Shelter news

A team of staff, volunteers, and supporters will take on the Inflatable 5k challenge on World Animal Day. At Cheltenham Animal Shelter we are all...

Autumn 2025 Newsletter

We are delighted to share our Autumn/Winter 2025 Newsletter with you

Run Alton Towers Saturday 15th November

Get ready for a great day out - access to the rides is included with your race entry! Children of any age can take part in the Junior Race for just...

Bootlacers Gig – Saturday 11th October 2025

Join us once again with The Bootlacers for an evening of classics from legends like The Beatles, Bully Joel, The Eagles, Buddy Holly, Queen and many...

Summer Open Day 2025 Gallery

We would like to say A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who joined us on Saturday 5th July for our Summer Open Day! We’re so grateful for everyone's...

Three Generations Art Exhibition

Call in to the Gardens Gallery in Montpellier Gardens from 9th to 14th July where local youngster, Milo, will be raising money for our pets in need....

Animal Days News – May 2025

Despite the lovely British weather, we had a great time over May half-term. The children and young people helped look after the rescue animals by...

Big Spring Raffle 2025 Winners

Congratulations to our Big Spring Raffle winners! And a big thank you to everyone who entered the raffle or made a donation - together you raised...

MBS Wellbeing Event

Head to the Leonardo Hotel on Saturday 12th July for a Wellbeing Event supporting our pets in need. It promises to be a great event with stall...

Daisy and Dan’s Anfield Abseil

Father and daugther duo, Daisy and Dan, completed a 5k run for us in 2024 dressed as Batman and Robin. Now they are tackling a new challenge for...

Ellia’s Couch to 5k in six weeks

Ellia is taking on the Couch to 5k Challenge for our pets in need! "Last year was a 10-mile walk and we managed to raise over £300 for nature, this...

London Landmarks Half Marathon April 2026

Sunday 12th April 2026 We were delighted to be chosen as a charity partner for London Landmarks 2025, and we are already really excited about being...

Easter Animal Days News

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

A new breed of rabbit show: putting welfare first at CountryTastic

April 17th saw the CAS team attending our second year at the Three Counties Showground’s family-friendly agricultural event, CountryTastic. The...

Welcome to our Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter!

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...

Inflatable 5k Cheltenham 4th October

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

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...

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...

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