Yesterday we took in 6 goslings. A member of the public stopped when they saw thier mother trying to cross the A52 with her babies and tragically she was killed, thankfully sombody stopped and managed to catch the goslings.
When they arrived they were certainly quite traumatised and wouldn’t settle, we added 2 older goslings we already have from seperate rescues, this has helped them settle.
Today they are all OK, we now have 8 goslings and 24 ducklings!
These two female piggies are among the very few lucky ones, two of 5 that people have offered homes for this year. They came to us 18 months ago, another pair of unwanted pet pigs.It is not just general pets such as rabbits and cats that we received so many requests to take on, sadly…
Last week we posted about one of the swans in our care, who arrived after being found in the middle of a busy road, very weak and disorientated. We took the large mature swan to our vets as there were no obvious signs that might cause his symptoms, there he was x-rayed which reviled a…
You may remember Myrtle and Morris’s arrival a few weeks ago, today we took them to their new home. They weren’t in good health when they first arrived at the rescue, Morris wasn’t castrated, they were both very thin and Myrtle had a dog bite to her face, which had been neglected and so was…
Hedgehogs suffer some horrific garden injuries, many are too severe to survive. This young boy was lucky that he was found and came to us in time. His wound was deep and infected, he was in pain, very cold and dehydrated, all the signs of a garden incident from a strimmer or mower.The priority in…
Laddie, the blue and white, and Tinker, the brown and white, are the two newest additions to our herd of 18 ponies. These boys were in need of a new home due to the rescue they were currently being house in was unfortunately having to close down. Laddie and Tinker are two 3 year…
This hedgehog came to us as a baby with fly strike in his eye. We removed the fly eggs and put him on a course of antibiotics to prevent infection to the eye. After sucessfully hand rearing him and getting him onto solid food it became apparent that he had lost the sight in his left eye and the…
