Five intrepid animal-lovers will take on one of Cheshire’s longest walking trails this weekend to raise funds for an RSPCA wildlife centre.
The team will take on the 55km-long Sandstone Trail on Saturday (23 September) to raise money for Nantwich’s Stapeley Grange.
They will start at 5.30am and are aiming to walk the trail, which goes from Frodsham to Whitchurch, in 14 hours.
The team is being led by the centre’s manager Lee Stewart, and includes Lee’s wife Laura, RSPCA … Continue reading…
The RSPCA is warning people about the danger that fly paper poses to wildlife, after a swallow died after getting stuck to one.
The animal welfare charity was called to rescue the bird from a stable in Ridge End, in Marple, Stockport, on Tuesday (5 September).
Sadly, the swallow had to be put to sleep as a result of injuries sustained from being stuck to the paper.
RSPCA animal welfare officer Steve Wickham said: “When I arrived, the bird was … Continue reading…
A deer who had got himself tangled in wire around a tree was safely freed after a joint rescue operation between the RSPCA and Cheshire Fire Service.
A member of the public reported the struggling deer to the RSPCA on Friday morning (1 September), after he was spotted in a field in Dry Knowle, Wildboarclough, in Macclesfield.
When RSPCA inspector Heather Morris arrived, she saw that he had got his antlers caught up in electric fencing wire tangled around a … Continue reading…
An RSPCA cattery in Cheshire is trying to find a new home for two feline friends who can’t bear to be separated.
Billy and Bertie arrived at RSPCA Stapeley Grange, in Nantwich, in June after their previous owner could no longer care for them due to ill health.
But sadly nobody has come forward to offer the two-year-old cats a new home since.
Joyce Mellor, deputy manager of the cattery, said: “They are striking-looking cats but they seem to have … Continue reading…
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a dog with facial injuries consistent with fighting with badgers was found in Warrington.
The brindle and white lurcher-type dog was found on Saturday (26 August) in a garden on Dark Lane, in Higher Whitley.
The member of the public who found the dog contacted the RSPCA, and Inspector Lisa Lupson attended to collect him. He is now in the RSPCA’s care, where staff have named him Herbie.
Inspector Lupson said: “The poor … Continue reading…