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Post by Claire on Nov 16, 2009 16:00:15 GMT 1
Hi all, as you may know at the beginning of the year we adopted a gorgeous welshie called Dylan from Redwings. A few of you have expressed an interest in adopting another pony for the coming year, or doing something similar.
Who-ever is interested please let me know what you would like to do. Adopt another pony from Redwings, or somewhere else, or any other suggestions. We chose Redwings last year cos it was relatively low cost and also cos it allowed visits. For instance it only cost about £2 each.
I'll add a poll shortly to see who is interested.
BTW those of you who joined in with Dylan's adoption, don't forget you can still check out his progress until January. Theres a nice new pic of him on his thread.
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Post by Claire on Nov 16, 2009 21:09:57 GMT 1
I think kunuma has already voted for a certain Arab...see the Dylan thread for pic
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Post by Buster on Nov 18, 2009 23:37:15 GMT 1
I'm in dont mind what we do really (as long as its equine related!!)
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Post by Claire on Nov 19, 2009 14:14:52 GMT 1
Well, if everyone agrees we could go for adopting Boo the Arab at Redwings? (see pic below) He was our second choice last year, just edged out by Dylan. (we seemed to be a lot of welshie and arab lovers on here). I'll put a poll up shortly - if you want to join in with the adoption please vote YES (its not really a poll its more of a registration to get names and numbers) The link to redwings adoption site is: www.redwings.org.uk/adopting/
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Post by Claire on Nov 29, 2009 15:35:15 GMT 1
Hi all, instead of a poll please could you just add your name below if you would like to join in with the 2010 adoption. Until we have numbers I can't say how much it will cost but I would estimate between £2 and £3 each. Thanks x
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2009 17:59:33 GMT 1
Count me in
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Post by garej on Nov 29, 2009 19:07:04 GMT 1
Me too, as I didnt have the funds last year.
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Post by kunuma on Nov 29, 2009 19:30:49 GMT 1
Definitely me too!
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Post by Buster on Dec 13, 2009 16:12:17 GMT 1
And me
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Post by Claire on Dec 15, 2009 11:42:50 GMT 1
Hi all, anyone who hasn't put their name down and wants to join in please do so in the next couple of days cos I want to try and get it organised by the end of the month. Ta x
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Post by Claire on Dec 18, 2009 15:08:46 GMT 1
Thanks to everyone who has agreed to join in. We have 7 people so if we make it £2 each that will cover the adoption fee with a little bit extra to donate to Redwings. I will be PMing everyone with instructions on how to pay. If we can get it sorted by the end of the year then we can have the new adoption ready for when the old one runs out.
BTW is everyone happy to adopt Boo the arab (see above) or are there any other preferances?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 15:44:13 GMT 1
I'm happy with whatever pony is chosen.
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Post by garej on Dec 19, 2009 15:50:02 GMT 1
Personally I prefer either Finnegan or one of the Shetlands.
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Post by Claire on Dec 20, 2009 0:43:43 GMT 1
I must admit I do like Finnegan and Boo too!
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Post by zoe on Dec 20, 2009 21:36:49 GMT 1
i like boo
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Post by Claire on Dec 24, 2009 11:25:34 GMT 1
Thanks to those who have sent the money Also please let me know if you have a any preferance to who to adopt.
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Post by exmoorfan on Dec 24, 2009 15:37:14 GMT 1
Hi all, I know I will get a bar humbug for this but I prefer to donate to those that need it.? I sponsered Katie on there for a few years and now I've stopped they still keep plying me with post.!! My point is this they can afford lots of things and don't need the sponsership like lots of others do.! They are a busuiness and when i contacted them to help my friend a couple of years ago they didn't want to know.! I prefer to sponser my friend who does rescues dogs fron Ireland with no money at all as she is not registered with anything and definately makes a differeance to the dogs over there. One of mine is hers and would not be here if not for her. Sorry for the gloom, and I wasn't going to post but Redwings do not need the money going by the amount of post i still get from them. I will duck now..
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Post by haffyfan on Dec 24, 2009 18:00:57 GMT 1
I actually agree with you exmoorfan about redwings. I think I am also right in saying the original founder wendy valentine is not really anything to do with redwings now and runs hillside animal Sanctuary, I am also sure I have read she is not shall we say overly impressed with the path redwings have taken in recent years but please don't quote me on any of that. Recently horse wise I ahve been supporting Lluest and we also support our local RSPCA centre. Now i know what most people think of the RSPCA but as far as I have been made aware each centre is self funded with no handouts from a bigger pot meaning they really do appreciate every penny or food donation etc made. They also take in books etc to resell to vistors at the centes. Jade came from the RSPCA at bawtry (whom we mainly support) and that centre (I couldn't comment about others) operates a no euthanasia policy (unless of course the animal would not survive as per Dog's trust etc)
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Post by Claire on Dec 24, 2009 23:30:38 GMT 1
I seem to remember we had this debate last year and those of us who joined in with the adoption decided altho not perfect it was doing more good than harm and it gave us a chance to have something to share in. But everyone is entitled to their opinion! Unfortunately most large charities do become business orientated I think its the nature of the beast. And its not as if we wont also be supporting other charities over the year as well.
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Post by garej on Dec 26, 2009 16:16:21 GMT 1
Now i know what most people think of the RSPCA but as far as I have been made aware each centre is self funded with no handouts from a bigger pot meaning they really do appreciate every penny or food donation etc made. They also take in books etc to resell to vistors at the centes. Jade came from the RSPCA at bawtry (whom we mainly support) and that centre (I couldn't comment about others) operates a no euthanasia policy (unless of course the animal would not survive as per Dog's trust etc) Some RSPCA centres do operate correctly, but the majority do not. The majority put down cats which other charities do not. For example on the FIV front, only a handful of centres keep them alive (unless other circumstances dictate such as being severely ill) the majority do not regardless of other health conditions. Unfortunately unless you know which ones they are, or ask them specifically about their policy on that, then you dont know which is the good and the bad. Also their advice is suspect, take this question www.rspca.org.uk/utilities/faq/-/question/ENQCADLotsCatsWhilst vaccination is good, no amount of vaccination will stop the spread of FIV. An vaccinated cat can equally get it as non vaccinated cat. FIV is not infectious, it is only caught by the transfer of saliva between an infected cat and a non infected cat. What will at least lessen the spread of it, is early neutering. I think they mean neutering in this case rather than vaccination.
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Post by exmoorfan on Dec 26, 2009 17:41:30 GMT 1
Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this.. I know the RSPCA have a bad press , Not sure why they can't get their act together.. My friend got a Beadie from them last year that they could not find a place. ... It arrived in a dreadfull state. Matted etc and had to be clipped out.. And sedated to do so... We still cannot understand why they did not do this.. The charity I support does all vaccs Neutering, and finds a suitable home.. Also does fostering
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Post by Claire on Dec 26, 2009 18:56:33 GMT 1
I must say in general I support smaller charities. There were a couple of really good cat rescue ones where I used to live I helped out with sometimes and they always managed to find homes for the stray ones we found. Anyway they were much better than the RSPCA.
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Post by garej on Dec 28, 2009 11:45:32 GMT 1
I know the RSPCA have a bad press , Not sure why they can't get their act together.. My friend got a Beadie from them last year that they could not find a place. ... It arrived in a dreadfull state. Matted etc and had to be clipped out.. And sedated to do so... We still cannot understand why they did not do this.. I think because they have got so big and political, that they have lost sight of what they are there for: to protect and care for pets. They have become too fixated on money rather than what is necessarily good for the animals they care for. Also a lot of branches refuse help from other charities who may be able to take animals (therefore relieving the financial burden on themselves) which otherwise they would have to put down. I have heard too much bad press about them whereas the same cannot be said about other biggish (and this is not cat specific, other animals too) animal charities (e.g. Dogs Trust, Blue Cross, Redwings, Battersea etc). The Cats Protection do have something called "minimum cat care standards" which dictate that certain things have to be done (this mainly applies to pet cats, but some parts do apply to feral cats). For example they must be vaccinated (preferably fully) when they go to new homes, neutered (only if old enough) and of course checked by a vet. Any medical problems must be dealt with and any which are ongoing must be pointed out to the future owner (such as if the cat has a heart murmur). There is a thing called "preferential cat care standards" which in reality 99% of the charity does anyway. A couple of branches do not, but that is due to lack of people and to a certain extent funds to actually carry out the work. Certainly all shelters will carry out the preferential standards. Microchipping is one of the parts of preferential standards (only veterinary surgeons and those which have been trained and have an qualification certificate can microchip a cat. The branches that dont it usually means that there is nobody trained with the branch). I forget what the rest are. I think the RSPCA do not have such standards hence a wide variety of care. I think that there should be an independent animal welfare body, who do the inspection work, but they should be funded from the public's purse. Totally independent, like the police, and work with other animal charities. The biggest problem is that if you have an animal welfare problem is that if the RSPCA wont help then there is nobody else. The trouble is that legally all the other charities have no powers to snatch an animal or enter a person's premises without permission (anyone doing so can be arrested!) or dealt with any other animal which they dont normally do (for example if someone from the Cats Protection is asked to come and collect an cat and they find a dog in an emaciated condition then all they can do is phone the RSPCA, and leave the dog there). That means the RSPCA are free to rehabilitate the animal concerned and that should drive up their standards.
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Post by haffyfan on Dec 28, 2009 21:20:46 GMT 1
Jadey is actually an RSPCA rescue and was fully vacinated and spayed (and had been done on going into their care on both counts) and was microchipped by them before leaving their care.
This is standard practise.
She had also had an operation during her stay with them.
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Post by Claire on Jan 3, 2010 14:42:26 GMT 1
To get back to the original topic I have set up a poll to choose the pony we adopt. There are only really two suggestions: Boo and Finnegan. Don't forget also those who adopted Dylan that we have a few more days left to 'visit' him so dont forget to say 'goodbye' sometime soon.
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Post by Claire on Jan 9, 2010 17:06:49 GMT 1
Just to remind you to vote if you havent already......
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Post by Claire on Jan 12, 2010 21:50:40 GMT 1
Thanks to all for voting. Looks like Boo is the chosen one so will get it sorted in the next few days x
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Post by Claire on Feb 5, 2010 20:32:16 GMT 1
Erm... still waiting for the money from a couple of people (you know who you are lol) so I know how much money to send to the charity.
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Post by Claire on Feb 25, 2010 22:14:46 GMT 1
Apologies to all who are waiting for the adoption news. I have paid for it a while back but am still waiting for it to be activated. If it hasnt been done by next week I will get on to them.
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