Save the date
28 July - 3 August
National Marine Week
Celebrate our amazing sea life! Get involved in beach
litter-picks, make sand art, or go rockpooling
(look but don't touch!). Find an event at:
wildlifetrusts.org/national-marine-week
8 August
International
Cat Day
Show your love
for cats! Draw
cat-themed pictures, make
cat-themed cakes or learn
feline facts. For tips on
looking after your cat, visit:
rspca.org.uk/cats
13 August
RSPCA Young
Photographer Awards close
Our amazing photography competition
closes on 13 August. So enter now to
win amazing prizes and see your
photos displayed at our awards
ceremony! To take part, visit:
rspca.org.uk/ypa
Antlers and netting don't mix
All too often we have to help wildlife caught in litter
that us humans leave lying around. Like this fallow
deer, whose antlers got tangled in some
netting wrapped around a tree.
Nicole, one of our animal rescue officers,
headed to the scene in Hertfordshire, along
with the local fire service. Luckily, the deer
only had a small graze on his leg, so once
our rescuers freed him, he could leap away
to safety.
Nicole says the netting might have been
from a football goal.
"We're not sure how or why it got there. But it's
really important that we all keep netting in a secure
place, or get rid of it properly," she tells us. "It's a really
easy way to keep animals safe."
Hovis rules the roost
A cockerel who was abandoned in an upside-down trolley is
now cock-a-hoop in his new home!
When a kind person spotted a chicken trapped by a trolley, they called
us and RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Adam went to investigate. The
poor bird had been left under the trolley in a wet field. He had some
sores on his belly and damaged tail feathers, and was underweight.
"I called him Hovis because the trolley I found him in was used for
moving bread," Adam tells us. "I rushed
him to the vets for treatment. Then we
moved him to emergency boarding (a place where animals are cared for
if we don't have room for them in our animal centres), where he became
a favourite with staff!"
Once he was feeling better, Hovis went to his new forever home: a
small local farm with hens and ducks to keep him company, and plenty
of space to roam free. We're so happy we helped Hovis and found him
a lovely place to live.
Hovis's new forever home!
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER
AWARDS 2025
Ask your school
or sports club
to put away netting
after a game. It can
be very dangerous
to wildlife.
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