not horsy,but found injured kestrel

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while out walking the dogs i came across an injured kestrel...bought it back home thought it had damaged its wing .Had a neighbour(which i dont really no but was told he has dealt with birds of prey)The bird hasa wound on its leg...and its a she
any advice, who to contact, if i took to a vet will they get intouch a BoP rescue centre
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RSPB site advises you to take it to a local vet or RSPCA. Vets wont charge you as its a wild animal. What a beautiful bird though, let us know what happens to it.
 
Wouldnt take it to the RSPCA. They will probably kill it. You could contact the Hawk Conservancy near Andover. They may know someone who could help in the area.
 
Ditto Dozzie - the Hawk Conservancy are great and will be able to offer advice
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They're also not a million miles away from you so may be able to take it themselves (they have a bird hospital).
 
when i lived in france my wild cat brought back a very angry buzzard anywhere in france i would take it they would have shot it and it had babys in a tree close by its mate was screaming for it didnt have a clue what to do so i put it in a box with lid open and stuck it high in my barn next morning it was gone i see it flying with its mate back feeding its babys might be worth trying i also think there is a special wildlife places via the rspca that can help though not a lover of the rspca
 
I took the Kes to my local vet..one of the vets deals with Raptor Rescue, thanks Repel1990
i had said where i'd found and shes been eating well, as i gave it some raw chicken

unfortually when i phoned and checked on how the kes was doing the vet said sadly that the kes had been pts, its wing was broken and had a damaged leg..

i was gutted but at least she had a good meal and hopefully didnt suffer too much, and i hope i made the right decision to take it to the vet not a wildlife rescue

thanks for the replies
 
You did the right thing
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I cant bear to see the rescue centres full of one legged one winged, blind birds........ who would more than likely rather be dead than stuck in a cage/aviary eating dead mice.

A bird is not a bird unless it can fly free........ unless its a penguin
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You did the right thing
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I cant bear to see the rescue centres full of one legged one winged, blind birds........ who would more than likely rather be dead than stuck in a cage/aviary eating dead mice.

A bird is not a bird unless it can fly free........ unless its a penguin
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Depends whether it has been captive bred or not - plenty of birds of prey get injuries after being captive bred, and are then kept for breeding purposes just like horses are
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I personally still dont like to see birds or any other wild animal kept going for the sake of it..... be it three legged deer, foxes that cant fend for themselves etc etc.

They dont have a purpose anymore..... That is my opinion.

Horses have a purpose, even if its just sucking the life out of our bank accounts!!
 
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I personally still dont like to see birds or any other wild animal kept going for the sake of it..... be it three legged deer, foxes that cant fend for themselves etc etc.

They dont have a purpose anymore..... That is my opinion.

Horses have a purpose, even if its just sucking the life out of our bank accounts!!

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Oh yes, couldnt agree more with you about that, but then I have potentially controversial views on people who keep domestic animals alive under certain circumstances
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What I was trying to say was that in some cases the purpose of keeping the bird alive is to breed from it - the case falls down when it is something like a kestrel, tawny owl or barn owl which are so incredibly common now
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Yep... agree there.

I cant see the purpose in keeping any common or garden animal alive when it cant live the proper life it should.

If the creature in question is rare or endangered then I think there is a good arguement.... but still think the quality of life for the particular individual is poor.

Captivity is safe but bloody boring
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This view also extends to domestic animals..... but can see why people want to keep them alive..... then they have a role still.... as an object of affection.
 
Oh what a shame, I'm sorry she didn't make it. At least you found her and gave her a chance.
Magnificent creature.
 
In the case of wild birds the RSPCA will foot the bill I believe. Funnily enought this happened to my other half only last week. He was told about a buzzard that was injured at the place where he works so he put it in a box and rang the RSPCA who said to take it to the nearest vet. The RSPCA gave him a special numbered code which he had to quote to the vet and this meant that the buzzard could be treated free of charge or with the RSPCA footing the bill. The bird was sent to a animal rescue centre who treated it and then set it free a few days later. It turned out it was a young bird who had been attacked by crows. Buzzards and Kestrels I believe are protected birds - if it was a pigeon or a starling I doubt they would bother though!!
 
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