The document discusses the importance of being proactive in animal welfare work. It describes various outreach activities conducted by different animal charities in both urban and remote areas to educate the public and provide services to animals. These included hosting events in community spaces to offer low-cost veterinary services like neutering and microchipping, as well as distribute information. The events achieved outcomes like educating over 600 people, conducting health checks on dogs, and preventing thousands of unwanted litters through neutering services. The document stresses the benefits of charities working together proactively to help more animals without large financial commitments.

2. The basics US THEM

4. The RSPCA as a charity will, by all lawful means, prevent cruelty, promote kindness to and alleviate suffering of all animals

8. My story starts in 1990….

9. In South London

15. Our Cat Lady of the Day So I couldn’t help being left with the feeling that something wasn’t quite right…..

16. Our Cat Lady of the Day So I couldn’t help being left with the feeling that something wasn’t quite right….. For the next 10 years…

17. Fast Forward 10 years

18. Fast Forward 10 years

19. To North London

20. Where we had one of these

21. And one of these

22. And not enough of these

23. To do this to

24. But we did have a plan and by the end of that year things snowballed a bit …..

26. Why do we need to be proactive? People are ignorant

27. Why do we need to be proactive? People don’t care

28. Why do we need to be proactive? The centre is remote

29. Why do we need to be proactive? People are ignorant People don’t care The centre is remote

30. By being proactive… We can help more animals but without making a massive financial commitment in respect of each animal

31. By being proactive… We can affect a wider community

33. By being proactive… We can take the service to the animal

34. By being proactive… We can be preventative

35. By being proactive… We can help more animals but without making a massive financial or lifetime commitment in respect of each animal We can affect a wider community We can be preventative We can take the service to the animal

39. Wood Green – “Hands-On”

40. RSPCA - CAAW

41. St. Augustine, Florida

43. Cats Protection Over to our expert….

45. Who?

46. Where? Community centres Supermarket car parks Local parks/ dog walking areas

49. Who did what - 1 Dog health checks and behavioural advice

50. Who did what - 2 Veterinary nurse and receptionist/ van driver

56. What was achieved - 1 20 dog neutering vouchers given out 600+ visitors 152 dog health checks 72 cat neutering vouchers given out 50+ people given help/ advice 20 microchips implanted 1 ‘kitten breeder’ dealt with by RSPCA