Three of our runners in 2007 - after the Run. We have places available now for this year's Great North Run. Come and join Team Farplace and help raise money for our life-changing work with unwanted animals. To join the team we ask for an entry fee of £40 and ask you to raise a minimum £199 in sponsorship. Make 2008 a year to be proud of - take part in the world's biggest half-marathon and help our animals! Call us on 01388 517397 day or night - we are often working late in the office. Leave a clear message with your telephone number if we don't answer!

Adopting an animal from Farplace Animal Rescue

Recently rehomed Rocco (left) and his new friend Oliver. As a national organisation based in the north of England, we rescue and rehome nationally. If you are interested in adopting an animal from us, we need to be assured that you will be a good home for our friends. If you are very local to the sanctuary, we will be happy to visit your home for a chat prior to adoption. Further afield, we will appreciate a reference from a vet (preferred) or another animal professional. We also like to keep in touch with people after they have adopted an animal from us, to help iron out any initial problems.

Click Now... and help rescued animals!

Mia needs a cosy fireside to call her own. Every time you search for anything online, you can help our rescued animals. Just use the link below for your web searches and Farplace Animal Rescue receives money from Click Now from advertisers. On average, a supporter searching 3 times a day will enable us to vaccinate and neuter another animal to rehome every year. Worldwide or UK searches are possible and soon different country based searches will be there... so wherever you are your searches can help rescued animals. Feel free to spread the word to any animal-loving friends and help this no kill rescue help more animals! Thank you so much more Click Now for Farplace

Farplace on MySpace

Casper - a disabled puppy, resident at Farplace Farplace is now on MySpace and we will be putting out bulletins, video clips and pictures of more animals. You can freely add us to be one of your friends on MySpace. Find us on MySpace at www.myspace.com/farplaceanimalrescue

Creative Writing Competition (Year 2) NEW DEADLINE

Peggy Sue relaxes in the sun We are accepting entries for next year's Creative Writing competition. Terms and conditions are the same as this year, with cash prizes for the winning entries PLUS the opportunity to have your work featured on this website. The competition is open to all age groups and entries can be on any subject. The closing date for entries is 12 noon, 6th May 2008. 10% of total entry fees will be divided up for prizes, with the rest going towards caring for our animals. For details of the 2007 winners click on Short Story and Poetry Competition, under Events in the left hand menu!

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Animals Needing Homes

Cider This young female rabbit needs a home as a house rabbit, along with her bonded buddy Twitch. If you would like to meet them, just let us know. Taegan Taegan is waiting for a home as a house rabbit. Is YOUR hearth the right one for her to sprawl in front of? Contact us for details. Fagan Fagan is a 12 month old neutered feral cat who is available as a barn/stable cat to the right home.

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Latest News

I found a baby bird. What do I do? - 26th Feb Always call Farplace on 01388 517397 before handling a baby bird. While parent birds will accept a baby back, even if it has been touched by humans, the stress on the baby bird can be detrimental. If a baby bird is naked or with very few feathers, the requirement for immediate action is much higher. We are always willing to take any injured or orphaned wildlife... or to offer advice over the phone or by email.

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Latest Campaign

The Dark Side of Dairy - a VIVA! campaign - 23rd Mar Cows produce milk to feed their babies – just like humans. It flows for the best part of a year and then stops. More milk requires more babies. That’s the reality of dairy farming – the visible, obvious side of the industry. But there is another, cruel, much darker side to dairy which few see much and even fewer know about. Drinking milk is cruel - it’s also unnatural. Only humans drink it after weaning – and milk from a different species, at that. It’s no more natural than drinking badger’s milk or cat’s milk. Designed for calves, many humans find milk hard to digest and the result is allergies. Hormones in milk are linked to ovarian, breast and prostate cancer, as well as juvenile-onset diabetes. The saturated fat, cholesterol and animal protein it contains are linked to many other diseases. Despite relentless claims by the dairy industry, milk is neither the only nor the best source of calcium and has little effect on bone strength. Broccoli, spinach (cabbage), watercress, nuts, seeds, soya and other plant foods are better and healthier sources. Despite the myth of contentment, a dairy cow is the hardest worked of all farmed animals. She nurtures a growing baby inside her while simultaneously producing milk - up to 120 pints a day. To keep the flow going, she is forcibly impregnated every year and her babies are taken away a day or two after birth – year, after year. Professor John Webster describes the removal of the calf as the ‘most potentially distressing incident in the life of the dairy cow’. “The dairy cow is exposed to more abnormal physiological demands than any other farm animal. She is the supreme example of an overworked mother.” Professor John Webster, Bristol University’s Veterinary Science Department To read the full report, click on the title of this article. Please note: this is a Viva! Campaign

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Latest Forum Post

Thread: RSPCA Shock Admission Message: All mammals are born with numerous hormones. Three of the most important ones are Oestrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone. These are commonly called sex hormones as they are related to reproduction. However they also play a very important role in other aspects of the animal’s wellbeing. They allow and create physical, social, and behavioural maturity. Neutering is the name given to the action of spaying and castration removing the organs that produce the above named hormones. Firstly let me say I am not against neutering. It can make for a better and more affectionate family pet. It is a medical fact that neutering can prolong the life of our pets and may reduce the number of health problems in later life. The RSPCA, the UK's largest animal welfare organisation and the nation’s conscience regarding animal cruelty, have admitted to a program of castrating and spaying dogs as young as six weeks old. I am a dog behaviourist and obedience trainer and for the last seven years have been keeping specific records on the many thousands of dogs I have treated. These records include the age at which these dogs were either spayed or castrated and the behaviour patterns they were exhibiting. I started noticing frustration, lack of attention, inability to concentrate, and puppy like behaviour, that were far more prevalent in dogs that were neutered and spayed at a younger age, rather than those that were allowed to mature naturally before neutering. I call this paedomorphic behaviour in other words dogs that retain perpetual puppy like characteristics. I also observed that bitches spayed too early, may be far more interesting to intact males; which may cause the female to become aggressive and protective of this attention in adulthood. Despite popular belief spaying does not calm a female down. It may help to calm certain behaviour's in males, but not females. How could it when you are removing calming hormones such as progesterone and oestrogen? These hormones have social and behavioural implications that aid in the development of dogs psychological and physical growth. Without these hormonal surges. full maturity may not occur. Allowing an animal to exhibit normal behaviour patterns , is one of the main constituents of the Animal Welfare Act. Under the five freedoms I therefore believe the RSPCA by neutering at such a ridiculously young age may be acting in contravention of the very ACT they helped create. Progesterone receptors are found in brain cells, in nerve sheaths and in bone cells, indicating that progesterone is involved in their function. It also appears to be involved in a range of other biological activities. Therefore spaying and neutering which removes testosterone, progesterone, and oestrogen before both physical and psychological maturity could have numerous other long-term detrimental effects. Can it also cause physiological problems? Because early neutering removes sex hormones, this delays maturation of “osteoclasts” resulting in the delayed closing of the growth plates of the long leg bones, creating leggy taller than average dogs, therefore increasing the risk of some orthopaedic disorders such as cruciate ligament disease, joint disorders and possibly bone cancer. It has also been observed that Spaying can significantly increase the risk of urinary incontinence in bitches. Early neutering also increases risk of urethral sphincter incontinence in males (A. Aaron et al., Vet Rec. 139:542-6, 1996.) I believe the RSPCA should at least cease these operations until it is proven otherwise that neutering at this age does not affect future behaviour. If you agree to this, let their press office know. cpitt@rspca.org.uk For further information on neutering see articles www.doglistener.co.uk/neutering/spaying_neutering.shtml" And for the full article on the RSPCA see this www.doglistener.co.uk Author: Doglistener Posted: 29th Mar

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