This morning we have rescued a further 280 hens that would have otherwise been killed for pet food or cheap pies. We are looking for life-long loving homes. If you can offer a home to two or more hens, please see our website. http://brinsleyanimalrescue.org/chickens/ Chickens make great pets and its especially rewarding know that these…
Today we have rescued a further 60 barn hens. At only 18 months old, they have reached the end of their commercial life and were destined for slaughter, to become pet food or cheap pies. If you can offer a life-long loving home to two or more hens, to be kept as pets, please see…
These two beautiful goats were recently dumped. Meet Angel and Gabriel, now named by their new prospective owners. These two beautiful goats were found dumped in some woods, their ears were torn probably by the previous owners when they ripped out their ear tags, so that they could not be identified and traced. Both were…
We have now released our two swifts that can to us as chicks a few weeks ago. We have hand reared them, until the point where they were ready for release. If grounded, swifts cannot take off, so its important to get it right and watch over them. We let them take off in a…
This week we have rescued 100 ex-commercial hens that are now looking for life-long homes. We managed to take on 100 of the 20,000 being sent for slaughter at the young age of 18 months, now no longer commercially viable. We need good life-long homes for these beautiful lucky girls. Please see our website for…
This chap is one of two baby wild rabbits that we have with us at the moment, they are both now weaned and eating solids. Now fending for themselves, we can now minimise human contact and get them wild, ready for release. One rabbit was found under a car, the other captured by a pet cat. Both…
This young Little Owl had a lucky escape, he fell down a chimney into the fire below. Fortunately the fire was not lit and he was heard by the occupiers. Being a log burner, he could easily be rescued from the his ordeal, by opening the doors. After a few nights in an incubator under…
The cold Spring really seems to have affected wildlife. Normally we are in-undated with orphaned birds and mammals from May onwards, this year though Spring has come very late. We are now, almost into July, receiving the glut of baby birds, hedgehogs and foxes. this little guy is a Dunnock, happily receiving his meal. If…
Early this morning 8 orphaned Mallard Ducklings arrived, mum was nowhere to be seen and so if left unattended, they would not have stood a chance. These really cute fluff balls are all now tucked up together, on a heat pad in our animal hospital, where we are also caring for many other different animals,…
