Vale Wildlife Charity
We Are Hedgy collaborate with Vale Wildlife Hospital
We're proud to be an innovative, eco friendly brand committed to making a positive impact. That's why we've taken a step further to play our part in protecting the vulnerable UK wildlife by joining hands with Vale Wildlife. Vale is a wildlife hospital and rehabilitation centre that has been dedicated to protecting and rehabilitating animals since 1984, as well as spreading awareness regarding wildlife. Together, we aim to raise awareness for endangered UK wildlife both in the countryside and cities.
As part of our mission to give back, we donate 10% of our profits to Vale Wildlife, supporting their efforts to treat and protect animals in need and working together to create a brighter, safer, future for the animals that share our environment.
About Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre
Founded in 1984, Vale Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre began as a small, family-owned animal hospital in Worcestershire. The families love for animals grew as they learned more and more about the ones they treated, and Caroline Gould quickly realised the potential dangers faced by the vulnerable British wildlife and the urgent need for help to protect them. Determined to make a difference, she established the hospital to provide care for injured, orphaned, and sick animals.
Now located in Beckford, Vale Wildlife thrives thanks to the generous support of the public through donations, fundraising, and membership. Hedgy is proud to partner with Vale Wildlife, donating 10% of our profits to support their vital work. By purchasing our eco-friendly bamboo socks, you’re helping protect the wildlife that makes our world richer and more beautiful.
Vale’s Hospital Facilities
Vale believes that animals should remain in the wild with minimum contact with the human population. Injured animals shouldn’t be permanently kept away from the forests as enclosures aren’t natural homes to these free beings. Due to the fragile nature of the work, the hospital is closed to the general public to avoid inducing stress in the animals under treatment.
The rehabilitation centre and hospital included various departments for all kinds of animals; from birds to small mammals. Facilities include:
1. Treatment room
Vale treatment room is designed to accommodate all kinds of injured animals. One can bring a wounded animal for treatment without calling, the hospital aims to provide immediate treatment so that the animal could return to its natural home as soon as it’s able to. Furthermore, the room is well furnished with anaesthetic and x-ray facilities along with any other equipment necessary to help with wounds, fractures, shock, dehydration, and illness.
2. Brooder room
A warm room that facilitates young and sick animals; it is furnished with various thermostatically controlled incubators and heated brooders. Additionally, to provide warmth to birds, overhead, infra-red heat lights are also installed. Vale rears between 20 to 30 fox cubs annually with minimum human contact to avoid permanent dependency or becoming imprinted on humans.
3. Bird room
Birds undergoing treatment are kept in this room before they are taken to an open aviary; an outside aviary is necessary for birds to fly regularly for a week before they are released. A total of seventy percent of the hospital intake are birds, injured usually due to car and cat accidents.
4. Small mammal room
Hedgehogs, rabbits, and baby foxes are all guests to this room where they are treated for all kinds of wounds. The most frequent patients of this place are hedgehogs, the number increases during the winter month. Donations and charities from the public are helping to provide the best quality care for these vulnerable animals.
5. Aviaries and Enclosures
With an infra-red heat light installed in each along with access to grassed paddocks, there are four enclosures inside the hospital. These enclosures are private enough with minimum staff contact to avoid any cases of imprinting on humans; if such a case does occur, it is impossible to release the animal back into the wild. Apart from these enclosures, there are bird aviaries in the hospital, as mentioned above, where they are kept after treatment for a week before release. To avoid an increase in stress levels in the birds from frequent staff contact, the aviaries are covered with green netting and camouflage nets. Moreover, large enclosures for hedgehogs and foxes are also available. To cover the expenses, charities, and donations from the general public are extremely helpful.
6. Other rooms
Other rooms include a reception to book animal casualties, a shop to spread awareness, a washroom for washing towels, a food prep room for animals, and an all-night call room where a member of staff is available to assist any late-night assistance. The hospital is available 24/7 to provide immediate help to any animal.
About We Are Hedgy
Our products are sustainable, chemical-free, and the best part-we create animal-themed designs to spread awareness of the wildlife residing in our green British countryside. By purchasing our items, you are helping the wildlife; for each item we sell, we donate 10% of the profits to our local wildlife charity. Check out Hedgy, to play your part in saving our animals by simply wearing and spreading awareness.
Our company and Vale Wildlife are collaborating in hope of raising awareness and playing our part in providing the best quality care for the British wildlife that require our help. We believe in giving back to nature which has provided mankind with so many benefits and peace; it’s time to return the favour and encourage others to choose a path that is beneficial for the ecosystem.
Donate to Vale Wildlife and check out their socials and official website for more information: https://www.valewildlife.org.uk/
