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BBC News
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Car accident saves Jamie the lamb from slaughter
A lamb has been saved from slaughter after escaping and being hit by a is currently paralysed in his rear legs but Brinsley Animal Rescue hopes he will make a recovery and then be rehomed as a might have to use a wheelchair if he does not regain the use of his legs but the Nottinghamshire-based team said he will still be able to live a long and happy are normally slaughtered when they are about six months old. "All the signs at the moment are positive," said Jon Beresford, who runs the rescue centre."There's no spinal damage, and he has got reflexes in both those back legs."With physiotherapy and with time he stands a realistic chance of recovery." The centre was contacted on Friday by vets in Sheffield, where Jamie had been taken after his did not have a tag on his ear, meaning the farmer could not be traced."The people who found the lamb tried to find where he had come from but he was nowhere near any fields," said Mr vets X-rayed Jamie but could not find any major internal issues, so they asked Brinsley Animal Rescue to take him vets have now examined Jamie and it is thought his paralysis might be caused by a displaced lumbar disc, or a burst blood vessel, either of which could be pushing on the sciatic nerve. "Because the lamb is still young and still growing, he can recover from both of those," Mr Beresford said."If Jamie makes a full recovery we will rehome him as a pet, to live with other sheep."Mr Beresford said there were also rescue centres that have disabled lambs who "live amazing lives in wheelchairs and still fly around".Brinsley Animal Rescue itself has a number of disabled former farm animals, including a blind cow and a cow with a jaw deformity who struggles to eat."People feel sorry for them but that challenge has saved their lives," said Jon."Similarly, Jamie would have been killed and on somebody's plate in another three or four months."Now he's hopefully going to live the rest of his life free."
BBC News
11-06-2025
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Duckling orphans rescued on M1 released back into wild
A dozen ducklings orphaned on the M1 have been hand reared and released back into the 12 young birds' mother died after being struck attempting to cross the busy motorway on the Nottinghamshire-Derbyshire border with her brood on 9 thanks to the actions of motorists who formed a rolling road block to safely rescue the stranded and "distressed" ducklings from the central reservation, Brinsley Animal Rescue was able to raise them all by Tuesday, a final two releases meant the entire family had been safely released back into the wild in Nottinghamshire. Brinsley Animal Rescue co-founder John Beresford said the lengths that people will go to to rescue wildlife "is just fantastic".He said: "Tragically the mother was hit and all the ducklings were crowding around the dying mother in the central reservation."Quite spontaneously, some HGVs slowed right down and created a rolling roadblock and this kind lady managed to cross over with a bucket from a builder who also stopped to scoop the ducklings up to safety."The ducklings were placed into groups with other young ducks, meaning the charity had more than 40 orphans to of the family from the M1 were released at an undisclosed lake over the weekend, with the final 10 let out onto the water on Tuesday. Mr Beresford said volunteers would continue to check on their progress in the coming weeks."Whenever we release any wild animals, we always think of the best place we can possibly release them," he said."Ideally, we release animals back to where they've come from but absolutely we're not going to release them back to a dangerous location like the M1."It's an area that we do regularly visit, so we can keep an eye on them to make sure they're all doing fine."This time of year, it's extremely busy, we receive probably between 60 and 70 phone calls a day."We do as much as we possibly can. Stories like this really do lift us."
Yahoo
29-05-2025
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Heron flies free after release from fishing wire
A heron has been released back into the wild after being freed from a tangle of fishing wire. Brinsley Animal Rescue in Nottinghamshire said the bird had "beaten the odds" after it was found trapped and wounded near the Ilkeston canal. Centre co-founder Jon Beresford, who nursed the heron back to health, said he was concerned the bird might struggle but was relieved when it "flew and flew". "It was amazing and made all the hard work worthwhile," Mr Beresford said. Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
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Heron flies free after release from fishing wire
A heron has been released back into the wild after being freed from a tangle of fishing wire. Brinsley Animal Rescue in Nottinghamshire said the bird had "beaten the odds" after it was found trapped and wounded near the Ilkeston canal. Centre co-founder Jon Beresford, who nursed the heron back to health, said he was concerned the bird might struggle but was relieved when it "flew and flew". "It was amazing and made all the hard work worthwhile," Mr Beresford said. Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210.
BBC News
29-05-2025
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Watch heron fly free after release from fishing wire
This is the moment a heron was released back into the wild after it was freed from a tangle of fishing Animal Rescue in Nottinghamshire said the bird had "beaten the odds" after it was found trapped and wounded near the Ilkeston canal. Centre co-founder Jon Beresford, who nursed the heron back to health, said he was concerned the bird might struggle but was relieved when it "flew and flew"."It was amazing and made all the hard work worthwhile," Mr Beresford said.
