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Dog Show 2024

Goole and District RSPCA had a 'pawsome' day at West Park Goole on Saturday 8th June. Sponsored by Minmont Pets Snaith, the event offered a barking mad day out for all the family with stalls, food, Have a Go agility and fun Dog Show classes. The event raised £1,348.85 on the day for local animals, with a few more donations to come in.

Secretary Georgina said "We're grateful to all our judges, Laura at Minmont our generous sponsor, Barbara Cooke of Mrs Cooke's Dog Grooming for running the agility and judging, every volunteer who gave their time. A huge thank you also to all who supported a fantastic day and of course the wonderful dogs and their owners"

Goole RSPCA Dog Show 2024 Results

Best Child Handler
1st - Poppy and Woody with Tiger and Pep
2nd - Theo with Cosmo
3rd - Alysha with Mojo

Cutest Pup
1st - Amy with Kiro
2nd - Jane with Forest
3rd - Matthew with Bambi

Prettiest Bitch
1st - Kev with Luna
2nd - Issac and Isobel with Nellie
3rd- Lincoln with Luna

Most Handsome Dog
1st -Kirsten with Bear
2nd -Ellie with Woody
3rd - Joe with Woody

Waggiest Tail
1st - Louise with Willow
2nd - Laura with Alfie
3rd - Theo with Cosmo

Prettiest Eyes
1st - Amy with Kiro
2nd -Sam with Echo
3rd - Heather with Billy

Sit and Wait
1st - John with Hallie
2nd - Ellie with Woody
3rd - Louise with Willow

Best Groomed Dog
1st - Izzy with Arthur
2nd - Holly with Ralf
3rd - Vicky with Gizmo

Senior Dog (10yrs and over)
1st - Mr Musgrave with Misty
2nd - Helen with Mojo
3rd - Glenys with Cracker

Fun Run
1st - Louise with Willow 24.29 (1 fault)
2nd - Glenys with Cracker 29.95 (1 fault)
3rd -Gary with Ty 1.14.53

Purrfectly Special Portraits Supporting Goole RSPCA

We are delighted to team up with local digital artist Dan Read for a very unique, creative, colourful fundraiser. For every pet portrait sold, 10% goes directly to support local animals in the DN14 area. Whether celebrating a best friend or memorialising a lost love, Dan's beautiful pet portraits will honour them in a tasteful piece of bespoke art you will treasure forever.
• Digitally painted from your favourite photos
 • Proofs given upfront with fast turnaround • You only buy if you LOVE your portrait
 • Prices from only £29.95
 • Print sizes up to A1 - 594mm x 841mm
 • Supplied physically or digitally worldwide
 A huge thank you to Dan for this timely fundraising opportunity. To order, head to the website www.danread.co.uk

COVID-19 RESTICTIONS

Please note that, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we are unable to invite prospective adopters to meet our cats and kittens in person. Instead we are offering a video meeting, eg, via Zoom, where you can meet your prospective pet and also ask the fosterer as many questions as you like.
Hopefully, we will be back to normal working soon.

SPEAKER AVAILABLE

Goole RSPCA have a trained speaker who can visit your school, group, business or club to talk about our work and tell you about some of the character cats and kittens that we have fostered. The talk is suitable for all age groups and lasts around 40 minutes.
There is no charge but a donation will be most welcome. Please contact us for further information.

The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill comes into effect

On 29 June a piece of landmark legislation came into effect. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act was passed in April 2021 and increases the maximum sentencing under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, from six months to five years, for animal fighting and cruelty offences.

The new legislation brings England and Wales in line with Scotland and Northern Ireland,
where five years is already the maximum sentence for those who commit animal abuse offences.

PETS AS PRIZES

Gold medal, Gold trophy, Goldfish? A pet is not a prize or something to be won.

None of the fun at the fair
Fairs can evoke a sense of nostalgia for many, with fairground jingles, sugared doughnuts and arcade game prizes. Sadly, there's no fun at the fair for the animals given away as prizes. While many of us would not accept a dog, cat or rabbit as the result of winning a game - receiving goldfish as prizes have become all too commonplace across England and Wales.

Can you help us make pets as prizes a thing of the past?
Unfortunately, the National Cruelty Helpline regularly receive calls relating to animals being given away as prizes, particularly goldfish - who are often prized off at fairgrounds across England and Wales. These goldfish are often held in unsuitable plastic bags for long durations and taken to homes that aren't adequately prepared to meet their welfare needs. We think you'll agree that while candy floss comes in bags, pets shouldn't.

Life in a bag
Goldfish are easily stressed and very often, fish that are won as prizes suffer miserably from shock, oxygen starvation or die from changes in water temperature, and many will die before their new owners can even get them home.

It's already illegal in Scotland
Currently in England and Wales, it's an offence to give animals away as a prize to anyone under the age of 16, unless accompanied by an adult. This differs from laws in other countries, for example Scotland, where it's an offence in almost all circumstances to give an animal away as a prize to anyone regardless of age.

Prevent pets as prizes
We need supporters like you to take the action and let East Riding of Yorkshire Council know that pets as prizes are a no-win situation.

By taking action, you'll be encouraging your local council to stop this practice on council-owned land, as well as write to their respective Government for wider change.

When it comes to pets as prizes, you win, they lose.