This fee is from January for a year, regardless of when you first join.
It basically means if you join this month you will pay £25then your membership will be up for renemal again in Janaury 2007. thThen it will run for a full year until January 2008. They do the memberships from january. The money goes towards the charity work they do. Members have full access to their help line, pay no consultation fees and receive surgical/medical care at a very reduced scale. If you are unable to visit them for animal surgical requirements they can refer you to either a RCVS qualifed vet who works inconjunction with a qualifed rodentologists. Or a RCVS qualifed vet who has been trained in Rodenology at The British Association of Rodentlogists Traingin Collage which is part of their group.