About The Venton Animal Centre

The Venton Centre is owned and managed by the RSPCA Cornwall Branch.

In 1993 the four RSPCA branches in Cornwall pooled resources. They became one registered charity, Cornwall Branch, and they set about realising their dream of owning a rehoming Centre in the county. The branch bought Higher Quoit farm near St. Columb in 1994. It is an ideal site of over six acres, centrally located, with good road access. It provides a base from which animals can be adopted and is a focus for the work of the RSPCA throughout Cornwall.

Thanks to the support of the people of Cornwall the Centre accepted its first cats and dogs for rehoming in 1996. Due to subsequent generous funding provided by Mrs Patricia Venton, phase 2 of the building project was completed in 1999. In 2009 the Centre rehomed 149 dogs, 230 cats, 38 rabbits, and birds, rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, land snails and degus total 277 making a grand total of 694 animals. The dog rehoming figure is very much lower than normal due to two bouts of kennel cough, which meant there was no rehoming until the infection was removed.

The Centre comprises:: Kennels for 57 dogs and pens for 72 cats.; Accommodation for a wide range of small animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs and gerbils.; An aviary for wild birds where they can recover from trauma before being released.; A compound for swans, geese and ducks which need rest and recuperation.; A fully equipped room for veterinary treatment for animals in our care.; Office space for training sessions and educational use and a small shop.

Twenty staff members are employed at the Centre and there are also a dozen volunteers who attend regularly working as kennel assistants, dog walkers, cat socialisers and serving in the shop.

               CONTACT details
               
                         The William & Patricia Venton RSPCA
                    
                         Cornwall Branch Animal Centre
                    
                         Higher Quoit
                    
                         St Columb
                    
                         Cornwall
                    
                         TR9 6JS
                    
                         Tel: 01637 881455
                    
                         email:
                         
                         Opening times: Monday to Sunday 11am to 4pm
                    
                         Closed Wednesdays

How to find us:

The recent changes to the A30 access roads have meant that, in order to visit us via the A30, a visitor traveling South has now to exit the A30 at the junction to Victoria, then follow the old A30 road south and cross over the bridge and carry on to Castle-an Dinas and then to Quoit.

Anyone traveling North can exit the A30 to follow the A39 (Wadebridge) roads to St Columb Major.