Some of you may remember the long eared owlet that came into care a few months ago.
At this time of year when young owls in the wild would be naturally dispursing, we were able to return him back to near where he was originally found. ...
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We have seen a few hedgehogs getting themselves stuck having fallen down into something recently, including into a fence post hole resulting in one wet and muddy hedgehog, off a bank into an enclosed patio area resulting in one healthy but trapped hedgehog.
And then this one who fell down drain pipe when the cover was unfortunatly left off.
She was well and truly stuck in the middle of the pipe and having fully curled up now had wedged himself in.
Unable to just lift him out, rescuer Nathan and the
homeowners worked together to come up with a plan.
The sucessful tools included BBQ tongs that had had a bit of DIY enabling then to slide down either side with some string attached, to then be pushed down beneath the hedgehog and then be used to lift from beneath. Which worked really well to lift the hedgehog free!
Very wet and cold on arrival back to our center she was understandably not keen to uncurl but after some time warming up in an incubator she was given a check over and was uninjured and running around jyst fine.
Another 24 hours in care and she was given the all clear to return home with the drain cover back on this time. ...
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As of next weekend (1st October 2023) WRAS will return to its normal operating hours.
The casualty centre will be open between 9am and 6pm 7 days a week. Our volunteer rescuers will continue till 10pm and then three of our dedicated staff members will voluntarily cover overnight to help casualties which we can't expect members of the public to get to an emergency vets themselves - like badgers, foxes, swans etc.
We would like to be able to provide additional help out of hours, but its just proving too expensive at the moment those on call overnight need to be suitably trained, experienced enough and approved by a veterinary surgeon to follow our procedures and protocols.
We now deal with over 5000 casualties a year and its getting more and more expensive, and funding is getting more and more limited. We are also not eligible for most funding sources who don't recognise us as benefiting the community sadly. If you can help us by either running a coffee morning, undertake a sponsored event, apply to see if there is a suitable volunteer role with us, or sell items on e-bay to raise money for us, set up a direct debit or leave money in your will, then please do.
Thank you. ...
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