RSPCA Tamworth Volunteer Branch

SENIOR SATURDAY 👴👵❤️
Older pets make great companions — they are usually calm, gentle and love spending time with the family. They are more settled in their behaviours and you definitely can teach an old dog new tricks! ✨
No matter how they arrive in care, they are all looking for the same thing. A safe, caring home and someone to love them for who they are 🏡
See all senior animals currently available for adoption via the link below 👇
www.rspcansw.org/senior-pets
Our Seniors for Seniors Program also includes 50% off the adoption fee and a 10% discount on veterinary services for all Senior Card holders who adopt a senior pet.
RON: R251000223

Our friends at About A Dog have officially launched today and we are all so excited!
If you haven't heard of them, they're a bunch of legends selling sustainable loo rolls manufactured in Sydney and creating jobs for the community.
The best part is they're on a mission to help Aussie causes and have partnered with RSPCA NSW, donating 50% of all their profits to support us in our efforts to help animals!
We can't wait to see what they achieve so go show them your support by purchasing a roll (or a few) from their website today!
Follow the link to purchase now.

https://aboutadog.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR3LHJNKi0Uw-SL5gvcpiW9Mq4CDejLLvnwUtO-LymzCmxFkaWb5mCwUc_

About A Dog About A Dog is your new online subscription service for recycled toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues. Donating 50% of the profits to RSPCA NSW to help to care for animals. Purchase from our range of Aussie made products to support RSPCA NSW every day.

🚨 WARNING 🚨

A chemical called sodium azide, that can be found in trace amounts in some COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) buffer solutions, may be toxic to animals if ingested.

The risk depends on the size of the animal and how much of the solution they ingest. Due to their small size, the risk is greatest for small animals (e.g. small dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, small mammals, and birds), if they ingest the contents of one or more vials of the buffer solution.

Please keep these products safely out of reach of all animals. If an animal has ingested even a small amount of COVID rapid antigen test buffer solution, please call your veterinarian urgently. The Animal Poisons Helpline can also be contacted for advice on 1300 869 738.

Back to school (pet) blues 📚🖍

As we head back to school this week, our pets may need some extra support after enjoying a summer of full time fun with their best friends. So how can we help them to adjust to the new daily schedule? Here's some tips from the RSPCA NSW Training, Education and Outreach teams:

❤️ Enrichment toys (like puzzle feeders or treat-dispensing toys) are a great way to keep your pet occupied. These can also help your pet realise that being on their own isn’t all bad. You can also play classical music or audiobooks to help soothe them or mask scary noises.
❤️ Start to gradually increase the amount of time your pet spends alone (if they’re not used to any alone time at all, you might have to start with small periods of only 5 or 10 minutes) and make sure they have somewhere they feel safe that they can go to to relax and rest. You can give them their enrichment toys in this area.
❤️ Many animals benefit from some exercise or playtime to burn off extra energy before being left alone. Make sure you allow about 15-20 minutes of settling time before leaving them alone.

Join our virtual School Holiday Program!

Want to learn more about animal welfare from the comfort of home? Join the RSPCA NSW Education team this January for their virtual School Holiday Program! Meet our shelter animals, interview staff members and learn more about your favourite animal topic.
Sessions include:
👨‍⚕️ Animal Health - 2 hours - ages 8+
👏 Animal Training - 2 hours - ages 8+
🔦 Animal Rescue - 1 hour - ages 8+
🐶 RSPCA Shelter Tour - 1 hour - ages 8+
🧠 RSPCA NSW Trivia - 1 hour - ages 8+
🥰 Pet Care - 1 hour - ages 5+
🐰 Guinea pig adventures with RSPCA VIC - 1 hour - ages 5+

For more information about each program and to register, head to: rspcansw.org.au/what-we-do/education/school-holiday-program/

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that supports the welfare of all creatures great and small?

The Tamworth Branch is looking for active and enthusiastic people to join our branch. You could be doing anything from fundraising, helping at events, coordinating foster care, social media engagement, data management. The opportunities are endless!

If you have some free time on your hands and would like to help out, please scan the QR code below or head to the RSPCA NSW Website to apply online.

https://www.rspcansw.org.au/how-you-can-help/volunteer-rspca-nsw/

Here's a great post and report from RSPCA Australia about the benefits of pre-pubertal desexing 💙

You might have seen our recent pre-pubertal desexing (PPD) report which explains how PPD can improve individual cat welfare and address the issue of cat overpopulation in Australia.

To summarise:
Due to the climate in many areas of Australia, cats have a prolonged breeding season, allowing them to produce multiple litters per year - this is potentially a lot of kittens!

If desexing is delayed beyond the age of puberty, this can lead to cats producing litters of unwanted kittens before they are desexed. Desexing cats before puberty prevents the birth of unwanted kittens. In addition, there are benefits for individual cats to being desexed before puberty (including faster and easier surgery, shorter recovery and healing times, and reduced risk of some short-term and long-term health issues).

But this is a team effort! Talk to your veterinarian about PPD for your cat, and tell them about our recent report: https://bit.ly/3q3xDT2

Which animal are you most like?

Tag your friends in the comments 🐶🐔🐴

Don't let confusing words and medical terms prevent you from getting your furry friends the help they need!
Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne disease that if left untreated may be fatal.
If you believe your dog is suffering from Ehrlichiosis, contact your local veterinarian to book an appointment or phone the national Emergency Animal Disease Watch hotline on 1800 675 888.
Read more: https://www.rspcansw.org.au/blog/animal-care-information/how-to-manage-ehrlichiosis/?fbclid=IwAR14SkNc_pfbfywFUBv7CZCTdv8Mt5YYxZIdGrjX4D65NM9xi61m9CegJLk

Time is running out to grab your tickets for our online fundraising trivia event tomorrow night!!!

Play to WIN a $200 Petbarn gift card kindly donated by the Petbarn Foundation!

RSPCA NSW is holding an online trivia night fundraiser to put your skills to the test! Join fellow animal lovers from all over the state for an hour of live, interactive trivia, with bonus prizes up for grabs. Not only will you have a great time getting quizzed on a range of multiple categories, all proceeds from the trivia night go directly to our branch and supporter group network across the state!

To purchase your ticket, simply scan the QR code below or head to Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/rspca-nsw-branches-trivia-night-tickets-166735726045

Only 5 days left to grab your tickets!!!

Play to WIN a $200 Petbarn gift card kindly donated by the Petbarn Foundation!

RSPCA NSW is holding an online trivia night fundraiser to put your skills to the test! Join fellow animal lovers from all over the state for an hour of live, interactive trivia, with bonus prizes up for grabs.

Not only will you have a great time getting quizzed on a range of multiple categories, all proceeds from the trivia night go directly to our branch and supporter group network across the state!

To purchase your ticket, simply scan the QR code below or head to Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/rspca-nsw-branches-trivia-night-tickets-166735726045

We need YOU :)

With the Tamworth Branch, you’d be helping passionate people raise funds that will go straight to helping the welfare of the animals in the Tamworth local region by way of our inspectorate, nearby shelters, and through community assistance. In this role you’d be assisting at our fundraising events across the area, participating in vaccination/microchipping days, and helping plan and coordinate future group endeavours. While you may not work directly with animals, you are impacting how animals are treated and provided for through the work we do.

Register now for our NEW Virtual School Holiday Program! 🤩📣

Our Education team has created 7 new virtual programs for kids to participate in these coming holidays from the comfort of home.

Check out the links below for more info and to register:
⚽️ Animal Enrichment: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-school-holiday-program-animal-enrichment-registration-169218209219?fbclid=IwAR0TnZrrvYGbYCzBqLiSHtxVnNA0rsAg4-n-y2d2C0z4Mrh5eElZrM1gN9k

🩺 Animal Health: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-school-holiday-program-animal-enrichment-registration-169218209219?fbclid=IwAR0TnZrrvYGbYCzBqLiSHtxVnNA0rsAg4-n-y2d2C0z4Mrh5eElZrM1gN9k

🐶 Animal Training: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-school-holiday-program-animal-training-registration-169217769905?fbclid=IwAR08d37eNrVqy9Kg1H4F38iCf9g2wlJ4rp73-ujLOAUryQRBay6aM42_VGc

🐾 The work of RSPCA NSW: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-school-holiday-program-the-work-of-rspca-nsw-registration-169196975709?fbclid=IwAR0qDfu5uJruTHdxWLdc6vd0XY8U6qZ2LfqJe9MYN2HUuFoSvltHrEKjya4

❤️ Pet Care: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-school-holiday-program-pet-care-registration-169217505113?fbclid=IwAR0TnZrrvYGbYCzBqLiSHtxVnNA0rsAg4-n-y2d2C0z4Mrh5eElZrM1gN9k

🐷 Farm animal friends with RSPCA VIC: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-school-holiday-program-farm-animal-friends-with-rspca-vic-registration-169578167865?fbclid=IwAR14rvTRpTON9sNPcHLGPeeRVHlmvPA3zSMndA1ky6R1_-nxT4mn2K4XjYE

🐰 Guinea pig adventures with RSPCA VIC: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/virtual-school-holiday-program-guinea-pig-adventures-with-rspca-vic-registration-169578898049?fbclid=IwAR04YBy7-oruzWaSRHVDJYa3S3hTU_ecc1bzOiyv3mTqU2y7MeO_4si9KiU

Can you help us with our cat research? 🐱

RSPCA NSW is consulting the community to inform our new project ‘Keeping Cats Safe at Home’ and we want to hear from you!
We encourage everyone (cat owners and non-cat owners alike) to complete a short online survey, it only takes about 10 minutes.
Access the survey here: https://rspcansw.org/2VHSz7l

This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust and aims to improve the lives of pet cats while also reducing impacts on wildlife. You can learn more about the project here www.rspcansw.org.au/safecats.

We are very pleased to announce that we will be working closely with the following councils on ‘Keeping Cats Safe at Home’: Blue Mountains City Council, Byron Shire Council, Campbelltown City Council, City of Parramatta Council, Hornsby Shire Council, Northern Beaches Council, Shoalhaven City Council, Tweed Shire, and Kyogle Councils, Walgett Shire Council, and Weddin Shire Council.

We need YOU!

RSPCA NSW is often asked to present and speak to school students, local community groups, organisations, businesses or events and we are seeking a team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers to speak to these groups on behalf of our organisation.

Click the below link for more information on the Community Speaker role and how to apply.
https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicEnterprise/EnterpriseGvi?enterpriseGuid=b49da20d-cf3f-4e19-aad8-372034f81029&gviGuid=caeb97ea-633c-483d-8a15-22f0218b54a8&searchUrl=https%253a%252f%252fapp.betterimpact.com%252fPublicEnterprise%252fEnterpriseSearch%253fEnterpriseGuid%253db49da20d-cf3f-4e19-aad8-372034f81029%2526SearchType%253dOrganization%2526SearchId%253d28606

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWwLpAfO0OI

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Here's a Happy Tail!

From little things, big things grow.. and grow... and GROW!
We received an update from Pickles' new owner recently and we just had to share. From a tiny bottle-fed puppy, Pickles has really filled out those puppy folds and is so happy in his forever home.

Way to go Pickles! 💙

*** Update - Sooty has found her furrrever home! ***

Sooty is an amazing girl with loads of love to give. She has been living in her foster home where she has bloomed into the playful girl she is today. She adores running around the house with her doggy friends and LOVES playing with balls and small furry toys she can boop around.

Sooty loves to spend time with her carer having pats and lots of cuddles. How can you resist! She will snuggle into your side and will happily spend her nights on the lounge while you binge on Netflix and give her tummy rubs. What a life!

Sooty's perfect home will be with a family who is able to spend a lot of time with her, training her so she can reach her full potential. She would love a doggy friend to grow up with and show her the ways of the world. Will you be Sooty's valentine?

Email the branch at [email protected] for more information.

RSPCA's Rehoming Organisation Number is: R251000223

Are you struggling to find the purrfect nickname for your furbaby? Look no further than Potato Roast Potato 🥔

Post yours in the comments 👇

Here's a BUNCH of Happy Tails!

We have rehomed so many puppies lately and we're so pleased to share with you some of the happy faces that got to taken them home.

Thank you to everyone who came (some from far away), to adopt these gorgeous little puppies. We absolutely love seeing them find the perfect furrrever homes! 💙