Category Archives: Wales

‘Shock’ increase in animal cruelty

By Lesley | Published: July 30, 2008

      The South Wales Evening Post today reported a ‘shock’ increase in animal cruelty in the last year.   The BBC ran a similar story this morning.       However, whilst the figures are distressing and the number of badly treated animals is disgracefully high, the fact is that the 2007 Animal [...]

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Rescue dog

By Lesley | Published: April 10, 2008

                    On a day when all the rest of news is sad or bad, it is great to hear some good news for once.   This Newfoundland is being trained to rescue people from the sea in Swansea. The picture came from the Daily Mail and [...]

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Dydd Dewi Sant – St David’s Day

By Lesley | Published: February 29, 2008

March 1st is St David’s Day     Dydd Dewi Sant Hapus Iawn Happy St David’s Day   Because it happened to fall on a Saturday this year……..

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Working dogs celebrated

By Lesley | Published: February 7, 2008

Last week, we had to transport a beautiful and very energetic Labrador dog to the vet. His visit was for castration, which is always performed before rescued animals can be re-homed into families as pets.

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Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus !

By Lesley | Published: January 25, 2008

Yes…. another year has rolled by…. So get out the chocs and flowers and give somebody you love a hug Happy St Dwynwen’s Day !

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Hazardous Waste On Welsh Beaches

By Lesley | Published: January 21, 2008

Perhaps it is just as well that we have had sustained heavy rain and gale force winds for many days now.

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Bendy Buses in Swansea

By Lesley | Published: December 6, 2007

There is great upheaval in Swansea these days. Roads are being changed beyond all recognition….and all to accommodate the new ‘Bendy-Buses’.

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Santa comes to Gorseinon RSPCA Charity Shop

By Lesley | Published: December 2, 2007

Stop Press News! Santa will be in the RSPCA CHARITY SHOP in Gorseinon this week.

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Beautiful grey & white cat found in Mountain Ash

By Lesley | Published: November 29, 2007

Regular visitors to my little blog will know that on a couple of days a week, we drive the ambulance for the RSPCA in Swansea. Today we had to take a beautiful grey and white cat, aged possibly about two years, to the vet for a check-up, after she arrived at the Centre. She had [...]

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Gas Pipeline: What comes around goes around

By Lesley | Published: November 27, 2007

Today will see the end of the project to build a gas pipeline though South Wales.

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