RSPCA Friends of West Hatch Newsletter Autumn-Winter 2018 | issue 15 | Page 13

Foster appeal:
will you help?
The volunteer role of a fosterer is a crucial
one and can make a huge difference to the
rehabilitation of an animal and their chances
of finding a forever home.
We try to rehome our animals as quickly
as possible, but if they are involved in a
prosecution case we could have them in
our care for long periods. Some animals
need one-to-one care or perhaps don’t
cope well in an animal centre environment
and this is where our team of fantastic
fosterers come in.
There are two types of fostering roles at
the RSPCA:
• Fosterers for animals ready to be rehomed
• Fosterers for case animals whilst the
legal proceedings take place
If you are interested in fostering for
us, please visit: www.rspca.org.uk/
getinvolved/volunteer/whatcanido
All fosterers are responsible for the welfare
of the animal in their care and are a crucial
part in the rehabilitation of the animal.
Thank you, Juliet!
We were extremely proud in August to
present Vet Nurse Juliet Pearce with her
20 year long service award.
Juliet has seen many changes over the last
20 years, and has worked with quite a few
different vets during her time here. We
have calculated that she has assisted in over
15,000 operations, so there aren’t many
sights she hasn’t come across. She has also
helped to handrear many kittens - one of
which, Freddie, now lives with her.
Throughout the last 20 years Juliet has been
consistently reliable, knowledgeable and calm
– despite whatever emergencies happen to
be occurring. Last year a cat was admitted with
a crossbow bolt embedded in its lung and she
still refused to panic! Here’s hoping there will
be another 20 years to come!