Shelter news

We are delighted to share our Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter

World Book Day!

World Book Day is an annual event held to celebrate and encourage reading. The day further aims to offer all children and young people the...

Animal Days News – February Half Term

Our Animal Experience Days run every school holiday except over the Christmas period. They offer children and young people aged 5-16 a unique...

World Spay Day!

Here at Cheltenham Animal Shelter, we celebrate World Spay Day to highlight the importance of neutering our pets, and to advocate how neutering can...

National love your pet day!

As a nation of pet lovers, we all adore our pets! One trait that makes us all human is the ability and desire to love our pets, so it makes sense...

Cheltenham Running Festival 8th June

Join us for Cheltenham Running Festival and raise money to help the homeless pets at Cheltenham Animal Shelter. Sunday 8th June 2025 Choose to run...

Inflatable 5k Cheltenham 4th October

Get ready to experience the most exhilarating and unforgettable experience of the year! The Inflatable 5k is back, and it’s going to be bigger,...

Fun events for young fundraisers

We have teamed up with our friends at Run for Charity to offer places in some fun charity events aimed at younger fundraisers. With entries starting...

Arla Great North Swim 13-15 June

The Arla Great North Swim will be back from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June 2025. Choose from five different open water swimming distances to suit all...

Visit our new charity shop this weekend and celebrate your love of animals

Following a great response in 2024 to our pop-up charity shop in Cavendish House, we decided to make our town centre presence more permanent in a...

Craig is peddaling for pets

Craig will be pedalling for our pets around Cheltenham and Gloucester every Thursday in January collecting donations for our animals (including...

Animal Days Christmas Crafts

We had a tree-mendous time at our Christmas Craft session on 14th December. The three sessions offered an hour of festive fun for the whole family...

Being a Shelter receptionist

What best describes a receptionist in a busy pet rescue shelter? A friendly face, a kind voice, a calm, reassuring first point of contact – all of...

Our Winter 2024 Newsletter is here!

We are delighted to share our Winter 2024 Newsletter with you

Winter Photo Pet Show

Photo Pet Show Winners We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who entered our photo pet show. We have thoroughly enjoyed reviewing all...

Improving welfare at rabbit shows

The highly anticipated Malvern Autumn Show took place from the 27th to 29th September, drawing large crowds from across Gloucestershire,...

World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day

10th October is annual World Animal Road Accident Awareness Day, created to draw attention to the increasing numbers of animals who lose their lives...

Shoebox Appeal

Cheltenham Animal Shelter is excited to announce the launch of our annual Shoebox Appeal, a vital campaign that brings warmth, care, and essential...

Spooky Scarecrow Trail

Monday 28th October to Saturday 2nd November Make a donation to Cheltenham Animal Shelter (via the link below) then download your Spooky Scarecrow...

Leaving a gift in your Will

In an increasingly uncertain world, the importance of supporting charitable organisations has never been more critical. One way to make a lasting...

SCAS cat personality webinar

Cat Personality - PADA: an assessment tool to let you know your furry friend Who are the Society of Companion Animal Studies (SCAS)? Animal...

CAS join the NCLB network

Cheltenham Animal Shelter have been proud to work alongside the No Child Left Behind initiative for some time. As well as being a long-standing...

Animal Days Summer 2024

Our Animal Experience Days run every school holiday except over the Christmas period. They offer children and young people aged 5-16 a unique...

Congratulations Casvet!

We are very excited to announce that our on-site veterinary practice has achieved General Practice status under the Royal College of Veterinary...

Run Cheltenham 2024 for pets in need

This year’s Run Cheltenham event on Sunday 1st September saw a record number of runners raising money for our pets in need. In total, we had 13...

Athena’s Half Marathon

Athena is a regular volunteer at Cheltenham Animal Shelter and will be running a half marathon at this year's Run Cheltenham event on Sunday 1st...

Summer Open Day 2024

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who braved the English weather on Saturday 6th July to support our Summer Open Day. Despite the...

New charity shop in Cavendish House

We have some very exciting news to share with you - on Saturday 27th July we are opening a new pop-up charity shop in the iconic Cavendish House...

Rachel’s 10k run

Rachel has decided to run 10k in Run Cheltenham on 1st September in aid of our pets in need! Here is what Rachel told us: "I am taking on the...

NCLB Party in the Park

This Summer brings No Child Left Behind’s (NCLB) fantastic & FREE ‘Party in the Park’ family event and the Shelter is excited to be a part of...

CAS presents at ISAZ Conference

27th – 30th June 2024 saw the prestigious International Society of Anthrozoology (ISAZ) conference take place at Hartpury University. ISAZ is a...

London Landmarks Half Marathon 6th April

Sunday 6th April 2025 We are delighted to have been selected as a charity partner for London Landmarks in 2025 and are already really excited...

Angie’s wing walk

Shelter team member, Angie, is bravely taking on a wing walking challenge to raise money for our pets in need! Here is what Angie has to say: “I am...

Emily’s 5k

Emily will be running 5k for us on August 10th at 10am at a local park in Mitcheldean where her mum will be measuring and marking out the course....

George’s Woofers donating for every dog walked

George’s Woofers are very kindly donating 50p for every dog walked to help our pets in need. Find our more about them on their website, via the link...

Izzy and Ruby – sponsored silence

Izzy and Ruby are both 10 yrs old and in Year 5 at Glenfall Primary School in Charlton Kings. They have four cats between them – both girls are...

David’s Half Marathon

I will be taking part in the Cheltenham half Marathon on 1st September 2024 and looking to raise money for the Cheltenham Animal Shelter. I feel...

Skydive for our pets in need! Various dates

Skydive! Take on the ultimate charity challenge at locations across the UK Join #TeamCAS and take to the skies for a breathtaking and exhilarating...

Origin8tive Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

The Team at Origin8tive are changing the perception of IT workers by taking on a gruelling challenge. The Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge is 24.5...

Run Cheltenham 21st September

Join us for Run Cheltenham and raise money to help the homeless pets at Cheltenham Animal Shelter. Sunday 21st September 2025 from 10am Choose to...

No Child Left Behind Awards 2023

We are incredibly proud to have been chosen as one of the 12 winners of a No Child Left Behind award at last week’s ceremony at Cheltenham Town...

#SGGLA Charity of the Year 2023 WINNERS!

We are thrilled to have been awarded ‘Charity of the Year’ at last night’s SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards in partnership with Visit...

Mental health awareness week