The RSPCA East London and Havering Branch has sought to align its long term objectives with those of the National Society RSPCA, specifically to Rescue, to Rehabilitate, to Rehome and to Protect; in an aim to create a world that is kinder to animals.
Our branch achieves the objectives by carrying out the following activities:
To Rescue: To support the National Society's Inspectorate in their work by providing financialassistance and emergency accommodation for mistreated or abandoned animals, including pets whose owners are suffering ill health or financial difficulties or pass away. The Branch’s work currently relates specifically to cats with our partnership with Chingford Animal Rescue Centre, however as part of our long term objectives listed below we are seeking to widen our current animal demographic in order to ensure the best care to as many animals in need as possible.
To Rehabilitate: Animals in our care receive veterinary treatment, vaccination, neutering, micro-chipping and are assessed for rehoming. This work helps to control the incidence and spread of disease and suffering through vaccination and neutering. The work benefits our local community including local authorities as it reduces the incidence of abandonment and cruelty and the public knows that we assist animals in need. Whilst we are primarily an animal charity, the service we offer pet owners who cannot assist their pets themselves in times of crisis can relieve much distress for the owner as well as the pet.
To Rehome: Our local volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that animals get to find and live in their loving forever homes and have a second chance in life.
To Protect: The National Society's inspectorate, as well as providing education, information and advice, rescues animals in distress and enforces laws against the cruel mistreatment of animals by bringing prosecutions. This work is key to 'the prevention or suppression of cruelty' part of the RSPCA objects and promotes humane sentiments towards animals which involves moral benefit to humankind as a whole. The National Call Centre accepts complaints about animals in distress 24 hours a day, every day of the year and the public benefits by being able to call in for help when an animal is suffering, which can be very distressing for humans to witness and feel powerless to help. The Local Branch will continue to support in the education of the local branch area in regards to best care for animals, the work of the National Society and working in partnership with other animal charities and branches.
