Please contain the bat in a box or similar, well secured (bats can get out through small spaces!) with adequate air holes. You should avoid handling the bat, but if it is necessary, always wear gloves to avoid being bitten, due to the small risk of a rabies type virus rarely carried by British Bats. You should call the Bat Helpline 0845 1300 228 for further advice and to be put in touch with a local volunteer bat carer. Call your local wildlife rescue centre (numbers above) or the British Hedgehog Preservation Society as soon as possible on 01584 890 801 for further advice.īats - If a bat is found on the ground, on an outside wall, or in an exposed area it may be unwell or injured and will be vulnerable. Hedgehogs - If you find a young hedgehog in September which has definitely been orphaned keep it in a high sided-box somewhere warm indoors and feed it on minced meat, liver, meat-based dog or cat food and scrambled egg (not milk, as more than a little can be harmful). Here is some further information on specific species: Westport Wildlife Rescue (Stoke-on-Trent) Gentleshaw Birds of Prey and Wildlife Centre (Eccleshall) If you find a sick or injured animal, please contact one of the following organisations for advice. Staffordshire Wildlife Trust does not have a wildlife rescue service. If you would like to give information regarding a crime anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. If you witness a wildlife crime taking place, call 999. Visit the marine sightings and strandings page for a detailed list of contacts. See further options in the leaflet above Marine sightings and strandings Nicola in Biddulph, North Staffordshire 07792428670 West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue: County-Wide 01922 419532 or 07837409533ĭenny in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire Moorlands 07403572116 The following contacts can also help with animal supportīritish Wildlife Rescue Centre Stafford 01889 271308 For a non- emergency, call the police on 101. If the animal is near a road or you think a wildlife crime has taken place, call 999 for an emergency. You can also call the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999. Help Wildlife also have a useful map to help find your local wildlife rescue service. (Pigeons/doves can recover from & thrive despite catastrophic injuries.The RSPCA (0300 1234 999) and Help Wildlife's pages carry more detailed advice on what to do with injured birds and other wildlife. Palomacy recommends against euthanasia except in those cases where there is no chance of relief. Injured/sick pigeons/doves deserve compassion & care just as all animals do. There are far more birds in need of homes than there are adopters or sanctuaries. Those lucky enough to be rescued alive need a good, non-exploitive home indoors with the family or outside in a predator & rodent-proof aviary with other unreleasable pigeons. Tragically these highly intelligent, deeply emotional birds are used as if they are disposable. There are only a couple hundred pigeon rescuers in the US while there are many thousands of people who are breeding, using & endangering millions of these domestic pigeons for their businesses, hobbies & sports every year. Please understand that anyone who does help pigeons is overwhelmed with the number of birds in need. Continue your search until you find someone who will help! Many will not help them (“non native”) or will offer nothing better than euthanasia. Make sure & ask whomever you find what their policy is towards pigeons/doves. You can also check our Rescue Map, search wildlife rehabbers, avian vets, bird rescues, animal shelters, etc. The quickest, best way to get help from Palomacy is by joining & posting to Palomacy’s Help Group. Reach out to find pigeon/dove-friendly expert assistance. And domestic birds can never be released. If someone tells you to “just let them go”, without knowing the bird’s condition (weight, strength, age, wild or domestic, etc.) they are giving you bad advice. Please do NOT re-release a rescued bird without getting assistance from an expert. If the bird has a band that says: PIGEONRESCUE.ORG on it (as shown above), please notify us immediately by joining & posting to our Palomacy Help Group or calling 415 851-5948. If the bird has a leg band, please read this to understand the true implications. Hold a dish of water right up to the rescued bird’s beak
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