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Meet Juniper & Gwendolyn
Juniper & Gwendolyn were destined for the Christmas table when a conscientious person bought them off a farmer as they could not bear the thought of them being slaughtered and eaten.
Rabbit Health Essentials
When people rehome a rabbit from us, we ensure that it has undergone a thorough health check including the teeth.
Pet Pigs
Each year we receive dozens of calls from people asking us to take on their unwanted pet pigs. Unfortunately they buy them from breeders as cute and cudly piglets with little or no advice and no idea of how big they will grow to.
175 Battery Hens Rescued & Wanting Homes
Last week we rescued 110 battery hens, today we have taken in another 65 hens that has served their purpose and were intended for slaughter.
We become a Registered Charity – No. 1135508
Today we received the news that we have been waiting for. Brinsley Animal Rescue which became a Charity in January 2009, became a Registered Charity.
Hedgehogs Spring Release
Over the winter we had over a dozen hedgehogs brought to us that were either ill or injured and needed treatment, or they were young and too small to survive hibernation.
Myxomatosis – The Importance of Vaccination
Many people purchase their pet rabbits from pet shops, where they are offered little if no advice and the pets are certainly not vaccinated. Each year thousands of wild and pet rabbits die a painful death from what is a preventable virus, myxomatosis.
Start of the Chick Season
Springtime is a very busy time for us as we receive lots of orphaned baby animals, that need to be hand reared and cared for. In particular we rear a lot of baby birds, yesterday we received our very first of the season, a young collared dove.