTAS always welcome new members and new ideas for fund-raising. Any contributions are gratefully received. Members have a lot of fun and make new friends whilst helping the animals of Jersey. FOTAS already have a number of exciting events planned for 2010.

ADULT VOLUNTEER SCHEME

The JSPCA Animals’ Shelter wishes to say a big thank you to its adult volunteers who have offered their invaluable help and support throughout 2009. The adult volunteer scheme is extremely popular and there is currently a waiting list for placements to become available. Volunteers give up their own time to help clean, groom and socialise the homeless cats and small animals at the Animals’ Shelter.

Members of the public who are interested in becoming volunteers should call into the JSPCA Animals’ Shelter for an application form. Two written references are required. Volunteers will be contacted as and when a placement becomes available.

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Dog boarding days	5641	6146	6139	5515	4979
Cat boarding days	8112	7402	8035	8645	7618
Total boarding days	13753	13548	14174	14160	12597

	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Communal cremations	709	607	630	730	715
Individual cremations	537	606	532	446	431
Ashes Interred at cemetery	22	14	10	25	15
TOTAL	1268	1227	1172	1201	1161

Organisation	Number in 2009	Number in 2008	Number in 2007
Primary Schools	10	9	15
Secondary Schools	3	1	1
Nursery Schools	5	6	5
NPO* Youth groups	11	6	7
NPO* Adult groups	9	3	3
Other	1	0	0
Total	39	25	31

	TOTAL YTD		EUTHANASED		DIED		DEAD ON		RELEASED OR
							ARRIVAL		FURTHER CARE
	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008
Barn Owl	4	5		1			2	1	2	3
Black Back Gull	6	2	6							2
Black Cap	1	2		1	1					1
Black Diver
Black Eared Wheat Eater
Black Headed Gull	3	6		3	3			2		1
Black Necked Grebe
Blackbird	26	29	12	9	8	9	2	2	4	9
Blue Tit	7	2		1	3		1		3	1
Brown Cap		1				1
Bunting	1				1
Canada Goose
Chaffinch	4	4		1	2	1			2	2
Chicken	13	5		1	1				12	4
Cockerel	2		2
Coote		2		2
Cormorant	4	2			3	1	1			1
Crow	28	21	14	7	6	1			8	13
Dove	95	85	31	20	22	15		5	42	45
Duck	52	39	21	7	4	5	10	3	17	24
Duckling	59	83	3	5	37	9	1		18	69
Dunnock
Egret	1	2		2	1
Falcon	1				1
Finch	4	3			2	2			2	1
Fire Crest	2	2			2	1				1
Fledglings	13	19	4	7	5	7	1	1	3	4
Fly Catcher
Fulmar
Gannet	1	2			1	1		1
Garden Warbler	2		1		1
Gold Crest	6	4	2		1	1			3	3
Gold Finch	1	7		2		2			1	3
Goose	10	9	5	1		2		3	2	6
Great Tit	2	1	1	1					1
Great Northern Diver		1		1
Green Finch		9		4				1		4
Guillemot	2	4			1	3			1	1
Hedge sparrow	1								1
Heron	2	4		3	1				1	1
Hobbie	1								1
House Martin	3	2	1	1	1				1	1
Jay	3	1	1		1				1	1
Kestral/Sparrow Hawk	14	19	3	3	2	1	1	3	8	12
King Fisher	3				1				2
Kitty Wake
Lapwing
Linnet
Little Auk
Little Gull
Long Eared Owl	1	1							1	1
Magpie	30	41	15	10	8	12	2	2	5	17
Mandarin Duck
Marsh Harrier		1		1
Moorhen	8	6	2	4	3		1		2	2
Oyster Catcher
Peahen	4	1	4							1
Pheasant	23	19	21	14			2	1		4
Pigeon	300	318	136	152	50	20	9	14	105	132
Quail	1								1
Racing Pigeon		15		3		1				11
Raven
Razorbill	1	1			1	1
Red wing	2
Reed Warbler		1								1
Robin	8	7	4	4	1		1		2	3
Royal Buzzard
Sanderling
Sandwich Tern		1		1
Sand Piper		1		1
Seagull	218	232	158	168	16	13	13	6	31	45
Shag		2			1	1		1
Skua		1								1
Slovanian Grebe
Snipe	1						1
Song Bird	4		1		2				1
Sparrow	34	49	10	14	13	23	1	1	10	11
Starling	9	37	3	12	3	12		1	3	12
Swallow	2	5		3	2	1				1
Swan		8		3						5
Swift		1				1
Tern
Thrush	38	30	11	17	16	6	1	2	10	5
Tree Creeper
Tuffed Duck	3				3
Turn Stone		1								1
Wagtail	1	3				2			1	1
Water Rail	1	1				1			1
Wheat Eater		1								1
Wood Pigeon	59	66	28	31	19	11	5	2	8	22
Woodcock	2	1	2							1
Woodpecker		3								3
Wren	5	9	3	2	1	3		1		3
Red breasted goose	1								1
Nightjar	1								1
Total	1134	1240	505	523	287	170	55	50	319	497

	Still at Shelter at the end of 2008	Total Received during 2009	Grand total of disclaimed for 2009	Re-homed	Euthanased	Died	Fostered	Still at Shelter at end of 2009
Alexandrian Parrot	2		2	2
Budgies		7	7	6				1
Canaries		6	6	6
Cats	24	259	283	192	5	1	50	35
Cat fish		1	1	1
Chickens			0
Chipmunks		1	1	1
Chinchillas	12		12	2	1			9
Cockatiels		8	8	6				2
Cockatoos		2	2	2
Cornsnake		1	1	1
Dogs	17	50	67	43	4		8	12
Ducks
Fantail Pigeons
Ferrets	4	4	8	7
Finches	1	5	6	6	1
Geckos
Gerbils	24	23	47	21		4		22
Goldfish		6	6	4				2
Green Amazon
Guinea Pigs	16	14	30	28	1			1
Hamsters	5	31	36	24	8	1		3
Land snails		4	4	4
Love Birds
Mice	21	11	32	7	3	12		10
Milk Snake
Mino Fish
Parakeets		2	2	2
Pigeons
Pinesnake
Quail		1	1	1
Rabbits	35	51	86	44	15	1		26
Rats		6	6	6
Senegal Parrots
Stick Insects	50		50	50
Terrapins	2		2					2
Tropical Fish		3	3	2		1		0
Total	213	496	709	468	38	20	58	125

Animal	Number received in 2007	Number received in 2008	Number received in 2009
Cats	331	358	396
Small animals and exotics	49	63	60
Birds	41	28	52
Total	421	449	508

ANIMAL AMBULANCE SERVICE

Organisation

Other

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Wild birds:

STRAY DOGS

ADULT VOLUNTEER SCHEME