Unbelievable as it seems, we are running out of dog food!  We had a tremendous response to our spring food appeal, but we are using about 80 cans of food every day and so supplies are diminishing very quickly

At the centre we have many different birds and animals for whom meat forms the basis of their diet: hedgehogs, foxes, badgers, and also corvids (magpies, crows etc) and many of our smaller garden birds are fed it as part of a ‘fledgling mix’.  At this time of year the hospital is still full; we have 13 badger cubs growing up ready for release in the autumn, and although this year’s fox cubs have now ‘left home’, we have many adult foxes who are poorly, and of course the many, many hedgehogs who are still making a valiant effort to put on weight before the colder weather is upon us!!

We have noticed that some brands tend to be much better for the animals’ health than others, so if you are able to help at all, we would be very grateful if you could choose from the following items.  Many are on special offer at the supermarkets at the moment, and don’t forget if you can’t deliver them to us you can order online, and the major supermarkets will deliver on your behalf.

Pedigree Dog Food – Meat & Poultry Chunks in Gravy

Sainsburys – Two for £5.00

Tesco – Two for £6.00

Ocado – Three packs for £7.50

Pedigree Puppy Food – Mixed packs

Sainsburys – Two for £5.00

Tesco – Two for £6.00

Ocado – Three packs for £7.50

Weebox Chub Roll

50 per pack at both Sainsburys and Tescos

Thank you so much for your ongoing support of Wildlife Aid, and thank you in advance for helping us with this appeal!

The Charity Times Awards are designed to recognise and reward excellence in the management and co-ordination of all charitable activities. This aim is enforced by the make-up of the judging panel, which represents the leading figures in the UK charity sector, and thus ensures the highest possible standards are set for the most prestigious awards ceremony in the charity calendar.

The 2010 Charity Times Awards Shortlist has been finalised and is as follows:

Outstanding Individual Achievement

Alexander McLean, African Prison Project
Chris Robinson, Swanswell
David Constantine, Motivation Charitable Trust
Fiona Dawe, YouthNet
John Henry Seymour, Community Link Up
Ian Nicholls, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
Peter Cousins, Brighter Future Workshop
Simon Cowell, Wildlife Aid
Steve Miller, Tzedek

Each year Wildlife Aid takes in many young hedgehogs, who are raised to adulthood here at the centre, as well as taking in sick and injured adult hogs all year round.  Once fully grown, fit and healthy, these hedgehogs need to be released back into the wild, and we run a Hedgehog Release Programme for Wildlife Aid members who would like to assist us.

It should be stressed that these animals are not being rehomed as pets; the hedgehog may choose to take itself off as soon as it arrives, preferring the flavour of the slugs down the road as opposed to yours!  However, by joining the release programme you are playing a vital role in our work: to get every healthy wild animal back into the wild as soon as possible.

This year's Open Day raised a staggering

£17,913.00!! 

This is a fabulous result, and we are extremely pleased with how well the day went.  Considering everyone is having to watch the pennies, the monies raised were just up on last year's figures, so even more reason to say thank you to everyone who made the day possible for us!

Pictures from the day are available to view and buy at

Andy Newbold Photography

Next year's Open Day will be on Sunday 19th June, once again this is Father's Day, so book your Dad now!

Thank you!!

Rounding up you Golfers !

We are having another charity golf day this year which will be on Wednesday, 1st September at Pyrford Golf Club near Woking.  To register your participation or for more information on this event, please call Denise on: 01256-861021 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  To download a poster, please click here.

Don’t forget as well as a round of golf, there will be coffee & bacon roll on arrival, lunch, prizes and a raffle.  All players are welcome to this fundraiser so hope to hear from you!  We are very much looking forward to this event and thank you in advance for your support.

Without our volunteers, Wildlife Aid could not continue to care for the animals that need our help. If you feel strongly about the future of British wildlife, if you just love all animals or even if it's just because you have some free time and want to work with a group of friendly and dedicated group of like-minded people, why not become a volunteer at Wildlife Aid?

As well as helping with animal care, there are other volunteering opportunities within Wildlife Aid.  Perhaps you can't commit to working regularly at the centre, but could collect injured animals in your area when needed and bring them into us.  Perhaps your skills lie in fundraising or PR and you can help to promote the charity through local and national media?  Or maybe you have strong admin. skills and can do some work from home to support the charity. 

If you think that you have the skills to help us then please complete the Volunteer Application Form below in the first instance.  We will then be in touch to discuss the opportunities available, and to arrange for you to come for a Volunteer Induction at the centre.

PRESS STATEMENT
7 June 2010
 
WILDLIFE CHARITY RESPONDS TO NEWS STORIES ABOUT "FOX ATTACKS"
 
A spokesman for Wildlife Aid, the Leatherhead-based charity, said:
 
"It is extremely rare to hear of incidents in which people have been injured by foxes in this way. But like any wild animal a fox will lash out when cornered, and in cases where a fox feels trapped, or has to protect its young, it will scratch and bite. We do not yet know the full facts in this latest case and it is therefore impossible to make a detailed comment. However, the advice we give to people is very clear: Do not encourage foxes to come into your garden. Do not put out food for them. Do not leave doors and windows open unnecessarily. A fox will instinctively seek out food, so care must be taken not to leave temptation in its way.
 
"There are estimated to be around 30,000 to 40,000 'urban foxes' (against a total fox population in the UK of a quarter of a million) but some of these urban foxes are becoming bolder and are less scared of people than they should be. Even so, the risk of being injured by a fox is extremely remote. Most previous reports of foxes attacking children, for example, have turned out to be unfounded. In the majority of cases where a fox has been blamed for injuring a child, the animal in question has been later found to be a dog or a cat."

Wildlife charity urges MPs not to repeal the ban on foxhunting
 
Wildlife Aid, the Leatherhead-based charity that promotes respect for nature, is urging MPs on both sides of the House of Commons to vote against any attempt to reintroduce foxhunting.
 
The Liberal-Conservative Coalition Government is proposing to give MPs the chance to vote on whether or not the ban should be kept. Wildlife Aid founder Simon Cowell MBE said: "I was very disappointed to hear that the new Government is planning to reopen this issue. The Hunting Act 2004 may not be perfect but at least it reduces the scale of animal cruelty and protects at least one species. To repeal this law, as some members of the Coalition Government seem to want, would in my view be a retrograde step. 

NEWS RELEASE

2 Sept 2009

WILL YOU BE OUR AMBASSADOR FOR ANIMALS?
 
Do you care about Britain's wildlife heritage and would you like to be an "Ambassador" for the animals?

We often have live webcam video streams of our wildlife orphans and patients. These are viewed using Windows media player. For mac users there are players such as Windows Media player for Mac and Flip4Mac which will work in Safari or Firefox.

Don't forget you need to register and login to view either of these webcams. Registration is free

If by mistake you click on a link when not logged in you will see "You are not authorised to view this resource.You need to login.". Don't worry you can login or register to get access.