A wildlife sanctuary has made a fundraising plea after its ambulance sustained catastrophic engine points, leaving employees unable to carry out main rescues.
Nuneaton & Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, run by Geoff Grewcock and his daughter Emma Hudson-Rowe, now have to fundraise £7,000 to interchange numerous main engine elements.
The pair mentioned the invoice had exceeded £10,000, till Research Garage Nuneaton and Fiat Professional labored to scale back the invoice.
The invoice has added additional pressure on the sanctuary, which can face a £20,000 effective after being served an abatement discover over an animal odour criticism.
Mrs Hudson-Rowe advised the BBC: “Without this ambulance we can not carry out as we should always and animals are susceptible to dying.”
The sanctuary, based mostly on Oaston Road in Nuneaton, has cared for greater than 100,000 animals since 2001.
Its ambulance has been out of motion for 5 weeks, and employees say the restore invoice is “surprising”.
“Having simply acquired the operating complete we’re having to ask for assist,” Mrs Hudson-Rowe mentioned.
“We have all the time had an ambulance, however this was the primary time we had one professionally kitted out to swimsuit our wants.
“The van itself solely has 40k miles on the clock and was model new when bought just a few years in the past. It was a whole shock that it went so badly unsuitable actually.”
The ambulance has restraining, holding, and seize kits for wildlife, in addition to specialist instruments, ladders, and PPE for the rescuers.
It accommodates a medical equipment so the group can deal with injured animals on the roadside that don’t have to be introduced again to the sanctuary.
“The ambulance additionally has CCTV, which supplies safety to us on rescues the place we could really feel intimidated,” Mrs Hudson-Rowe added.
“It comes with bull sirens and emergency lights by means of an emergency response panel.”
Referring to the attainable abatement order effective from Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Mrs Hudson-Rowe mentioned: “It’s an added blow to us as we’re already at a monetary loss as a result of ongoing courtroom prices.”
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