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We took in Elsa a few weeks ago, she had been left to fend for herself, not chipped, not neutered and no doubt not vaccinated, she soon found herself heavily pregnant, with us for a week and now we have another 3 kittens to raise funds to treat and find homes for. Never go to breeders or pet shops, there are thousands of unwanted cats despirately needed a loving home. Unlike breeders motivated by selfish greed, we don't bring more lives into this cruel world, unlike breeder we blood test, vaccinate, worm, flea, neuter and chip. Elsa is an amazing mum, yet a youngster herself.
Finally after nearly 6 months in the cow shed, the ground has dried up enough to let them out, they get so excited and were charging around for nearly an hour! They have 12 acres to charge around in, they are so lucky. Its so lovely to see them outside and so happy, for us its much easier to as no more cleaning out the cow shed every week until October!
The dire situation with unwanted pets and irresponsible pet ownership is becoming increasingly worse with our pets paying a heavy price! In the past week we have already taken in four dumped rabbits, yesterday despite being full, we had to try everything to save these four. Believe it or not, these kittens who should still be feeding off their loving mother, were found dumped in a car park inside a cardboard box with no bedding, no food, no water, the irresponsible selfish person had left them to perish. Thankfully, a kind person who nearly drove over the box, stopped to check its contents and took them in and reached out for help. Only a few weeks old, these kittens need hand rearing, they should still be feeding off mum. Their bellies are bloated with parasites, passed from mum who clearly has herself not been cared for let alone neutered. We don't know where mum is, we can't help her but at least these four vulnerable babies are now safe, warm and being fed. Once strong enough they will be blood tested for FIV and FeLV and wormed, we will also fully vaccinate, chip, and neuter them all to prevent more unwanted pets. Once old enough they will be up for adoption, we will seek responsible life-long homes. If you are able to donate towards thier rescue we would be very grateful, it will cost us over £1,500 in milk formula, food, medication and vet fees to save these beautiful babies. You can donate via our website (link below) or via this post. https://brinsleyanimalrescue.enthuse.com/Regular#!/
Yesterday we took a call about this young male badger cub who'd been separated from his mum. We first have to consider the risks of intervention over leaving. Mums can return to a crying cubs, this is the best outcome if at all possible for the best option for success. This cub though was cold and had been lying in the same spot for some time, so we had to step in, in this case there was a high risk he would not survive much longer. He was admitted cold, dehydrated and covered in fleas, the absolute priority to save him was get the body back up to temperature, so he was put into a preheated incubator. A few hours later he was warm enough for the next step, fluid therapy followed by feeding. We are not mum, the cubs see us as a threat and our artificial milk from a bottle is not mum, so feeding is always a battle and often is a little but often. We fed through the night and thankfully, at his 7am feed he'd gained 25g, up from 860g. He continues to feed a little. In the wild cubs are reared in groups, so it's important that we get him with other cubs as soon as he is well enough. We have already located another solitary cub at a large reputable wildlife rescue, so as long as he is strong enough, tomorrow he's off to join his new step sister, to continue his journey.
Thank you to the organisers of Compassionate Derby, the stall holders and everyone that came to support this amazing fund raising event. A grant total of £1,000 was raised for us and hundreds of people had a great day out seeing a variety of stalls, listening to talks and eating some amazing vegan food. Thank you everyone.
We are at Compassionate Derby which has just opened, why not join us for a great event.
We went out to rescue a collapsed fox, we soon released that it was a lactating vixen so it became even more important to save her. She was taken straight to our vets and admitted as an emergency. Unfortunately ultrasound identified her abdomen was full of liquid, this was identified as blood through internal bleeding, it would not be possible to save her. The injuries were most likely caused by a road traffic accident. It's so tragic that whilst we could end the suffering of this poor mother, she will not be the only victim of this accident.
Last year we had to turn away 600 cats, many of these were pets that were no longer wanted, many were dumped and left to fend for themselves, many were pregnant as their irresponsible, selfish owners hadn't provided for them by giving them appropriate basic care. The situation in 2025 shows no sign of improving with over 100 cats already being turned away. Space at the rescue is only created when people choose to rescue, not buy from selfish breeders, motivated by greed. Elsa here was almost one of those statistics, thankfully in this case we were able to help as a cat has been rehomed, creating another space. Elsa is only young herself, she was out in the cold and fending for herself, she is heavily pregnant with 3 or 4 kittens, almost due. As well as not being neutered, she isn't chipped (a legal requirement) and no doubt not vaccinated either. As well as now needing to cover the costs of her blood test, neutering, vaccinations, worming and chipping, we now need to raise the funds for her unborn family, that's around £1,500, then we'll have no space until they all have good life-long homes. Sometimes to us it feels like we are trying to stop the flow of a river with a thimble!
Don’t forget it’s ‘Compassionate Derby’ on Saturday with some amazing stalls and small vegan businesses. There will be plenty to eat, talks to listen to as well as fabulous cookery demonstrations. Proceeds from the event are donated to our charity and we hope to see you all there. #veganevents #derbyvegans #veganfestival #compassionatederby #fundraising #animalrescue #farmanimalrescue
It was fantastic to finally release one of the buzzards in our care, back to his home territory. It has been a long battle to rehabilitate, with lots of treatment, finally released last Friday. The buzzard was found grounded and in fact tangled up in goal post netting. This was cut away, although there were no net injuries other than feather damage, he was not in a good way, very cold, weak and probably not far from death. Animals can survive a fair time without food or water, however they will deteriorate and die very quickly when cold, so the absolute priority for us was to warm him up. He spent several hours in an incubator, once warm and his feathers dried out, we could feed and examine more closely. He was far too weak to feed himself and so he was crop fed. Like most birds, buzzards have a crop, a muscular pouch where food is stored, this allows them to consume large amounts of food in a short time. We use a special formula for birds of prey and fed via a tube directly into the crop. This formula contains essential minerals and electrolytes needed to aid recovery. Overnight we had faeces and so could look at a sample under the microscope. this reviled that he had both round worm and fluke, two parasites that we need to treat with anti-parasitic drugs. A day or so later he was eating himself and certainly in a much improved condition, however we were not convinced we had got to the bottom of his issues, so he went off to our vets for x-rays. These revealed marks in the lungs and air sacks, which were diagnosed as aspergillosis, a fungal infection which can often be life-threatening. Birds can pick up spores when grounded and if they have a weakened immune system, the spores can result in mould growing in thier respirable system. For this, he was prescribed an antifungal drug, which administered by dosing his food daily. Once repeat x-rays confirmed an all clear, he was good to go. Often wildlife can be very costly, not least this chap who's cost us around £1,000 for expensive medication, multiple x-rays, consultations fees and food. Thank you to everyone that supports us in some way, it's through your kindness that allow us to rescue these animals, often with complex issues.
Its a very sad time at the rescue, we have had to say goodbye to our beloved Tulip, our oldest cow almost 15 years old. Tulip arrived a few years ago with a donkey who has since be homed, they came from a gentleman who could no longer care for them. Tulip went down with a leg injury, this is often very serious in such large animals. We were picking her up several times a day to keep her comfortable and giving her pain relief. Unfortunaly she showed no signs of improvement and so the hardest, yet kindest decision, was to let her go peacefully. Our amazing farm vets heavily sedated her before being euthanised by injection, she passed very peacefully with Beth and Jon at her side comforting her to the end. We can be thankful that she lived a great life denied to so many cows and in her final few days, she was very comfortable and received even more love and fuss from us, we miss her terribly. R.I.P. Tulip. 15/08/10 - 12/03/25
It’s our first ‘Peoples Kitchen’ of the year this Saturday serving up a gorgeous Italian inspired vegan dish for a suggested donation of £5. We will be having lasagne, focaccia, pasta and green salad on the menu. Last year we raised an amazing £2,765 for the charity through holding regular People’s Kitchens which goes a long way towards paying some of the ever increasing bills. Where else can you have a meal for £5? All welcome and hope to see you there for some tasty food. #fundraising #peopleskitchen #veganfood #veganfundraiser #sumacentre #animalrescuenottingham
This Sunday 9th March, Felicity one of our star volunteers is running the Nottingham 10k to raise funds to help with the running costs of our wildlife hospital. Please wish Felicity well and if you are able to, please sponsor her to help us rescue animals in need.
This little chap arrived a few weeks ago. As he arrived entire, we arranged for him to be castrated, so that he can live with some girls. Mr TT (Tiny Trotters or sometimes its Tiny Temper), is a miniature Shetland Pony, he's a little bit larger than a wheelbarrow! Today he had his big op and recovering well. He will still be fertile for a few more weeks so Mr TT will have to be patient. He has a home lined up and so once fully infertile, he will undoubtedly be very happy with his two female Shetland Ponies.
We are so grateful to SDL Minorfern, a family buisness selling car parts. Thank you for your amazing £4,000 donation, we are all truly grateful for your generosity and for the staff choosing to support us.
Another swan rescued, treated and successfully released this week. She was ringed and so we have been able to find out a little about her. She was ringed 25 years ago, so she is an old girl, in the wild they live on average around 20 years.
You may remember Jerry's rescue back in early September last year when he had been hit by a car and required the services of the amazing fire brigade to extract him from the car. Following major surgery to repair his broken leg including the insertion of steel plates and screws, his recovery has been slow but progressive. Finally in the capable hands of one of our fosters, he is ready for the next stage of his life, to find his life-long loving home. Jerry is very sweet, he's a lap cat that adours love and attention and the occasional trip outside, he can sometimes play a bit ruff but there's no malice. Although he has fully recovered, any new owner would need to accept that in time, he may require further surgery to remove the steelwork, originally put in place to allow the fractures to heal. Sometimes in later life this can aggravate and require removal now it's served its purpose. If you can offer Jerry a loving and dog free home away from busy roads please make contact with us directly.
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