JSPCA PRESS RELEASE

November 2005  

JERSEY DAIRY CHRISTMAS ICE CREAM RAISES MONEY FOR CHARITY

Ice cream lovers will be helping Jersey’s homeless animals this Christmas every time they purchase Jersey Dairy’s new festive ice cream.

For the second year, Jersey Dairy has produced a limited edition of Jersey’s Finest Christmas Pudding (Podin d’Noué) Ice Cream. For every tub sold, Jersey Dairy will contribute 25 pence to the Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 

The ice cream will be available to all Jersey retailers to stock throughout the Christmas period.

Janet Wyatt, Head of Product Development, said: “Every year we support a Jersey charity using money raised from the sale of our Podin d’Noué. There is always a great deal of expectation and demand, because it is absolutely delicious, but it is nice to think that Islanders are also supporting a worthy cause as well as enjoying the ice cream.”

One of the JSPCA’s main aims is to provide for sick, lost and unwanted animals, and at Christmas the charity often has an increase in the number of stray cats and small animals that it cares for. After Christmas Day, pets that have been given as gifts often arrive at the charity’s St Saviour’s Road headquarters.

JSPCA Manager Pru Bannier said: “We do not see so many unwanted cats and dogs that have been given as presents, which is still a problem in the UK. We are an island of animal lovers and the vast majority do remain happily in the home, but quite often, just after the new year, we get smaller animals. Rabbits and guinea pigs are cute for a few days but, once the children have gone back to school, they become an inconvenience and are passed on to us.

“While we would rather have them than let them be abandoned, it takes money to support all the animals and we are very grateful to Jersey Dairy for helping us. It doesn’t matter how big or small the donation is, it will make a difference. 25p will buy a tin of cat food, which will feed a homeless cat for a day.”

 

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