Adoption
We have lots of lovely bunnies and guinea pigs looking for new homes. All of our animals deserve a second chance and a family to call their own. Our rabbits are health checked, neutered and vaccinated before they leave us and we offer life-long support should you need it. If you have space in your home for a couple of extra residents, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We have bunnies and guinea pigs of all shapes and sizes so hopefully have the right match for your family!
Pet Services
To help fund the rescue, we offer boarding for small animals (e.g. rabbits and guinea pigs) while you go on holiday. All animals are kept in minimum 6ft hutches overnight with access to runs on grass in a secure paddock during the day. We also offer various dog walking and pet sitting services. We can easily adapt our care to suit your pet's needs and are happy to give medication, etc. Our boarding spaces fill up fast - particularly in school holidays - so please get in touch soon! Please visit www.furlockholmes-services.co.uk to find out more about our second business and how it fundraises for the rescue.
Animal Visits
We take our specially-trained team of rabbits and guinea pigs (and occasionally ponies, ferrets, bantam chickens, snails and more) into nursing homes, schools and other residential/day care places. During an animal visit session, participants are able to have a small animal on their lap for handling. They are encouraged to interact with the animal and groom/feed/talk to the animal and we find this is incredibly beneficial for all participants. As well as this, we offer educational visits to schools and groups.
We are looking for homes...
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Volunteer
Being a charity, we are unable to afford lots of paid staff and so we rely on volunteers. Our volunteers work hard to care for the animals and keep the organisation afloat! We take volunteers of any age - our youngest is currently 2 years old. We also take many volunteers as part of the "Duke Of Edinburgh" and work experience schemes. Due to the nature of our work, we carry out enhanced DBS checks on all volunteers over the age of 16 and we are also fully insured. We do ask, however, that volunteers under the age of 12 attend with a responsible adult as we are unable to keep an eye on children at the same time as working - especially when it's busy!
Being a volunteer at Furlock Holmes will give you lots of hands-on experience with animals as well as experience in customer services, administrative duties and fundraising. Most of all, it's fun! We have many different volunteer roles available and you can either choose just one, or all of them.
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Animal Care - helping with the day-to-day care of the animals, e.g. cleaning out, feeding
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Fundraising - attending events with the team of volunteers and animals to raise money
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Photographer - taking photos of the animals for their profiles on the website
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Events planner - planning our annual events, e.g. our Open Day in September
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Speaking to the public - showing people around the rescue and assisting with any questions they may have
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Admin - e.g. updating the website, writing animal profiles, filling in paperwork and replying to emails
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Animal Visits - visiting other organisations with our team of animals for both therapeutic and educational purposes
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Pet Club - assisting with leading workshops and sessions for children aged 4 to 12 years.
