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Animal Charity shop is gearing up for big October opening For a long time now we have been struggling with how to make the most of donated items. Income from these helps with our mounting running costs. For many years we’ve held regular tabletop sales in Haworth but room hire has risen and footfall decreased. Unsold items equate to loss of income. Without adequate storage space, returned items sometimes get broken or damp. Over the past year our dream of opening a charity shop has been burning more brightly than ever. We’ve been hit hard by the rising price of cat food, vet bills, insurance and utility costs. In fact, virtually everything has gone up partly due to the recession and partly due to the increased number of cats and kittens we have been able to help thanks to our growing foster network. In July we averaged 100 kittens in foster care. That’s 100 kittens to de-flea, de-worm, Cinnamon is the sole survivor from a litter deliberately knotted together by their umbilical cords and thrown away in a skip
The First Animal Charity Shop opens its’ doors in Keighley – October 2012
Annie and Jewools neuter and microchip not to mention the special kitten formula and medication many require. As well as the large number of kittens we have around 30 adults at any given time. Many need neutering too, some are on special diets and need on-going treatment for chronic conditions. In May we were thrilled when our pop-up charity shop at 5Rise shopping centre in Bingley proved to be a wonderful success. We started looking for a permanent shop and have finally found a rental premises in central Keighley. It will solve many problems. We’ll have a proper place for the public to donate items, and ample space to sort and store
donated goods. At long last we can accept clothes, small items of furniture and electrical goods. We’ve appointed a fabulous manager to set up and run our charity shop so that it becomes a focal point for fundraising activities. It will be the place where we spread the word about the work we do, gain new supporters and alert everyone to the horrific state of cat welfare. It will be fantastic to have a high street presence and we will be the first animal charity shop in Keighley. We need this shop to be a financial success because the lives of too many animals depend on it. We hope that My Community Hub readers in Bingley, Baildon, Wilsden and beyond will have a good sort out and let us have any items they no longer need. Until the shop is up and running please deliver items to our centre or call us if you need us to them pick up. Once the shop is open sometime in October, it will be easy to drop off items there. For enquiries please call Haworth Cat Rescue on 01535 647184 or mail@haworthcatrescue.org www.haworthcatrescue.org Opening times: Weekdays 1pm – 4pm. Sat and Sun 10.30 – 4pm Closed all day Wednesday.
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