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Found an injured animal?
If you find an injured animal, please contact your local RSPCA Branch or veterinarian immediately.
Have details of the animal and its precise location together with your contact details ready as it's important injured animals receive treatment quickly. Other than emergency first aid, you should never attempt to treat an animal yourself - always call a veterinarian or animal welfare organisation for help.
If you come across an animal that has been injured, it is important to remember the following points:
- Approach an injured animal carefully. Fear and pain can induce aggressive and unpredictable behaviour, even in your own pet.
- Call for professional assistance as soon as you have assessed the situation
- Where possible and safe to do so, confine the animal and/or stay with it, keeping it quiet, still and warm.
- If the animal is badly hurt, do not try to move it unless it is in a dangerous place such as on a busy road. Do not panic. Always put your own safety first.
- If you need to move a badly injured animal, use a blanket or coat to form a stretcher.
- Do not attempt to feed or give water to an injured animal.
Remember, the best way you can help an injured animal is to call for professional help immediately.