The RSPCA has come to the aid of a hedgehog trapped under a fence post in Cwmbran.
Local residents spotted the hedgehog on the pavement near their Beechleigh Close home, last Tuesday (18 August).
Tasha Jack and her nine-year-old son Jake went to check on the hedgehog soon afterwards – only to find the animal had got himself wedged under a nearby fence.
She said: “I was out walking with my son Jake, and we spotted the hedgehog on the … Continue reading…
Three orphaned baby hedgehogs have been returned to the wild after two months of rehabilitation and care, including being hand-reared by RSPCA officers when they were only days old.
RSPCA Cymru took the hoglets into their care after their nest in Tavernspite in Pembrokeshire was accidentally disturbed. The tiny babies were left in situ for some time in the hope their mother would return – but sadly, she never did.
The hoglets came into the RSPCA’s care on 8 June, … Continue reading…
Four dumped cockerels have been rescued by the RSPCA after being found on the side of the road in Swansea.
A member of the public reported the abandoned birds to the RSPCA, after spotting them last Wednesday afternoon (29 July) on Allt-Y-Graban Road.
Three white cockerels and one brown cockerel were rescued by RSPCA animal collection officer (ACO) Ellie West and are now at a local private boarding establishment.
An appeal for information has now been launched in the hope … Continue reading…
The RSPCA has raced to the aid of a horse who became caught in barbed wire in Llanelli.
Officers from the animal welfare charity were notified after a member of the public spotted the horse’s plight in fields near the A4138 at Dafen on Saturday June 20.
The horse was half-way over a barbed wire fence, with his foot tangled in some wire netting below. The horse was in great danger of cutting his legs on the barbed wire fencing…. Continue reading…
The RSPCA has welcomed news that – as the Covid-19 crisis begins to ease – the Welsh Government has started work on a new law which will end the third party sale of puppies and kittens.
Lesley Griffiths MS, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, has confirmed that new legislation is now being worked up, which will be entitled the Animal Welfare (Licencing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021.
The change in law would likely mean anybody … Continue reading…