Blyth Wildlife Rescue closes service amid hotline daily ‘misuse’

The charity has said it will look at how it will work in the future and if any permanent cut backs need to be made after it addresses its funding and resource issues.

Ms Perry said it normally cost £80,000 to run the charity each year but, by January, it had spent £10,000 alone on herring fish for its two seal pups.

“It’s going to be an expensive year for us,” she said. “It’s always in the back of our minds that we have to get the funds, or we can’t take the animals in.”

Alongside the announcement of the closure of its services, Blyth Wildlife Rescue launched a £20,000 appeal to address its current shortfall.

“I get to see the good work the charity does when we finally release animals back into the wild,” Ms Perry added. “It’s at the forefront of every decision we make.”