Flora womans mini marathon 2011

Hey ladies and potential male supporters ;)

We need your support for the flora womans mini marathon this June bank holiday, please consider running/walking in Aid of the Dublin SPCA as we are looking for 1000 people this year. If you cannot sign up for whatever reason please think about sponsering me or another person whom you now is running/walking in for the Dublin SPCA, see all info below guys, thanks a mill.

The Dublin SPCA Needs YOU for the 2011 Flora Women's Mini Marathon!

We're looking for 1,000 runners/walkers to participate in the Flora Women's Mini Marathon this year. Tell your friends and family and help us get together our largest group ever!

Register with us now!

Please say you'll STAND UP FOR ANIMALS by joining our team in this year's race. Last year we had 850 women participate to raise more than €85,000! This year we are raising the bar and shooting for the big €100K and we can do it with your help!

Race Date: Bank Holiday Monday 6 June 2011 at 3pm.

Why YOU are SO IMPORTANT

Each year it costs €2M to run the Dublin SPCA Animal Centre and 95% of this comes through fundraising. The money you raise will go directly to helping the thousands of animals that come into our care including sick and injured, cruelly treated and abandoned dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, birds, farm animals and wildlife.

Follow 4 Easy Steps & Get a Cool T-Shirt:

1. Register your entry online at http://www.florawomensminimarathon.ie/. Closing date is 27 April 2011 or when maximum number of entries is reached. You must register through this site or they will not allow you admission into the race.
2. Register with the Dublin SPCA online. We will post you a packet with a sponsor card. You have 3 shirt fab designs to choose from!
3. Use www.MyCharity.ie to raise MORE MONEY! It’s easy - create a profile in less than 3 minutes, choose the Dublin SPCA as your charity, and from there email everyone you know.
4. Download a Dublin SPCA Sponsor Card here.

If you have any questions, please email Lori.Davis@dspca.ie or ring 01 499 4700. Good luck in the race!
Meet Up Before the Race: A big group of us will meet up at 2pm at the gates of the Dail Eireann, at the intersection of Kildare & Leinster Streets and walk over to the starting line together. Everyone is welcome to join us.

PS. If you can’t participate this year, please become a monthly supporter online. From only €5 per month you can help us save lives, end cruelty and place animals in loving homes. Thank you!

Beckhams 10th Birthday!!!

hey Guys,

Check out Beckhams 10th birthday party that we had here for him in the DSPCA on Friday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJA9vpX_l3I

Check out Beckhams story on our site also, http://www.dspca.ie/index.jsp?a=360&n=198&p=126 . He was a rescue from a back garden in Clondalkin were he was literally starving to death and would have if a kind member of the public hadn't reported the case of cruelty to us.

thanks guys!!
Marlene ;)

Restricted Breeds In Ireland

Hey All,

Wasn't savvy on this myself but have a read of the below I'm am now, dog breeds on a Restricted Dog Breeds in Ireland are there for a reason but then gives people the idea they are dangerous etc Staffordshire bull terrier's for example or German Sheppard's etc are lovely dogs, its the owners that can make them aggressive by training them to fight etc any dog can be vicious in the wrong hands they just need responsible owners.

The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 specify 10 breeds which need strict control.

• American Pit Bull Terrier

• Bull Mastiff

• Doberman Pinscher

• English Bull Terrier

• German Shepherd (Alsatian)

• Japanese Akita

• Japanese Tosa

• Rhodesian Ridgeback

• Rottweiler

• Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Every other strain or cross-breed of these dogs are also covered.

These dogs must be securely muzzled and kept on a dog chain or leash. not more than 2m long, in a public place and supervised by someone aged over 16 years who is capable of controlling the dog.

Well there's some information for you now keep you on your toes ;)

DSPCA Week 5 update

Hey all,
Busy aul week this week and last week. Working away on a few projects 'This just in' on our facebook page were you will see the animals that come in throughout the day whether they are rescued or surrendored. Im also working away on success stories for our Veterinary, website and panfleats. These will be short stories on Cats&Dogs that we have rehomed over the last while from poor situations to wonderful new homes. Be sure to 'Like' our FB page Dublin SPCA. Here is a very sad story on how humanity is getting worse, a poor defenceless little pup unable to fight back tortured by youths. This little 5 day old pup was rescued by a young man and his mum on Monday evening. They came across youths on the canal bank who wear using her as a football, throwing her in the air and kicking her around. She was collected by Inspector Gillian Duffy on Tuesday and is now being fostered by Natasha, one of the girls... on the rehoming team. She requires feeds every hour and is getting lots of love and cuddles. We hope that she makes it.

New Veterinary Clinic at the Dublin SPCA

Veterinary Clinic Now Open!24-Hour Emergency Care for Your Pets Fionnuala Rogers MVB, Head Vet and Clinical Director

The new Dublin SPCA Veterinary Clinic is open for business! We offer full service veterinary care for companion animals. Vets are available to help you 24-hours a day. When you use our Vet practice, all of the profits go back into the Dublin SPCA Animal Rescue & Rehoming Centre to help care for sick, injured and cruelly treated animals and wildlife. For the first time ever, you have a choice to use Veterinary services where 100% of the profits go directly to charity. For more information call, visit or email vetclinic@dspca.ie.

BOOK YOUR VISIT TODAY
01 499 4780 Mon-Fri: 8:30am-7:45pm, Sat: 9am-12pm, Bank Holidays: 9am-1pm

EMERGENCY OUT OF HOURS CARE
24 hours a day, 7 days a week for registered clients

www.dspcaVets.ie
Thank you for supporting the Dublin SPCA!