Rat
Rescue :: Getting a new phone
for Christmas? Then turn your old one in to cash for charity
Getting a new phone for Christmas? Then turn your old one
in to cash for charity
CavyRescue - the UK’s first dedicated rodent rescue charity
- is asking the public to help them continue their work with
abandoned, abused and unwanted small furries by turning their
old ’phones and used printer cartridges into much needed funds.
Stella Hulott, co-founder of CavyRescue says: "Many people
will be receiving or treating themselves to a new ‘phone this
Christmas and will throw out their old "phones without
realising that they could be put to good use.
“At the rescue - where our annual bill is around £16,000 -
we can recycle them to help raise funds for the shelter. For
example, even just one person saving an old mobile "phone
for us to recycle will pay for enough bedding to last a week!"
Stella adds: "It couldn’t be easier to do. Simply email,
text or ‘phone through your address to us and we will send you
a Freepost bag in which you can put your old ‘phone and then
send off for recycling. For companies with a larger amount,
collection of used ‘phones and printer cartridges can be arranged
at no cost.
She adds: "It doesn’t even matter if the ‘phone no longer
works, it can still be recycled. It won’t cost you a penny to
do but will help us to save lives".
CavyRescue was set up in 1999 and has rescued, rehabilitated
and rehomed over 2,800 small furries (guinea pigs, rabbits,
hamsters, gerbils and rats) via the shelter - which is run from
home - and its website. Its aim is to educate individuals and
organisations on small animal healthcare and welfare and they
regularly run successful campaigns to this effect.
If you have an old mobile ‘phone or used printer cartridges
that you no longer want and would like to help the rats to recycle
your rubbish then please email your address to: cavyrescue@yahoo.co.uk,
call 07932 750271 or visit www.cavyrescue.co.uk
About CavyRescue:
CavyRescue (registered charity number 1111583) was set up in
1999 by husband and wife team Jason and Stella Hulott. They
have rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed over 2,600 small furries
(guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils), now specialising
in rats. Their aim is to educate individuals and organisations
on small animal healthcare and welfare and we regularly run
successful campaigns to this effect.
