Spotted PETS Torbay & Teignbridge

23/06/2024

These people work really hard here in S Devon helping injured, trapped and unwell birds, please spare a few quid for them if you can.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/collection-and-care-of-baby-seagulls?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0BwdSp3Og_S95t6HDZpR8DzJPJfcu8H3ZBDBKpGGBqmD6Joi46qVtn7XQ_aem_GIt3mwmedgcjLwEDqGm_PQ

Hi my name is Tonya and I run a pigeon rescue. I used to be involved in seagull coll… Tonya Short needs your support for Collection and care of baby seagulls

07/04/2024

Join the "The Big Bee Hotel Experiment"!
Today we're launching a new 'citizen science' experiment to better understand which bee hotels work best.
We're calling on volunteers across the country who have a bee hotel, or are willing to make or buy one, to get involved in the project to help improve our understanding of what makes a succesful bee hotel.
Volunteers will need to sign up and send a photograph of their bee hotel entrance once a month throughout spring and summer. We will then be able to record how many holes have been occupied, and by roughly which type of bee, based on the substance that the bees use to block the holes. For example, red mason bees use clay, whereas blue mason bees use plant resin. The findings will help to make bee hotels more effective.
A bee hotel is the insect equivalent to a birdhouse providing shelter and nesting sites for solitary bee species including mason bees, leafcutter bees and yellow-faced bees. 250 out of the 270 species of bee in the UK are solitary and do not live in colonies like bumblebees or honeybees.
Solitary bees are incredibly important pollinators, and the project aims to better understand which bee hotels work best, helping to inform how they should be made in future to help support conservation efforts.
This is a fun project suitable for anyone – including children – who have access to an outside space and an interest in encouraging wildlife. If we can get hundreds of volunteers to take part, we will be able to work out how to make bee hotels more effective, and so help support our pollinators! Please join us!
For those looking to take part, bee hotels can be bought or easily made at home. This can be as simple as drilling varying size holes into a block of wood to encourage species to nest. Bee hotels can also be made from old tin cans or pieces of drainpipe filled with hollow plant stems, such as bamboo or leycesteria.
Some ideas for making your own bee hotel are here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Etjme2w40
Running from March to September, the project is a collaboration between The Buzz Club, a University of Sussex science club, and The Wildlife Community, a company which develops wildlife habitat products to enhance biodiversity.
Mark Pitman, Managing Director of The Wildlife Community said:
"We're delighted to be part of this nationwide experiment with The Buzz Club. We design and manufacture a number of bee hotels and the data coming from this collaboration will help us to continually improve our designs to make them even more effective."
The project is free to enter. Participants can register the details of their hotel on The Buzz Club website. (https://www.thebuzzclub.uk/thebigbeehotelexperiment)
Everyone who registers will also have the option to be entered into a raffle to win a £250 voucher donated by The Wildlife Community.

See various types of home-made and bought bee hotels in action. Get some ideas how to make your own!

29/12/2023

https://action.cats.org.uk/page/122852/action/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=wa&ea.tracking.id=wa-sh&en_ref=272151676

Sign the petition calling on the government to bring forward proposals to tackle pet theft - and to ensure cats and kittens are included

18/07/2023

18/06/2023

Silver, Domestic Medium Hair has been missing since 16 June 2023. identibase runs a UK wide lost pet service for its microchipped pets.

23/05/2023

Please post.
Missing. Zebby. White and black cat, he’s blind and on daily medication, And very elderly. Please could everyone keep an eye out. Lacy rd/ Albany road area
Thanks 🙏

20/05/2023

This cat has been missing for 2 days. Description: Brown tabby black marking green eyes and a little big furry belly

15/05/2023

Can you post a picture of my cat please. He's not been seen for 2 days now. He's 3yrs old neutered and chipped.
If anyone see's him around the foxhole area please get in touch i have 3 children missing him x

09/05/2023

😻😻😻Sydney is home!😻😻😻

Sydney is missing from the Redburn/Blatchcombe area of Paignton😿. Please check your sheds and garages if you live in the area or let us or Angie Rothero-Forster know if you think you might have seen him. Thank you.

08/04/2023

This dog has been missing for 1 days. Description: Half black face, half white face. Slimline looking. Answers to rex. Two white front legs. White tip of tail.

07/04/2023

Lost cat :( he hasn’t returned home since tuesday around hele area. we miss him very much! if you see him please look after him until we come and collect him. he is very friendly and loving. he has a very distinctive black patch across his face like a moustache. he is one years old and has a blue collar. he isn’t chipped.

02/04/2023

Update- he’s finally came home. Thank you everyone for sharing 🥰

My mums cat didn’t come home this morning. If anyone spots him around Conway Road/Totnes Road/St Michael’s area could you let us know please. Thank you

29/01/2023