Staff at Wood Green Animal Shelters at Heydon and Godmanchester
are working hard to cope with demand for re-homing of animals
now the Christmas break is over. Wood Green Chief Executive
Dennis Baker, OBE, explained: “While fewer cats and dogs
are being abandoned after Christmas, more seem to have been
brought in just before the holiday, which we have had to look
after. Thankfully now that Christmas is over we are seeing
a large increase in the number of people looking to give these
animals new homes.”
Two welsh arab ponies who arrived at the Godmanchester Shelter
on Christmas day have attracted a lot of interest. June Longhurst,
Head of Field Section, said “I am sure we will be able
to find a good home for them, but they need care and attention
first. They need to be halter-broken, treated by the farrier,
and we micro-chip all the horses which come here.”
Volunteers over the age of sixteen are desperately needed
to help the Field Section care for the horses, donkeys, sheep,
goats, deer and llamas at the Godmanchester site. Anyone with
experience of working with field animals who can give a few
hours a week should phone 01480-830014.
