Badger

Badger was severely neglected and emaciated when he was rescued.

The Presenter, Kate Humble fell in love with Badger when she visited the sanctury. The rest (as evidenced by the picture on the far left) is history.

Dino - "Miracle Escape For Dog struck by train"

Dino the German Shepherd was found seriously injured, at Arlesey Railway Station earlier this year. He was taken by the RSPCA to a local vet and treated for injuries to his head and tail. Dinos tail had to be amputated but as you can see he is recovering well.

Dinos luck did not stop there. The RSPCA has paid for Dinos treatment and found him a wonderful home. His new owner says "Dino has settled in so well with his new family, it's almost like he has always been with us. So lucky Dino and lucky us to have such a lovely dog!"

Archiebald

Archiebald a 12 year old Staffie was being used as a 'bait' dog when the RSPCA rescued him. His injuries were severe and long term effects include the loss of his hearing, one side of his face droops as a result of a stroke and he lost his tear ducts - necessitating eye drops for the rest of his life.

Archiebald was kennelled at Southridge Animal Centre near Potters Bar where a volunteer dog walker feel in love with him. Archiebald subsequently moved to his new home where he is assured warmth, love and comfort for the rest of his days.

The adverse publicity surrounding Bull breeds is totally unjustified, their reputation is, as you can probably guess, down entirely to the owners and the way they treat them. Archiebald is a truly loving and loyal companion.

Cuckoo

Meet Cuckoo in the arms of her loving owner.

Cuckoo was a very sick cat when she was picked up as a stray by our Inspector. She was rushed to a local vet who suspected that poor Cuckoo may have been poisoned

She was named by the veterinary staff who carefully nursed her back to health, because when she started to purr again after her trauma, she could only make a sound like a cuckoo!

Lily

I would just like to say that I adopted a 3mth old white female kitten from Peterborough on Tuesday.. She is named Lily,settled immediately, eating well, using her tray well, and has found the bed!

She is an absolute joy and although I had to have one of my cats put to sleep on Monday and she will never replace Daisy, she is certainly making life easier.

To say she has fallen on her feet is an understatement. She is registeredwith my vet and also insured, and I cannot wait for her to be able to go outside, and play in the garden and the fields surrounding the bungalow. I only wish I could have taked her brother at the same time. I look forward to having her for some years to come

Best Wishes

Sue Travers

Pascha

We sadly lost our cat when she was run over and decided that it would be best to avoid cats in future because of the proximity to the road. So we decided to rehome a dog from the RSPCA. We then sat down and looked through all the dogs on the website. We saw that there was a lot of Staffordshire Bull Terriers and thought we’d research the breed to find out if they would be suitable for us, it turned out that they were perfect.

We chose a Staffie called Pascha and as soon as she was ours we knew that she was a brilliant dog. Despite all the bad press about Staffies, she is extremely affectionate and very obedient. She’s not aggressive towards dogs or cats, well she practically ignores them. She walks well on the lead and loves going for loads of walks, as well as having a lot of hugs. We couldn’t have asked for a better dog and people should definitely consider having a Staffie they are wonderful.

Thank you to the RSPCA for being so helpful and thank you to Pascha for showing us that Staffies aren’t all teeth and growling, but more licking and waggy tails.

Rosie (Blinger!)

We sadly lost one of our cats, Martha, back in July. Her sister Maisie was clearly lonely and we decided to return to Acorn Lodge to get another kitten. We learnt about Rosie, a mistreated cat and decided to give her a good home. My son named her Rosie to reflect the rosy outlook she now had and my husband nicknamed her Blinger (quite appropriate as we came to realise!).

She soon settled into her home with Maisie, but oddly this coincided with a period when articles of jewellery started disapppearing, bracelets initially from the bedside unit, followed by a pair of earrings, then a watch. We thought someone was breaking in.

A couple off weeks later whilst sitting having dinner, my youngest son squealed; he'd noticed Rosie playing with my bracelet! Bemused, we decided to watch her - to our shock and horror she led us to the dining room unit, under which was her 'stash', my items of jewellery! So, we have set Rosie up with items on my bedside unit, and the little terror goes there first thing in the morning looking for shiny things to take. Rosie definitely now lives up to her nick name of Blinger! She is happy, well and definitely having a Rosy lifestyle.

Jacob

Nicola,one of our Animal Officers, has fallen in Love! 'Meet Jacob', the perfect male companion...

Nicola has always wanted a ginger cat of her very own,so she was delighted to find a ginger kitten in the latest litter she picked up. Mum and kittens have all been rehomed now but Nicola just had to keep Jacob for herself.

A great little story with some beautiful pictures... read more here