I am so pleased you are all interested! It can be upsetting when something doesn't make it, but at least we know everything possible has been done, and at least the animal or bird hasn't died slowly in the wild.
The humour helps a lot, it seems that most people who work with animals are a bit eccentric, especially Simon. He suggested yesterday that if he doesn't get any cute badger cubs in soon he was going to give us all spades and we had to go and dig some up for him! Watching Sara is inspirational, she just doesn't give up. Not everything appreciates it, we have a resident goose (Percy) who doesn't like her at all, and bites her on the back of the leg!.
When I first started volunteering with wildlife about 12 years ago I was told `You will get filthy, you will get bitten and the patients will never say thank you, but if you can put up with that, you can do the job`.
I am hoping to be able to go on some releases soon.
Anyone can volunteer, you don't need any experience, you can be any age. Wildlife centres all over the country only keep going because of the volunteers. I had never handled birds or animals before I started. I never imagined I would be dealing with foxes and badgers. Or get savaged by a thrush!

I suppose I had better get up now   .

Sue