By Lesley | Published:
April 11, 2007
In the olden days, the only way of identifying the owner of a dog or cat was to hope that it was wearing a collar with its address on it so it could be safely returned if it happened to get lost.
By Lesley | Published:
March 24, 2007
Although this is not the actual cat… it looks very similar! We had already done a full morning’s voluntary work for the animal centre… a dog, three rabbits and a cat had been transported to the vet’s surgery for treatment.
By Lesley | Published:
March 3, 2007
One of the great joys of our sailing years was whenever we were joined by dolphins. There are lots of them off the Welsh Coast, and we had the pleasure of their acrobatic cabarets also in the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
By Lesley | Published:
March 2, 2007
On Thursday, The Bishop Of Swansea and Brecon, the Right Reverend Lord Bishop Anthony Pierce came to Llys Nini to dedicate and open the Rainbow Bridge. It was also a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the opening of the lovely animal re-homing centre at Penllegaer, Swansea, after its move from the old Dogs’ [...]
By Lesley | Published:
November 11, 2006
Congratulations to the Powers That Be for seeing sense at long last! On November 8th, the Animal Welfare Bill finally received Royal Assent. This is very good news because
By Lesley | Published:
October 31, 2006
As this is the night when all self respecting ghosts and ghouls come out to play, I thought it fitting to air a true ghost story: Some years ago, on a wet and windy day in November I was driving home for lunch along a deserted narrow lane in Swansea. Suddenly a pale sickly-looking old [...]
By Lesley | Published:
October 15, 2006
This year, for the first time, we took our dog away with us to Europe. Clearly we had followed all the Defra rules about the Pet Passport. She had had her anti-rabies jab and the blood test one month later. Then the necessary time had passed before we left (six months since the blood test) [...]
By Lesley | Published:
August 10, 2006
As volunteer animal ambulance drivers at Llys Nini Animal Rescue Centre, we regularly transport a variety of animals to and from the local vet. This entails going in and out of the centre’s vast grounds at hours when the centre is closed to the public, early in the morning and late in the evening.
By Lesley | Published:
August 10, 2006
Someone I know was having occasional visits from individual members of a family of mice. Being a kindly sort of a chap, he bought a ‘Humane mousetrap’, in order to be able to remove each uninvited guest from his home without harming it.
By Lesley | Published:
July 26, 2006
We were in France recently and met a young man with a beautiful nine month old ‘Rotty’ puppy. He was sleek and gentle and very well behaved. Naturally, we asked his name. “Beware”