This young man was found clutching to a portacabin and probably separated from his mother when it was moved. We have hand reared him on special milk formula before introducing him to raw meat.
Today he was released back into the wild where he belongs.
Back in June you may have read about these little dears, they were abandoned and all on their own. Their mother went missing for several days and so we took them on.
In the past few days we got contacted to take in some ponies whose owner had been prosecuted. The owner had over 60 ponies, some pregnant mares, stallions and foals. Yesterday 22 were rescued and we have taken in 2 very young colts.The situation with unwanted ponies, fly grazing and unnecessary breeding in the equine population…
All creatures great and small. These two wild mice arrived yesterday cold and dehydrated, once they had been warmed up on a heat pad, we started feeding. Over 24 hours on and still very early days, thier eyes have started to open, they are taking hourly feeds and they are quite lively. Feeding rearing milk…
Today we carried out our first hen rescue of 2009, these are ex-battery hens that would otherwise be sent for slaughter at 18 months old, all in the name of cheap food.
This time of year is so hectic for us, as all the baby birds and mammals come in. We are so full now, that we are having to try and divert them elsewhere, as hand rearing so many animals is such a drain on our time and even harder on work days. Some of these guys need…
The term ‘breeding like rabbits’ has a lot of truth! Sadly by the time many people have realised this it is far too late. A female rabbit has the ability to become pregnant again straight after she has given birth. The gestation of a rabbit is only approximately 30 days so perhaps you can see…
