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CHARM Animal Rescue I am a local animal rescuer, for primarily the Chigwell and Hainault area, although I will and do help other rescuers in lots of other areas if available.
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I rescue all types of wildlife. The idea of this page is to show people what I do to help wildlife.

Today has been a pretty non stop day, just for a change and covered all aspects of animals that needed help in the rescu...
24/09/2026

Today has been a pretty non stop day, just for a change and covered all aspects of animals that needed help in the rescue world. Firstly came a dog that was first spotted at 3am picked up by ring doorbell footage over in Woodford Bridge. The dog was not chipped and was found with the lead attached, possibly lost, but my guess is highly likely dumped in the early hours of the morning from a car. Then came a call to a fox over in Woodford who was looking dazed and confused with possible neurological issues, but he well and truly outfoxed me by disappearing before I arrived and nowhere to be seen. Then came the most heartbreaking call for a Tawny owl who was found in a large garden over in North Chingford. The owl was extremely messy and the finder tried their hardest to clean her up but didn't know what had happened. Again I pieced together what I think had happened in relation to where she was found. It looks like, judging by the feathers found on the floor and the clotted blood coming from her nostrils that she had collided into a metal fencing and fallen and flapped around falling into a very large dried out duck pond. It was clear to see the wing markings and struggle that she had before finally hauling herself out and collapsing through sheer exhaustion. She was transported straight away to the amazing team at South Essex Wildlife Hospital where she will be given the very best chance. That in itself was a massive chore, what with really heavy traffic and an incident on the M25, so with well over 120 miles already covered it's time to put my feet up. Well, for a little while at least till the next comes in.🦉

Another awareness post. Last night saw yet another late night call out from Shantel of Harold Hill Deer Aid asking for a...
23/09/2026

Another awareness post. Last night saw yet another late night call out from Shantel of Harold Hill Deer Aid asking for assistance with a large buck fallow deer that had been hit locally to me. I was first on scene several minutes before Shantel arrived , but unfortunately the deer had already passed away from it's injuries. Once the deer was removed from the carriageway Shantel could work out the injuries received. It had a break to the lower back which disabled the rear legs from working, his belly was very swollen which suggests it was full of blood which indicates internal injuries, and it had a large lump to the rear of the skull and a broken neck. Afterwards I pieced together what had happened, the point of impact, and then drag marks along the road from the antlers which came to an abrupt end against the kerb, which is where the neck would have been broken and the brain injured. The deer was actually hit in Redbridge at the crossing point, but was flown along the road coming to a stop well into the Havering side of the road, so was reported to Havering council for collection. I will try and speak with representatives from Redbridge Council to try and get more signage put up along and on the approach to this notorious point where the sp*ed limit increases to 40mph. 🦌💔🌈

Be warned of graphic description and photos. Early this morning before 7am I received several calls to a badly injured f...
15/09/2026

Be warned of graphic description and photos. Early this morning before 7am I received several calls to a badly injured fox in Snaresbrook, Wanstead. The fox was reported to be unable to stand and kept falling over. I tried to put the call into my fox angels rescue chat to see if there was anyone closer as due to traffic I was around 40 minutes away. With no response I made the journey, as I was travelling something happened on the A406 which instantly knocked on the traffic, so a 40 minute journey increased to over an hour. On arrival two Epping Forest constabulary officers were already on the scene, and both being animal lovers were concerned for the foxes welfare. The fox was just sitting in exactly the same position as the photo, and should have been an instant scruff and into the carrier, but the fox had another plan. As soon as I was in reach to grab the fox went into fight or flight mode and made a dash. It managed to give us the runaround for around 1½ hours and seeked refuge in dense thicket. Through sheer perseverance and fantastic teamwork including Juan and his partner Lottie and the two constables we managed to flush the fox out where I could net him and catch him. It then became apparent as to just how horrendous his injuries were. His front leg was completely degloved and his leg suffering a double lower break, it was a miracle that he managed to run and evade us for so long, but was fuelled by adrenaline. Unfortunately there was only one outcome for him and that was to take him to the nearest vets to end his painful suffering. 🦊🌈💔

Late last night saw a call come in from Shantel from Harold Hill Deer Aid for a deer that had been hit in Hainault. The ...
15/09/2026

Late last night saw a call come in from Shantel from Harold Hill Deer Aid for a deer that had been hit in Hainault. The deer was reported to be deceased, but I went just to make sure. The driver of the car was still there on the scene and was very dazed, traumatised and confused. He had called the police, but a passing car stopped and helped to remove the deer, a large male from the carriageway. I stayed with the driver to ensure that he was okay, until he felt well enough to move his car. He gave me permission to share the damage to his vehicle to raise awareness. He was travelling at 40mph in a 40mph zone and he said the deer just ran out directly in front of him and hit his front off side. The deer was then thrown to the floor and the vehicle passed over the top. Judging by the markings on the road, and the road rash to the deer it was dragged under the entire vehicle until it came out of back. The impact was so full on that the deers solid antler snapped in several places and the metal bodywork panel split like being opened with a tin opener and was visibly creased. The entire front was pushed backwards rubbing against the front doors and the deers hair covered the bonnet and roof. The impact occured just after the wildlife warning sign.

Can the next patient make their way upstairs please. This afternoon saw a message come in for this poor fox who had unfo...
04/09/2026

Can the next patient make their way upstairs please. This afternoon saw a message come in for this poor fox who had unfortunately took a wrong turn into a medical centre over in Seven Kings. The poor fox was easily found on the first floor stairwell and I decided it would be an easier captue if I guided him up to the top floor. Suffering with mange, a bad limp on the front leg and lifting his rear leg up, skinny and extremely scared I decided he would be best taken off to South Essex wildlife hospital for a check up and treatment. 🦊🏥

03/09/2026

This morning saw a call come in from Shantel at Harold Hill Deer Aid for help with a deer that was trapped in a rope enclosure in the Bournebridge area. Shantel had also advised the caller to also call the fire brigade as we were both already dealing with things. On arrival the amazing Essex fire and rescue team and their animal rescue team had already contained the deer. The tangled rope was cut and the deer was free, but through the sheer exhaustion of being trapped and thrashing around he chose to stay laying down. He was given time to compose himself, was checked over by Shantel, guided up by his antlers and he then ran off across the field to find his herd.

Evening. This boy still has a way to go yet, but he continues to go from strength to strength. His new fish skin is gett...
02/09/2026

Evening. This boy still has a way to go yet, but he continues to go from strength to strength. His new fish skin is getting smaller and smaller. Alda the vet has really worked miracles. 🦊🐟

Here is a post that will leave you well and truly open mouthed. Yesterday afternoon I received a call from an elderly co...
12/08/2026

Here is a post that will leave you well and truly open mouthed. Yesterday afternoon I received a call from an elderly couple over in Forest Gate saying that they had a fox in their garden that was stuck in barbed wire. Unfortunately I had just left South Essex hospital after taking another fox there so I was well over an hour away, so gave them South Essex Wildlife Hospital number and told them to contact Foxangelsfoundation on Facebook. Just after I got home a message came through from Foxangels for the same fox, so although over 35 minutes away I headed straight out. On arrival I unloaded my carrier, gloves and the sharpest snippet tools I had and then knocked and was led into the garden. As I was walking my eyes were scouting everywhere on the floor looking for the fox, but it was nowhere to be seen so I asked where it was and the lady replied right in front of you, but look up. The first thing I thought was how it got there, then how am I going to get it down. This fox was mid air dangling like a giant starfish, about 7 foot off the floor, and held up by barbed wire. I instantly got ladders and propped them as close to the fox as possible and I put one foot on the ladder and the other foot below the fox on the breeze blocks. I then set about cutting through the barbed wire, which was easier said than done. The barbed wire was embedded deep in the upper thigh so I had to cut each strand which was twisted together either side of the foxes leg leaving the piece of barbed wire in the leg as this could be stemming blood from leaving the body. In total there were eight strands to cut through, which took a lot of strength to clip together to cut. After the barbed wire was free I supported the foxes weight so I could now move onto the throat. The throat had barbed wire around it and it was also trapped solid behind the wire support. Once I had finally cut through the strands around the neck I managed to scruff the foxes neck and then use my elbow to prise the support away from the wall free the head enough to release the fox. I had to pull the fox out ever so slowly to ensure that no blood flow was lost via puncture wounds and to help stabilise the foxes breathing. All of this was done whilst my feet were around 4 foot off of the ground as the fox was stuck around 7 foot in the air. Whilst coming down the ladder this little boy decided it would be a good time to open his bowels and p*e everywhere. Once safely in the carrier and covered over and calmed down it was time for the journey to South Essex wildlife hospital, which was around one hour away, this was on top of the rescue which took around 45 minutes to perform and free him. Just as we got onto the barking road so an accident occurred on the A13 and our route turned red with traffic delays and the time went up and nothing moved, this also coincided with an accident on the M25 so we had to double up through the back roads. We finally arrived at South Essex wildlife hospital from a journey that should have taken under 1 hour, ended up taking us 2 hours and 10 minutes. As soon as we arrived the vets were expecting him and he was rushed straight through to surgery. I am very sorry for such a long post, but this is definitely one of those rescues that is going to live with me and one of those that I will always remember forever, and really pulled on my heart strings. The residents were given strong advice about removing the barbed wire, and I really hope they do. 🦊🥰

Okay, before I go on, I am going to warn everyone that the following contents within this post are graphic, but this nee...
12/03/2026

Okay, before I go on, I am going to warn everyone that the following contents within this post are graphic, but this needs to be out there because this was 100% avoidable. So if you are easily upset by reading and pictures please stop now and don't go any further. This is going to be a long post. This afternoon I received multiple missed calls one after the other and a voicenote asking to please help with a fox that was just laying there with it's eyes open. The fox was in Clayhall and I had just got home from work so I set straight off as it was only 12 minutes away. On arrival I found the fox easily thanks to the callers precise directions, but unfortunately the fox had already passed away, and had for a little while as it was starting to stiffen up. The more I looked at the fox something wasn't adding up. There was blood to the front paws, but no injury. There was blood to the front shoulder, but no injury. There was wood nearby which had blood over it. There was a brick, which also had blood over it, but there were still no visible injuries. Then I saw the foxes tongue, and I could see blood over it, but the jaw was stiff. I managed to tease his jaw open a little and then it became clear what had happened. In the back of his throat I could just make out something, so I teased my fingers in and gripped something and started to lightly pull out, but it snapped off. The bit I pulled out was just the corner of a large thick plastic food bag. The rest of the bag was stuck firmly right the way down his throat and had completely blocked off his airways. The caller came home and showed me some blood. This is where it took another twist and explained a lot more. The fox had got hold of a discarded food bag on a first floor landing above some shops. It swallowed the bag on this landing and started to choke to death. In a frantic panic of probably retching trying to dislodge the bag it has ended up continually biting through and severely lacerating it's own tongue. The tongue has a very rich blood supply and now the fox started to bleed out everywhere. It managed to either make it's way, or fall down the stairs and collapses and dies. This fox was in absolutely pristine condition and died unnecessarily from something that was completely avoidable.

Here is as promised an update on the little local celebrity muntjac deer. This is the little old fella who has been spot...
12/03/2026

Here is as promised an update on the little local celebrity muntjac deer. This is the little old fella who has been spotted recently in and around the Clitheroe Road, Warden Drive and Prestwood Drive areas of Havering park. The reason he was staying in this area was because he had been struck hard by a vehicle which drove off and left him after knocking him down. He was assessed then, and as he was coping well because munjac deer are extremely hardy, and generally cope well. Myself and Shantel went and saw him and again assessed him, and made a plan. Yesterday after deciding his injuries were hindering him, myself, Shantel and Declan from Harold Hill Deer Aid went to a front garden and caught him straight away. Whilst we was attending him we was informed that he had in fact been clipped heavily by another vehicle. We took him straight off to get an expert opinion on these injuries. Whilst there it was discovered that he had Aladdin slippers on both his front hooves which indicates that he hadn't walked right for some time. The biggest injury came to the front left leg. The knee joint was badly displaced, but the socket joint at the shoulder bone had completely shattered and disintegrated. So basically the front leg was pointed out away from the body and held in place by just the tendon which must have been causing excruciating pain. After much deliberation it was decided that the kindest thing to do was to let him slip away to sleep. He was a very elderly little man in deer terms, as in the wild they tend to live to generally 10–12 years, and he was known from past visits to be around the 10 year old mark. It wasn't the ending that anyone wanted, but with already being hit by two vehicles in the past week it was far better than him getting knocked down again and not being found and suffering.
Totally at rest now Ossie boy. 🦌🌈💔

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