The charity received 8,750 calls about sick or weak garden birds last year, and with the helpline struggling with an unprecedented high volume of calls, it is asking the public to help maintain the health of garden birds.
Almost 9,000 calls about sick or weak garden birds have prompted the RSPCA to issue warnings about dirty feeders
Whilst only 52 of those calls came from Shropshire, a spokesperson from the charity said that this year's bird flu scare is a timely reminder of the devastation that can occur from contagious diseases. RSPCA scientific officer Evie Button said: “Birds can die from diseases caught from dirty feeders and water bowls so it’s really important to keep garden bird feeders clean.
“It’s really heart-warming that so many people - around half the population - want to help garden birds by feeding them. But this data suggests that birds are not as healthy as they should be and one way we can make a difference and keep them disease-free is good hygiene.
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