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Don’t Make a Noise Make a Difference!
Don’t Make a Noise Make a Difference! The autumn nights are drawing in and like every year we see an increase in the use of fireworks, and sadly, we know that fireworks terrify many animals every year and some even become seriously injured when running away to escape the noise. Oak Tree Animals’ Charity are […]

Summer Safety and Your Pets
Summer Safety and Your Pets Summer is the perfect time to get out and about with your animals, but it’s important to stay safe while enjoying the warm weather. Here are our top 10 tips for happy, healthy pets in the sunshine: Always ensure that your pet has access to shade so they can escape […]

Oak Tree Animals’ Charity Annual Summer Fair
Oak Tree Animals’ Charity Annual Summer Fair Oak Tree Animals’ Charity is hosting their annual Summer Fair on Saturday 15th July, starting at 10.00am and running until 3.00pm, at Oak Tree Farm, Wetheral Shields, Carlisle, CA4 8JA. They invite families of all ages and their dogs for a fun day out! Elisabeth Fell, the Summer […]

Cat Microchipping to be made compulsory from June 2024
Cat Microchipping to be made compulsory from June 2024 Every week Oak Tree Animals’ Charity receives calls from distraught owners who have lost their much-loved pet and are hoping that someone has found them. Fortunately, for those who are microchipped with up-to-date details, the Oak Tree team can quickly reunite them. However, all too often […]

Tips for your pets during the firework season
Tips for your pets during the firework season Oak Tree Animals’ Charity, based near Wetheral, have been asking the community to ditch the bang and instead help animals in need by donating this fireworks season. Their Don’t Make a Noise Make a Difference campaign has been raising awareness about the negative impact fireworks can have […]

Oak Tree Animals’ Charity teams up with Pet Blood Bank to help save more dogs
Oak Tree Animals’ Charity teams up with Pet Blood Bank to help save more dogs Oak Tree Animals’ Charity are delighted to announce a new partnership with Pet Blood Bank and are appealing to local dog owners to support this amazing charity by signing their dog up for blood donation. Pet Blood Bank UK is […]

Santa Paws is coming to town! Keep your pooch safe this Christmas
Santa Paws is coming to town! Keep your pooch safe this Christmas Dogs aren’t just pets, they’re part of the family and people are increasingly including their four-legged friends in the Christmas celebrations, with many buying their pets Christmas presents. The most popular gifts we give to our pooches are yummy treats and toys, however, […]

Fun and Frolics at Local animal charity’s Open Day
Fun and Frolics at Local animal charity’s Open Day To celebrate summer, local animal charity, Oak Tree Animals’ Charity based in Wetheral Shields, is holding an Open Day. This event will run from 11.00am until 3.00pm on Saturday, 21st August and will be a day full of fun and frivolity for the family and their […]

65. Native Lobster Breeding. Wildlife of The Solway
Wildlife of The Solway – 65 – Native Lobster Breeding. For the last five years the Lake District Coast Aquarium has been running a lobster hatchery as part of the aquarium display sequence. As a result of its successful operation we have released several thousand juveniles back into West Cumbrian coastal waters. Apart from the […]

A Lucky Cat reunited with owners after 16 months
Oak Tree Animals’ Charity recently helped reunite a lost cat with her owners after 16 months apart. Lottie, the cat, was 14 months old when she went missing in July 2019. According to her owners Lottie was not a very confident cat and didn’t leave the utility and patio area where she was always to […]