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Bryn-Y-Maen Animal Centre

The animal centre at Bryn-Y-Maen was originally set up by the former Colwyn Bay branch and Aberconwy branch. Whilst the centre was taken over by the national society in 1992 we obviously still have a deep interest in its future. Indeed, we have some £100,000.00 set aside for rebuilding the small animal block. It is situated in the village of Bryn-Y-Maen which is on the road from Colwyn Bay to Llanrwst (map).

The centre deals not only with animals needing re-homing but mainly with so-called ‘case animals’. These are animals whose owner is being investigated about animal cruelty. Under current legislation these animals cannot be re-homed and so they have to care for them for the months or years it takes for prosecutions to be heard. This obviously means that the spaces available for simple re-homing cases are limited.

The centre is open from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm every day apart from Wednesday.

To contact the centre please telephone 0300 123 0745 between the hours stated above. At times there is a shortage of staff to answer the ‘phone and so the ‘answerphone’ is switched on: please leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

You can support the centre by becoming a member of the Friends of Bryn-Y-Maen. This costs £5.00 per annum and funds projects that RSPCA HQ cannot or will not fund. Your contribution will directly benefit all those animals that come through the centre. There is a website for the Friends, which is www.friendsofbrynymaen.org.uk.

We assist the centre by doing ‘home checks’ for them. This is very much a case of checking the ‘home’ rather than the house. We do expect to see a reasonably secure garden BUT do not expect a ‘show home’. The North Wales branches have started to look at ways of rehoming elderly animals AND supplying companion animals to the elderly and/or disabled members of our community. The scheme, when finalised, will seek to provide a ‘safety net’, whereby, if an elderly/or disabled owner became unable to look after their pet (even if only for a short time) they would have access to a 24 hour helpline that would arrange for the animal to be taken into care. We would also be able to offer low cost veterinary care, either through our clinics or by way of welfare assistance. This is very much just an idea at the moment, but if you would be interested in such a scheme, please let us know, so that we can judge the demand.