A cat was remarkably found nestled in the bonnet of a car – after the driver had made a 15-mile journey to a pet store in Newport!
The driver had travelled from Blackwood to the Mendalgief Retail Park in Newport, where Pets at Home is located; as is – conveniently – an RSPCA Adoption Centre!
A member of the public walking across the car park noticed a tail hanging beneath the vehicle – and a Pets at Home staff member … Continue reading…
The RSPCA has urged people in the Gwynedd area to report potentially suspicious activity against birds after a peregrine falcon was found with puncture wounds consistent with being shot.
Rescuers from the animal welfare charity were alerted after a member of the public spotted the bird of prey struggling on a road in Penrhyndeudraeth; a few miles east of Porthmadog, last Tuesday (6 April).
RSPCA Cymru collected the badly injured animal, and rushed him to the RSPCA’s specialist Stapeley Grange … Continue reading…
A 12-strong team of RSPCA officers – including rope rescue specialists – have saved three sheep trapped precariously on a steep cliff edge at Dinas Island in West Wales.
The sheep had become trapped on the cliff above the sea with very limited grazing available and were in “serious jeopardy”.
Remarkable drone footage shows the extent of the sheep’s plight – and the size of the drop to the sea below.
RSPCA officers abseiled down to reach the sheep, and … Continue reading…
A swan – rescued in dramatic circumstances from beneath a waterfall in Holywell – has been returned to the wild and reunited with his mate in a “heart-warming happy ending”.
RSPCA officers had teamed-up with rangers from the Greenfield Valley Park to help the stranded swan - with video footage showing the danger the swan was in from the fast-flowing waterfall.
The swan was rescued from the bottom of the waterfall, and came into the RSPCA’s care on 1 … Continue reading…
A barn owl has been rescued from a disused building in Pontyates by RSPCA Cymru.
Officers from the animal welfare charity were alerted after members of the public spotted the owl in the front window of the property in the Gwendraeth Valley village.
RSPCA Cymru attended the scene – and made local enquiries to track down the owner of the building, and gain access to the trapped owl.
Amazing photographs show what animal rescuer Paula Milton saw at the property … Continue reading…