Yvonne Chauvel

Yvonne Chauvel has been nominated for the Carer of the Year award

‘YVONNE has been at the Animal Shelter for over 25 years,’ said her nominator, who wishes to remain anonymous. 

‘She’s always got a smile, and she’s always willing to help, not only the animals but the people too.’ 

‘Not many people will stay in the same job that long. It just shows her dedication and passion. She thoroughly deserves an award like this.’ 

As a senior supervisor at the GSPCA, Yvonne Chauvel assesses the animals, wild or domestic, who come through the shelter, organises veterinary care and nurses them back to health. 

For Yvonne, the best thing is the joy she gets from seeing the animals released after a long period of recovery, like the hundreds of oiled seabirds she has cared for. She calls them ‘the little soldiers of the sea’. 

‘They’ve got so much fight in them, they want to live. You never know what’s going to come in through the doors next.’ 

Her time at the GSPCA is what Yvonne fondly calls her ‘third life’, having previously worked as a social worker and in retail, and she shows no signs of stopping this one any time soon. 

‘I’m so grateful that my life has led me in this way,’ she said.

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