National Animal Sanctuaries Support League
   (NASSL - Bristol Branch)

28/11/2011 URGENT: Appeal for Horse Sanctuary A horse sanctuary in Wales desperately needs your donations. We have already saved 5 horses from being destroyed please visit http://www.nassl-sw.org.uk/­horse_appeal.php to find out how you can save more.



08/09/2011 URGENT: Volunteers Needed Urgently We urgently require more volunteers in the Bristol area for our two shops. Hunky males are especially in demand for lifting furniture!

Please contact Lesley on 0117 950 3342 or email

if you are able to spare a few hours to help.



01/09/2011 Weathering the Storm Despite the tough financial climate, both of our Bristol charity shops, FIDO's and THIS & THAT furniture store are trading well.

As always, we are grateful for the continued support of local people who donate goods and to all our customers.

If you'd like to donate or visit the shops please see http://www.nassl-sw.org.uk/­fidos.php for the locations and contact details.



01/09/2011 New Catteries Building has commenced on 2 new Catteries for NASSL's Welsh charities.



20/08/2011 New Stables provided We have provided some much needed new stables for a Horse Sanctuary in Wales.



31/06/2011 Update on Giant Stingray The giant Stingray we rehomed at http://www.BristolAquarium.co.uk has recovered well and is enjoying life in a lovely deep pool with it's new friends the Tropical Turtles.



06/01/2011 This n' That Furniture Appeal We are launching an appeal for furniture, electrical and white goods for our new store This n' That. Please come into the shop or get in touch if you have anything you would like to donate.




04/01/2011 A New Year with tough times ahead NASSL South West wish all our supporters a very Happy New Year for 2011. We are very grateful for your support during these tough economic times and ask for you to dig deep as we have lost two major sponsorship deals after eleven years.

Help is urgently needed from companies to donate goods for sale in our charity shops. Also needed are blankets, food for hundreds of unwanted dogs and cats plus horse feed.



12/12/2010 Giant Sting Ray Rescued NASSL-SW has rehomed a giant Sting Ray. He has now left his home at a garden centre in the West Country and is starting a new life at the New Aquarium in the centre of Bristol with lots more room to swim around in.



15/12/2010 Horses, cats and dogs are starving. Bah Humbug!!!

No food… no warm bed… no home for us this Christmas, just your prayers to see us through the festive season.

To learn how you can help by supporting NASSL South West please go to http://www.nassl-sw.org.uk/­support.php.



03/05/2010 - New Website is Launched! Welcome to the new National Animal Sanctuary Support League Website.
The site has recently been updated to include much more information about the work of NASSL-SW and to provide more facilities for users.

New features include:

* A page about our Volunteers and how you can get involved
* A News Page
* A News and Document Archive
* & much more ...

We are interested to learn how our friends find our website and welcome feedback, please email with any comments you have.





16/04/2010 - New shop 'This & That' Now Open for Business On Friday 16th April 2010 at 10am we opened our 2nd Charity Shop in Bristol - 'This & That' is situated just a few doors down from Fido's on Ridingleaze, Lawrence Weston.

This & That is a furniture shop which also features a hardware counter selling nuts and bolts.

Click here to read the full Evening Post report on the opening. (Link opens a new window)

First customer Cherry Lee, of Lockleaze, front, cuts the ribbon to the new shop. Also pictured from left are David Mullaney, David Moore, Lesley and Leslie McMahon and Donna Chilton. (Picture curteousy of Bristol Evening Post)

18/12/09 - Lesley Wins Evening Post Gold Star Award Lesley McMahon, Co-ordinator for the South West branch of NASSL has been awarded the Bristol Evening Post Gold Star Award, for her tireless work for the charity.

Click on the link below to visit the Bristol Evening Post web page for more information:

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/­­news/­Pet-charity-worker-wins-Bristol-Gold-Star/­article-1257468-detail/­article.html

Lesley receiving the award

Lesley with the other Gold Star winners