Not every story has a happy ending!

A lady rescued a wood pigeon from the road today which had been hit by something pretty large.

There was a serious amount of blood in the box so we didn't even check out the bird but rushed it straight to the vet.

On inspection the birds wing was severelly broken with protruding bones and while being handled it became obvious that it also had suffered damage to its keel and rib cage as there was grinding.

The bird was in so much pain even though it wasn't showing it that the kindest thing we could do for it was to let it die quickly and peacefully at the hands of the vet.

The only peace of mind we have is that the lady took the time to rescue a bird which can on occassions be very 'jumpy' and difficult to get a grip of, and bringing him to us where he died without being hit again by cars or left on the road to be hit again and suffer further.

Our thanks to the lady who rescued it. :)

Starling was a little 'tied up'..

A member of the public bravely rescued this starling from his telephone wires on Wednesday afternoon. it wasn't plainly obvious as to why he got tangled up untill we had a closer look and realised both his feet were severley tangled up in thin black sewing thread.

Goodness knows how he got tangled in it but his toes were locked together. he must have had a small bit dangling when he landed on the wires and this got blown round and tangled on the wire so as he flew off he ended up hanging upside down. And with the struggling it just made the string tighter.

40 minutes later and we managed to finally get all the string off to find that one of his toes was badly broken. As can be seen on the left foot in the picture above.

After a trip to the vet and some manipulation of the toe he managed to get the bone back into place and the Starling is now sporting the latest in fashion....

A bright blue toe bandage..

Our vets are great at doing 'Dolls-house' scale medical work..

His toe still may die and fall away although birds are great at adapting to losses like that so he can still survive without it. All being well that won't happen.

We have all our fingers and emmm... toes ;) crossed that he heals up.. he is eating well so far

TACT Funday 23rd August. We need your help

Due to circumstances outside our control, TACT is limited on the days we can be open for visits so we intend to make the most of them.

On the 23rd August we are planning an open day with Fun activities for the kids such as a Treasure Hunt, wildlife related games and a chance to meet some of the creatures at TACT & Even have their picture taken holding some of them (There is a charge for this to help raise funds for the Centre)

Tea’s & Coffees will be available for the adults. We will be making a small charge for these and need some volunteers to help serving and washing the cups etc.
We would love to have home made tray-bakes available also so maybe if you are a keen cook and would like to contribute with some buns/cakes that would be fantastic! Pre-packaged cakes also accepted for sale!

Do you have items lying about the house you no longer use or are getting in the way.. One person’s trash is another’s treasure..

We can sell these at our Bric-a-brac sale in the afternoon.

Items such as toys, books, cloths (Must be washed), ornaments etc are all welcomed..
Items can be brought to the Centre any time between 10-3pm

And lastly, please let your friends and family know about the funday.

The event will be taking place on Sunday the 23rd August from 2.30pm-4.30pm.
The treasure hunt is free for the children taking part. With prizes for the winners. Accompanying adults will be asked for a small donation.

Other activities being planned. We are also planning a ‘Bric-a-brac’ sale and this is where we would like to ask for your help?? Below are some ideas for you to think about and see if you can lend a hand.


Your help in even the smallest way is very important to us and we thank you in advance for your support.

Abandoned Kitten handed in to TACT

Lastnight (28th july 2009) 2 young boys found an abandoned kitten in Crumlin.
it has got to be a pet as it has a lovely nature and is not at all bothered by people so must be used to being around them.

If you have lost a kitten in the area please contact TACT on 02894422900 and give us a description of your kitten to see if it is the same one.

We have sent it out with a fosterer at present.

Regards

TACT

sunshines (Briefly) at TACT

The sun shone for a few days which the birds took full advantage off and we couldn't resist a pic of them sunbathing Enjoy :)

In this picture there are Mute swans, greylag geese, gannet and lesser & herring gulls.. All of which free roam the Centre each day

Recently a lovely willow warbler was brought to us. These birds are very secretive choosing to live in areas of willow, quiet woodlands or near waterways. The arrive from Africa each year (yes that tiny creature flew all that way!!!) set up a territory, mate, rear their young and return to Africa in the late summer/early autumn..

This one was found in a garden so on inspection we have to guess it hit a window as it seemed just stunned. After a rest and some food it was lively enough to go so it was released from the centre into ther surrounding woodland where they are already willow warblers resident.

Hoglets arrive at TACT

These 7 baby hoglets were brought to us after the mother randomly gave birth in a plastic binbag in a garage. The mother was unwell and weak so all 8 arrived with us. Sadly one of the hoglets very quickly passed away and despite our best efforts of round the clock feeding we were unable to save them. The fact that the mother was unwell (she did survive and has since been released back to the wild) didn't bode well dfor the hoglets in the first place. So a sad ending to this story.