Today we have rescued our first hens of 2011. Battery hens live a miserable existences and after a short life, the are sent for slaughter to maintain high egg production, in the name of cheap food.
We have rescued a tiny fraction of the 20,00 being killed at a farm in the South, but every one we take on is a life saved, a life that will now prosper.
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Percy is a commercial pig who we rescued some 4 years ago, he was the only pig to have survived when the farmer had neglected his pigs and all but Percy had starved to death. Percy is very happy with us and lives with Molly, another commercial pig and so it is unlikely that we’ll…
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…
Thanks to everyone who came to the open day at Lawrence Veterinary Centre and to everyone who baked cakes and bought them too! Fortunately the rain held off and it was a fabulous day. We managed to raise a brilliant £184.55.
We’ve managed to rehome 7 rabbits at the weekend with another 4 reserved. We’ve had to also turn a lot away as we are always up to full capacity. Over 95% of the rabbits that come into the rescue are never vaccinated and never neutered. This puts huge financial pressures on the rescue to keep…
We get very frustrated when we come home from work with hours of animal duties ahead of us, only to find animals dumped on our doorstep by irresponsible people. This puts a huge strain on us and the charity. These three kittens were 3 of many animals left on our doorstep this week. As we…
On the 27th August, this poor little hedgehog was brought in found by a concerned member of the public. With severe flystrike, a condition where flies lay eggs around the anus for them to hatch out and eat the animal from the inside, as well as being underweight, dehydrated & cold. All the maggots…
