SUNDAY
28th MARCH 2010
10AM - 2PM ISEL PARK, STOKE
10.00am Registration $10/dog
(all proceeds to Nelson SPCA)
10.30am Walk starts
11.30am Dog Agility Demonstration
12.30pm Dog Show
Categories will be:
Special category - Best ex Nelson SPCA Dog
Prettiest girl dog
Most handsome boy dog
Most like their owner
Best trick - show us your dog?s party piece
Most obedient - fetch a cooked sausage without eating it?
Best Puppy - under a year old
Best Child Handler - Under 8 years
Best Junior Handler - 8-14 years
THEN FOR THE WINNERS A CHANCE TO WIN AGAIN WITH
Best in Show
2nd Runner up
1st Runner up
All winners will get a ribbon and a goodie bag!!!!
Spot Prizes and giveaways throughout the day
Other entertainment.
Petting Zoo - Sheep, Chooks, Rabbits etc etc Bouncy Castle
Face painting Pet Stalls
Sausage Sizzle and other refreshments available Balloon Animals
A GREAT FUN DAY OUT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!!!
SEE YOU THERE!
On Saturday 7th of November the Nelson SPCA held another extremely successful Open Day to set off Appeal Week. Again the weather was extremely kind giving us a lovely sunny day.
Again we had lots of fantastic attractions, stalls and the atmosphere was filled with fun and vibrancy.
The geese trials were a big attraction, with the geese getting the better of the dogs on the first trail, but the dog won out in the end.
Kids seemed to really enjoy decorating their own ginger bread men, cats and dogs, lots lovely sticky sweet creative creatures were made and then eaten.
The Petting Animal Area was again a big crowd pleaser. It was lovely to see Milo back. Milo was raised as a lamb at the SPCA and now lives with Alison out in Wakefield, he was a much loved resident while he was here and now has a lovely life as a much loved pet.
We again had the usual crowd pleasers such as face painting, bbq, raffles and lots of giveaways.
I would like to express our thanks to Hills Pet Nutrition for supplying lots of the giveaways and proving an excellent information stand, Stoke Vet for their participation, Wendy from Pet Sitters for her attendance, Alison for providing the Animals for the petting area and The Dog SPA for providing grooming for dogs on the day.
The continued support of our suppliers for the day is also paramount in helping us to raise money for the centre, so a big thankyou to Pestells, Tahuna Garden Centre, Big Trees on Landsdown, Cafe Premier.
Thanks very much too all SPCA staff and volunteers who put in a lot of effort to make this day such an enormous success.
The day was a huge success raising over $2000 which will go a long way towards caring for all the animals that come into our centre. This is a fun way to start off appeal week which has also been a big success.
Animal Adoptions and Surrenders for November 2009 has dropped by around 25% from November 2008. 129 animals were brought into the shelter compared to 171. The largest number was unwanted kittens, which is no surprise for this time of year. Out of the total animals, 98 were adopted out during the month. SPCA Inspectors attended 24 complaints most of these regarding sheep. The number of complaints received year to date is 324, which is also down on 2008.
During the month we were conducted several educational visits, for the Tui Glen Rest Home, Veterinary Students, Stoke Brownies and had over 400 people through the centre.
We also for the third year running had a Trade Stall at the annual A & P Show of which recieved the Best Indoor Trade Exhibit.
We will be holding a sausage sizzle on Saturday, February 13th and there will be competitions with a selection of prizes up for grabs including free bags of Hills Science Diet Pet Food. There will also be spot prizes for selected animals as well as fun free give aways! Come on into the centre and give an animal a Second Chance for Love........?