This poor chap came to us with a broken leg, depending on where the break is, determines the treatment we administer.
This chappie has a break quite high up and so he’s in sling to support his weight. He’s quite happy in this position, he can easily feed and drink. In a matter of a couple more weeks he will be moved to the aviary until we are confident with his recovery, then he’ll be released.
2012 was another challenging year for us, what with the appalling weather, a summer and winter of mud, but most of all, the sheer increasing number of calls to take in unwanted pets. Pets Unfortunately too many people treat pets as the disposable commodity, it is all too easy to get a pet without any checks, advice or neutering, then give it up. As…
Another accident caused by the sheer carelessness of fishing! If not outlawed then perhaps the license fee of this ‘hobby’ should go towards the veterinary costs of wildlife casualties we regularly see!!This swan had this 3 pronged hook deeply embedded into the muscle of her wing. There was no way we could safely remove it…
Springtime brings all manner of baby animals to our door to be hand reared and hedgehogs are no exception. This little one is one of three being hand reared on milk formula at the moment, in a couple of weeks or so well start to wean off milk onto meat. This time of year is really hard…
Meet Truffles, a pig we have managed to take in, one of only 5 we have taken in this year. Sadly we are contacted all too often to take in unwanted pigs, sometime for genuine reasons but all too often because people have bought thier piggie pets from breeder, not from rescue centres and they…
Meet Smoky and his girlfriend Jet who have come from a school that could no longer care for them. This lovely couple of 7 years are a bonded pair and are now looking for a permanent home, as are three other pairs we have at the rescue. Pigs are highly intelligent, social creatures that should…
Today was a big day for 2 little foxes we have hand reared. One of the foxes came in with awful mange and had ongoing treatment for 9 weeks! We have really struggled to find a suitable site for these foxes be released at. Other sanctuaries are also having difficulty finding suitable sites. Thanks…
