16 ANNUAL REVIEW 2022
TOGETHER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Feeding pets in hard times
It's been a tough few years for pet owners, with first the
pandemic and then a cost-of-living crisis leaving many
struggling to afford proper care for their beloved pets.
Our branches who work closely with local communities
know their areas intimately and understand how human
emergencies can have a dramatic impact on pets. They
quickly set up schemes to provide pet food through food
banks and access to pet welfare support, to help owners
keep their pets safe and well in good homes. In our
northern region alone, our branch-led teams sent out
the equivalent of around 140,000 daily dog meals and
65,000 daily cat meals in 2022.
Incredible home-from-home
Thanks to the amazing generosity of its supporters,
the RSPCA Sussex West Branch unveiled its £4 million
refurbishment of its Mount Noddy Animal Centre in
2022. It boasts 27 spacious dog kennels and a separate
isolation wing, 47 cat pens, six specialised maternity
pens for mothers and kittens, a hydrotherapy treadmill,
a dedicated vet suite, secure exercise areas, new laundry
and kitchen facilities and a visitor centre.
Safe and loving home for Duke
Finding a foster family gave Akita Duke his happiest
final months. Seventeen-year-old Duke had been found
underweight, covered in sores and suffering from such
severe muscle loss his hind legs buckled underneath
him. He had multiple health issues and our Cotswolds
Dogs and Cats Home team knew he wouldn't have
long to live. They wanted his last months to be his best
and offered him for fostering, with financial support
provided for his health needs.
Vet student Kate Mowday and her parents saw the plea
for an end-of-life foster place and offered Duke a loving
home until they had to say goodbye. Incredibly, moving
in gave Duke a new lease of life and he was soon enjoying
short daily walks and car trips to the woods.
Your local RSPCA
Across England and Wales, our local RSPCA branches are there on the ground, working
in communities to protect and care for animals in need.