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Show and tell about working with monkeys Vintage & Arts/Crafts Fayre
The Victoria, Victoria Road
Sevenfields Primary School teacher Emma Roberts from North Swindon, has much to report after her summer Sunday 13 October, 12noon to 4pm
stint volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in Tzaneen, South Africa. Clothes, china & collectables,
The sanctuary local arts & crafts, cakes, live music
was established in Free admission; for information
the early 1990s to email: redtracy@ntlworld.com
care for orphaned
and injured vervet Animals Asia Quiz Night
monkeys, which Swindon Supermarine Club
up until 2005 were Friday 18 October, 7.30pm
considered to be Enter a team of 6. £10 per ticket
vermin in South includes fish & chip supper.
Africa. Raffle and prizes for the winners.
In the founda- Tickets from: sarahchilvers66@
tion’s twenty year hotmail.com
history it has helped
hundreds of mon-
keys, many that have Janet’s
been kept illegally as Puppy
pets, to those that
have been used in Skool
scientific research Have fun teaching your dog
or traditional medi- good manners and behaviour
cine. It provides an The Swindon volunteers with their favourite read, from left, Bethan Sowden, Emma Roberts, at one of our friendly classes
3 Playskool class for puppies
important educa- sanctuary founders Josie Dutoit and Dave Dutoit, Sam Lee, Sarah Baker 3 Adult beginners/improvers
tional resource about the species. food, making up milk bottles, giving “We worked with other volunteers 3 Senior Skool/advanced classes
Explaining her involvement with medicines and the daily maintenance from all over the world and I came 3 One to one advice & training
the conservation and rehabilitation and monitoring of the monkeys. away with lots of ideas for African 3 Fun agility workshops
charity Emma said: “My cousin Josie “It was a fantastic experience, a and monkey-themed projects for my www.janetspuppyskool.co.uk
works there so I recruited my best great thing to do during a gap year. pupils.” APDT Member (01066)
friends to come with me to help with The centre relies entirely on volun- To find out more about the founda- Janet Garrett DipCAPBT Dip.dog.psy
Tel: 01793 727158
all the different jobs such as preparing teers and donations to keep it going. tion: www.vervet.za.org janet@janetspuppyskool.co.uk

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