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IN MEMORY OF POPPY AND GEORGIE

Susan Kershaw contacted BTRF to let us She was so loving

know that she lost her beloved Poppy and gentle, and
last year. She adopted Poppy after she loved her cuddles,
had been rescued by BTRF. Susan had regularly sleeping on
Poppy for 12 wonderful years. my lap in the

Susan said ‘She was my little girl, I evening.
couldn't have loved her more, and she is
very much missed. Poppy was an

immense character, only doing what she
wanted to do, whenever an opportunity
arose. She was a stealthy food thief, her Poppy developed
sense of smell was second to none. One vestibular disease
of her achievements was to steal a scone and we had to let

out of a friend's handbag, whilst we were her go on the
all sat chatting. She would regularly 29th August at the
take the opportunity to eat the tortoise’s grand old age of
food, even though it never agreed with 14 years.
her. Another time she found Christmas Bernie our other

fruit cake. That was an expensive slice of Bedlington, also
cake down at the vets. 14, is missing his partner in crime’.

One of her pastimes was to sit on the
blanket box upstairs and watch the world BTRF would like to thank Susan for her
go by out of the window. kind donation in memory of Poppy.

BTRF also heard from Gillian Lewis about the loss of Georgie.

Gillian said ’Our dear girl, Georgie, has gone very

peacefully after eight happy years with us (even

though she had Cushings for the last 3+ years). She
was probably over 12, and we rescued her from 4Paws

South Wales, where she had come off the streets of
Port Talbot (pregnant and matted and thin as a rake),

with no record of origin and no puppies found. She
was an elegant, graceful, lovely girl.

Gillian also made a donation in memory of Georgie.

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