RSPCA Essex Mid & North Branch

RSPCA Essex Mid & North Branch We deal with all animal welfare issues in a large area of Essex. We have charity shops in Frinton on Sea, Chelmsford & Colchester (Prettygate).

We rescue and rehome animals and provide low cost veterinary help in clinics at Chelmsford & Colchester. We rely on donations, local fundraising and legacies to support our work with animal welfare in our branch area. Our new Branch area incorporates the former areas of Mid Essex, Essex North East and Essex North West, covering the towns of Colchester, Clacton, Chelmsford, Maldon, Brentwood, Bille

ricay, Braintree, Dunmow, Halstead & Witham. We also have 2 veterinary clinics in Great Baddow & Colchester. We provide the following
- Pet neutering scheme for people on certain government benefits.
- Subsidised veterinary clinic in Colchester and Chelmsford.
- Homecheck service to the RSPCA animal centres.
- Rehoming of some cats and dogs.
- Pet advice and guidance for local people.
- Community animal action events in conjunction with local RSPCA inspectors and vets e.g. microchipping, neutering, worm and flea treatments. Clinics
The RSPCA Essex Mid & North East Branch clinics are at :
116, Harwich Road, Colchester, Essex
CO4 3BZ
Tel 0300 323 0403

32-34 Maldon Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford
CM2 7DL
Tel 0300 323 0403

To be a client of the RSPCA Essex Mid & North Branch you will need to:
- live within our catchment area
- be a tenant
- not use animals for breeding and be in receipt of one of the following:
- Universal Credit / Incapacity Allowance / Income Support / JSA/ESA / State Pension. (plus Housing benefit which must be in the same name as benefit)

ID and proof of current address with a utility bill or a bank statement is needed. Register at the clinic in person between 12 noon and 2pm Monday to Thursday, with all necessary paperwork. Please note this is a LOW COST scheme, not a free veterinary service. We do charge a consultation fee and for any drugs used. Clinic Hours by appointment only:-
Mon, Tues and Thurs only 9 a.m. to 12.00, closed Fri, Sat, Sun and bank holidays

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FACEBOOK PAGE IS MAINTAINED DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS BY OUR VOLUNTEERS. FOR AN URGENT INQUIRY, A SICK ANIMAL OR TO REPORT CRUELTY, PLEASE CALL OUR NATIONAL CONTROL CENTRE ON 0300 1234 999. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

23/02/2025

Is she the best cat baker in town? 🐈‍⬛ 👨‍🍳

This little lady had a short visit at our veterinary clinic after not being claimed after being found as a stray 😢

Fortunately she only spent a very short time at Danaher Animal Home - RSPCA before finding her perfect home 🏡 💕

If you are looking to adopt a cat, please take a look at the link below for cats seeking a forever home 🤞🏽⬇️

https://danaheranimalhome.org.uk/cats

15/02/2025

We picked up some amazing coverage for Leif's fantastic fundraising story. Look East visited Buttsbury School in Billericay and produced this great piece of TV. Thank you to all involved (especially Leif!) 💙☺🐾

Inspired? Be like Lief and help local animals with a donation (see comments for link)

Willow and Derrick had a great time visiting the Ramsey and Dovercourt Crusaders last week. The group had been working h...
11/02/2025

Willow and Derrick had a great time visiting the Ramsey and Dovercourt Crusaders last week. The group had been working hard on their questionnaires, assessing their thoughts on pet ownership, so it was great to run through our presentation to an already well informed audience.

Thank you to Nigel and his team for all their support ☺🐾💙

This promises to be a very entertaining evening over at patch colchester, raising money for us and the Mayor of Colchest...
10/02/2025

This promises to be a very entertaining evening over at patch colchester, raising money for us and the Mayor of Colchester's other charities Guts UK, Royal Association for Deaf people, Support our Paras and of course Colchester Pride

🌈🎉 Eyes Down for a Fabulous Night of Drag Bingo!! 🎉🌈

Colchester Pride is thrilled to be one of the Mayor’s chosen charities this year, and we’re celebrating in true style—with a fabulous night of Drag Bingo! 🎤💃

📅 7pm, Friday 28th February 2025
📍 Patch, Colchester
🎟 Tickets: Book now here: https://tinyurl.com/mayorsdragbingo

Join the dazzling Pansy Craze and Constance Struggle for an evening packed with performances, prizes, and a special charity auction—all in support of five incredible causes:
❤️ Colchester Pride
💙 Royal Association for Deaf people
💚 Support our Paras
💜 Guts UK Charity
🧡 RSPCA Essex Mid & North Branch

Expect camp chaos, top-tier entertainment, and plenty of chances to win! ✨ So grab your tickets, get your dabbers ready, and let’s raise some funds while having a blast!

Our amazing fundraiser, Leif, is becoming a media superstar and his story should be hitting the this week. Leif has a r...
10/02/2025

Our amazing fundraiser, Leif, is becoming a media superstar and his story should be hitting the this week. Leif has a radio interview lined up for 12.15pm on Wednesday with Ben Fryer of BBC Essex. Also that morning, the TV cameras will be turning up for a spot of filming, while Derrick gives Leif an award at his school assembly.

We're incredibly proud of Leif and all our young supporters. If you'd like to join them in helping support local animals, donate here https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=WKH37SAPPZXPQ

Please, I implore each and every one of you to share this precious little face far and wide in hopes of reuniting him wi...
23/01/2025

Please, I implore each and every one of you to share this precious little face far and wide in hopes of reuniting him with his loving family. Just today, this sweet boy was brought to us after suffering a tragic accident—struck by a car. His little hind limb is broken and needs urgent attention. He was discovered by the roadside at 11:00 am, near the Tesco in Chelmsford, on the route to Broomfield Hospital from Great Baddow in Chelmsford. Despite the pain he must be feeling, he remains such a gentle and friendly soul, and it breaks my heart to think that his family may not even realise he’s missing yet. Let’s come together and help bring him back home where he belongs!
If you think he belongs to you please contact 0300 323 0403 opt 2 opt2 between 09:00am - 04:00pm.

Another great event being run to raise money for The Mayor of Colchester's charities which includes us, Support our Para...
22/01/2025

Another great event being run to raise money for The Mayor of Colchester's charities which includes us, Support our Paras Colchester Pride Guts UK Charity and Royal Association for Deaf people
If you like Indian food, you're in for a treat. Ring Rim Jhim Spice on 01206 763881 to book your ticket

You can also donate here if you'd like to help the charities further https://gofund.me/9e73e834

We have had some incredible donations at our Frinton Charity Shop. Just take a look at some of these beautiful gifts, wo...
21/01/2025

We have had some incredible donations at our Frinton Charity Shop. Just take a look at some of these beautiful gifts, wonderfully displayed by our brilliant team of staff and volunteers over on the Sunshine Coast. The generous donor of these items also kindly filled out a Gift Aid declaration so we can claim an extra 25% from HMRC - that'll help a lot of animals in our care.
Pop down to 68 Connaught Avenue to see the goods for yourself 💙🐾☺

Like all charities, we rely on kind donations from the public, so if you're a UK tax payer, please could you Gift Aid yo...
15/01/2025

Like all charities, we rely on kind donations from the public, so if you're a UK tax payer, please could you Gift Aid your donations? Whether you're donating money or items to be sold in our charity shops, we can claim back an additional 25% on the value of your gift.

Willow's wondering if she can claim an extra 25% of breakfast tomorrow

✨✨✨ 323 ✨✨✨ This is the number of X-ray images we have been able to take since gaining our X-ray Unit back in May 2023 🎉...
13/01/2025

✨✨✨ 323 ✨✨✨

This is the number of X-ray images we have been able to take since gaining our X-ray Unit back in May 2023 🎉

A huge thank you again to the late Jennifer Simpson - none of this would have been possible without her extremely generous legacy donation.

We really do rely on all our followers support to enable us to continue providing low cost treatment to those who need it most, so a thank you to everyone for your continued support ❤️

We had lots of great toys donated over the weekend and these are on their way to be sold at our Prettygate Shop in Colch...
13/01/2025

We had lots of great toys donated over the weekend and these are on their way to be sold at our Prettygate Shop in Colchester. The money we make in our charity shops goes to help all of our animal welfare work including caring for animals rescued by the RSPCA Inspectors. Del Boy and Willow think it's great too.

https://rspca-midandnorthessex.org.uk/our-charity-shops/

Thank you To Cameron at Colchester Gazette. Thank you Alfie, Annie, Amy and Sniff a Snack 💙🐾😊
12/01/2025

Thank you To Cameron at Colchester Gazette. Thank you Alfie, Annie, Amy and Sniff a Snack 💙🐾😊

TWO youngsters from Colchester have raised cash for an animal charity by baking homemade treats for canines.

Great to see Annie and Alfie in the Gazette 😁🐾💙
12/01/2025

Great to see Annie and Alfie in the Gazette 😁🐾💙

A very special thank you to our good friends at Big Yellow Self Storage in Chelmsford who continue to provide us with a ...
08/01/2025

A very special thank you to our good friends at Big Yellow Self Storage in Chelmsford who continue to provide us with a fantastic storage space for shop stock and spare equipment. We are most appreciative of all the help you continue to give us.
It really is a massive help. Thank you ☺🐾💙

Thank you Colchester Gazette 🙏💙🐾
29/12/2024

Thank you Colchester Gazette 🙏💙🐾

A COLCHESTER animal charity is thrilled after receiving funding to buy new equipment for veterinary surgeries.

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Is she the best cat baker in town? 🐈‍⬛ 👨‍🍳 This little lady had a short visit at our veterinary clinic after not being claimed after being found as a stray 😢 Fortunately she only spent a very short time at Danaher Animal Home - RSPCA before finding her perfect home 🏡 💕 If you are looking to adopt a cat, please take a look at the link below for cats seeking a forever home 🤞🏽⬇️ https://danaheranimalhome.org.uk/cats

We picked up some amazing coverage for Leif's fantastic fundraising story. Look East visited Buttsbury School in Billericay and produced this great piece of TV. Thank you to all involved (especially Leif!) 💙☺🐾 Inspired? Be like Lief and help local animals with a donation (see comments for link)

Just a little update on lovely Noah. Rescue and rehabilitation happens all year round, so if you'd like to help more animals like Noah, please donate here. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=WKH37SAPPZXPQ Thank you 💙🐾☺

The Big Moment in the Mayor's Bear Competition. Who will win the Bear who is still munching through festive treats at Patch. If you've entered watch closely. 1 is K, 2 is JS, ,4,5 & 6 are OH, 7 is HM and 8 is YM. We'll be in touch with the winner very soon. Thank you for participating and helping the Mayor's five charities Support our Paras Colchester Pride Royal Association for Deaf people Guts UK Charity and ourselves. Merry Christmas xx ☺💙🐾

Meet Clementine! 🐱 This little lady - had a brief stop over at our Colchester Clinic for a initial vet check (and nurse cuddles) 👩🏻‍⚕️🩺 She now on her way to our rehoming centre for her final assessment. It won’t be long before this playful little girl will then be ready to start looking for her furrever home 🏠 💕 If you are interested in adopting a cat please take a look at the link below 👇🏽 https://danaheranimalhome.org.uk/cats

Remember this lovely bunny? 🐰 We didn’t manage to ever locate his owner, and after being given some TLC from the mid/north Essex branch veterinary staff is now on his way to a final assessment at the rehoming centre 🩺 It shouldn’t be long before this friendly, calm natured boy finds his forever home (and hopefully a wife) 💍 If you’re looking for a pair of rabbits, or even a potential partner for a lonesome exsisting bun bun. ❤️ Take a look at the link below for rabbit all ready for forever homes 👇🏽 🐰 https://danaheranimalhome.org.uk/rabbits

Help us to raise money for the Mayor of Colchester's five chosen charities Support our Paras, Colchester Pride, Guts UK Charity, Royal Association for Deaf people and ourselves by entering this competition. £3 for one go, £10 for four entries, £20 for nine and so on. Click here to enter https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-mayors-bear Thank you and good luck 🐾💙😀🤞

Noah's getting incredible support and we've raised half of what he needs. Can we give it one last push. He needs you. Please donate here https://gofund.me/5379bec7 Thank you 💙🐾

Please help. Noah needs this operation and needs your support. Please watch and donate here https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/noahs-november Thank you 💙🐾☺

Paddling pool day for Willow 😃

A few weeks ago, National RSPCA launched its new brand, with new adverts, posters and articles. We thought it would be nice to share little video which explains some of the reasons behind the change. Clearly with any rebrand, comes some cost, but the aim here is that the support generated, far outweighs the outlay and ultimately, more animals are helped. As one of around 140 RSPCA branches, we are a separately registered charity, raising our own income to pay for all the animal welfare work we do. We will be gradually moving over to the new brand over the next year. With this change, comes opportunity for any local business who may wish to sponsor some of our branded items. These include vet staff uniforms, volunteer t-shirts/running vests, gazebos, flags/banners and potentially a branch van. Please let us know if you think you can help 💙🐾

Quickfire 5 Questions with Willow. We ran out of time putting to publish this one during the Crowdfunding Campaign, but thought you might want to hear the opinions of a 6 month old lab puppy anyway. Whilst the Crowdfunder has stopped donations are always gratefully received here https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=WKH37SAPPZXPQ

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RSPCA North Essex Branch relies totally on donations, local fundraising and legacies to support our work with animal welfare in our branch area. We provide the following Pet neutering scheme for people on certain government benefits. Subsidised veterinary clinic in Harwich Road, Colchester. Homecheck service to the RSPCA animal centres. Fundraising events for the local area. Pet advice and guidance for local people. Community animal action events in conjunction with local RSPCA inspectors and vets. These include initiatives such as subsidised microchipping, neutering, worm and flea treatments. Clinic The RSPCA North Essex branch offers a welfare clinic for pet owners who fulfill the following eligibility criteria. 116,Harwich Road Colchester Essex CO4 3BZ 01206 860586 To be a client of the RSPCA North Essex Branch you will need to: live within our catchment area be a tenant not be using any animals for breeding purposes of any kind and be in receipt of one of the following: Incapacity Allowance Income Support JSA/ESA (all of which must be accompanied by Housing benefit which must be in the same name as benefit) State Pension. Pet owners must provide identification and proof of current address with a utility bill or a bank statement. To register at the clinic you must attend in person between 12 noon and 2pm Monday to Thursday, with all necessary paperwork. The clinic provides veterinary care to people on qualifying benefits (as above)or state pensions. Please note this is a LOW COST scheme, not a free veterinary service. We keep our prices as low as possible, however we do charge a consultation fee and for any drugs used. Clinic Hours:- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday only 9 a.m. to 12.00. This is by appointment only Please note the clinic is closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays also Bank Holidays PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FACEBOOK PAGE IS MAINTAINED DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS BY OUR VOLUNTEERS. IF YOU HAVE AN URGENT INQUIRY, A SICK ANIMAL OR NEED TO REPORT CRUELTY PLEASE CALL OUR NATIONAL CONTROL CENTER ON 0300 1234 999. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

Please note: Our animal care advice aims to help owners meet their animal’s needs as required by law. We receive many calls from members of the public concerned about the welfare of animals, each one is assessed to determine the level of suffering. As a charity with limited resources we’re not always able to respond in the way that would be ideal or as quickly as the emergency services can. In some instances we may not be able to respond at all, due to the way the RSPCA must prioritise the welfare concerns that are brought to our attention.