Wildlife Hospital
Wildlife Aid got its start in 1979 when its founder, Simon Cowell MBE, acquired a farmhouse in Leatherhead with the intent of running a local wildlife rescue facility. Formally established a year later, the centre's activities steadily increased in scale; the hospital now treats more than 20,000 wild animals a year, returning 70% of them to the wild. It has saved the lives of more than 150,000 animals since the charity's formation in 1980. The organisation currently operates on a budget of £350,000 per year, and relies on over 200 volunteers to provide an all-year-round service. Its facilities include two operating theatres, a pathology lab, and an intensive care unit. A campaign is currently planned to build a larger complex on a new site that will allow the expansion of the organisation's educational programmes; the planned expansion would increase the facility's footprint to 10 acres (40,000 m2), rely heavily on eco-friendly technology, and be carbon-neutral.
As of 11 November 2011, "Wildlife Aid" was reincorporated at the Charity Commission as the "Wildlife Aid Foundation"
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