Volunteers Transform Former JSPCA Kennels

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 12:26

Jersey's Animals Shelter has a new centre to look after small animals.

The JSPCA unveiled the new facility this morning, which will house everything from rabbits and guinea pigs to reptiles and kittens.

Volunteers from the island's construction industry gave up their time to convert one of the shelter's old kennel blocks - which hadn't been used since the charity ended its loss-making dog boarding service last year.

How the building used to look when it housed the JSPCA's boarding kennels

Each room in the new centre has been specially designed to suit the needs of each species.

21 local contractors gave their time to complete the project, which was managed by the Jersey Construction Council's charity, The Brick Foundation.

Some of the centre's new residents

The charity's CEO, Debra D'Orleans, says the team have been 'blown away' by the generosity of local tradesmen:

"It's absolutely amazing. The staff are all so excited. It's such a lovely transformation, we can't believe how good it looks - it's amazing. Also, how quickly the transformation has taken shape."

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Some of the tradesmen who worked on the project gather with JSPCA volunteers for the building's unveiling.

Steve Jewell is the Chairman of the Brick Foundation, which organised the transformation project:

"I’m extremely proud and grateful for my Jersey Construction colleagues who have come together and pull off the Brick Foundation's largest-ever
project. Their generosity seems to know no boundaries and demonstrates how strong their desire is to put something back into our community from our industry.

"With a fantastic design team, project manager, contractors and suppliers, we’ve delivered in value over £200,000 worth of work to the
JSPCA, and are immensely proud our smaller charity can help in this way to another that is really part of Jersey’s DNA and serves so many animals, people and families so well."