A sad day for cat owners, and a finder who couldn’t be one.
Category: Animal Rescues
These are my animal rescues with the Animal Ambulance. My mission: to seek out new and old life-forms in distress and go out with my bald head and other team mates and rescue them.
Posts sharing my personal experiences and opinions as an animal rescuer at DierenAmbulance Nederrijn do not represent or reflect those of DierenAmbulance Nederrijn. The posts follow strict guidelines given in the volunteer handbook and are published here with permission.
Time Flies with Hedgehog Flies
A busy shift with too many open wounds and flies š
In Honour of this Mouse
An enjoyable shift with a large variety of animals in need. But it was this little mouse who pattered through my mind.
Doorway Deliveries
I left my cat at the door so finders could meet us at theirs.
Please Call Ahead
A hedgehog in a tangle, a thirsty baby magpie and lots of baby birds falling out of nests. No wonder the finders wanted us to call ahead with an ETA!
Raising a Hare from the Grass and Cherry Picking with Pigeons
I made a mistake because hares, of course, can jump! – and quite easily when their back legs are free!
Batty about Bird Rescues
A few seconds later I realised I made a dreadful mistake. Actually, two.
Take these Broken Wings :(
He was a magnificent beast! Even with his wounded left wing, the bird was determined to get out of the cage, squeezing his head through the cage grills as far as the top of his wings.
Tackling a Goose but not a Thieving Magpie
My first sight (and rescue) of a grebe, teaching a kid through example of why not to discard fishing tackle and a handful of other birds!
Being Human: Birds in the Hand
A shift showing me the need for compassion towards all of our animals in wildlife.
A Day Full of Birds but not Enough Chickens.
A tough day for birds of many kinds and situations. And a chicken.
Too Many Windows and Cats for Birds
Baby pigeons, adult pigeons and ornamental pigeons. None are immune…