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Iām embarking on a charity challenge starting next week, to raise funds for a small charity that helps families of babies born with TOF (tracheotomy-oesophageal fistula).
Iād never heard of TOF before my grandson was born with the ad an operation when he was a few days old and stayed in the NICU for several weeks before he was allowed home. Then, when he was six-months old, he had major surgery at Great Ormond Street. Today, heās a happy, healthy, one-year-old with a very cheeky grin and a zest for life.
TOFS charity has helped my family through a very traumatic time and Iād like to help them in return.
Iām rowing 10k a day on the indoor rower for 10 days starting on 10th November. This will be a challenge as my max rowing distance is usually about 5k now and thenā¦ š¬ But Iāve done some training and bought some Sudocrem (IYKYI) and Iām ready to go!
Anyone who would like to sponsor me, Iād be very grateful. Further details are on my JustGiving page. Thank you x
(Apologies - previous post about this had some errors so Iāve reposted.)
justgiving.com/page/jane-sullā¦
Iām embarking on a charity challenge starting next week, to raise funds for a small charity that helps families of babies born with TOF (tracheotomy-oesophageal fistula).
Iād never heard of TOF before my grandson was born with the ad an operation when he was a few days old and stayed in the NICU for several weeks before he was allowed home. Then, when he was six-months old, he had major surgery at Great Ormond Street. Today, heās a happy, healthy, one-year-old with a very cheeky grin and a zest for life.
TOFS charity has helped my family through a very traumatic time and Iād like to help them in return.
Iām rowing 10k a day on the indoor rower for 10 days starting on 10th November. This will be a challenge as my max rowing distance is usually about 5k now and thenā¦ š¬ But Iāve done some training and bought some Sudocrem (IYKYI) and Iām ready to go!
Anyone who would like to sponsor me, Iād be very grateful. Further details are on my JustGiving page. Thank you x
(Apologies - previous post about this had some errors so Iāve reposted.)
justgiving.com/page/jane-sullā¦
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The media is obsessed with slimeball celebrity predators- latest allegations are against David Walliams - while Maggie Oliver has to sue the government to get action for tens of thousands of victims of Pakistani rape gangs.
I know which story I think is more important.
@MaggieOliverUK
I know which story I think is more important.
@MaggieOliverUK
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š£ Day 2: Row Granny Row! UPDATE š£
ā 20k down, 80k to go (or 80,000 metres š¬)
I managed to finish in time for 2 minutes silence at 11am, remembering my grandparents, and great-grandparents who endured the two World Wars.
I need to apologise. Dear rowers on whom I workout throughout my career as a rowing coach. Sorry. Itās horrible. Anyway, I can tick it off the list.
Time for coffee and second breakfast ā¦ which is toast, peanut butter and jam.
TOFS charity daily fact:
Each year in the UK 150 babies are born with OA / TOF. All will need surgery when they are a few days old to separate the trachea and oesophagus, and to join the oesophagus to the stomach.
Read more about why Iām doing this charity challenge in my pinned post. Thank you
ā 20k down, 80k to go (or 80,000 metres š¬)
I managed to finish in time for 2 minutes silence at 11am, remembering my grandparents, and great-grandparents who endured the two World Wars.
I need to apologise. Dear rowers on whom I workout throughout my career as a rowing coach. Sorry. Itās horrible. Anyway, I can tick it off the list.
Time for coffee and second breakfast ā¦ which is toast, peanut butter and jam.
TOFS charity daily fact:
Each year in the UK 150 babies are born with OA / TOF. All will need surgery when they are a few days old to separate the trachea and oesophagus, and to join the oesophagus to the stomach.
Read more about why Iām doing this charity challenge in my pinned post. Thank you
Day TWO. Row Granny Row - 10k a day for 10 days.
Meet Brenda, my silent witness in the corner of the home gym - wearing the TOFS charity vest. Brenda never comments on my rowing technique but is there for every stroke of the challenge! š
Today Iāll be doing my 10k as a 5x2k - with rowing coachesā¦ rowers not so muchā¦
Check my pinned post for further details.
See you later! š£āāļø
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The echo chamber in action todayā¦
Tomorrow sees a session on Gender Eligibility at the @SportandRights conference in London. Sadly, they don't want a balanced panel or serious discussion. Here's the line-up:
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These absolute heroines. Reclaiming the Night for women ā¦ and the men didnāt like itā¦
Nottingham 7/11/26 women made history.
The first female-only #ReclaimTheNight march in the city for over a decade.
We are local women & this was our grassroots effort.
These are our voices.
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I could absolutely blast this woman with hundreds of examples of boys hurting girls, taking their medals and opportunities, and ruining the athletic experiences for not just "five girls" but for thousands, but honestly, I'm tired, and this isn't about examples or "lack" therof.
What this is about is the fundamental question of whether or not girls are allowed to have female only sport. Regardless of whether or not there is only 1 boy participating or 1,000, policies that based sports on "gender identity" give EVERY BOY in the state the RIGHT to participate if he so wishes.
What this means is that girls no longer have a RIGHT to participate in female-only competition.
Legislating on the question of whether or not girls' sports should exist is not a "fake problem."
It is a fundamental policy question that concerns every single girl who participates in sport in this country.
Rachel Maddow, ignorant, useful idiot that she appears to be, does not seem to understand this or believe that sports matter for girls in any way, shape, or form.
What this is about is the fundamental question of whether or not girls are allowed to have female only sport. Regardless of whether or not there is only 1 boy participating or 1,000, policies that based sports on "gender identity" give EVERY BOY in the state the RIGHT to participate if he so wishes.
What this means is that girls no longer have a RIGHT to participate in female-only competition.
Legislating on the question of whether or not girls' sports should exist is not a "fake problem."
It is a fundamental policy question that concerns every single girl who participates in sport in this country.
Rachel Maddow, ignorant, useful idiot that she appears to be, does not seem to understand this or believe that sports matter for girls in any way, shape, or form.
Rachel Maddow on the trans-athlete panic:
āTo invent a fake problemā¦ is pitiful ā a sign of profound political weakness ā and something that I think has now been exposed as the fantasist, B.S. cop-out that it is.ā
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Day TWO. Row Granny Row - 10k a day for 10 days.
Meet Brenda, my silent witness in the corner of the home gym - wearing the TOFS charity vest. Brenda never comments on my rowing technique but is there for every stroke of the challenge! š
Today Iāll be doing my 10k as a 5x2k - with rowing coachesā¦ rowers not so muchā¦
Check my pinned post for further details.
See you later! š£āāļø
Meet Brenda, my silent witness in the corner of the home gym - wearing the TOFS charity vest. Brenda never comments on my rowing technique but is there for every stroke of the challenge! š
Today Iāll be doing my 10k as a 5x2k - with rowing coachesā¦ rowers not so muchā¦
Check my pinned post for further details.
See you later! š£āāļø
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We are glad to see the women and girls of Afghanistan receive this award. They are persecuted and their rights are eradicated due to their sex. Their treatment is a human rights catastrophe.
This award not only recognises their courage and resilience, but keeps their predicament in the public eye and not conveniently hidden and forgotten. Women and girls matter.
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This award not only recognises their courage and resilience, but keeps their predicament in the public eye and not conveniently hidden and forgotten. Women and girls matter.
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In a ceremony last night the women of Afghanistan were awarded the 2026 @ChathamHouse Prize in recognition of their courage and resilience in the face of systematic gender persecution, and for their determination to defend the rights and futures of women and girls.
@EliSafdari, or Afghanistan's Women's National football team, accepted the prize on behalf of the women of Afghanistan. The prize was presented by former Prime Minister and President of Chatham House @theresa_may.
As part of the ceremony, @ShaharzadAkbar, @ZahraJoya, @Orzala, Benafsha Yaqoobi and @Fawziakoofi77 spoke with @bbclysedoucet about the challenges facing the women of Afghanistan and how the international community can respond.
Watch the 2026 Chatham House Prize ceremony in full: bit.ly/4fhyiev
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Women and girls are being put at risk of sexual crimes every time they try on clothes in high street retailers that only provide mixed-sex changing rooms.
š© Allowing males access to women and girls in a state of undress is a safeguarding failure. The majority of high street o mixed-sex changing rooms. Stores that do have separate womenās and menās changing rooms often allow males into the womenās facilities. š©
Every single one of the sex crimes listed in this thread could have been prevented if high street retailers recognised that they have a duty of care to look after their customers.
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š© Allowing males access to women and girls in a state of undress is a safeguarding failure. The majority of high street o mixed-sex changing rooms. Stores that do have separate womenās and menās changing rooms often allow males into the womenās facilities. š©
Every single one of the sex crimes listed in this thread could have been prevented if high street retailers recognised that they have a duty of care to look after their customers.
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š Today we shine a light on Henry Nowakās best friends, who are taking on an incredible challenge in memory of their beloved friend.
We couldnāt be prouder of these amazing young men. š
justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tā¦
We couldnāt be prouder of these amazing young men. š
justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tā¦
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We did the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race on Maiden, they moved the race to leave out SA to protest Apartheid. This meant we did the longest, most dangerous leg in the race ever; 7,400 miles through the Southern Ocean. These men can't even boycott a match; pathetic!
Some of England and Scotlandās top male cricketers have signed up to play in the Afghanistan Premier League Twenty20 tournament despite the ECB urging them to think about their daughters, sisters or mothers.
In Afghanistan women and girls are prohibited from playing sport, one uses inflicted on females by the Taliban rulers. The Afghanistan Twenty20 League matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates, and while it is yet to receive the go ahead from the International Cricket Council it is very likely to be approved.
The captain of the Afghanistan womenās cricket team, Nahida Sapan, told the BBC Stumped podcast: āFor five years, girls in Afghanistan have been denied the right to play cricket and many other basic rights. Foreign players had a real opportunity to stand with millions of Afghan women and girls by choosing not to participate.ā
The men who are listed to play in the tournament are Moeen Ali, Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Tymal Mills, Tom Moores, Olly Stone, Chris Wood, Luke Wood (England), and George Munsey (Scotland).
Womenās Rights Network supports the women of Afghanistan. Our Afghan Women merchandise raises funds for educational projects for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Link in the next post.
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š£ Day 1: Row Granny Row! UPDATE š£
ā 10k down, 90k to go (or 90,000 metres š¬)
Todayās row was 2x5k split into 2k / 1.5k / 1k / 500m (which happens to be my favourite workout on the ergo - start with a nice oneā¦)
Time for coffee and second breakfast ā¦
TOFS charity daily or Oesophageal Atresia (OA) andĀ Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF).Ā
OA/TOFĀ are rare congenital conditions of the oesophagus (food pipe) and/or trachea (airway) that affect one in every 3,500 people.
Read more about why Iām doing this charity challenge in my pinned post. Thank you
ā 10k down, 90k to go (or 90,000 metres š¬)
Todayās row was 2x5k split into 2k / 1.5k / 1k / 500m (which happens to be my favourite workout on the ergo - start with a nice oneā¦)
Time for coffee and second breakfast ā¦
TOFS charity daily or Oesophageal Atresia (OA) andĀ Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF).Ā
OA/TOFĀ are rare congenital conditions of the oesophagus (food pipe) and/or trachea (airway) that affect one in every 3,500 people.
Read more about why Iām doing this charity challenge in my pinned post. Thank you
Day One. Row Granny Row - 10k a day for 10 days.
Iāve got the T-shirt (for TOFS, the charity that provides lifelong support for people born unable to swallow).
The ergo is cleaned, oiled, new PM5 monitor fittedā¦ ready to roll.
And, most importantly, Iāve had an o Row Granny Row with nearly Ā£800 pledged so far (well over my target!). A massive thank you to everyone who is supporting this challenge and the fantastic charity @NEWSFORTOFS
Check my pinned post for further details.
See you later! š£āāļø
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Delighted to be at Chatham House this evening where women of Afghanistan are being honoured for their resilience, determination and bravery. @HeatherB_WRN represents, pictured with women from @Malala_SCEMF.
chathamhouse.org/events/all/staā¦
chathamhouse.org/events/all/staā¦
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Our landmark Judicial Review is a HUGE moment for not only survivors and victims of sexual abuse, victims and survivors of grooming gangs or victims and survivors of VAWGā¦. This impacts survivors of ALL systemic failures and underpins the value of ANY public enquiryā¦..
If governments refuse to honour their commitments, to accept and implement recommendations of even a 7 year statutory enquiry that heard from 7000 victims/survivors, and are arguing tomorrow that recommendations āARE NO MORE THAN RECOMMENDATIONS AND DO NOT CARRY ANY LEGAL FORCEāā¦. and itās their CHOICE whether or not to bring in these changes, then the question has to be asked - why then are we going into yet another public enquiry led by @annelongfield when thereās no promise of action!! And thatās not the fault of any panel, itās the governments lack of action afterwards!!!
And this is also very relevant to all survivors everywhere of other public enquiriesā¦.of @PostOffice scandal, @grenfellinquiry @covidinquiryuk etc etc and is exactly what families in the Nottingham enquiry are saying, Hillsborough and now the death of Henry Novakā¦ where is @andyburnham āduty of candourā in all this fiasco!!
This case has far reaching consequences so please support and share our stand for ordinary people being failed by successive governments. Being promised action when none ever followsā¦. Lots more to be said but read my opinion piece below.
Weāre at The Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow, 9.30am so please come and support this actionā¦.. @TMOFCharity is having to fight this for every survivor who has been given false hope, false promises and is to protect future generations of children from being similarly failed in the years aheadā¦.
Click the comments in the story below to read the full articleā¦.
If governments refuse to honour their commitments, to accept and implement recommendations of even a 7 year statutory enquiry that heard from 7000 victims/survivors, and are arguing tomorrow that recommendations āARE NO MORE THAN RECOMMENDATIONS AND DO NOT CARRY ANY LEGAL FORCEāā¦. and itās their CHOICE whether or not to bring in these changes, then the question has to be asked - why then are we going into yet another public enquiry led by @annelongfield when thereās no promise of action!! And thatās not the fault of any panel, itās the governments lack of action afterwards!!!
And this is also very relevant to all survivors everywhere of other public enquiriesā¦.of @PostOffice scandal, @grenfellinquiry @covidinquiryuk etc etc and is exactly what families in the Nottingham enquiry are saying, Hillsborough and now the death of Henry Novakā¦ where is @andyburnham āduty of candourā in all this fiasco!!
This case has far reaching consequences so please support and share our stand for ordinary people being failed by successive governments. Being promised action when none ever followsā¦. Lots more to be said but read my opinion piece below.
Weāre at The Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow, 9.30am so please come and support this actionā¦.. @TMOFCharity is having to fight this for every survivor who has been given false hope, false promises and is to protect future generations of children from being similarly failed in the years aheadā¦.
Click the comments in the story below to read the full articleā¦.
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Day One. Row Granny Row - 10k a day for 10 days.
Iāve got the T-shirt (for TOFS, the charity that provides lifelong support for people born unable to swallow).
The ergo is cleaned, oiled, new PM5 monitor fittedā¦ ready to roll.
And, most importantly, Iāve had an o Row Granny Row with nearly Ā£800 pledged so far (well over my target!). A massive thank you to everyone who is supporting this challenge and the fantastic charity @NEWSFORTOFS
Check my pinned post for further details.
See you later! š£āāļø
Iāve got the T-shirt (for TOFS, the charity that provides lifelong support for people born unable to swallow).
The ergo is cleaned, oiled, new PM5 monitor fittedā¦ ready to roll.
And, most importantly, Iāve had an o Row Granny Row with nearly Ā£800 pledged so far (well over my target!). A massive thank you to everyone who is supporting this challenge and the fantastic charity @NEWSFORTOFS
Check my pinned post for further details.
See you later! š£āāļø
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Some of England and Scotlandās top male cricketers have signed up to play in the Afghanistan Premier League Twenty20 tournament despite the ECB urging them to think about their daughters, sisters or mothers.
In Afghanistan women and girls are prohibited from playing sport, one uses inflicted on females by the Taliban rulers. The Afghanistan Twenty20 League matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates, and while it is yet to receive the go ahead from the International Cricket Council it is very likely to be approved.
The captain of the Afghanistan womenās cricket team, Nahida Sapan, told the BBC Stumped podcast: āFor five years, girls in Afghanistan have been denied the right to play cricket and many other basic rights. Foreign players had a real opportunity to stand with millions of Afghan women and girls by choosing not to participate.ā
The men who are listed to play in the tournament are Moeen Ali, Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Tymal Mills, Tom Moores, Olly Stone, Chris Wood, Luke Wood (England), and George Munsey (Scotland).
Womenās Rights Network supports the women of Afghanistan. Our Afghan Women merchandise raises funds for educational projects for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Link in the next post.
In Afghanistan women and girls are prohibited from playing sport, one uses inflicted on females by the Taliban rulers. The Afghanistan Twenty20 League matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates, and while it is yet to receive the go ahead from the International Cricket Council it is very likely to be approved.
The captain of the Afghanistan womenās cricket team, Nahida Sapan, told the BBC Stumped podcast: āFor five years, girls in Afghanistan have been denied the right to play cricket and many other basic rights. Foreign players had a real opportunity to stand with millions of Afghan women and girls by choosing not to participate.ā
The men who are listed to play in the tournament are Moeen Ali, Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Tymal Mills, Tom Moores, Olly Stone, Chris Wood, Luke Wood (England), and George Munsey (Scotland).
Womenās Rights Network supports the women of Afghanistan. Our Afghan Women merchandise raises funds for educational projects for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Link in the next post.
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You only need to look at Swinney's hysterical bluster and weasel words to see @HarrietCross_MP has him bang to rights.
You can celebrate a Sikh festival and Remembrance Sunday on the same day. But shouting "Bandi Chhor Divas!" during the 2 minute silence is cringe and disrespectful.
An SNP government so desperate to look inclusive, instead exposed its extraordinary cultural ignorance. Thousands of Sikh soldiers fought and died alongside British servicemen in two World Wars. Their sacrifice is part of our shared national history. Remembrance Sunday belongs to them too.
As people of every colour, faith and background fell silent to remember those who died for our freedom. The SNP govt's official account wanted to make it extremely clear to everyone that it had a different message to send.
What they posted at 11am was so naff, it might as well have said "Remembrance Sunday is for everyone else. You minorities can have your own little celebrations." to match the levels of extreme crassness and condescension.
Ethnic minorities don't need the SNP's performative gestures or patronising crumbs.
This is the poisonous consequence of politicians who see people as separate groups to be managed and patronised, rather than fellow citizens united by a common country and shared traditions.
The SNP talks endlessly about inclusion while displaying a remarkable inability to understand what actually unites us.
John Swinney laid a wreath on Sunday. Good. Now he should explain how the Government he leads managed to get this so spectacularly wrong.
You can celebrate a Sikh festival and Remembrance Sunday on the same day. But shouting "Bandi Chhor Divas!" during the 2 minute silence is cringe and disrespectful.
An SNP government so desperate to look inclusive, instead exposed its extraordinary cultural ignorance. Thousands of Sikh soldiers fought and died alongside British servicemen in two World Wars. Their sacrifice is part of our shared national history. Remembrance Sunday belongs to them too.
As people of every colour, faith and background fell silent to remember those who died for our freedom. The SNP govt's official account wanted to make it extremely clear to everyone that it had a different message to send.
What they posted at 11am was so naff, it might as well have said "Remembrance Sunday is for everyone else. You minorities can have your own little celebrations." to match the levels of extreme crassness and condescension.
Ethnic minorities don't need the SNP's performative gestures or patronising crumbs.
This is the poisonous consequence of politicians who see people as separate groups to be managed and patronised, rather than fellow citizens united by a common country and shared traditions.
The SNP talks endlessly about inclusion while displaying a remarkable inability to understand what actually unites us.
John Swinney laid a wreath on Sunday. Good. Now he should explain how the Government he leads managed to get this so spectacularly wrong.
Your letter has not answered my questions, John.
Why did the official Scottish Government account not acknowledge Remembrance Sunday, but did post about a Sikh Festival at precisely 11am?
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Your letter has not answered my questions, John.
Why did the official Scottish Government account not acknowledge Remembrance Sunday, but did post about a Sikh Festival at precisely 11am?
Why did the official Scottish Government account not acknowledge Remembrance Sunday, but did post about a Sikh Festival at precisely 11am?
The Scottish Government has questions to answer.
More than 207,000 fallen men and women are listed on the Scottish War Memorial's Roll of Honour.
Yesterday, the country fell silent at 11am to remember those to gave their lives for us.
Also at precisely 11am yesterday, the account published a post. Not about Remembrance Sunday, but about a Sikh festival. In fact, that account did not post to mark Remembrance Sunday at all.
Later in the day they also posted about climate change. But still, did not see it necessary to mark one of the most poignant days in our nation's calendar.
Bandi Chorr Divas is, of course, an important date for Sikhs. Indeed, it coinciding with Remembrance Sunday was the perfect opportunity for the Scottish Government to recognise the almost 200,000 Sikhs who were killed or injured fighting in the World Wars alongside allied forces.
They didn't do this. They chose to just ignore Remembrance Sunday altogether.
I have written to the Scottish Government for answers, not least in identifying who is responsible for showing such contempt and disrespect to our armed forces and veterans.
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Shall we let these glorious women know that the vast, vast majority of Nottingham blokes are on their side?
#ReclaimTheNightNottingham
Police had to escort us through the city. The streets of Nottingham are not safe for women in 2026
The words "female-only" are met with violence, intimidation and harassment
But we stayed strong and finished our march
Power to the women āļøššš¤
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Every day now is filled with phone calls from finders of out-in-the-day hedgehogs. And they are all saying the same thing: "We brought him in, put him in a box and gave him food, he was starving."
They don't realise, but these sweet kind people have just sealed this hedgehog's a daytime wildlife casualty.
I know, it's so hard not to.
When we see a suffering animal we feel a strong, innate impulse to help, and a desire to provide immediate tangible comfort; equating food with survival and care.
Feeding feels like a direct, immediate and nurturing action to alleviate suffering.
Yet it is the most catastrophically harmful thing you could ever do.
Especially hedgehogs out in the day, who will be hypothermic.
It takes a lot of energy to digest food, energy these compromised animals just don't have spare.
Every last bit of their energy is being used to maintain vital bodily functions - to keep the heart beating, to oxygenate the organs.
Forcing energy away from these critical functions for something as non-critical as digesting food will be a death sentence.
It won't be immediate, it may take hours, or a couple of days, but eventually, no matter what the experienced rescue you later take them to tries, the animal is already on the unstoppable journey into shock, organ failure and death.
It's tragic for the casualty and heartbreaking for the rescues.
So please help in the right way.
An out-in-the-day hedgehog needs *contact* warmth, a safe indoor space away from flies, and cover to reduce their stress (please see advice below).
They are not going to die of starvation in the couple of hours between you finding them, and getting them to a rescue.š
And please remember - any website that gives you DIY information on caring for or feeding injured or orphaned wildlife is, by default, wrong.
The ONLY right action is to get them to a good rescue (never a vet) where their complex needs can be met.
Even if you have seen this vital information before and understand it, feeding wildlife casualties is a powerful compulsion because it directly activates human instincts of empathy and compassion, often overriding the scientific advice against it.
So please remember this warning and spread it as far as you can.
Helping a wildlife casualty get to the expert treatment they need is an incredibly kind, altruistic act of great humanity.
Just remember to provide them with what they need, not what you need.š„°
They don't realise, but these sweet kind people have just sealed this hedgehog's a daytime wildlife casualty.
I know, it's so hard not to.
When we see a suffering animal we feel a strong, innate impulse to help, and a desire to provide immediate tangible comfort; equating food with survival and care.
Feeding feels like a direct, immediate and nurturing action to alleviate suffering.
Yet it is the most catastrophically harmful thing you could ever do.
Especially hedgehogs out in the day, who will be hypothermic.
It takes a lot of energy to digest food, energy these compromised animals just don't have spare.
Every last bit of their energy is being used to maintain vital bodily functions - to keep the heart beating, to oxygenate the organs.
Forcing energy away from these critical functions for something as non-critical as digesting food will be a death sentence.
It won't be immediate, it may take hours, or a couple of days, but eventually, no matter what the experienced rescue you later take them to tries, the animal is already on the unstoppable journey into shock, organ failure and death.
It's tragic for the casualty and heartbreaking for the rescues.
So please help in the right way.
An out-in-the-day hedgehog needs *contact* warmth, a safe indoor space away from flies, and cover to reduce their stress (please see advice below).
They are not going to die of starvation in the couple of hours between you finding them, and getting them to a rescue.š
And please remember - any website that gives you DIY information on caring for or feeding injured or orphaned wildlife is, by default, wrong.
The ONLY right action is to get them to a good rescue (never a vet) where their complex needs can be met.
Even if you have seen this vital information before and understand it, feeding wildlife casualties is a powerful compulsion because it directly activates human instincts of empathy and compassion, often overriding the scientific advice against it.
So please remember this warning and spread it as far as you can.
Helping a wildlife casualty get to the expert treatment they need is an incredibly kind, altruistic act of great humanity.
Just remember to provide them with what they need, not what you need.š„°
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