This month, Pumpkin Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Rickmansworth is celebrating its one-year anniversary.
The hospital is the brainchild of Ana Lapaz-Mendez, a veterinary surgeon with a passion for wildlife. Since opening in 2023, the team has saved more than 700 patients.
Reflecting on the year, trustee Sarah Arnold told Rickynews: “The main reason we have seen such an increase in our patients is due to how humans live their lives.
“We attended a rescue of a baby badger with his head completely trapped in a concrete post in a local garden. We have had dozens of hedgehogs with broken and missing legs after being injured by strimmers and several foxes trapped in trash, run over and even poisoned. Many pigeons and garden birds have been attacked by cats, swans have crashed into houses, birds of prey electrocuted and injured, and many more sad incidents.”
To prevent further incidents, the hospital has launched an education outreach programme in schools to teach the next generation how they can look after their environment.
Sarah added: “We would love to stress how proud we are of our charity and facility, how many animals we have helped, how amazing our volunteers are and the huge need for us in the area.”
This month, Pumpkin Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Rickmansworth is celebrating its one-year anniversary.
The hospital is the brainchild of Ana Lapaz-Mendez, a veterinary surgeon with a passion for wildlife. Since opening in 2023, the team has saved more than 700 patients.
Reflecting on the year, trustee Sarah Arnold told Rickynews: “The main reason we have seen such an increase in our patients is due to how humans live their lives.
“We attended a rescue of a baby badger with his head completely trapped in a concrete post in a local garden. We have had dozens of hedgehogs with broken and missing legs after being injured by strimmers and several foxes trapped in trash, run over and even poisoned. Many pigeons and garden birds have been attacked by cats, swans have crashed into houses, birds of prey electrocuted and injured, and many more sad incidents.”
To prevent further incidents, the hospital has launched an education outreach programme in schools to teach the next generation how they can look after their environment.
Sarah added: “We would love to stress how proud we are of our charity and facility, how many animals we have helped, how amazing our volunteers are and the huge need for us in the area.”
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