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It's the end of an era for Plumstead, as our famous wandering peacock is set to start his new life at a sanctuary tomorrow afternoon....

Goodbye to Ricky the Ticky magpie, released today. He was found by a local Veterinary Care Assistant dragging himself along the ground,...

An unexpected and at first, very upsetting rescue occurred this evening. Two of our volunteers, Darren and Fran, we're waiting on the...

Two consecutive rescues this afternoon, one with a positive outcome, one with a pretty heartbreaking outcome. The first was a report of a...

Another nine ducklings rescued from the Royal Arsenal complex this evening - from the same ornamental lagoon as the last brood, although...

This stunning chap was discovered running loose on the M20 last night. He was handed into the PDSA Thamesmead's out of hours service, and...

This magpie arrived yesterday evening with a whopping 25 ticks on his neck and head. He was unable to use his legs which we see a lot in...

We were all feeling a bit worse for wear today, generally exhausted and perhaps a bit hung over (don't judge me!), when we received yet...

Another long day with a string of rescues. Firstly, Lisa and I attended to a young fox collapsed in a doorway in Mottingham, dragging his...

Last night at around midnight, we received a report about a pigeon trapped in anti-bird netting on a balcony at a block of flats in...

Another long, hot afternoon with a string of rescues! First, MORE ducklings in an ornamental fountain at the Royal Arsenal, for the...

Last night, my pyjamas doubled as a rescue uniform when we received a message around midnight via Dartford Animal Rescue about a fox cub...

This evening we were alerted to two pigeons trapped in anti-bird netting on a balcony in Eltham. They had been there since Thursday with...

A recent unusual case that required some help from our friends at South East London Reptile Rescue to resolve. Yesterday, we were alerted...

We've had two very sad cases involving fox cubs lately. The first was in SE14, an area we typically struggle to cover even in quieter...

Many thanks to the Turtle Sanctuary in Staplehurst for agreeing to take in another South East London terrapin today. This one was found...

Remember Peter, the wild rabbit who hitched a ride in a car engine from Camber Sands to Plumstead, and who took our volunteers hours to...

Anyone who works in wildlife rehab will tell you what difficult "patients" wood pigeons are. They can get so stressed just by the mere...

Before noon today, our volunteers had already transported three birds to South Essex Wildlife Hospital and been called out on three...

The pigeon who was left dangling by the foot for hours after becoming entangled in anti-bird netting in Abbeywood was released today. He...