Wildlife Success Stories

Swan Safely Retrieved and Released in Belfast

Recently a member of the public in the Belfast area found an unexpected pre-Christmasguest in their garden.Thankfully th...

Hedgehog Rescued from Drain

Our Animal Rescue Officer recently saved this hedgehog from nearly drowning in a drain.The poor little hedgehog was in a...

Two Hedgehogs Rescued

After seeing the post about the hedgehog infested with ticks, a member of the public got in touch to say there were two ...

Hedgehog Rescued and Spending Hibernation at the USPCA

We received a call from a member of the public regarding a hedgehod that was found wandering around in the daylight in a...

Swan Rescued From Rooftop

This week our Animal Rescue Officer received a call out to Belfast where a swan seemed to have found itself out of its f...

Cygnets Rescued and Released

It has been a busy few weeks for our Animal Rescue Team, especially in helping several cygnets who had gotten injured or...

Cornsnake Found in Compost Bag

The USPCA received a call from a member of the public who had discovered a rather unsual guest who had taken up residenc...

Trapped Hedgehog Rescued

It has been a very busy week for our Animal Rescue team!We received a call regarding a hedgehog which had managed to get...

Cygnet Rescued from Fencing

This young cygnet had gotten caught in a member of the publics fence but having freed itself, was incredibly weak.The US...

Geese Rescued in Newcastle

Storm Francis certainly caused havoc across the region at the end of August. Due to the storm, one of our Animal Rescue ...

Hedgehogs Rescued From Cattle Grid

Over the summer months our Animal Rescue Officers had many calls to rescue hedgehogs that had found themselves in a spot...

Fox Nursed Back to Health

A member of the public came across a poor injured fox cub in the Magherafelt area and brought him into Collins Vets to b...

Baby Otter Rescued

One of our Animal Rescue Officers received a call from a man who had been fishing on the River Bann and had noticed a yo...

Young seagulls rescued after falling into a Drain.

USPCA called to the rescue of the young seagulls.The USPCA were called after a member of the public heard distressed cal...

Badger Rescued at Portaferry

A young Badger had got itself into difficulty along Portaferry beach, Co. Down and was minutes from drowning. The USPCA ...

Hedgehogs Suffer during Summer Heatwave

With scorching temperatures during the months of June and July in Northern Ireland, the USPCA saw a significant increase...

Swan Rescued and Returned Safely back to her Cygnets

A member of the public contacted the USPCA after they came across an injured Swan along the towpath in Tandragee Co.Arma...

Kingfisher Rescued

In August a Kingfisher was brought into the USPCA Animal Hospital after being found on a road in Lislea Co. Armagh. The ...

Stranded Seals

In July the USPCA Rescue Officer, Seal Rescue Ireland and Love Your Lough collectively worked together to rescue two aba...