2023: A Year in Review

Happy New Year!

We have a New Year message from our Welfare Manager, Gina –

“I thought it’d be nice to share with you the final figures for 2023 and a reflection on the year we’ve had.

Cat adoptions: 137 adults & 93 kittens
Dog adoptions: 64 dogs & 1 puppy

Some of the exciting new developments this year have been:

• Opening our fabulous onsite veterinary facility in June and starting our cat neutering scheme with Cats Protection
• The creation of our new Catio and rehoming room, which enhances the rehoming experience for both the adopters and the cats
• 2 new cat pens, which are larger than our usual pens and are ideal for paired cats to stay together or Mum & Kittens (ideal for kitten season coming up)
• New reception unit which allows visitors a clear location to arrive and receive a warm greeting
• Development of the kennel block, including a new rehoming room, and hatches with outside areas for each kennel so dogs have more space
• Renting our fields and agility area to the public. This has been a great success with you all
• Onboarding new staff, including Sophie (Welfare Coordinator) and Jessie (Senior Animal Carer), plus our locum vet Joanna and vet nurse Emma – All have been valuable additions to the team
• We’re currently recruiting new volunteers in our cattery too (More details here)

Our CEO Jacquie has recently been awarded an MBE to round the year off – a huge personal achievement that’s so well deserved, and also an incredible accolade for Rain’s work as a whole.

I am extremely proud of our team, both staff and volunteers, for sticking together when times are tough and keeping going, no matter what! We are here for the pets that simply have nowhere else to turn, and with the current cost of living crisis and post-COVID, our mission matters now more than ever.

So thank you for coming on this journey with us – we couldn’t do what we do without the community of friends and supporters around us and all of your generous contributions to the cause.

I wish you all a wonderful 2024 and hope you stick around to see what 2024 has in store!!”

Gina Penk
Welfare Manager