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!
Recent Posts
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.
Branching Out in Animal Welfare
I need more to do with the Animal Ambulance, so I’ve joined the magazine team there – and applied for a volunteer position at a local wildlife rescue centre!
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.
Reflections about a supergiant god of war
It’s not Betelgeuse, Antares or Aldebaran. Has Mars has gone off it’s rocker?
Pigeon Day with a Rabbit
A flurry of flapping wings and fluttering feathers, but is it the rescue centre first, or the vet?
Down with the Ceiling!
Even birds know they need to trap air to keep warm. The previous owners of our house didn’t so I set about fixing roof insulation.
Sleeping Squirrel
A squirrel enters eternal sleep whilst a hedgehog struggles to hibernate.
The Summer Triangle
A triangle of bright stars with 2 fast spinners and a blue supergiant more than 2500 light years away
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.
Lunar Eclipse on a Sunday
A total lunar eclipse, already in progress as the moon rises in the east on Sunday 7 September 2025 YOOL.