‘i opened a wildlife hospital’

When Ginny Spenceley’s husband Russ asked if she’d take over the local hedgehog rescue in Pembrokeshire with him in 2016, she didn’t hesitate. Caring for animals had been her passion since childhood,

Bearing witness to a tragic tussle between her beloved bear and a dog made Lesley Austin. determined to help teddies in need. “As a child I had a much-loved teddy bear, but the family dog ripped her t

These abused pets got their furry-tail endings

This year the British Hen Welfare Trust celebrates 20 years of rescuing laying hens from slaughter at the end of their commercial lives. Their work began when founder Jane Howorth MBE, watched an epis

There’s just a pig board between me and the lively grey seal barrelling towards me down the corridor. Tipping the scales at about 27kg, the pup – a young male called Bop It – already weighs as much as

When Michael rescued ed a scared spider monkey, he made a surprising four-legged best friend…