TV presenter Julia Bradbury, Coronation Street's Maria (Samia Ghadie),
Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, Deborah Meaden from Dragons' Den,
newsreader Emma Crosby and Ashleigh and Pudsey from Britain's Got
Talent. The 2015 awards will take place in London on 22 October.
www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/animal-hero-awards
20th anniversary for
RSPCA Stapeley Grange
A tiny blackbird with an infected eye has become the 100,000th animal
to pass through the doors of RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre
and Cattery since it opened in 1994.
As part of RSPCA Stapeley Grange's 20th anniversary celebrations,
Manager Lee Stewart had been counting the animals that were taken
into the centre. "I originally only had the figures going back to 1995, but
after further digging I managed to find 1994 admissions; they revealed
we were very close to hitting the 100,000 mark," says Lee. "It is amazing
when you think about it, that so many animals have passed through our
doors during the last two decades."
www.rspca.org.uk/local/stapeley-grange-wildlife-centre
Homes for horses
In June we launched our #HomesforHorses campaign with the aim of
finding homes for a record number of abused, neglected and abandoned
horses and ponies. Equine rehoming days took place throughout the
summer at RSPCA Gonsal Farm Animal Centre, Lockwood Centre for
Horses and Donkeys, RSPCA Felledge Animal Centre, RSPCA Millbrook
Animal Centre and RSPCA Southridge Animal Centre.
Our targeted, three-month campaign reaped huge rewards and resulted
in the RSPCA's best-ever year for horse rehoming. More than 400 equines
went to new homes during 2014, 102 during the #HomesforHorses
campaign, reducing the number of horses in our care to fewer than 680,
the lowest number since the crisis started in 2009.
Double Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin (pictured right) fell in
love with a foal when he was taken into RSPCA care one Christmas.
The Sunday Times and Sky Sports
sportswoman of the year 2014 fell
for the foal and rehomed him when she
met him through a friend who cares for
horses on behalf of the RSPCA.
"There are hundreds of horses and ponies
that need homes; it has really opened my
eyes to what's going on," says Charlotte.
"It would be great if more people could
rescue as there are some lovely horses
and ponies needing homes. I'm really
pleased I'm able to help the RSPCA."
www.rspca.org.uk/homesforhorses
❝It would be great
if more people could
rescue as there are
some lovely horses
and ponies needing
homes. I'm really
pleased I'm able to
help the RSPCA.
❞Charlotte Dujardin
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Nick Brock x2, Nicola Chilton x2/RSPCA, Andrew Forsyth x2/RSPCA Photolibrary, Lee Stewart x1/RSPCA.