May 23, 2012
Children are being taught how to recognize dog body language so they do not get bitten. The SPCA programme is designed to teach youngsters what warning signs to look out for and how to approach dogs safely. The charity’s education officer, Roma Hayward, has been visiting schools across the island this month as part of […]
May 11, 2012
The SPCA has urged homeowners not to set glue traps outside their properties to catch mammals. The warning comes after staff were recently called to a home to rescue a stricken sparrow that had become stuck in the trap. SPCA inspector Glyn Roberts told the Sun: “The Bermuda SPCA is advising homeowners that the use […]
May 4, 2012
Significant Rise in Number of Animals Handed Over in the Last Six Months Family pets are increasingly being surrendered to the SPCA because expatriates are leaving the island. The animal charity says it has noticed a significant rise in the number of dogs and cats being brought into the shelter by departing families over the […]
April 20, 2012
A five-month-old tabby kitten who had his back leg amputated is now looking for a good home. The cat, which was found lost and injured, is now at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). He was named Achilles after the handsome Greek God whose only weakness was his heel. Nobody knows for […]
April 19, 2012
“We speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.” That is the motto of the SPCA. Animals play a very important part in our lives. They give love and companionship to those who open their homes and make them part of their family. Twice during March the SPCA education coordinator Roma Hayward visited the sixth […]
April 4, 2012
Farm livestock is increasingly being tethered in unsuitable conditions, according to the SPCA. In the last six months the charity has dealt with cases where calves have been left tied-up on open pieces of land with no shelter. They have also handled complaints involving goats being tied to construction machinery. Dogs are also often found […]
April 4, 2012
In the last seven months the SPCA has dealt with more than 100 welfare investigations in Bermuda. And the charity has submitted four files to the Department of Public Prosecutions with a view to bringing criminal charges for animal neglect or cruelty against owners. Since the SPCA’s new Inspector, Glyn Roberts, arrived at the end […]
April 4, 2012
…Part of the Weird and Wonderful Workload of an SPCA Inspector The day began in a slightly peculiar way. Armed only with a large fishing net, we set off across the Southampton Fairmont par-three golf course in a pink golf buggy — in search of a coot with a suspected broken leg. Ten hours later, […]
March 26, 2012
Feet and paws trekked the Railway Trail in tandem to raise funds for the SPCA, but the heat got the better of some canine participants. Around 200 people and 60 dogs took part in the charity’s 15th annual “Paws Walk” yesterday. Rosalie Powell of the SPCA said: “Dogs of every different breed and size mingled […]
February 29, 2012
The SPCA is due to meet a top Government official to discuss concerns over an animal cruelty case. The Royal Gazette reported yesterday how the charity accused Government animal wardens of failing to do their jobs and “showing no interest” in the case of a man accused of cruelty to a dog. Kurt Dowling was […]
January 26, 2012
Pet-lovers are being urged to be more aware of the responsibilities that come with having a pair of guinea pigs. The warning comes after the SPCA shelter saw an influx of guinea pig litters last month. The charity’s education officer, Roma Hayward, told the Bermuda Sun families were buying pairs of the animal and then […]
January 20, 2012
The SPCA has recruited a new inspector from England with a wealth of experience in investigating animal cruelty. Glyn Roberts previously worked for the RSPCA for 18 years across England and Wales. And he helped bring scores of cases of abused and neglected animals before the British courts. More recently he has been involved in […]
