A snowy shift. I wasn’t sure whether to bring a snow shovel or a book to read…
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.
A Bird in the Bush
An article written for the Dierenambulance magazine #47 about a rescue called in by the local enforcement agency.
Hedgehog with a Head Wound Crawls to a Petshop
It seems hedgehogs have more head-sense than we think and know where to get help!
Homecoming for a Dog?
3 human finders, 2 animal ambulance crew and 1 energetic dog crammed inside a hallway. It was cosy – and it got me a faceful of dog slobber!
Nature Struggles with Christmas Coming
An opportunistic shift with a lost opportunity. But hopefully a robin red breast recovery in time for Christmas.
On the Road for Kittens, Cats and Cages
It’s not fun looking for a dead cat on the side of a road, but helping 2 kittens on their journey to find a family is!
No Space to Swing a Cat
Plans are great aren’t they? So are cats at not being held if they don’t want to be, and I’ve got scratches and blood stains to prove it. And no cat.
A Cat, A Bat and A Prickly Ball
A long but exciting shift today with a daytime baby hedgehog, a tiny bat and a stray(?) but tame cat.
Pigeon Day with a Rabbit
A flurry of flapping wings and fluttering feathers, but is it the rescue centre first, or the vet?
Sleeping Squirrel
A squirrel enters eternal sleep whilst a hedgehog struggles to hibernate.
A Real Chicken this time!
After the Thai chicken fiasco from my last shift, I bring you a real chicken rescue!
Nothing to do with a Thai Chicken
You’d think there was a hedgehog (possibly 2) and 2 cats, but it turned out to be just a Thai chicken.