This baby wild rabbit or kit as the babies are known, was brought to us last week, she had been brought in by a pet cat.
She is doing well in an incubator to keep her warm, she is eating and putting on weight. Cat bites can be very infectious, this infection too often kills wild animals, especially when their immune system is weakened by shock. This lucky rabbit is over the worst, we hope we can release him/her in the next few days.
2008 was a very important year for us, firstly Brinsley Animal Rescues was formed but it was also a year in which we had to fight red tape, to allow us to continue with our animal rescue, when we were forced to apply for planning permission. Fortunately it was eventully granted. Over the year we have looked after between 100…
This is the time of year when we have lots of wildlife especially young birds, fox cubs, hedgehogs etc.Much has come to us for good reason such as these goslings that came separately, having been observed as for sometime and confirmed separated from their parents. Unfortunately with good intentions, lots of people pick up wildlife…
Floyd and Rocky, two of the 4 lambs we have rescued this year and hand reared have now found loving life-long homes. In fact, the lady who offered a home to Polly and the other boys just couldn’t say no to two more. It’s such great news that these four boys will get to stay…
Running the sanctuary requires many different skill sets. These skills aren’t just limited to caring for the many types of animals we rescue, we need to administer the charity, fund raise and there’s also lots and lots of maintenance and repair activities to keep on top of, not least land management. This place certainly keeps…
Meet Bobby boy. Bobby on the right arrived this week, we needed a partner for Trudy Trotters, an abandoned pig we rescued a few weeks ago. Here you can see them meeting for the first time. Bobby is around a year old, like Trudy he is very friendly and loves attention, especially belly rubs which…
We have rescued 80 ex-battery chickens this week, taking our total for the year to over 400. These poor girls live an awful life, in extremely cramped cages, each hen has no more space than an A4 piece of paper. The flock is usually sent for slaughter at 12 to 18 months and replaced with new…
