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Published: 04 May 2020

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"Please give £10 a month to save our wildlife rescue centre!"

Four weeks ago Barry and June Smitherman put out an urgent appeal for donations to help cover the cost of feeding and caring for the animals looked after by the Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) at the Trent Park Animal Centre. With its cafe and animal centre closed because of the coronavirus lockdown, the charity's main source of income has disappeared.

The appeal was publicised on this and other local websites (see below) and in the May edition of Enfield Dispatch, and donations to date total around £7000, which should be enough to keep the centre open until some time in June. In addition, people have been signing up for regular monthly donations, but so far they only add up to around £300 per month, when the centre needs about £10,000 a month to survive.

What's more, Barry is getting phone calls from desperate people concerned with wildlife all over the country, from way up north to down in Cornwall, because other wildlife rescue centres are no longer answering their phones.

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trent park wildlife rescue appeal

TRENT PARK ANIMAL CENTRE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY

Our animal shelter, cafe and shop in Trent Park are closed but we still need to care for the animals without any current income. Unless we raise £50,000 the charity will be closing its doors.

WRAS WEEKLY SHOPPING LIST:

- - - - 100 tins of dog food,
      - 8 sacks of sheep or goat food and vegetables,
      - Medical supplies and veterinary services.

Please give what you can to help support our animal patients: wrasenfield.charitycheckout.co.uk/donate

PLEASE GIVE JUST £10 A MONTH TO SAVE OUR WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE!

Founded by Barry Smitherman MBE and June Smitherman, MBE
More information about our work can be found on our web and Facebook pages
www.wras-enfieldwildlife.org.uk https://facebook.com/WRAS.Enfield/
Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (Enfield) Registered charity No: 1060452

This report was edited on 5th May to correct the information about total donations to date.

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Help Andy get to the Top of Africa and a food bank reach its goal

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