gorilla costume) and Hamilton coordinator Mrs. Jenny Gibbons, with some 120 other volunteers including Warwick Academy students and Police cadets, collected about $9,000 in Hamilton during the SPCA tag day on Friday.

Pictured with Miss White and Mrs. Gibbons is Mrs. Thomas Childs' poodle, Ben.

SPCA president Mrs. Sue White said while Saturday's contributions from all parishes have not been counted, she was hopeful that the organisation met its $12,000 target.