Castlelyons Confirmation class donate to Blackwater Animal Rescue
A commendable act of charity was seen this week as pupils of Castlelyons National School, who recently received their Confirmation, made a donation to Blackwater Animal Rescue.
On Tuesday, there was plenty of excitement when TheAvondhu visited, as Marguerite O’Connor of Blackwater Animal Rescue arrived with rescue dog, Daisy, to accept a cheque from the generous pupils and to speak to them about the important work the charity does.
Each year, the Confirmation pupils of fifth and sixth class, make a donation to charity and this year, many of the 40 pupils involved were ‘ animal lovers’ and opted to donate to a local charity helping animals in the area.
Daisy, one of the more recent rescues, was found on a local roadside having suffered spinal injuries, likely as a result of an incident with a car. She had been found by two motorists, soaking wet in the middle of winter and was unable to walk. Now, under the rescue group's care and thanks to the help of their vet, Daisy is walking and continuing to recover and is working on socialising following her trauma.
Speaking with pupils of Castlelyons NS, Marguerite thanked them for thinking of the charity and for being so generous.
“You’re all very good. We really appreciate your support. We rescue so many dogs from Fermoy and surrounding areas and we assist Fermoy gardaí. We have presently 20 animals that are all waiting for rehoming. At Blackwater Animal Rescue, we have 7 really good families fostering and minding the animals we rescue,” she outlined.
Marguerite spoke to the children about the importance of microchipping dogs, which is now a legal requirement of dog ownership, their rehoming policy and about the children’s pets, sharing some of the charity's rescue stories.
“Your donation is gratefully received. We have volunteers and fosterers, but we usually have very large vet bills. When we get a new rescue, our first port of call is to bring them to the vet to be checked. They then have to be spayed, neutered, chipped, wormed and vaccinated before we can rehome them,” Marguerite added.