Sarah Mills received a call from Somerset Badger Watch over an injured badger near Bath (always considered Bristol territory so she let me know).
Somerset Badger Watch had no one who could help or handle the situation. HOWEVER, if she wanted then the badger could be taken to Secret World to be put down.
Three teenage school boys had come across the badger and put their coats over it and bags around it. They called the RSPCA -nothing. Secret World -they could not come out and the boys tried other numbers just to get help for the badger.
When Sarah arrived she took the badger to vets in Bath who were not willing to deal with the badger until this afternoon -it was in shock, had its spine poking out and needed to be put down asap not wait half a day. After a couple tries the badger was brought to Bristol where the vet told Sarah "It's a protected species -we have a duty of care" and the sow badger was put to sleep.
It had empty milk sack so had young but likely those are old enough to forage and fend for themselves.
The disgrace here is that wildlife groups were not willing to do eff all about an injured protected animal and that Bath vets (probably with farming clients) were not interested in helping via the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Duty of Care ethic, It was up to a Bristol vet to act immediately and relieve suffering.
Three teenage school boys did far more than any wildlife body. That says a lot.
(c)2026 Sarah Mills
(c)2026 Sarah Mills
(c)2026 Sarah Mills
(c)2026 Sarah Mills
To the three school boys -THANK YOU
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