Rescuing Mr Badger ; an Orphaned Squirrel, a Badger with Concussion, and a Fox Lost in a Shopping Centre... Just Some of Extraordinary Patients for the Animal Ambulance

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Trevor Weeks hasn't had a full night's sleep in years, he suffers from high blood pressure and he barely scrapes by on his pay. But nothing will induce him to look for an easier career. Trevor, 37, is the founder and driving force behind the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS), and together with his partner, Kathy Martyn, 36, he regularly works 12-hour days, driving hundreds of miles, to save injured and distressed wildlife. This week alone he's rescued two baby bats, several deer, a gannet, a concussed badger (it had fallen into somebody's basement), and a young fox found wandering aimlessly around a shopping centre.

Trevor's chief motivation is a Franciscan desire to reduce suffering. 'If I can do that, then I've achieved something,' Trevor admits.

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Rescuing Mr Badger ; an Orphaned Squirrel, a Badger with Concussion, and a Fox Lost in a Shopping Centre... Just Some of Extraordinary Patients for the Animal Ambulance

'Of course, we can't help all casualties, but if someone calls us and an animal's in pain, we'll do our best to get there. We aren't vets, but as a charity, we are authorised to perform the rescue, whether that's cutting a deer free of barb...

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