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The Vale Wildlife Hospital in Beckford saw its energy bill go from £ 1,500 to £ 5,500
A rescue center that has saved animals for 40 years said that it became too expensive to take care of them.
Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Beckford, Worcestershire, takes care of injured or sick wild animals and the prey birds, but director Natalie Gould said that it cost £ 2,300 per day to manage the charity.
“Unfortunately, it becomes very expensive because we will not charge, are open 24/7 all year round and get all our money from very generous members of the public,” she said.
Ms. Gould said that the upcoming increase in national employer insurance contributions (NIC) would also be a financial blow for the charitable organization.
“Looking at our finances, I’m worried about the future,” said Ms. Gould.
“We are not to the point where we are going to close tomorrow. However, our finances are not durable as they are, so we have to look at different ways to get money.”
Vale fauna hospital
The Vale Wildlife Hospital cares about wild animals and prey birds
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, increased the tax for employers in her budget last year and he came into force on April 6 – which means that the NIC rate of employers will drop from 13.8% to 15%.
Ms. Gould said that the additional increase in drugs and invoices exert pressure on the ability to maintain the charity in progress.
“One really important thing for us is energy costs, and yes, it is increased for everyone, but for us, it has gone from about £ 1,500 per month to £ 5,500 per month.
“We have always been a body to body to melee, so we have never had any surplus funds to the bank to be able to spend it on everything we want.
“If someone is able to help you with anything, whether to donate goods that we can send our stores, give goods to help with animals or make a donation financially, I hope we can be here for 40 years and beyond.”
