Animal Welfare Service, Stroud District Council

23/06/2026

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21/06/2026

☀️ HOT WEATHER ADVICE ☀️

🌡️ The mercury is rising again, so here’s some tips on keeping the furry members of your family cool

1. 💧 Keep water bowls and bottles full of fresh, cool water

2. 🐾 Walks (if necessary) only when it’s cool. Head out early in the morning or later in the evening

3. 🪭 Provide a fan indoors and use cooling mats or damp towels for your pets to lie on

4. 🍦 Frozen goodies
Frozen carrots, dog-safe ice lollies, or stuffed kongs from the freezer make for a nice cooling treat

5. 🚗 Never leave your pets in the car - even for a minute. It gets super hot in there

6. 🛁 A shallow paddling pool or a gentle mist of water feels gives your pets somewhere to cool off

7. 🚨 Watch dogs closely. If they’re panting a lot, drooling, acting wobbly, or being sick - they might have heatstroke. Call the vet immediately!

8. 🐰 For small furry pets (like bunnies and guinea pigs):
• Keep their homes in the shade or indoors
• Make sure there’s good airflow
• Give them cooling mats or blocks
• And always fresh, cold water

9. 🐱 Cats are clever at finding shade, but they still need lots of fresh, cold water too

Stay safe out there ☀️🐾

11/06/2026

🐾 PUPDATE - REUNITED 🐾

We have had a Samoyed wander into one of our local vets. The dog is chipped to Stonehouse, but despite multiple attempts to contact the owner, we are yet to receive a response. If you believe this may be your dog or you know the owner, please can you make contact asap. The dog will be transferred to our kennels at 4pm and the owner won’t be able to collect until tomorrow and there will be a charge. Thank you 🙏🏻 01453 766321

(Library photo from Purina)

09/06/2026

🐾 Polite Request 🐾

As most of you know, our little team of two has recently gone down to a single officer covering the entire service. Apologies that responses/call backs may take longer than normal.
Please be assured, I will get back you, but am having to triage jobs into priority order. I am grateful for your patience at this time 🙏🏻

(A photo of my new rescue dog, just to cheer everyone up 🖤)

28/05/2026

🐾 PUPDATE - REUNITED 🐾

28/05/2026

🐾 End of an Era 🐾

Today we say farewell and happy retirement to our wonderful Josie! After 14 years service, Josie is hanging up her rope lead and van keys for the last time. Please join me in thanking Josie for all her hard work and dedication, and in wishing her a long and happy retirement! 🩷

15/05/2026

Photo in comments ⬇️

12/05/2026

Please join us in congratulating the team at Teckels Animal Sanctuaries on this fantastic award 🥇🥳

We only went and won!!!! 🙀

Last week some of the team were lucky enough to attend the Petplan charity awards after team Teckels were fortunate enough to be a finalist for Animal Charity Team of the year…. And we are so proud to say that we actually won! 🥰

We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who nominated and have continued to support us and the work that we do.

Very rarely do we get the opportunity to sit and take stock of achievements due to being so busy helping the animals.
To be recognised for the hard work that we all do is honestly so heartwarming and motivating.

We’d also like to congratulate the other rescue teams who were nominated and equally deserving, West Norfolk Cat Centre and One wish dog foundation.

The last two years have been tough to say the least, and sadly we don’t think we’re not going to be needed anytime soon, so we’ll continue doing what we do; help animals in need ♥️

We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank some of the other lovely rescues who’ve supported us by answering questions, with animals or just being there when we needed some help
🫶🏻Thanks Cheltenham Animal Shelter Birmingham Dogs Home Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary Hope Rescue Dogs Trust Evesham Battersea

And yes that’s Pete Wicks! And yes he was lovely!