RSPCA Friends of West Hatch Newsletter Summer 2018 | issue 14 | Page 2

Welcome, Friends!
by Ron Hill, Chairman
Welcome to the latest edition of our
newsletter! As always, domestic animals and
wildlife have continued to find their way to
West Hatch. Last year the Centre admitted
over 5,000 animals and birds – all of whom
had gotten into various kinds of trouble.
Due to the bad storms earlier in the
year over 100 seals were cared for. There
have also been a lot of domestic animals
admitted by the Inspectorate because
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of abuse, neglect, cruelty, etc. We are in
the 21st century and still people fail to
appreciate that animals are living creatures
who have a right to be treated with respect,
care and compassion. We can only hope the
message will one day get through.
Meanwhile we want to thank you for your
continued support and interest and hope
that you and your pets have a great summer.
This year, we ran our online fun photo competition for
the second year and raised an impressive £354!
The categories were: humorous, action, buddy and senior
– and the response was fantastic. Each category was
voted for by our Facebook followers, who then voted
again for the overall winner. We think you will agree that
this photo, taken by Steph Toogood, of two adorable rat
buddies is a worthy winner!