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Who we are
The Wildlife Aid Foundation (WAF) is an animal charity dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of British wildlife. We are passionate about protecting the future for our native species.
We run one of the UK’s busiest wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centres. We deal with over 20,000 wildlife-related incidents, each year. It’s a 24/7 job. On any given day, our rescuers will be scaling trees to rescue stranded baby owls or cutting fox cubs from garden netting. Our vets will be performing life-saving surgery, while our carers look after hundreds of patients and young babies being nursed in our rehab centre.
We rely on a small army of over 300 volunteers and run popular outreach and education programmes that help people take actions to make the world a better place for us and our animal neighbours in the natural world.
We are one of the longest-established wildlife centres in the UK and have been championing British wildlife for over 40 years.
Our culture and values
At the Wildlife Aid Foundation, our aim is to return every animal that is capable of surviving, back to its natural environment.
We do not believe that it is right to keep any wild animal in captivity, so, if, despite our every effort, an animal cannot be returned to the wild to live a full and healthy life, we will afford that animal the dignity of a peaceful and pain-free death in a warm and comfortable environment.
Every day, however, the care and dedication of our volunteers allows us to see remarkable recoveries that, otherwise, would not have been possible. We are not species specific and will treat any form of British wildlife. All wild animals that come into WAF’s Surrey-based wildlife hospital are treated and rehabilitated completely free of charge. We rely on the collective good of others to help fund our vital, life-saving work. This ethos runs through our team, as we rely on each other to work as a team in pursuit of our shared objective, to help support the UK's wildlife and protect their natural habitats.
