Claire Onody

Mad Scientist 👩🏼‍🔬 Mad Cat Lady 😹😸😼😺 Mum to Phoebe, Selene, Binx and Lily 🌈

[Claire Onody @MrsOnody]

Miss Selene from @CatsProtection enjoying the sunshine

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @WriterHannahBT]

Clarion Housing destroyed an active swift colony by demolishing a building early, breaching the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Tell the Surrey Police crime commissioner to enforce the law 👉https://t.co/cZqGFTt3uc It’s #worldswiftday but no one gives a monkeys.

[Tiggywinkles @TiggywinklesUK]

Johnny Ball, beloved presenter and household name from 1980s children's television, paid us his first-ever visit this week after bringing in an injured juvenile crow he spotted struggling in his garden.
Thank you, Johnny, for helping wildlife when it needed you most!

[RSPCA South Bucks @RSPCASouthBucks]

Our volunteers make an incredible difference to the lives of animals every day. We’re always looking for more people to join our team. We have many different roles on offer. Interested? Take a look at https://t.co/BAYpfVmU9d
Together let’s end animal suffering in South Bucks.

[Tiggywinkles @TiggywinklesUK]

Meet Doug.🦔Found in a trench at a building site, he was caked in mud, exhausted and unable to climb out.
By the time he reached us, he was dehydrated and very hungry. After a gentle check-over and some much-needed fluids, Doug didn’t hesitate when his first meal was offered… 😊

[New Start Cat Rescue🐾💜🐾 @newstartcats1]

Just look at that total! 🙀This is 1 month’s invoice from 1 of the 12 vets we use. We fund essential procedures, tests, surgeries, medications, vaccinations & diagnostics to get cats healthy and adoption-ready.
Every treatment is necessary, pls help if you can ⬇️ or share 😻🙏

[Tiggywinkles @TiggywinklesUK]

🦡💚 These rescued badger cubs each arrived at Tiggywinkles as tiny, vulnerable babies, needing round-the-clock care and bottle feeds. Now look at them! Enjoying life in our specially built enclosure helping them develop the natural behaviours they’ll need for life in the wild.

[Tiggywinkles @TiggywinklesUK]

We’ve seen a surge in rescued owlets recently, including these four now in our expert care.
Young tawny owls often leave the nest before they can properly fly, with their parents still nearby caring for them. If you find a young owl on the ground, please contact us for advice🧡🦉

[Vale Wildlife Hospital @wildliferescuer]

Just what you didn't know you needed on a Sunday - a group of cygnets and goslings tackling a broccoli head together 🥦🦢

Our nursery is getting busier by the day, with more orphaned and injured youngsters arriving needing specialist care, warmth, food and safety. But, thanks to you incredible lot, our orphan appeal has already reached 62% of its target… and we’re not even halfway through the season yet! Your support is already helping us give these little ones the second chance they deserve.

Every donation truly makes a difference 🫶

If you’d like to help us continue caring for the hundreds of babies still to come, you can support our appeal here:

https://t.co/qSfyYwDJER

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Finally some good news from Hampstead Heath! 😀😍
This was just posted by 'swansofhampsteadheath' on Instagr*m 😊
See what she says in the next post in this thread! ⬇️
THANK YOU to all my followers who helped the issue go viral here... you made a difference! 💪👏🐦❤️😍

[Rescue Me @rescuemeanimal]

Ginger cats is our current theme & all four of them females 🧡 Looking for their forever homes, all in foster in #Liverpool ☎️ 07952017696 & leave a voicemail #Cats #BankHoliday #Everton #AdoptMe

[RSPCA South Bucks @RSPCASouthBucks]

We are bursting at the seams with lots of tiny mouths to feed at the moment.
Here is another group found on an allotment. Approx 4-5 weeks old.
They are safe now and will be cared for until they are old enough to be adopted.
Together let's end animal suffering in South Bucks.

[Hedgehog Cabin @HedgehogCabin]

Another gentle little soul was taken from us this morning.
The person who wielded the strimmer probably still has no idea this girl paid with her life for their 'neat' edges.
But there is good news.
This poor darling, missing her front leg, dragged herself out to where a lovely couple noticed her.
She was curled into a neat ball, no sign of her catastrophic injury, but this couple had seen good correct advice; that a hedgehog out in the day in the open is *always* in trouble and needs help, and so rang me for advice.
Frustratingly, a organisation that collects donations to fund questionable 'research', ironically called The British Hedgehog Preservation Society, publish 'advice' on their website, despite having no knowledge or experience of hedgehog rescue or care.
This poor and fatally misleading 'advice' is that hedgehogs seen out in the day could be mums, so to leave them alone.
This is so irresponsible and extremely dangerous.
And just not true, as it's an incredibly rare and evident event (please see infogram below).
This no doubt well-meaning but fatally wrong advice has caused so much suffering, and hundreds of unnecessary deaths.
Sadly it's believed by many members of the public, and is still being propagated today by small hobbyist 'rescues' - individuals who are unacquainted with the scientific and medical facts, and desperately hold on to this profoundly ignorant and lethal fallacy.
If this poor girl's finder had been someone who believed this misconception she would have been left to suffer a horrendous agonising death, most likely by being predated alive.
But thanks to this lovely couple who did the right thing, this poor darling was immediately given a potent analgesic, and then a gentle death with no pain, and no fear.
A hedgehog can't survive and thrive with a missing leg, especially a front weight-bearing leg.
Below is her admittance and examination this morning.
(It's terrifying for a wild animal to be handled by a human so once I spot the injury I take a photo, so I can take my time studying the image, not the casualty, thus reducing handing time.)
So please, don't strim - leave those edges for our precious insects.
And please spread this information far and wide, to help save lives.
More info: https://t.co/h56b209KjX

[UKSwifts @swifts_uk]

Please retweet and spread the word!
What to do when you find a grounded swift 👇

[RSPCA South Bucks @RSPCASouthBucks]

Monthly donations give us a regular income and help us create a brighter future for animals in need.
If you're able to help, please consider donating monthly https://t.co/wWsESlTR5s
With your help, we can end animal suffering in South Bucks.

[The Happy Hedgehog Rescue @HappyHedgehog3]

A late night rescue last night in Camberley. 2 hedgehogs stuck down a drain. A 10 year lad spotted them & alerted his parents who called us. 2 males needing some TLC and rehabilitation Finders covered drain. @BBCSurrey @Surreyheath @surreylive #hedgehogawarenessweek #rescue

[Vale Wildlife Hospital @wildliferescuer]

Meet patient number 1196🐥

Last week, this tiny Moorhen chick was brought into our care after she was found alone, with no sign of mum returning. Sadly, despite waiting and monitoring, her mother did not come back.

Weighing just 17 grams on admission, the little chick was incredibly small and vulnerable, and without the protection from her parents she was at risk of being quickly predated.

Now being provided all the warmth, safety, nutrition, and round-the-clock care she needs, we're hopeful this chick is getting the best possible chance of returning to the wild when she's older. 💚

Did you know? Moorhen chicks look very different from their parents! Their fluffy black down and bright red/orange faces aren’t just for show – this bold colouring helps parents spot them in dense vegetation. It’s also believed that brighter chicks appear healthier, encouraging more attentive feeding.

[Claire Onody @MrsOnody]

@TiggywinklesUK That’s a very pale hedgehog- is it because of the ringworm? 🦔

[Tiggywinkles @TiggywinklesUK]

Hedgehog Health Alert⚠️🦔Poor Reg is suffering from ringworm - a common & contagious skin infection that causes hair/spine loss. With the right medication, hedgehogs can recover well - but they do need expert help.💡If you spot a hedgehog like Reg, please contact a rescue asap.💚

[RSPCA South Bucks @RSPCASouthBucks]

Our dedicated fosterers are working flat out at the moment, as we have lots of kittens.
We’re always looking for new fosterers, we also need volunteer cattery assistants to help look after our cats.
https://t.co/fcTG9xy8ij
Together let’s end animal suffering in South Bucks.

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

This is disgraceful... it's a crime! 😡
Nesting birds in this reedbed last week... now burnt out, during breeding season! 🤬
Too many landowners think they are above the law!
Our birdlife is struggling enough as it is.. 😔
@DeborahMeaden @ChrisGPackham