Saving Animals in Scotland
Your Scottish SPCA magazine Autumn/Winter 2017
Volunteers give helping hand New Chief Executive joins the Society
Conviction for unlicensed sale of puppies
Wildlife centre five year anniversary
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Chief Executive, Kirsteen Campbell, joins us as new figures reveal we are busier than ever! Kirsteen Campbell joins us as figures show that last year calls to our animal helpline rose to an all-time high of almost a quarter of a million and our animal rescue officers and inspectors attended over 85,000 incidents. Our Chief Executive Kirsteen Campbell said, “These figures show there is a growing demand for the vital services of the Scottish SPCA and I’m delighted to be part of such an invaluable charity. “While it is true the majority of the Scottish public are animal lovers, the sad fact is that there remains a minority of people who think it is acceptable to be cruel to animals. “Listening to stories of abused, abandoned and injured animals is just heart-breaking and I am proud to be joining a charity which has such a long and established history of making a real difference in Scotland.” Kirsteen continued, “The breadth of work undertaken by the team here is remarkable. 04
A staggering 5,806 animals were rehomed in 2016; everything from dogs and cats to small animals, birds, exotics and equines. “We are humbled by the generous support of the Scottish public who generously donate to the Society and give up their valuable time to volunteer. Without our incredible supporters there simply would be no Scottish SPCA and no one to carry on our lifesaving work across Scotland.” Kirsteen joins us from Skills Development Scotland where she held various roles over a seven year period, including head of communications and depute director of corporate affairs, culminating in the role of director of corporate services. Prior to this, Kirsteen worked in several marketing, sponsorship, brand development and brand reputation roles with AEGON, Guardian Royal Exchange and Multiply, a creative agency based in Edinburgh.
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Alvin and the chick-munks Three barn owls, named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore by staff, came into our care in February. They were then hand reared at our National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross until they were old enough to be released back into the wild. Centre Manager Colin Seddon said, “When we first got the chicks they weren’t great flyers and certainly wouldn’t have been able to survive on their own in the wild. “The barn owls were taken to a ‘soft’ release site in April at around 14 weeks old. They were kept at this ‘soft release’ barn, which included a meshed viewing area to the outside world, for around two weeks. “The barn was situated in an area that provided a suitable habitat for the owls while they grew accustomed to fending for themselves. They were free to fly about and
learn to catch any mice which found their way into the barn, but were also provided food by the landowner. “They have now left the barn and returned to the wild, however we’ll continue to have food placed in and around the area to give them the best possible chance for survival.” Over the past few years we have seen an increase in the number of wild animals in need of our help. In 2016 we rescued a record 9,359 wildlife casualties.
If wildlife is in danger or distress please call our animal helpline on 03000 999 999
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In May we celebrated our annual Rehoming Week. From 8-14 of May we shouted about all things rehoming and helped spread awareness about the animals in our care who were in need of new homes. Research shows us that over 95% of the Scottish public know they can rehome a dog or cat from us but fewer than 52% are aware that they can also rehome fish, farm animals and exotic pets. To help us promote our more specialist animals we were delighted to welcome Gail Porter to our centre in Glasgow. As an animal lover herself, it made sense to have her help spread the word about Rehoming Week 2017. Gail Porter told us, “I love the Scottish SPCA and fully support the work they do rescuing and rehoming animals. I know that cats and
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dogs make cute pictures but I was delighted to meet some of the snakes and small animals that were at the centre too. “I strongly urge anyone who’s looking for a new pet to consider visiting their local Scottish SPCA centre and rehoming a pet in need of a second chance!” To find out more about rehoming from us visit your local centre or call direct on 03000 999 999. Last year we rehomed over 5,800 animals to loving new homes
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We were delighted to welcome Tony Roper to our Glasgow Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre to dedicate one of our new kennel blocks to the late Rikki and Kate Fulton. We are indebted to Rikki and Kate Fulton for their hugely generous support over the years.
Unsigned artist stars in TV ad Twenty-one year old musician Megan D, who is currently studying at the City of Glasgow College, was found after a search for a new song for our advert. A member of the marketing and communications team had heard Megan’s song several years ago, and the poignant lyrics had stuck with her. After calling the radio station and a quick follow up on YouTube the team knew they had found the right artist – and she was local! Megan said, “As an animal lover I was honoured to receive a message asking if the Scottish SPCA could use my song as part of their TV campaign.
The development of our centre in Glasgow was, in part, made possible by a hugely generous legacy donation left to the centre by both Rikki and Kate. Dedicating one of our new two-tiered kennel blocks to them felt like a fitting tribute for all of their support. Tony Roper said of the unveiling, “I was delighted to be invited along to unveil the dedication for Rikki and Kate. They both passionately supported Glasgow Dog and Cat Home, and really believed in the value of the Scottish SPCA. “The extension here has allowed the charity to rescue and save the lives of even more animals and I know Rikki and Kate would be proud to see that their contribution helped make this all possible.”
“Having watched the advert through, it seems like a perfect fit, almost as if I had written the song for this purpose. “As I was recording the song in the studio I felt very proud to be doing something to help such a worthwhile cause.”
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Tony Roper unveils Rikki Fulton dedication
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Plastic bat causes a flap Back in March we received a call to our animal helpline stating that an injured bat was stuck on a bin in the caller’s garden, in Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire. Inspector Stacey Erwin said, “The caller looked down from her window and saw a lifeless looking bat on her bin. “I went to check on it and expected to give
advice on a grounded bat or maybe torn wings but discovered it was plastic! The caller had realised shortly before I arrived but it was too late to cancel. “This job can be very tough as we deal with severely injured animals on a daily basis, so it’s quite nice when something like this can give us a smile. “We would always rather someone was safe than sorry!”
Week old cub mistaken for puppy We were alerted by a veterinary surgery in Hamilton in March after a week old fox cub was found at the side of a road and handed in. The member of the public who found the cub was under the impression he was a puppy, however the veterinary nurse became suspicious when feeding the tiny animal. She called our animal helpline and Animal Rescue Officer Sian Robertson arrived to discover that he was in fact a fox cub. The veterinary nurse had already wrapped him up in a cosy blanket so Sian simply transported him to our National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross where he was named Husky, and would be hand-reared with minimal human contact. 08
In Summer, after being introduced to a number of other fox cubs in our care, Husky was successfully reintroduced to the wild at a carefully selected site with the land owners permission.
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Brock’s great escape We were alerted to the discovery of an adventurous Iberian wall lizard named Brock who was found at a supermarket in Lanarkshire after stowing away on a broccoli head. Brock was dehydrated but otherwise unharmed from his adventures. As he’s not a native reptile Brock couldn’t be rehomed like our normal rescues. In this case, he’s gone to live in a multihabitat vivarium at the Scottish Exotic Animal Rescue centre with reptile expert Nick Martin. The vivarium is designed to mimic Brock’s habitat as closely as possible and it seems he’s settled in perfectly well despite his broccoli ordeal.
Billy the squirrel
In March we were called out to attend to a baby squirrel found in a nest on a felled tree in Insh, Aberdeenshire.
At only a few weeks old the red squirrel was taken to our National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross where he was named Billy. Head of Large Mammals Sheelagh McAllister was responsible for Billy’s dayto-day care including hand feeding him by syringe every few hours, including overnight. Billy remained in our care until he was completely independent which took several months. He was released back into the wild at a supported release site along with a few other red squirrels we were caring for at the same time.
If an animal is in danger or distress please call our animal helpline on 03000 999 999
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In court. REPORT ANIMAL CRUELTY
Sadly, not everyone in Scotland cares for animals as much as you do. We investigate abuse and neglect and help take those responsible to court.
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Gorman convicted for unlicensed selling of puppies The puppy trade is big business and we’re committed to tackling this horrific trade. As a result of our investigations an Airdrie man was found guilty for selling sick puppies without a licence and keeping adult dogs in conditions that caused them suffering. Christopher Gorman, 54, from North Lanarkshire, appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court on 31 May and was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering, trading without a licence, exposing dogs to unsatisfactory conditions and failure to provide necessary nutrition. He was sentenced on 21 July to 6 months restriction of liberty between 7pm and 7am, a ten year ban from owning animals and received a £500 fine for trading puppies without a licence. Commenting on the case, an undercover inspector from our Special Investigations Unit said, “Gorman did not have a licence to sell dogs but continued to do so over a long period of time. “There were 45 animals in his care, all of which were suffering from health problems
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such as cherry eye, diarrhoea and vomiting. “Upon inspection, the dogs were seen to be roaming around together with no separation for breed, age, sex and size. “The conditions were not appropriate for the number of dogs being kept and bred, and posed serious hygiene concerns, specifically the ability to disinfect and prevent the spread of infection and disease. “There were faeces all over the yard and inside the house and this would have increased the risk of spread of disease, worms and infection. There was also no bedding for the dogs in their kennels. “After removing the French bulldog breeds we were then alerted to Gorman trading Bullmastiff type pups a short while later. “It’s clear from his disregard that his priority was money making – not the welfare of the dogs in his care.” The silver lining to this horrific case is that these dogs have been prevented from further suffering by being taken into our care and are now looking for new forever homes.
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In court.
Reckless reptile keeper sentenced to 18 months in jail
With our focus on tougher, more consistent sentencing, we were delighted when a 26 year old man from Motherwell who caused a number of reptiles and animals in his care unnecessary suffering was handed an 18 month jail sentence and a ten year disqualification order on keeping animals following our investigation. Keith Ross, 26, from Motherwell pled guilty to causing the animals in his care unnecessary suffering and being culpable and reckless by failing to disclose dangerous animals to our inspectors and Police Scotland prior to carrying out search warrants. Commenting on the case, an undercover inspector from our Special Investigations Unit said, “Ross had a collection of reptiles in his home unlike anything we have seen before. This included a large number of snakes, lizards, scorpions and turtles, and all of them were being kept in appalling conditions. “This was a clear case of someone collecting animals and failing to provide for their needs with disastrous results for the animals. Many
animals were on the verge of starvation and one lizard had to be put to sleep after it ate its own substrate from lack of feeding. “A number of other animals were taken from his care including a polecat, a northern goshawk and a Saker falcon all of which were also found to be in poor condition. “During the search of his property a venomous snake was found loose within the living room and had to be captured by specialist handlers. “Ross was found to be keeping, in total, thirteen venomous snakes and two scorpions without the appropriate licences. These included a boomslang, western diamondback rattlesnake and various cobras, including a king cobra and spitting cobras. Ross also kept two venomous and highly dangerous scorpions within his one bedroom flat. “Ross failed to warn the police or Scottish SPCA of the risk prior to the search. During the search the venomous snakes and scorpions were found to be kept in enclosures that were not secure, without appropriate lids, locks on the doors, warning signs that dangerous animals were present, or instructions in the event of a person being bitten or stung which posed a real and serious risk of significant injury or death. “All animals including the venomous snakes are now being cared for by specialist handlers.”
We are sorry if you are distressed by any of the images in this magazine. Unfortunately, many of the animals we care for have been caused a great deal of suffering. We feel it is important to show the reality of cruelty to animals in Scotland and how we are able to help by investigating abuse and neglect.
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Our interactive programme encourages children to think about what animals need and they learn how they can be responsible towards animals they come across, including their pets.
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Research shows children with pets less likely to be cruel to animals In collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, we have published research in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health about children’s emotional attachment to pets, and the impact it has on their behaviours towards animals. The research showed that the majority of children with pets had a clear emotional attachment to their animals. Girls proved to be more attached than boys, with higher levels of attachment to dogs and cats compared with other animals. The findings confirm the growing evidence of the importance of pets in family life. Children with pets are less likely to be cruel to animals due to the emotional attachments they hold with their own animal companions. Roxanne Hawkins PhD student in Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Edinburgh said, “This research focused on the emotional and friendship aspects of childhood attachment to pets. It showed that children viewed their pets as their best friend, reporting that they would be lonely without them and that they felt that their pet knew when they were upset and tried to comfort them.” Dr Jo Williams, Senior Lecturer in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Edinburgh said, “By encouraging children to take an active caring role for pets within families we can promote pet attachment,
child wellbeing and animal welfare.” Our Head of Education and Policy Gilly Mendes Ferreira oversaw the project and said, “We actively encourage and promote positive pet care behaviour through our groundbreaking free education programme in Scottish primary schools which last year spoke to around 300,000 children. “Our interactive programme encourages children to think about what animals need and they learn how they can be responsible towards animals they come across, including their pets.” Education programme expanded Education is at the heart of what we do and we are delighted to announce that work is now underway to create an additional bespoke education programme called ‘Animal Guardians’. The RS Macdonald Trust are funding the programme which is being offered to primary school children who have been flagged as having the potential to commit animal cruelty, or have already been involved in an animal cruelty incident, for an initial three year period. The links between animal cruelty and violent crimes is well documented and consequently we aim to offer this more bespoke preventative programme alongside our current schools programme to combat this at an early stage.
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At the Scottish SPCA, we believe that pet insurance is an essential part of responsible pet ownership. That’s why every dog, cat and rabbit we rehome receives 4 weeks’ free insurance from Petplan® to give them the best start in their new life. 14
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Petplan® partnership raises over £350,000 In 2016, Petplan® paid out over £494,000 in claims to Scottish SPCA supporters, ensuring that their beloved pets could receive the best treatment possible and get back on their paws as quickly as possible.
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As a Scottish SPCA supporter, you can receive 4 weeks’ free Petplan® insurance. For every full policy purchased, Petplan® will give 10% of your policy premium to the Scottish SPCA and a further 10% each year the policy is renewed. As a result, since the start of our partnership in 2008, we have received over £350,000. This has been vital in helping us continue our work rescuing and rehoming Scotland’s abused, abandoned and injured animals. To claim your 4 weeks’ free Petplan® insurance, please contact Petplan on 0330 100 9719, quoting reference SSPCAEN.
Covered For Life® Petplan® offer a range of different cover options, including their signature Covered For Life® policies. These policies provide cover for ongoing conditions throughout the duration of your pet’s life, as long as the policy is renewed each year, without a break in cover. Petplan® will also cover your Scottish SPCA rehomed pet for lifelong conditions regardless of their age, when continuing your 4 weeks’ free insurance. Did you know that gastroenteritis is one of the top 5 common health problems for dogs, based on the number of Petplan® claims received in 2016. Last year, Petplan® paid out over £10.8 million in claims for gastroenteritis. To find out more please visit www.petplan.co.uk/top5.
Covered For Life® policies provide ongoing cover for the pet’s whole life providing the policy is renewed each year. Petplan is a trading name of Pet Plan Limited who administer the cover and Allianz Insurance plc who provide and underwrite the cover. Scottish SPCA is an Appointed Representative of Pet Plan Limited and is not part of the Allianz (UK) Group.
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Our centre at Fishcross has allowed us to expand the number of wild animals we can care for by including on site veterinary facilities, seal, swan and otter pools, aviaries, wild mammal enclosures, paddocks and a stable block for deer.
- Colin Seddon, National Wildlife Rescue Centre Manager
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Wildlife centre five year anniversary This year we celebrated our five year anniversary of our purpose built National Wildlife Rescue Centre at Fishcross. We opened our wildlife centre in April 2012 following a 75% increase in the number of wild animals requiring our care. Centre Manager Colin Seddon said, “The centre was intended to support 5,000 sick, injured and orphaned wild animals each year. Since we opened we’ve treated almost 35,000 wildlife casualties which is considerably more than we expected. “Our centre at Fishcross has allowed us to expand the number of wild animals we can care for by including on site veterinary facilities, seal, swan and otter pools, aviaries, wild mammal enclosures, paddocks and a stable block for deer. “Previously we had to rely on a number of other organisations to help us rehabilitate wildlife. We’ve now been able to keep human interaction to a minimum by being able to care for the animals in one place right up until they are ready to be released back into the wild.”
In 2016 alone we cared for 9,359 wild animals which included 6,119 birds and 123 seals. When you compare this to the 3,917 animals we were able to care for in our last year at our centre in Middlebank, Fife (2011), it’s clear how much of a difference our new centre has made. Our National Wildlife Rescue Centre has become one of the largest and busiest centres in the UK with new rehabilitation techniques and diets being developed on site and adopted by other centres. We’ve provided advice to a number of centres throughout the UK and even consulted on wildlife being cared for abroad. We are extremely proud of our progress and grateful to all our supporters who have made it possible for us to build and maintain this much needed centre.
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We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the fantastic fundraisers who have been taking part in brilliant challenges to raise vital funds for Scotland’s animals.
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Leave an everlasting legacy Every year we rescue and rehome thousands of abused, abandoned and injured animals. We receive no government or lottery funding and rely on public donations to continue our vital work. By leaving a gift in your Will, you can help save more animals from lives of misery and give them a second chance with people who will love and care for them. Leaving a gift in your Will to the Scottish SPCA is an incredible way to help animals in Scotland.
Forever Care Have you considered who would care for your beloved pets if you weren’t around? The Scottish SPCA runs a free service called Forever Care. By using this service you’ll have peace of mind that we will look after your pet and find them a loving new home should they outlive you. Please be assured that the Scottish SPCA does not put healthy animals to sleep.
Free Will writing service launched We have recently partnered with McClure Solicitors who are offering a Will writing service to all Scottish SPCA supporters, completely free of charge. This free service extends to rewriting of Wills also. McClure Solicitors have been providing well informed advice since the firm was founded in 1853. They specialise in asset protection,
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estate planning and inheritance planning, helping clients across the UK to protect their assets and pass them on efficiently. Anyone using the service is asked to consider leaving a gift in their Will to the Scottish SPCA in return. Please visit our website for further information.
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Giving a helping hand
We have many hard working and committed volunteers and supporter groups all over Scotland who give their spare time to help raise funds for Scotland’s abused, abandoned and injured animals. Many of our supporters see volunteering as a fun way of giving back to their community whilst also helping us to continue rescuing animals in need. We are always looking at new and exciting ways for our supporters to get involved.
We are currently looking for animal lovers to join one of our many local supporter groups or volunteer throughout Scotland and take part in various activities. These might include can collections, bag packing, organising events and more. Liz Souter a regular volunteer from Edinburgh said “I’ve always had a love of animals and enjoy taking part in events in my area raising funds for such a worthwhile cause.” We’d really love to hear from anyone who would like to lend a hand to help animals in desperate need of our care. Even if you can only spare an hour, please get in touch by contacting fundraising@scottishspca.org or call 03000 999 999 (option 4).
We really value all the time and support given by our volunteers. Without them, there would be no Scottish SPCA. - Kirsteen Campbell, Chief Executive
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Fundraising.
Events We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our fantastic fundraisers who have been taking part in all sorts of challenges to raise vital funds for Scotland’s animals. You can make a difference to the lives of thousands of animals by taking part or organising your own fundraising activity, no matter how big or small. In August John Murasev from Ayrshire decided to challenge himself by climbing Ben Nevis, the tallest peak in Scotland. We are incredibly proud of John who completed this challenge in just over 8 hours raising an incredible £2,430 for the Society. John said “I was really excited about doing it. I was itching to try something new and take on a bigger challenge. We were in a group of 27 all raising funds for good causes so I knew I’d have plenty of support going up. Fundraising for the Scottish SPCA is important to me because there’s no excuse for animal cruelty.” If you’d like to take part in this exciting challenge, we have places available in June and August 2018. Please get in touch with our fundraising team for further information. 20
It’s not just epic challenges; there are events for all the family including much loved pets! Our hearts were touched in July when Molly from Glasgow took part in the Dog Jog, a 5K family fun course with her 11 year old border collie Angel, who was sadly diagnosed with liver cancer. Molly thought it would be a fantastic bucket list opportunity to do together while giving back to Scotland’s animals. Molly said “I realise 5K may be a lot for Angel due to her age but we really wanted to give it a shot and help animals that haven’t been as fortunate to have the life that Angel has had.”
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Fundraising.
Take part, have fun and help save lives Pets at Home Halloween Fundraiser
Bucket collections raffles and bake sales
27-29 October 2017
Edinburgh Men’s 10K
5 November 2017
Supernova Run, The Kelpies
10 – 12 November 2017
Edinburgh Christmas Walk 10K
2 December 2017
Edinburgh Christmas Run 5K or 10K
3 December 2017
Edinburgh Santa Toddle
3 December 2017
Falkirk Wheel Abseil
21 April 2018
Swing for Scotland’s animals
28 April 2018
Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Junior races, 5K, 10K, Team Relay, Half Marathon and Marathon
26 & 27 May 2018
Kilimanjaro Trek
May and October 2018
Ben Nevis Trek
June and August 2018
Sign up today and do something incredible for Scotland’s animals!
For more information please get in touch Call 03000 999 999 (option 4)
Email fundraising@scottishspca.org
Visit scottishspca.org/events
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Sponsor A Space – the perfect Christmas gift Looking for something a little bit different to give your loved one this Christmas? Why not Sponsor a Space at one of our centres! Your sponsorship will help pay for the food and veterinary treatment of all the animals cared for in your chosen space for a full year. There are plenty of spaces to choose from including a dog kennel, cat, bird or hedgehog unit, horse stable, seal pen, rabbit or otter enclosure. Sponsors will have their name displayed at the centre and will receive a certificate of
thanks, a window sticker, our magazine and an update letter about one of the animals their sponsorship has helped, along with a photo. We think it’s the perfect gift for any animal lover! Order by 15 December to receive gift packs in time for Christmas. To order your gift visit www.scottishspca. org/sponsoraspace.
Calzeat will donate £1 to the Scottish SPCA for every Funfair scarf sold! Read Zara’s story and buy your Funfair scarf
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Thank you for saving my life! Every year the Scottish SPCA rescues and finds new homes for thousands of defenceless animals – and we couldn’t do this without our fantastic supporters.
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