Instead of “Ho, Ho, Ho” RSPCA WA employees mentioned “Yeo, Yeo, Yeo” because the West Coast Eagles star provided his assist to a worthy trigger this Christmas.
On Friday, the animal welfare charity visited Mineral Resources Park so its ambassador, Elliot Yeo, may meet the three youngest of 300 animals within the RSPCA’s care.
At simply 5 weeks old, puppies Nigel, Crush and their sister Darla will expertise their first-ever Christmas in a kennel, and are in determined search of their fur-ever properties.
Yeo handed out presents whereas posing for pictures to assist assist the charity’s Guardian Angel Christmas enchantment.
This 12 months, greater than ever, RSPCA WA wants the general public’s assist to ensure abused and deserted animals get the love and care they deserve this Christmas, with the cost-of-living and housing crises hitting the animal welfare charity laborious this 12 months.
CEO Ben Cave mentioned a 3rd of all pet give up requests within the final six months have been as a result of individuals can’t afford their pets anymore, or as a result of they will’t discover anyplace to stay with them.
“We’ve had around 500 animals come in across each of the last few summers and I’m concerned with rising prices and a tight rental market we’ll see even more this year,” he mentioned.
“Not only are more owners struggling, but our costs are rising too.”
The charity is looking on animal lovers to change into guardian angels for RSPCA animals by making a donation this Christmas.
“Many animals come into care through our inspectors, which means they often have complex medical and behavioural challenges to overcome so they spend a lot of time in our care,” Cave mentioned. “Likewise, animals seized as part of a cruelty investigation stay in care until their court cases finalise which can take months, sometimes years. It’s a very expensive undertaking.”
Cave mentioned by changing into a guardian angel, you possibly can assist assist animals with advanced medical wants like rescue canine, Crumpet.
“Crumpet was found by a member of the public in a cardboard box on the South Perth foreshore just after New Year,” he mentioned, including she was solely six weeks old and had no ID or microchip, so was taken to an emergency vet clinic for remedy.
Vets there referred to as the RSPCA for assist.
“Crumpet was covered in terrible open wounds — initially thought to be from a dog attack, but our vets later diagnosed her with an immune disease — the worst case they’d seen,” Cave mentioned.
“I will always remember the first time I saw Crumpet. She was receiving some much-needed TLC from an RSPCA staff member — she looked so small and frightened. Her entire face was so swollen, and I could see she was in excruciating pain.”
Cave mentioned it took months of intensive treatment and remedy to assist Crumpet get better however she has simply celebrated her first birthday in a really loving without end home.
“Please become a guardian angel for an animal like Crumpet today by visiting rspcawa.org.au,” he mentioned.
