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Merthyr Tydfil Animal Welfare

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Merthyr Tydfil is a town of approximately 55,000 inhabitants in the county of Glamorgan, in South Wales. The region around Merthyr Tydfil has been inhabited since the Bronze age, over 2000 years ago. Since then, the region has been inhabited by the Celts, Romans and later the Normans. The town name of Merthyr Tydfil is alleged to have come from the name of a girl, Tydfil, daughter of a local Chieftain, who was martyred after converting to Christianity. She was pursued by Saxons and Picts. Tydfil was buried in 480CE, and this is the date traditionally associated with the foundation of Merthyr Tydfil. During the Industrial Revolution, the town boomed as a reuslt of its proximity to raw materials - coal, iron ore, limestone and water were all nearby, and in sufficient quantities to make Merthry Tydfil an idea site for ironworks. The opening of several ironworks caused Merthyr Tydfil to expand rapidly from a hamlet of 700 people, to a bustling industrial town of over 80,000. At their peak, 50,000 tons of rails left one ironworks in 1844, to expand the railways in Russia to Siberia. Another company employed 17,500 workers and operated 18 blast furnaces, and later built the worlds largest rolling mill. The fortune of Merthyr Tydfil declined after World War I, with almost all of its ironworks closing. The last foundry closed in 1987, marking the end of 257 years of continuous production on the site. In World War II, the towns forutunes were revived slightly as war-related industries sprung up, and a number of refugees from Europe settled in the town. After the war, a number of factories set up in the town, including Hoover and Teddington Aviation controls, though the latter closed in the 1970's. Nearby towns include Ebbw Vale, Rhymney and Aberdare.

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Catholic Study Circle for Animal Welfare

Tel: 020 89890478 - 39 Onslow Gardens, London, E18 1ND

National Animal Welfare Trust

Tel: 020 89508215 - Watford By-Pass, Bushey, WD2 8HQ

RSPCA Putney Animal Hospital

Tel: 0870 9085316 - 6 Clarendon Drive, London, Greater London Area, SW15 1AA

RSPCA Branches

Tel: 01895 231435 - Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 0LD

Barking & Dagenham London Borough of Services Animal Welfare Officer

Tel: 020 82275900 - 512A Heathway, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7BN

RSPCA Branches Animal Centres

Tel: 0870 4427104 - Packhorse Lane, Ridge, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3LZ

RSPCA Southall Cattery

Tel: 0870 0101846 - Norwood Road, Southall, Greater London Area, UB2 4JS

RSPCA Cambridge & District Branch

Tel: 01223 247986 - 1 Pool Way, Whitehill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8NT

RSPCA

Tel: 03001 234999 - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5SZ

Animal Welfare Centre

Tel: 01473 726240 - Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4EJ

RSPCA Norwich and Mid Norfolk Branch

Tel: 01493 858936 - 71-75 Barrack Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1WJ

RSPCA Essex Mid, Brentwood, Chelmsford & District Branch

Tel: 01245 478886 - 32-34 Maldon Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7DL

Universities Fed For Animal Welfare,The

Tel: 01582 831818 - Wheathampstead, AL4 8II

Anglican Society for Welfare of Animals

Tel: 01252 843093 - PO Box 7193, Hook, RG27 8II

RSPCA Millbrook Animal Centre

Tel: 0870 0101840 - Millbrook Farm, Guildford Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8EH

R S P C A

Tel: 01256 327886 - 6 London Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7NU

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