On 20 August we had three very young squirrels delivered to us, these were found by a member of the public that had disturbed them whilst cleaning a chimney. Unfortunately the mother left her three babies and was too frightened to return.
We are now hand rearing all three, this is very time consuming, feeding them every 3 hours and then mimicking all the natural motherly actions, like teaching them to go to the toilet after feeding.
Its getting a little late in the season for juvenile hogs but still time for them to grow ready for hibernation. This trio though were found alone, the nest had possibly been disturbed. They arrived cold and have lost weight, they were in real danger and would not have survived another night. If you ever…
In the past few days we got contacted to take in some ponies whose owner had been prosecuted. The owner had over 60 ponies, some pregnant mares, stallions and foals. Yesterday 22 were rescued and we have taken in 2 very young colts.The situation with unwanted ponies, fly grazing and unnecessary breeding in the equine population…
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.
It has been a busy week (as usual) with many calls for animals including wildlife. Unfortunately we are not always able to respond to large animal rescues, we do though offer advice and signpost. This week calls have included providing advice to vets, the fire brigade and the Police on several occasions. We receive many…
Why not buy a sponsorship pack as a present? In doing so you’re helping us raise vital funds to care for our animals such as vet bills, bedding and food. The sponsorship packs are £20 each ( including postage and packaging), you’ll receive a certificate of sponsorship, a keyring with photo insert, a larger photo,…
This little girl came to us in April only a few days old, all cold and very weak. A few hour in an incubator and she was on her way to recovery. Over the weeks we have been taking care of her until large enough to fend for herself in the wild, where she was released yesterday. At…
