Today we have rescued some ex barn hens, at 18 moths old they reach the end of their commercial life and are normally sent fro slaughter to become pet food.
If you can give a home to some beautiful girls who deserved a life-long loving home, then please Email photos of your coup and contact details info@brinsleyanimalrescue.
Last year Brinsley Primary School kindly offered to help our charity and sponsor Rocky, the Kune Kune (pronounced Kunie) pig. The cildren now hold regular fundraising events to help us pay for Rocky’s upkeep. Today we were kindly presented with a cheque for £185 by the school, the children raised money by holding a Rocking for Rocky school disco. One of…
Whilst ever there are unwanted animals in rescue centres there will never be any such thing as ‘responsible’ breeders. Breeders make money and then rescue centres pick up the pieces and put things right. 13 rabbits came in yesterday from someone who had been breeding from them. All need neutering and all need vaccinating before…
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…
This week we have stepped in to save seven unwanted rabbits from suffering a horrendous death, being drowned , you just can’t believe how low some people can go!We took a call from a person whose neighbour had six kittens and nine young rabbits, all unwanted and all about to be selfishly drown. We have…
Springtime is a particularly hard time for us at the rescue, with plenty of baby wild animals coming in, almost every day. Each animal can take a huge amount of time and effort, so it puts an extra strain on the charity. Firstly we need to assess the patient, we need to be sure of the…
Meet Stevie and Sammie. Rabbits are probobly the most neglected and abused pet, often bought from pet shops or breeders who have only profit in mind, they offer no or poor advice and some owners don’t do their research, often keeping solitary, unvaccinated, unneutered rabbits in tiny cages, not here! These boys were found in…
