The animal charity has thanked its thousands of volunteers nationwide but says they would love to have more Isle of Wight residents come forward to foster pets or help out caring for the island's wildlife.
At the RSPCA volunteers, people who selflessly offer their time and skills in unpaid roles, take on work undertaken by animal rescue volunteers (ARVs), as well as volunteer drivers, in rescuing and transporting animals to animal centres where they can be cared for and rehabilitated.
Other RSPCA volunteers offer space in their own homes and their affection so animals can be fostered before permanent homes can be found for them. The charity also enlists micro-volunteers to undertake a range of tasks, including administration and social media work as part of campaigning work.
But it was a new role launched for the Coronation that has sparked huge interest from kind-hearted volunteers. Ahead of King Charles III’s Coronation celebrations the RSPCA launched a recruitment drive for Wildlife Friends, who pledged to undertake tasks to protect and nurture wildlife in their own gardens and local communities.
The scheme has proved hugely successful with over 1,000 people signing up to date to do their bit for wildlife. Those recruits have swelled the numbers of RSPCA volunteers up to the 5,400 mark and helped generate around 1,500 applicants for volunteer positions in under two months.
Judi Simmons signed up as one of the RSPCA’s micro-volunteers over a year ago and more recently demonstrated her green fingers as a Wildlife Friend when creating a log-pile habitat for hedgehogs and field mice in her back garden in Wareham, Dorset.
“I’ve emailed my MP and taken part in petition-signing and a team project which involved monitoring online adverts for reptiles for sale,” explained Judi
“I also did a litter pick which focused on items which could be harmful to wildlife. I wanted to do something to help counteract animal cruelty and neglect, even in a small way. I feel that my garden wildlife, which includes hedgehogs, mice, bats, birds and, occasionally, foxes are my friends and share the space. So I always try to provide food and a good habitat for them.”
There's more here out how to volunteer on the Island with the RSPCA as well as some general volunteer vacancies .
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