SSPCA’s Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre appeals for donations

The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate blankets for animals in its Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jun 2020, 11:30 BST
Updated 11th Jun 2020, 11:32 BST
The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate blankets for animals in its Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre. Pic: Scottish SPCAThe Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate blankets for animals in its Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre. Pic: Scottish SPCA
The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate blankets for animals in its Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre. Pic: Scottish SPCA

Scotland’s animal welfare charity has been unable to accept used or hand knitted soft furnishings due to contamination risks linked to Covid-19.

The centre has already cared for over 600 animals this year, and manager Gillian Boyle said: “We’re struggling to keep up with the demand for blankets at the moment.

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“Normally we have lots of donations of second-hand blankets, towels and sheets coming in, but because our centre is closed to the public we’ve been unable to accept these like we normally would.

“Members of the public can donate through our Amazon wishlist or by direct delivery from any other retailer.

“We would ask that only brand new items are donated due to potential risk of contamination from used items.

“We ask that people do not donate duvets or pillows as we find our animals can easily tear these apart.

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“We’re also in need of cleaning cloths for our cattery as we use around 30 a day and we’re also down to our last five bags of cat litter.

“We hope kind-hearted locals will get behind our appeal as it would make lots of animals very happy.”

Donations can be sent via https://amzn.to/30I4baX or other any other retailer which offers a direct delivery service.

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