Welcome to York RSPCA Animals’ Home.
We hope you will visit us, support us and maybe consider adopting one
of our pets who all need homes of their own.
There
has been a branch of the RSPCA in York since 1864, but we have come a
long way since then and are now trying very hard to be a 21st century
charity.
We are a branch of the RSPCA, one of the best known charities in the UK,
but they don’t fund us. All the money that we spend in York has to be
raised in York. That is why all donations are so badly needed. Caring
for lost and abandoned animals, paying our staff of 20, maintaining the
buildings and providing a subsidised veterinary clinic for the pets of
disadvantaged people is very expensive and we want to make sure that we
can still be here in years to come.
We
need at least £1400 every day just to keep going. We need to ensure that
we are efficient and use our hard-earned funds in the most effective way
possible. Ensuring that we do this is the responsibility of the Board of
Trustees and our Branch Manager, Angela Hunter. We have a team of staff
and volunteers caring for our animals. There are also two staff in our
charity shop in Gillygate, York.
We
are always looking for new homes for our animals, and our staff will
help people chose the one which will best fit in with their lifestyle,
subject to a satisfactory home visit.
Animals that come to use are not put to sleep unless advised to do so
using professional advice.
This does mean that we often have older animals that go unnoticed, and
stay with us for a long time. Almost always house-trained and requiring
less exercise, these animals can make perfect pets, so please don’t pass
them by just because of their age.
We hope that you find what you are looking for here, be it a new pet,
information about making a donation or volunteering your time to help us
continue to improve our services for the animals in need in our area.
We look forward to welcoming you into our branch of the RSPCA
Georgie England
Branch Chairman