Animal welfare in East London - RSPCA London East

Aim

To help as many animals in need as possible in the London East area, and support animal owners in connection with animal welfare.

Every RSPCA branch is a separate charity. We run the charity ourselves, as volunteers - that means we are fully responsible for taking in animals that need help; paying for their vet bills; keeping them safe and happy while they're in our care; finding homes for them; fundraising; doing the accounts; complying with laws; and trying to keep our charity afloat. We don't receive any government funding and don't have any paid staff - it's people like you, donating, that is the one crucial factor in making sure we can help animals in real need and supporting the community around them. 

Our pets mean the world to us. We take in animals that unfortunately haven't been treated the way they should; but we also take in animals that are dearly loved by owners who have reached a point where they can't quite meet all their animal's needs. Our project aims to build engagement with and support the community in East London so we can help those owners, and hopefully reduce the number of animals that we need to find new homes for.

We can do this by raising awareness about animal care and neutering, and providing support to subsidised neutering schemes. We also work with local food banks to provide free pet food to those who need it. Things have been especially tough for people lately, and we haven't been able to do the fundraising events and collections we normally could. However, the number of animals in need doesn't drop. Please support us - your money will go directly to support animals and their owners in need in the East London area. 

Here's an example of what we do. Tortilla was a heavily pregnant stray found in the Waltham Forest area. Someone called in to say that she seemed to be a stray, and foxes were chasing her. Tortilla was barely more than a kitten herself - we suspect she came from  a multi-cat household where, without timely neutering, things can quickly get out of hand. She had eight kittens, three of which were sadly stillborn. Quaver, Frazzle and NikNak thankfully found new homes quickly. Tortilla and her two remaining black kittens, Disco and Chipstick, were in our boarding facility for a while. They had persistent minor health troubles, which the vet believed were down to the stress of what they'd been through. It was a priority to get them to foster homes where they could have more space and individual TLC. I took in Tortilla, another trustee took Disco & Chipstick, and all our colleagues pitched in to get them transported safely in line with our COVID measures. Tortilla was initially really subdued and clearly worn down. With a lot of care and affection, she blossomed into the young playful cat she should be. That included ruling the roost... She now has a beautiful new forever home with a huge garden and loving owner. Disco & Chipstick have also found a very happy new home to zoom around!

This is why we need your support, so we can make sure animals like Tortilla and her kittens get to live the lives they deserve. There are more animals out there that we haven't been able to get to. Your help will change their lives, so please contribute to our project!

This project successfully funded on 16th December 2020