We are hosting a pop-up pet food bank from 10am – 2pm at the Citizens Advice Bureau, 2-6 Orwell Rd, Felixstowe, IP11 7HD.

We will have a wide selection of wet and dry, dog and cat food available for those in need. Just donate what you can.

No appointment necessary.

This year we thought we’d try something a little different to help the animals in our care find love. So with this in mind, the lovely Maisy will be be offering ‘speed dates’ to potential new families!

Date: Tuesday 17 February 2026
Time slots available: 11.30am, 12noon, 2pm, 2.30pm

If you’d like a 15-minute ‘date’ with Maisy to get to know her, before you consider applying to adopt her, you can register your interest online here.

All we ask is that you meet the adoption criteria for Maisy, so we can ensure that the dates get filled with the most suitable matches – every girl deserves the best chance for love…

To find out more about Maisy, with all the details of her needs, please visit https://rspca-suffolkcentral.org.uk/dogs/maisy/

Spaces are extremely limited, so book your space today!

About Maisy

🐾 MAISY, 7
📍 Suffolk

Brindle queen 👑 | Cuddle connoisseur | Walk lover | Certified good girl with big feels 💛

Loyal, affectionate and endlessly smiley — I’ll greet you like you’re my favourite person every single day. I’m happiest right by your side, preferably on a comfy sofa or out exploring together.

‘Swipe right’ if you:
• have dog experience
• can offer me a private, fully secure garden with 5ft fencing
• want a one-dog household (I like being your main character)
• don’t mind helping me keep up my gentle weight-loss glow-up

Families with kids aged 8+ welcome — I bring the love, you bring the patience.

My love language: chest scratches, sniffy walks, and being told I’m beautiful.

I am looking for my forever human… could that be you? 💕

Staffordshire Bull Terriers (‘Staffies’) are an often over-looked or misunderstood breed, who can spend more time in our care before finding their forever home than some other dogs. However, with the right training Staffies can make wonderful pets, and like Maisy, are well-behaved, affectionate and playful. If you’d like to learn more about Staffies please visit the RSPCA website here.

What a great night! Huge thanks to everyone who came to our Charity Quiz night at The Woolpack in Ipswich last night.

It was a tightly contested quiz, but the winners were Forza TCL – who nabbed some bottles of fizz to celebrate 🍾 A full list of the results are below.

We also raised an incredible £743.48 – all of which will go to help animals in need across Suffolk 🐾💕

Huge thanks to the Woolpack team for generously hosting and @coes_stores, @dial_lane_books and @EastOfEnglandCoop for your generous prize donations and Rebecca, Brian, Katie and Marilyn who volunteered their time to help with quiz-mastering, event set up, ticket sales and running the raffle!

Final results:

Team Name Total score
Forza TCL 92
Relegation fodder 87
Abolut Horse 84
Dazed and Confused 84
The Tudders 81
Quiz 2 Far 78
Foxy Tractors 78
No Ice please 74
We brought a dog 71
Bleak Expectations Revisited 69
Aurora 59

Our next quiz night will be in Martlesham on Saturday 11 April and tickets will be on sale soon! You can find details of this, and all upcoming events here.

If you’re interested in volunteering at any of our other events, please visit our volunteering page on our website here to find out more.

Our new range of birthday cards is hitting our charity shops in early February! All our stores in Felixstowe, Ipswich, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds will be selling the fun range of dog and cat cards for £2 each!

This completes our new stationery range which includes mini notebooks, bookmarks and fridge magnets. Priced from just £1.50, these items are fantastic gifts for any animal lover.

The animals featured are inspired by actual animals that we have cared for, and their details are on the back of each birthday card.

We hope you love these as much as we do – and all profits from the sale of these products will be used to support our work helping animals in need across Suffolk.

Details of our shop locations and opening hours can be viewed on our website: https://rspca-suffolkcentral.org.uk/our-shops/

A Good Balance invites you for a refreshing Wellness Walk in support of RSPCA Suffolk Central, a perfect opportunity to prioritise your physical and mental wellbeing while supporting a wonderful cause!

Ticket includes…

Whether you’re walking for your own health, to meet new friends, or to show love for the animals in our community, this event is open to everyone – no dog required. However, if you’re a dog owner or know someone who needs a dog walker, feel free to bring your furry friend along!

This heartwarming event features a presentation from our RSPCA local branch, where you’ll learn how you can make a difference by supporting a dog in need. Enjoy a cosy tea or coffee to keep you warm and energised, and then take part in a refreshing wellness walk through our stunning local countryside. It’s a perfect way to meet new friends while connecting with nature and giving back.

THE VENUE: As a top dog friendly pub in Suffolk, the Newbourne Fox is kindly hosting this event.

A donation from the profits of this event to RSPCA Suffolk Central branch, who have been delivering vital animal welfare services across Suffolk for over 90 years. To find out more about the valuable work they do in our local community or how you can get involved please visit rspca-suffolkcentral.org.uk

Proudly working alongside The Woodbridge Vets, The Newbourne Fox Deben Inns and Chenery Creative to bring this event to our local community and support our local RSPCA.

If you are bringing your dog along, please ensure they are well behaved, socialised and kept on a lead!

Tickets available via Eventbrite for £6.13 per person.

We wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who kindly donated a gift to the animals in our care this Christmas through our Festive Gift Appeal. You were so kind, every animal got a gift and we were able to put out stockings for our residents on Christmas eve. 

Not only did families, individuals and local groups hand-deliver parcels to our Martlesham Animal Centre, local businesses got involved too.

We can’t say thank you to everyone personally (blame GDPR) but please believe your kindness meant the world to us all.

Would you like to take on the ultimate muddy challenge to raise runs for local animals in need?

We are offering £10 charity entries if you’d like to take part in either the Whole Hog or Boss Hog event on behalf of RSPCA Suffolk Central – all we ask in return is that commit to fundraise at least £150 on our behalf ahead of the event.

Event details

Sunday 4 October 2026

Start times available at 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am or 12.30pm

Whole Hog course: 30 obstacles, 5 mile run
Boss Hog course: 40 obstacles, 7 mile run

The Whole Hog events are for teams and individuals over 16, and include running (or walking) around a course made up of a variety of challenging obstacles.

They are hard work but a lot of fun, and usually last around 1 ½ to 3 hours (3 hours if you walk!).   

The Obstacles

You can expect to be crawling (under cargo nets), climbing (up steep banks and walls), wading through rivers (never swimming), tunnels, slides, jumps, swings and monkey bars… Expect to be tired, expect to be wet and muddy and expect to go the Whole Hog!

What’s included?

Full details about the event can be found on the event website here.

REGISTER YOUR PLACE TODAY!

Don’t forget to create your fundraising page on JustGiving here.

Please email fundraising@rspca-suffolkcentral.org.uk if you have any questions. 

We asked, you voted!

We’re thrilled to announce the results of our ‘Suffolk’s favourite dog breed of 2025’ poll:

As you know, we love ALL dogs, but Staffies hold a special place in our hearts and thoroughly deserve the top spot!

The top 6 breeds will be featuring on an exciting new range of stationery items hitting our shops very soon – so keep an eye out!

You can view all the dogs currently in our care and looking for a forever home here.

We know, Christmas is still a way off, but it’s still fun to plan a festive charity fundraiser!

How about holding a Christmas Jumper Day at your work, school, at a family gathering or with your local community/sports group?

Grab your worst (and by that we mean best) Christmassy jumper, collect donations to help animals in need, and feel that warm festive glow of doing something amazing, all while looking ‘cool’!

You can find out all you need to know on our campaign page at https://rspca-suffolkcentral.org.uk/christmas-jumper-day/

Sign up today!

For the last two years we’ve created a fabulous team of runners who have taken part in the Ipswich Half Marathon while raising funds to support our vital services in supporting animals in need.

If you might be interested in running the 2026 event, which is being held on Sunday 27 September 2026, with a FREE charity entry, in return for committing to raise £150 for us, please let us know by signing up below! We’ll then be in touch nearer the time to see if you’d like to join our 2026 team.

Sign up now to express your interest here.