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By 9.00 AM today we were back in the lagoon at the Royal Arsenal catching 16 ducklings and their mother. This lagoon had absolutely no...

An absolutely exhausting rescue today in Thamesmead, when for the second day running, a swan crash landed into a fenced off area which...

We’ve just returned from two consecutive and very sodden rescues in the same area. The first: A mother duck had nested on a roof terrace...

Today we had nine separate rescues in a row, and exhausted isn’t the word! The day isn’t even over yet. One of these nine was at our old...

How accurate is the idea that pigeons spread disease?

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...