Animal hospital in Mbombela requests assistance to find displaced baby birds

Many chicks were displaced during the heavy storm that hit the area on the afternoon of November 21. A local animal hospital now needs your help.

November 22, 2023

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The Van Wijk Street Animal Hospital is asking for the community’s help to hand-rear baby birds that were displaced during the storm on Tuesday November 21.

The hospital sent out a notice saying that many chicks, including three hadedas, had been displaced from their nests.

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“We at Van Wijk Street Animal Hospital urgently require volunteers to help with hand-rearing these little ones,” it said. The hospital said it will provide instructions and support to its volunteers.

To volunteer or for more information, contact the hospital on 013 744 1836.

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November 22, 2023

Lowvelder Less than a minute

Tumelo Waga Dibakwane

Tumelo Waga Dibakwane is a seasoned journalist, who started his career in 2012. He is actively involved in a variety of socio-economic stories that affect communities in the Lowveld at a grassroots level. He has covered a myriad of stories, some of which have highlighted the plight of township and village life.

Animal hospital in Mbombela requests assistance to find displaced baby birds

Many chicks were displaced during the heavy storm that hit the area on the afternoon of November 21. A local animal hospital now needs your help.

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