What you can do to help

One very good way to help us is to become a member and receive our newsletter whilst supporting our work, please see the Membership page for more information.

We are always looking for volunteers or helpers.

Currently the area most in need of support is fundraising. The task involves activities from paperwork to active fundraising e.g. running a car boot stall so if you feel you can help us please write in to the address on our contact page.

We also maintain a network of trained animal collection volunteers across Essex and if you feel that you would be able to help us we would again be glad to hear from you. You will need to be able bodied, have transport and preferably a mobile telephone upon which you can be easily reached and an ability to respond quickly once called.
Animal collection volunteers may be sent to urban or rural locations, to catch and transport wildlife back to the main hospital. Consequently they may have to ‘get dirty’ in order to catch animals such as foxes or swans. We will provide training and equipment to those we feel suited to this role.

We also need regular reliable volunteers who can give a regular session each week at the hospital. The work is dirty and hard and is mainly cleaning and feeding the animals. It is a vital function and one of the most important parts of the "hands on work" with the animals

You can also help by donating food or equipment.

 Some of the most common items we are most in need of are:

• Old towels

• BROADSHEET newspaper

• Items we can sell at car boot or jumble sales

• Medical equipment

• Food; because our animals eat specific types of diet, tailored to match their natural diet as far as possible, we obtain most food fresh. However we do have a need for canned or dry cat or dog food which we will be very happy to accept.

Please telephone the hospital if you have any of these items for us on 01375 893893.