Funding for additional cattery boarding pens

About Us

RSPCA South London provides animal welfare services across the south London area. Our staff and volunteers work to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome the most vulnerable local animals. We also work with private vets to help pet owners in the local community with unexpected vet bills, or to help neuter their animals. As a small local charity, funded independently from the National RSPCA, your support is vital to allow us to continue our animal welfare work.

Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome

In Autumn 2022 RSPCA South London made the big decision to employ our first ever Animal Welfare Officer. This was in response to the mounting animal welfare crisis we were seeing evolving around us. With the aftermath of the pandemic, and the cost of living crisis, we have seen the need for our services increase year on year.

Not only are we seeing more animals being abandoned, or signed over to us simply because their owners cannot afford to care for them anymore; but those animals who come to us have often not seen a vet for years due to the owner’s financial situation, therefore we are having to pay more to rectify medical issues which had got out of control. This is not only a huge cost for us, but obviously very painful and distressing for the animals.

With the addition of our new Animal Welfare Officer, we have been able to help so many more animals, and people, in our local community. Our rehomed animal figures increased from 60 in 2022, to a whopping 121 animals in 2023! We are very proud of this achievement as we know how badly our services are needed now.

However, all this comes at a huge cost to us as a charity. We don't have our own centre, or clinic, so rely on private boarding establishments and vets. We have rented an additional 6 boarding pens for 2024 in order for us to take in even more animals, but this will cost the branch over £25,000. This is in addition to vet bills and welfare vet work we do for owned animals.

Along with everything else, vet fees are increasing year on year, so the amount we are having to spend on animals to get them fit and healthy, and ready for rehoming, has increased by 35% since last year. We also run a welfare scheme for members of the public who have suddenly fallen on hard times, or are in-work poverty who do not qualify for other veterinary discount schemes. We help these pets stay in their loving homes with their devoted owners, by offering financial assistance for emergency vet fees.

Case Studies

Colin was brought in last month as an injured stray in Croydon. He has a huge abscess on his face which we are currently treating, and keeping him safe and warm while he recovers.

Sasha and Asher were abandoned while they were pregnant. The both gave birth last month and we now have 8 beautiful kittens to take care of and find homes for. This will cost the branch over £2,000.

Please Donate

We are a branch of the RSPCA but we are an independent charity, and therefore, responsible for our own funding. If you can help us to keep making a difference to the lives of local animals, please donate what you can. It really does mean to world to us, and the animals who would personally thank you if they could!

Thank you so much.