About us
STARescue is a small animal rescue, with its home base in Basingstoke, where Shirley King looks after the Rescues’ cats (as well as any wildlife that comes in). Shirley has run the Rescue since 1998 and organises several people who look after their “specialist subject” at their own homes, as we can ensure each type of animal gets the best possible care. The rescue also works alongside the Le-Bret Dog Rescue in Newbury, and takes in dogs from a Dog Pound in Wales.
In June 1999 the charities commission granted us charity status. Shirley and the committee work on a voluntary basis (none of us gets paid a salary) and all monies raised, either through fundraising or donations, goes towards the welfare of the animals.
For more information about how we help cats, dogs, rabbits and other small animals visit our other website at www.starescue.info
Claire Shuttleworth looks after the rescue's ferrets, as STA Ferret Rescue. Claire has been running the ferret branch from her home in Sonning since 2004. Since then at least 700 ferrets (and 8 polecats) have come into her care.
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.
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.
STA Ferret Rescue
The Ferret Rescue, Racing and PR arm of STARescue Small Animal Welfare
Registered charity No:1075974
