Capricorn Animal Rescue
Welcome to the website for Capricorn Animal Rescue, a registered charity based near Mold in North Wales. From this site you can find out information about Capricorn and the animals that they care for. You can make a donation online, or find out how to contact Capricorn if you want to help out in some manner.
Be sure to add capricornrescue.org to you favourites/bookmarks, because it is expected that this site will grow rapidly as animals are taken in and rehomed through the rescue.
NEWS
Update on Kittens Crushed in Skip
About 7/8 weeks ago a litter of five kittens were pulled from a skip after nearly being crushed to death. They were only 8/9 days old. Well, here is a more recent photograph of all five of them, now almost 9 weeks old and ready for homing:
Sanctuary Update
We have now been granted permission to use the adjoining field for the goats and sheep.
This field has not been used for around 25 years, so first of all we had to trim and clear the verge in front of the field entrance, then cut back the hedge all along the hedgerow, which had not been cut back in around 25 years. This enabled us to locate the gate and gateway.
When we went to open the gate it fell apart, we then had to use a chainsaw to clear the tree growth in the gateway so that we could get into the field. The wild growth of scrub, bush and saplings is over 5 feet high and so we have had to go round the perimeter of the field with the tractor and grass cutter, to clear a path so that we can now have the field fenced.
Once the field is fenced, we can erect the goat/sheep shed, move the animals in to their new home and that will be one major upgrade job done and one step nearer to our new Sanctuary.
Book Sale
Last Saturday, 20th September, we had a Jumble Sale at the Daniel Owen Community Centre in Mold and I would like to thank all the volunteers who turned out to help and to all those who supported us and helped raise £92 for our funds.
On the same day, we also had a Book Sale outside on the Market, which consisted of 10 tables heaped with books. I was there from 7.30 a.m. until 4.30 p.m. and many grateful thanks to Rhona who helped out during the afternoon. We sold a lot of books and raised £255 for our funds.
We hold these Book Sales quarterly, but they are so popular people are now asking us to have one every month, when we have a Jumble Sale. This I could do - BUT - it would mean having a great many books, so if anyone out there has any books they don't want we could certainly make good use of them. Give us a ring on 01244 547928 and I will be very pleased to hear from you.
Neglected Dog
Below is a photograph of a little dog. She is a Whippet cross Jack Russell and is quite small. She came in to us on Friday night, 26th September, and this morning, Saturday 27th, I took her to our veterinary hospital for a complete examination.
She was found to be drastically underweight, all of her bones are sticking out, her claws are so long they have grown over and under the pads of her paws making it painful for her to walk. She was infested with fleas and her teeth need quite a lot of attention.
She is so weak and run down the vet was unable to inoculate her.
I gave her a good bath, cleared the flea problem. She has difficulty eating, she is so malnourished she is being given frequent very small feeds, but at the moment she gobbles the food without actually eating it and then vomits. Slowly, this will regulate itself and she will begin to keep food down and then to slowly put on weight.
We are having to take every stage in her recovery very slowly, because of the stress factor. She will have to be wormed, then her claws clipped back, then flea treated. All of this will have to be done over a week or so.
In about two or three weeks she will probably be strong enough to be inoculated, but it is going to be a couple of months before she is ready for homing.
She was so terrified when she came in that when I put my hand down to stroke her, she cowered, squatted and wet and pooed herself. She did this when the vet tried to examine her. She has no confidence and is very hand shy.
Recent Arrivals
Below is a photo of a cat we picked up at the veterinary surgery. She is a large tabby, or would be if she wasn't starving.
She had been picked up and taken to the vets, who found nothing physically wrong with her apart from the fact that she was slowly starving to death. They asked if I would take her on and so I did.
I can only do my best for her, if she does die, then at least she will be warm, comfortable, fed and with people who love and care for her. This I can give her.
She is very loving, not very old, only about 8 or 9 years but obviously she cannot manage to survive as a stray.
This little black cat was brought in to us in quite a bad condition. She has sores all over her body and round her chest and neck were infected sores or wounds, it was difficult to tell which. We took her into the vets and she was examined under anaesthetic (and spayed at the same time) and even the vet was unsure as to what was the cause of the sores. He was sure that they were not caused by other animal bites, but apart from that could not say for certain what had caused them.
We cleaned her up, her wounds/sores were treated with salt water bathing and then aloe vera (we find this to be quite successful in treating infected sores or wounds) and she is responding very well and will soon be fit and well.
Update on Improvements to the Sanctuary
As you know, for quite some time we have been looking for new premises to expand the sanctuary. We have had no luck in getting change of use consent from Flintshire County Council on the various properties we have found in the area.
We have now been given some really wonderful news. The owners of the estate where Capricorn Animal Rescue is situated have come to our rescue and given permission for us to update all of the various animal housing on site. This means that we will not have to move to have an improved sanctuary, which is great, no stress for the animals and less stress for us (hopefully).
We have already started work. We have had a large load of gravel delivered and we are levelling the verge and entrance to the field to give better access. Next we begin work on the new poultry pens and the goat and sheep paddock and housing.
Found Grey and White Cat
This lovely grey and white male cat was found in the road after being hit by a car and was taken to the Grange Vetinary Hospital in Mold. He spent a week there being treated for pelvic damage and is now recovering at Capricorn Sanctuary.
We would like to find his owner. He is very loving, quite vocal, clean and well looked after. Someone must be missing him.
New Animals looking for Homes
Some new dogs and kittens have been added to the homeless section. They are ready to be rehomed.
At present Capricorn is housing 49 kittens, ranging from 2 weeks to 12 weeks old, and 21 adult cats, mostly females, from a youngish 9 months up to 10 years of age.
If you are interested in rehoming any of our animals you can now see the fees charged for adoption on the new Adoption fees page.
Online Donations Back
The ability to make a donation to Capricorn Animal Rescue through our website is back. There's a donate button on the right hand side of every page. Any donations are gratefully received and it all helps towards our goal to raise £25,000 in our 25th year.
Round the Hearth
Round the hearth at the moment, being hand reared, are three starlings, two magpies and one tiny kitten. The kitten is so small he is being fed with a dropper as a kitten bottle is too big for him. He is taking feeds every hour at the moment. The birds are being fed every 20 minutes.
Keeping up with all of the other work is a challenge to say the least.
The kitten:
The starlings, with a thrush:
The magpies:
