We are always in need of new bedding for the animals, particularly sheets, large towels, fleeces and blankets. At the moment in particular, after fighting a loosing battle with our washing machines, we are running low on clean bedding. Any old linen that you think you could donate would be greatly appreciated!

We are also in need of some new (or used) cat carriers! Various trips to the vets, new owners, etc. has taken its toll on our carriers and they desperately need to be replaced!

Our aim at Teckels is to help animals whose owners can no longer look after them, this may be due to financial reasons, changes in circumstances or simply because their beloved pets have become "a bit of a handful". A lot of animals that come to us require veterinary treatment and costs for this have long averaged about £4000 a month. In recent months, this has increased dramatically and now we are struggeling more than ever. We believe that every animals deserves another chance in life and we often take on animals that may be difficult to rehome because they are old, ill or suffer from behaviour problems. We have a no-destruction poliy here and some of the animals become long-term residents at Teckels or go to foster homes until the right home is found for them. One of these animals is Jake, a ten year old Cocker Spaniel who came to us for rehoming in early October. Jake suffered with serious ear problems when he came to us which had previously been left untreated and, as his ears were too sore to be examined, Jake required x-raying of the skull to be diagnosed. In order to do this, he had to be put under aenastehic, a procedure which can be stressful for any dog, particularly one of Jake's age. The vet then diagnosed Jake with Middle Ear Disease, which required Bilateral Total Ear Canal Ablation, meaning that part of his inner ear had to be removed. As a result, Jake has possibly lost the ability to hear in both ears, as well as having suffered severe pain for several months, which could have been prevented if his owners had treated the infection straight away. The treatment has cost Teckels more than £1000 thus far and is still ongoing. However, Jake is now in a fabulous foster home, where he is treated as part of the family and finally gets all the love and attention that he deserves so much. It is these happy endings that makes all the hard work, time and money spent worthwhile. If you would like to help us and, most importantly, animals like Jake please contact us or come and visit us at the centre. Thank you!!

Recently Teckels has been overwhelmed with a large number of new born kittens. Although these kittens are not yet ready for rehoming, we must care for them for quite a long time and therefore we are now in desperate need for donated kitten food to help feed these little hungry ones. If you would like to donate any food please bring it to Teckels and leave at the reception desk.

Many thanks.

Thankyou!!!

With the rain at bay, we held our annual dog show at the Whitminster Inn on the 7th September. The day was a great success and even though everyone got a little bit muddy, it seemed that everyone throughly enjoyed themselves! We would like to take this oppotunity to thank everyone that got involved helping to organise the event, the volunteers that helped work on the various stalls and displays, and thank you to everyone for the many prizes that were donated to enable us to run a succesful raffle/tombola as well as providing lovely goody bags for the winners of the dog show catergories.

Fundraising events like this one provide a massive financial help towards the running of the rescue centre, and we hope to hold more events in the near future. We will be holding our annual Christmas Fair at Teckels this year (details to follow), as well as taking our own stall to other local events including the Cheltenham Christmas Fair. If you would like to be involved with any of our upcoming events please feel free to call us anytime!

Once again thank you to everyone that got involved and of course to the huge numbers of dog lovers that turned up in their wellies to support Teckels Animal Sanctuaries!