Today we were sad to say goodbye to our three male goats, yet very happy that they have gone to a great new home.
Godfrey is over 10 whilst Curly Top and Tufty are only two. They have been with us for a few months, Godfrey over a year.
In their new home they have several acres, loads of lovey grass, a climbing frame and loads to keep them occupies.
This weekend we said goodbye to two lovely goats Arabella and Harold, they went to a new home living with other goats as pets. Arabella was an unwanted pet, Harold had been dumped in a farmers field. You may remember from an earlier post, Harold came to us in poor condition, now he’s recovered and…
Too often with wildlife rescue, we have to let animals go to end suffering. Today was such a case, we took a call for this grounded Heron. We easily caught them, thats never a good sign. A quick examination, they were extremely emaciated and weak. A thorough examination at the vets revealed an old injury…
We have admitted yet another patient injured by fishing line, this time a tawny owl. On admission he was a very sorry state, a very bedraggled lifeless owl. We carefully cut away and entangled the line, ensuring we removed it all without causing him injury. The line was wrapped around his body and a wing,…
When we cleared out one of our stables to make way for 150 ex-battery hens, we moved some bales of straw and disturbed a family of wild mice. Unfortunately the mother ran off and we could not find her. We had no choice, her babies were too young to defend for themselves so we hand…
Mrs Brown (so called because she found a home with a Mr Brown) was a lovely placid rabbit. After a quick bit of dating they appear to be a lovely bonded couple who will spend lots of time binkying round an enclosed garden. Here is a photo of the beautiful couple:
Rescuing animals can often be stressful and emotional and all too often with wild animals, rescuing means making the decision to end suffering by ending a life, yesterday we had to make such a decision. We took a call regarding an injured fox who had been dragging his rear legs, we loaded our rescue kit…
