RSPCA officers have abseiled 25-metres down a Swansea cliff edge to save a stranded sheep, with the dramatic rescue caught on camera.
The charity was alerted after members of the public spotted the sheep, trapped down a cliff in the Pitton area of Rhossili, in the Gower Peninsula.
An RSPCA rope rescue team attended and abseiled down the cliff to rescue the stranded animal. The rescue was completed on 10 January.
The sheep was safely caught by RSPCA officers, … Continue reading…
A plucky cat who ventured to the top of a telegraph pole had to be rescued – after getting stranded up there!
The RSPCA was contacted by a member of the public who spotted that the tabby cat had been stuck at the top of the 30ft-high pole in Warwick Road, in Bootle, Liverpool, for at least two hours.
Animal Welfare Officer Matt Brown and Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service attended shortly after receiving the call on Monday afternoon … Continue reading…
Some 220 Manx shearwaters were rescued in West Wales by RSPCA Cymru last week, following stormy weather conditions – and the public are being urged to be on the look-out for more.
The new figure follows an initial rescue operation on Newgale beach, where some 144 of the seabirds were saved following a mass landing.
Rescue efforts continued – with a further 50 seabirds rescued from Pembrokeshire’s Druidstone beach, in addition to many more on Tenby’s beaches, and some found … Continue reading…
A hedgehog was rescued by the RSPCA after he got tangled in goal netting in Liverpool.
The rescue has prompted the RSPCA to remind people about the dangers garden netting can pose to wildlife.
RSPCA Animal Welfare Officer Matt Brown rescued the hog from a house in Lyndene Road on Monday (21 August).
Thankfully the hedgehog did not suffer any major injuries from the incident and was transferred to the RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, in Cheshire.
Matt said: “The … Continue reading…
A swan who was found covered in petrol is on the road to recovery at an RSPCA wildlife centre.
The swan was rescued by a team of RSPCA officers using a boat on a lake in Gerards Lane, St Helens, on Wednesday, 9 August, after a member of the public spotted the oil-covered bird on a bank. An empty petrol can was also recovered from the lake.
An RSPCA officer took the bird to the charity’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre … Continue reading…