Finally its dry enough to shear the sheep.We rounded them up into a stable and once settled, they were checked over, sheared one by one and given their favorite treat, cashew nuts. Before being returned to the fields they’ll be vaccinated, wormed and hooves trimmed.Now they are ready for this lovely sunshine!
Polly update – Polly arrived in a right state, she has been attacked probably by a dog, she had a deep infected wound to her neck and wounds on her back, the vets did not expect her to survive, she was also emaciated and had scabies. The neck wound was cleaned, stitched up and she…
Springtime is a very busy time for us as we receive lots of orphaned baby animals, that need to be hand reared and cared for. In particular we rear a lot of baby birds, yesterday we received our very first of the season, a young collared dove.
Unfortunately it’s quite rare for the charity to receive large donations, however we are extremely pleased to accept a donation of £6,500 from GWA Supplies. When GWA formed recently to supply parts and services to the wind turbine industry, they chose Brinsley Animal Rescue as their chosen charity, this generous company donate a portion of…
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.
This wild duck is another victim of careless fishing, she was observed with a fishing hook and line through her foot, thankfully a member of the public waded in to the lake to rescue her and bring to us.She was understandably distressed, we needed to get the barbed hook out of her food, treat her…
When Jet arrived just over 2 years ago he had a hairdo not dissimilar to someone in Pirates of the Caribbean with his thick untamed mane and dreadlocks. Fast forward a few months and we discovered a boy that was quick to learn and who aimed to please who even became a bit cocky. In…
