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About us
Registered charity No:1075974
STA Ferret Rescue is the ferret arm of STARescue, a registered charity working in the Basingstoke, Sonning and surrounding areas taking in cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets guinea pigs, chinchillas, gerbils, mice, hamsters, birds and any other type of animal needing our help and try to deal with any case that comes to the rescue.
We are always willing to help and advice any member of the public. Animals that we can accommodate are re-homed as soon as a suitable home is available. Long term foster homes are sought for older animals or animals with disabilities and once these are found the Rescue remains responsible for their ongoing veterinary treatment.
STA Ferret Rescue
Claire Shuttleworth
Claire has been running the ferret branch, with her husband Roy, from their home in Sonning since July 2004. Since then at least 1000 ferrets (and 9 polecats) have come into their care, with between 150-200 ferrets arriving each year.
We take in all stray and unwanted ferrets. As they come in, all fuzzies are health-checked in case of any possible problems, flea- sprayed and automatically treated against ear mites, as a precaution.
We try our hardest to return strays to their owners – ringing vets local to the area where they have been found, other local rescues and putting them on our “Lost and Found” page.
After holding them for 7 days, if no one has come forward, they are booked in for neutering. WE NEUTER ALL ADULT FERRETS BEFORE RE-HOMING. Not only are there far too many unwanted kits around (2009 saw more than 70 unwanted kits in the rescue), neutering also decreases “Eau de Ferret” by at least 80% and stops aggressiveness amongst adult hobs. When we re-home kits that are not old enough to be neutered, our policy is to have the babes back when they are mature, at around 8 months, so we can get them neutered for you at far less cost than your local vet.
Our aim is to re-home these wonderful little creatures into loving, forever homes.
Shirley King
In October 1998, Shirley King and Tricia Field decided to set up their own animal charity and called it STARescue (Shirley and Tricia's animal rescue). In June 1999 the charities commission granted us charity status.
Shirley King looks after most of the the animals that come into the rescue, including all the cats (as well as any wildlife that comes in). Shirley also organises several people who look after their “specialist animal subject” at their own homes, as this means we can ensure each type of animal gets the best possible care.
The rescue's rabbits are cared for by Doreen Chapman in South Ham, Basingstoke, and Claire and Roy Shuttleworth care for all the ferrets that come into the centre.
For more information about how we help cats, rabbits and other small animals visit our small animal website.
STA Ferret Rescue is a branch of the British Federation of Ferret Welfares.
Public Liability Insurance to the sum of £5,000,000 has been arranged with Zurich Insurance plc through the BFFW enabling us to attend and conduct ferret racing and public relation events, and operate the rescue.
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