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As you all know, our Charity Shops have been closed for over 2 months now, but we are pleased to tell you that we are currently working behind the scenes putting safety measures in place in all of our shops to make sure that our customers and staff are safe and socially distanced once we reopen. While we do this over the next coming weeks, we will be available onsite to receive any donations you may have been holding on to during Lockdown - and we will need to stock our shops to help us get back on our feet! Below is a list of Shops, dates and times we will be there for you to drop off your donations. But please note, although we really do appreciate your donations, please do not make an unnecessary journey just to do this – we are still under government guidelines so if you… Read more

  June 2020 sees the launch of our exciting new lottery! Have you heard? We’re launching our brand new Branch Lottery – Dylan's Draw! For a monthly subscription of just £4.34 you could be in with the chance of winning a cash prize of £100, £50 or £25… Read more

  We're so pleased to announce that our ebay site is back up and running! Due to the COVID19 Crisis all of our Charity Shops were closed to the public along with stopping all sales on our ebay site - and while we are currently working behind the scenes to apply… Read more

  We are pleased to announce that we are now able to resume animal adoptions from Monday 27th April.  Our priority, as always, is the welfare of our animals; in line with this we have put new rehoming procedures in place to make sure we still keep to the government… Read more

UPDATE 24/04/2020 First of all we would like to say to a big Thank You to everyone who has donated to our Emergency Appeal, we have been overwhelmed by your generosity and can't thank you enough for your support. It has now been one month since the Lockdown began and… Read more

  Dear Members At this time of year we would normally be planning our Annual General Meeting and preparing the Report and Accounts, and in mid-May we would be sending out the calling papers for the AGM which would normally be held in early June.  Because… Read more

  The current Coronavirus situation may be putting the worlds daily routine on hold, but our animal welfare work continues at the RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District Animal Centre! Our animals are our number one priority and we can assure you that our furry friends are being well… Read more

  We would like to let our supporters know that we’ve made the sad decision to close all of our Halifax, Huddersfield and Bradford Charity shops until the coronavirus danger has passed. Although this was a difficult decision, we have to put the safety of our… Read more

  We might not be able to host our annual events and dog shows until much later in the year... but we don't want you and your pets to miss out, so we're bringing the show to your living room! For the first time EVER we're running… Read more

  Paddy the blind collie pup had his vet appointment and we're happy to say it's good news! Although this adorable collie boy won't ever be able to see, the vet told us that Paddy has most likely suffered from an infection as a new born puppy that wasn't dealt with and… Read more

  INTERVIEWS POSTPONED DUE TO CURRENT CORONA VIRUS SITUATION   Animal Centre Manager We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join our team as Animal Centre Manager at our Animal Centre in Halifax. The RSPCA Halifax,… Read more

  As you all saw last week we were badly hit by the flooding caused by Storm Ciara.  It's been a very long week at our Hebden Bridge Charity Shop. We've been working hard clearing out all of the damaged stock and display units, disinfecting, cleaning and painting. We've also been carrying… Read more

Last week we accepted in two cairn terriers via our inspectors. As you can see from the pictures below, they were in a bad way, very matted and covered in faeces. This breed of dog needs a lot of coat care and the previous owner was struggling… Read more

Our dogs love to get cosy in their beds at night, especially now it is getting chillier outside! We really need some nice, warm blankets for our dogs, like Carla, to snuggle in during the cold weather!  If you can donate… Read more

  We're Famous!! Did you see us on This Morning with Peter Purves? We were so lucky to have been chosen as one of the animal charities featured on the Perfect Pups segments on This Morning. Perfect Pups was a four part report on the different ways… Read more

  Thank you so much to everyone who bought a Christmas Meal Appeal Ticket last year!  Your generosity helped us raise a whoppping £3,320!!! By purchaising a Meal Ticket you helped ensure that a lot of furry bellies were full over the… Read more

  Wow what a week! We would like to thank everyone who sent in adoption application forms for our 9 Dachshund puppies and Mum Olive! We were truly overwhelmed by the response we got and have spent hours and days sifting through nearly 4000 applications, after these gorgeous pooches… Read more

  We have an exciting opportunity to be a part of the team here at the RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District Branch We're looking for a full time Animal Care Assistant to help make a difference to the lives of local animals in need… Read more

  Thank you so much to everyone who came along to our Annual Christmas Fair on Sunday 1st December - it was lovely to see so many supporters come and visit us and we're pleased to announce that you helped raise £2008 for the animals in our care! … Read more

  The season of love, family and festivities is nearly with us and hopefully this Christmas you will be surrounded by presents, food and loved ones….. but some animals won’t be so lucky. No animal deserves to spend Christmas - or any other time - in a rescue centre.… Read more

Well the secret is well and truly out, we've got a gorgeous litter of 9 dachshund puppies here at our animal centre, along with their lovely mum Olive. As anyone who's had a puppy knows, there's alot of hard work and care involved. We have someone monitoring the pups around… Read more