1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,519 Across Yorkshire's moors and dales, 2 00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:08,799 the world's most famous vet set the benchmark for animal care. 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,399 And James Herriot's legacy lives on. 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:13,959 SHEEP BAA 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,839 His former trainee, Peter Wright... 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,039 All my life, I've enjoyed doing this. 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,839 ...has been a Yorkshire vet for over 40 years. 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,159 It's like when you're in the pub, 9 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,639 you're seeing who can down a pint the fastest. 10 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:28,599 Peter's old partner, Julian Norton... 11 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,039 I'm feeling like a gladiator going into battle. 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:33,879 ...loves his work... Ooh! 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,079 ...in the town Herriot made his home. 14 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,079 Wow. Welcome to Thirsk. 15 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,399 Everything that you can see all across there is Yorkshire. 16 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,479 Alongside Peter and Julian... 17 00:00:43,480 --> 00:00:45,839 That'll do nicely. That'll do nicely. 18 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:47,239 ...a new generation... 19 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,719 It's coming out. He's got it, he's got it. 20 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,399 ...of town-and-country vets... High five, Elise. 21 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,079 ...also uphold the Herriot ethos... 22 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,559 Just lining things up. I'll get some lubrication in there. 23 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,079 ...as the Yorkshire vet team... 24 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,199 Cheers. Cheers. 25 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,999 ...help animals of all shapes... 26 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,679 Oh, God, he's out! 27 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,399 'Ey up. ...sizes... 28 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:08,599 Good girl. 29 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,679 ...types... It's only a small one. 30 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,279 I think Julian begs to differ. LAUGHTER 31 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,919 ...and temperaments. 32 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,359 I tell you what - he hasn't got any manners, has he? 33 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,399 It's definitely not glamorous. 34 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,679 I'm in the line of fire for another fart, aren't I? 35 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,119 But it's varied. 36 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:24,799 Pretty quick, aren't they? 37 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,399 This is like bull aftersun. CHUCKLES 38 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,279 It's rarely easy. Oh! 39 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,400 But they continue the Herriot tradition... 40 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,479 ...treating all creatures... 41 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,719 It's moving! I can't believe it. 42 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,159 ...great... HE LAUGHS 43 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,479 ...and small. I'm not your real dad. 44 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,560 No, I'm not. I'm sorry about that. 45 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,400 Yorkshire is built on community connections. 46 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,400 Locals come together for work, rest and play... 47 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,640 ...proud of a community spirit... 48 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:10,919 ...which runs as deep as the roots 49 00:02:10,920 --> 00:02:13,800 of the ancient trees that shape the landscape... 50 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,719 ...standing tall together 51 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,760 in splendid solidarity for generations. 52 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,000 In North Yorkshire's Howardian Hills national landscape... 53 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:36,240 ...Castle Howard is a huge source of pride to the local community. 54 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:43,200 One of the country's most iconic stately homes... 55 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,439 ...this stunning example of Baroque architecture 56 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:54,080 has a visitor footfall of nearly 300,000 every year. 57 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,439 And today, 58 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,399 an unexpected arrival across the water 59 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,640 means Peter's paying a visit. 60 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,479 Just been called out to Castle Howard 61 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:14,679 to see a swan that the people who look after them 62 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,959 are having concerns about because it's sitting on its own, 63 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,719 not looking at all happy. 64 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:23,159 At this fitting venue for the King's birds, 65 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,359 there's been a large colony of mute swans since the 1970s. 66 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,559 There are currently around 70, 67 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,839 but the struggling youngster caught the eye of groundskeeper Ray. 68 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,839 It's actually been sat there now for three days. 69 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,159 I don't know if it's unwell or it's just lost its family. 70 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,079 It's not flapping its wings 71 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,039 and just basically feeling really lethargic. 72 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,759 Especially during the winter, swans are communal birds, 73 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,759 to help protect themselves from predators and find food. 74 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,239 And here at the children's island playground... 75 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,679 Morning. Morning. All right? 76 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,959 ...Karen comes to feed a small, tight-knit group. 77 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,279 What can you tell me about him? 78 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,839 Well, basically, I came down to inspect Skelf Island 79 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,559 a couple of days ago, 80 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,959 and he was actually just out of the water on the bank. 81 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,159 Does he seem to be a loner? 82 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,039 He seems to be alone. There's a family of five... 83 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,759 Yeah. ...and the parents. 84 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,879 But this one just seems... is not usually here. 85 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,879 Not part of the group? No. 86 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,039 So he wouldn't be made particularly welcome either. 87 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,279 No. Cos we're a bit worried, aren't we, Ray? Yeah. 88 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:31,439 Yeah. And you've not seen him on the water at all? No. 89 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,319 Has he shown any interest in food? 90 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,759 Threw some food down yesterday. 91 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,319 But it's not interested at all and has just left it. Right. 92 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,519 It could be exhausted. It could be. Yeah. 93 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,760 As we don't know where he's come from. Exactly. 94 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,759 It'd be nice to have a proper look at him. 95 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,839 That'd be great. It's really concerning. 96 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:51,279 His behaviour is so much out of character. 97 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:55,119 'He does look as if he's not particularly interested in life.' 98 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,119 But it's one of these instances 99 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,959 where it's a case of, "first, catch your patient." 100 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:01,679 If we make a move for him, 101 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:05,039 it may evoke a fight, flight and fright reaction, 102 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,880 in which case we don't distress him too much either. 103 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,520 Those eyes don't look very happy. No, I know. 104 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,239 That was far too easy. Was it? 105 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,439 So it's not right, you mean? Yeah. 106 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,999 If you can just told him either side of there for me, please? 107 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,439 That's good. Is that OK? 108 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,759 That's lovely. No, that was far too easy. 109 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,839 A bird like this should be up and away. 110 00:05:43,840 --> 00:05:48,039 There is a discharge there from his nostril. Right. 111 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:52,919 With Peter suspecting infection or injury has caused exhaustion... 112 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,719 This bird is very weak. Very weak. 113 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,999 I don't think he's been feeding at all. 114 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,679 ...he knows they need to act quickly. 115 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,679 The problem is I've nothing to give him. 116 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,319 I don't carry swan food, particularly. 117 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:06,399 What would you need? 118 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,319 I think we need some sort of gruel into him. 119 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,279 But I think, if this bird doesn't get some sustenance, 120 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:13,920 then we're going to lose him. 121 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,840 A predator will come along. He'll just die. 122 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,399 The North Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate 123 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,919 has often been voted as the happiest place to live in Britain, 124 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,919 with its strong community spirit. 125 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,559 Morning! All right? 126 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,719 It's epitomised by The Learning Sanctuary... 127 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,119 That's it, Bob. 128 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,519 Don't just stand there. Eat your breakfast. 129 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:41,719 Come on. 130 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,919 ...which helps young adults with additional needs 131 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,399 by teaching them how to care for animals. 132 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,639 That's it. Come on. Yes! 133 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,079 They often head out for a stroll on The Stray 134 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,639 with their ferrets... 135 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,639 Uh-oh! Come on, Nuts. Agh! 136 00:06:57,640 --> 00:06:59,799 ...which Learning Sanctuary founder Jenny... 137 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,919 It's a ferret pylon! 138 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,680 ...admits turns a few happy Harrogate heads. 139 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,040 Come on, then. 140 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,679 We often get stopped at least once or twice along the way. 141 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,239 Someone will say, "What have you got there? Ferrets?" 142 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:14,759 I'm like, "Yes, they are ferrets." 143 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,839 Yes, we take them for walkies, and the ferrets get a lot out of it 144 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,039 because they're digging and looking for things to chase, 145 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,679 burying themselves in the leaves and just having fun. 146 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,040 But today... 147 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,399 ...there's a very different kind of field trip 148 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,159 with the youngest ferret, 149 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,919 who has an appointment with Julian to stop her having babies. 150 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:35,559 I've been involved with them before 151 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,199 and helped some of their other rescue animals. 152 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,599 And today, it's the turn of Squeak, the ferret who needs to be spayed. 153 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,159 Are you gonna be a good girl, Squeak? 154 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,999 I've treated quite a lot of ferrets over the years. 155 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,079 My very first ever pet was a little albino ferret called Fangface. 156 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,279 So, yeah, it often brings back memories 157 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,319 of those early days of my childhood, 158 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,719 looking after these fantastic but rather smelly creatures. 159 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,000 OK, my baby. 160 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,239 Morning, everybody. 161 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:03,799 Hello. All right? 162 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,199 Is this our patient for today? Yep. 163 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,199 This is our little patient. 164 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:09,719 And she needs to be spayed? 165 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,679 Yeah, because she needs to behave and just... 166 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,759 And it will be better for her season as well. 167 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,999 Definitely, with ferrets, when they come into season, 168 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,799 they stay in season pretty much forever, 169 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,199 until they get mated. 170 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:26,039 It's a sort of design to make sure they get pregnant relatively easily. 171 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,679 So it's much, much better if she's spayed. 172 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,279 Then she won't go into season, the problem will be solved. 173 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,879 19-year-old Dylan has Williams syndrome, 174 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,759 which has common traits of infectious enthusiasm... 175 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,119 Do you use a spade? 176 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,759 Like a bucket and spade? 177 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,759 No, no, I don't use a spade. No, no, no. 178 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,880 It's a good question, though. ...and empathy. 179 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,919 This could be a life risk, then? 180 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:52,519 I mean, yeah, it is, really. But you don't need to panic. 181 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,399 I won't be panicking. I want to see the surgery. 182 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,039 I've always wanted to see what it's like. 183 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,639 What we can do, if you're really keen to see what's happening... 184 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,999 I want to see behind the scenes on how you do it. 185 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,959 Yeah. Well, we can take some photos. 186 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,719 It's surgery time. It's time. Bye-bye, Squeaker! 187 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,199 Bye, Squeak. Bye, darling. Love you. 188 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,840 Come on, Squeaky, let's go. 189 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:20,439 Photos have been requested during the operation, 190 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:24,599 which isn't a usual specification, but we'll see what we can do. 191 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,319 I'll obviously be busy, personally, during the surgery, 192 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,039 but I can probably get one of the nurses 193 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,279 to take some photos of the action. 194 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,719 I can't wait to see what they do with her 195 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,359 and, like, how she's going to recover after it. 196 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:37,760 Can't wait! 197 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:42,959 At Cannon Hall Farm, 198 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,479 Rohin sees a sorry "tail". 199 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,679 We're basically almost down to bone there, aren't we? 200 00:09:47,680 --> 00:09:49,199 Yeah. It's not nice. 201 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,399 For a bird of prey, Matt's crossing his fingers. 202 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,719 Unfortunately, when it comes to wild animals being brought in, 203 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,239 they've often had breaks that are just irreparable. 204 00:09:58,240 --> 00:09:59,959 We just don't know until we get an X-ray. 205 00:09:59,960 --> 00:10:02,959 You can see the size of these claws. 206 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,599 And the moment of truth... We're gonna get you some help, mate. 207 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,119 ...for the struggling cygnet. 208 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:09,999 I'm very concerned about this bird. 209 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,720 Go on. You can do it. Come on, then. 210 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,839 Across the Yorkshire countryside, 211 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,840 all kinds of creatures form close communities. 212 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,360 Familiarity, in fact, breeds content. 213 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:40,240 But occasionally, there are unexpected interlopers. 214 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,920 Like today, on the grounds of Castle Howard stately home... 215 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:47,879 That's grand. 216 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,639 ...where Peter is trying to help a lost swan cygnet 217 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,319 he suspects is suffering from infection or injury. 218 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,159 This chap, if we don't do something, we're going to lose him. 219 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:58,919 I think what I am going to do, 220 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,679 I'm going to give him some covering antibiotic anyway, 221 00:11:01,680 --> 00:11:04,639 because I think this bird is just very, very weak. Yeah. 222 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,519 He was discovered by groundskeeper Ray... 223 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,519 We're gonna get you some help, mate. Get you looked after, yeah? 224 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:14,559 ...and regular visitor Karen, who comes to feed the local swans. 225 00:11:14,560 --> 00:11:18,239 I'm so pleased Peter's gonna be able to do something because... 226 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,240 I don't know, they're just special, aren't they? 227 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:22,959 Yeah, it's only a young bird. 228 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:24,999 It's still got the plumage from last year. 229 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,679 So whether it's just strayed and then fallen ill, 230 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:31,039 lost its parents, we just don't know. 231 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,679 But let's hope that we can get this guy feeling a lot better 232 00:11:33,680 --> 00:11:35,519 and back on his feet and back on the lake. 233 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,839 'I'm very concerned about this bird.' 234 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,719 But I just wonder if it's worth, 235 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,879 before we get the swan rescue centre involved, 236 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,479 whether it is just worth trying this swan with some food. 237 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,399 This chap certainly doesn't seem to want it. 238 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,559 Is that because he doesn't want to eat, 239 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:54,159 so he doesn't fancy anything? 240 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,039 Or is it that particular food that he's maybe not keen on? 241 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:00,279 Sometimes, if you make it into like a grill-type of food - 242 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,599 warm it up, make it more mushy - 243 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,759 that might just tempt him. 244 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,720 It may not, but it's worth a try. 245 00:12:09,560 --> 00:12:14,559 Well, we've turned some of Karen's organic food into a gruel. 246 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:17,399 Ray's been to the kitchen, and he's worked his wonders on it, 247 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,039 and it actually looks very tasty, this, 248 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:23,040 so let's just hope that our friend thinks it's tasty as well. 249 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,200 Go on, you can do it. Come on, then. 250 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,000 Yes! Oh, yes! 251 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,159 Oh! Excellent. 252 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,600 Excellent. 253 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:44,279 Ray, I think you should be on MasterChef soon. 254 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,999 RAY LAUGHS I think you're right there, Peter. 255 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,480 Oh, look at you, really hungry! 256 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,000 Oh, my God. Oh! 257 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,319 Wow. Oh, that's made my day. 258 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:02,679 That is fantastic. That is amazing. I'm so happy. 259 00:13:02,680 --> 00:13:05,360 The poor guy was starving. Needs a bib. 260 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,239 This is a very good sign. 261 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,199 Ray probably isn't going to let us know 262 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,479 what his secret ingredients are, 263 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,799 but our friend here seems to like it. 264 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,479 Ray, you're a star. 265 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,039 The fact that he's got something in his belly now 266 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,479 will make a huge difference as far as energy levels go 267 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,359 and generating a bit of warmth. Yeah, yeah. 268 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,359 So I think we'll hold off a bit now 269 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,160 and just give him a bit longer. 270 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,119 Well, we'll leave your food with you, 271 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,160 and then let's give him 24 hours. 272 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,199 If he's doing OK, then we'll leave well alone. 273 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,319 If he isn't, we'll get him in. 274 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,439 Bit of food. Bit of food. 275 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,319 And he looks a bit happier. 276 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,240 He does look happier. Wonders will never cease. 277 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:00,919 More in hope than expectation when I offered this chap some food. 278 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,639 So the fact that he's got something that's going to give him some energy 279 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,319 may be all that he needs. 280 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:07,599 It's OK, it's OK. 281 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:11,719 'I've covered this nasal discharge with some antibiotics, 282 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:15,759 'and I think that was probably worth doing.' 283 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,119 He's not out of the woods, but certainly, 284 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,399 the fact that he's eaten has given him a massive boost, 285 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:22,999 me a massive boost, 286 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,400 and Karen and Ray a massive boost as well. 287 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,360 While Peter's swan found himself all alone by accident... 288 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,839 I think this is a friendly ferret. 289 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,399 ...an important appointment 290 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,559 is the reason Squeak the ferret has had to leave his happy community 291 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,599 at the special educational needs animal sanctuary. 292 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:49,079 So, a normal way to just hold a ferret is like that. 293 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,559 Julian and Caitlin are anaesthetising Squeak... 294 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:56,399 For injections, you do need to get a bit of a more sturdy control. 295 00:14:56,400 --> 00:15:00,879 ...before they remove her uterus to prevent unwanted babies. 296 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:02,920 Oh, you're a wiggly girl. 297 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:05,639 What I'll do is, I'll do... 298 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,039 You seem to have a knack for doing it one-handed. 299 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:09,519 If you go like that... 300 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,199 Ooh. Oh, God. 301 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,319 There we are. Perfect. See? What an expert. 302 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,999 SHE LAUGHS Just like that. 303 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,479 And after a special request from one of Squeak's carers, 304 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,119 Julian has an extra job for Lucy. 305 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:24,959 One of the guys who was very keen, 306 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,119 he says he's never seen inside a ferret before. 307 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,159 I said we'd try and take some photos. 308 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:30,359 And then I suddenly realised 309 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,800 I personally wouldn't be able to do the photos. 310 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,719 How many pictures do I need to get? 311 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,439 Yeah, I suppose we could do, like, different stages. 312 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,679 OK? So, maybe one of the incision? 313 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:44,800 OK. 314 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,959 While Julian could do with a zoom for this delicate surgery... 315 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,279 Finding the uterus is probably the hardest part 316 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:58,679 of the whole job, actually, because it's quite tiny. 317 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:03,679 ...Lucy's main focus is on Squeak's breathing and heart rate. 318 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,159 OK? She doesn't like that very much. 319 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,639 Yeah, if she needs a bit of gas... 320 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,720 I'm just gonna put it on a little bit. 321 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,959 So, like with cats and dogs, the uterus has got two horns. 322 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,960 This is the left horn. 323 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:26,999 I'm just quite gently bringing it up to the surface. 324 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,599 Whoops! I've lost it. Come back. 325 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,719 So, it's just a bit delicate, really, at this point. 326 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,560 I need to just be a bit careful. 327 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,799 So, that's ovary, ovary, uterus, uterus. Beautiful. 328 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,800 It's a good photo, that, isn't it? It is. 329 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:45,559 Lovely. 330 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:49,799 Where Squeak's come from is a place called The Learning Sanctuary. 331 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,879 So this is particularly apt that we're helping learning. 332 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:55,639 It's such a... A little wound. 333 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:56,679 ...little wound. 334 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:00,319 I'm gonna use some tissue glue instead of stitches in the skin 335 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,640 And that should be us done. 336 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:04,759 It get stuck to it? 337 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,200 It's all right, isn't it? Lovely. 338 00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:10,919 The surgery's gone absolutely to plan, 339 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,039 and she'll be waking up now, 340 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,439 quietly and slowly in her own time, 341 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,479 and then hopefully home to join the rest of the gang. 342 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,360 Come on, Squeaky. 343 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,119 You want to go there? 344 00:17:23,120 --> 00:17:25,599 'We've got an album of photos.' 345 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:28,959 We'll pick out the best ones and hopefully show them to Dylan. 346 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,959 Get you a little blanket. There you go. 347 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:37,080 And then he'll have a bit of an insight into the insides of Squeak. 348 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:47,279 At the heart of their community in South Yorkshire, 349 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,360 Cannon Hall Farm attracts nearly a million visitors a year. 350 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,119 They also have hundreds of four-legged new arrivals 351 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:56,560 every lambing season. 352 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:00,759 But the occasional problems that come with them 353 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,479 are less welcome. 354 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,480 And today, the team have had to call Rohin. 355 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,039 It's peak lambing season, 356 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,639 so everything's all go, super busy at the moment. 357 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,280 And we've come to check on a little lamb who's not doing very well. 358 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,719 Farm manager Danny has been keeping an eye on the struggling lamb... 359 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:20,279 Hello, Danny. 'Ey up, you all right? 360 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:21,799 Good to see you. Nice to see you. 361 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,639 ...whenever the latest baby boom allows. 362 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,639 It's all go right now, isn't it, for you guys? 363 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,079 I've just lambed a set of twins now. It's, er... 364 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:33,439 Oh, right. In the last few minutes? Yeah, just in the last few minutes. 365 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:36,719 And I heard about this little lamb's not doing very well with the tail. 366 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:37,759 Is that right? Yeah. 367 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:41,799 So, it's got a bit of an infection. Right. I can see that. Yeah. 368 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,999 Treated it a little bit, but, er, need your expertise. 369 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,639 I can see that, yeah. 370 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,719 Oh, it does look very infected, though, doesn't it? Yeah. 371 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,479 How old would this lamb be? Just a couple of days? 372 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:56,559 Er, about five days old. OK. Aw, little thing. Very sweet. 373 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:57,919 We see it every now and then, 374 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,239 that Mum can accidentally cause damage to the baby 375 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:01,479 nibbling the tail. 376 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,840 Sometimes they can accidentally be trodden on. 377 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,999 You can see that pus coming out, and it's an entire layer of skin. 378 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,319 We're basically almost down to bone there, aren't we? 379 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:12,999 Yeah. It's not nice. 380 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,799 Where the skin's been broken, the tissue's died off. 381 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,839 There's a lot of pus there. 382 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,039 To deal with this unusual condition... 383 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,559 Poor little thing. 384 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,439 ...Rohin has a plan. 385 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,359 Well, it's quite nasty, that infection, isn't it? 386 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:28,519 It's definitely the case that if all we do 387 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,159 is just give medicines and just wait, 388 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,199 it's not going to heal properly, that, is it? No. 389 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,559 So I think, for this to go well, what we'd need to do 390 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:39,000 is try and get this to be amputated up here at a healthy level. Yeah. 391 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,279 Step one, Danny's already done, which is perfect, 392 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:44,599 to give some pain relief. 393 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,599 So hopefully, the lamb's gonna be comfortable. 394 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,239 We'll give some antibiotics now as well. 395 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,879 And then the final step - we'll need to try and make sure 396 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,200 it gets amputated above the infection. 397 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,039 We've just got to be careful. 398 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,119 A very young lamb, and her immune system 399 00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:01,279 is going to be very, very weak at this point. 400 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,759 So any additional problem, any infection or trauma, 401 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,640 it's that much more for them to deal with. 402 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,319 Amongst Yorkshire's bird-watching community, 403 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,599 the sparrowhawk divides opinion. 404 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,439 Although it's the bird of prey most commonly seen in back gardens, 405 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:27,079 some point to the sparrowhawk's role in regulating songbird populations 406 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,080 by picking off the weakest. 407 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,199 Come on. 408 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:36,199 And Matt's job isn't to judge, only to help. 409 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,319 Another one of my unusual patients in today. 410 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,799 I've got a sparrowhawk that's been brought in 411 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:41,999 by a member of the public. 412 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,959 Now, we don't know what's happened, 413 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,960 but it sounds like it wasn't able to fly. 414 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,440 I know. Don't look so concerned. 415 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,359 Unfortunately, when it comes to wild animals being brought in, 416 00:20:58,360 --> 00:21:00,959 they've often had breaks that are just irreparable. 417 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,959 I do really hope that we can help this one out, 418 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,439 because all too often, they have to be put to sleep 419 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,399 because their injuries are just too severe. 420 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,559 We just don't know until we get an X-ray. 421 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,839 It might be we can do something. It might not. 422 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,279 The UK sparrowhawk population has dropped 423 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,719 by around a quarter since the mid-'90s, 424 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,879 with fewer woodlands and hedgerows causing a lack of prey. 425 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,319 Let's get you to sleep and find out what's going on. 426 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,919 And as he administers the anaesthetic gas... 427 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,559 Always a bit of a knack to that because this little rubber ring, 428 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,439 if they get their beak into it, they just destroy it. 429 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,320 ...Matt's feeling the pressure. 430 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,479 Being a wild animal, not used to being handled, 431 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,759 it does put the anaesthetic risk up significantly higher. 432 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,079 So got to make sure I'm going to keep this one asleep 433 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:44,560 for as little as possible to get the X-rays that I need. 434 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,159 I'm feeling all the bones. 435 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,519 I'm feeling all the joints to see if there are any breaks. 436 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,679 When you get birds that have flown into cars 437 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,199 or they've hit windows and such, 438 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,879 they often break some of these bones. 439 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,239 And one of those wings is really quite dropped. 440 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,279 So I'm concerned it might've done something to the shoulder here. 441 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,239 But that is exactly what the X-ray is going to tell us. 442 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,199 Yeah, you can see the size of these claws. 443 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,640 Don't want them sinking into your finger. 444 00:22:13,120 --> 00:22:15,000 Ooh, ooh, we're waking up. 445 00:22:16,360 --> 00:22:19,960 No, no, no, no, no. Put those talons away! 446 00:22:21,360 --> 00:22:22,599 Coming up... 447 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,679 It could be a serious situation if that infection's spread 448 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,399 to other parts of the body. 449 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,799 ...with Danny's lamb, Rohin knows it's needs must. 450 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,319 If we get it done, it's, short term, a bit of pain, 451 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,679 and long-term, a lot of happiness for her. 452 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,399 Will Peter be dancing for joy at Swan Lake? 453 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:39,959 After I left here, 454 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,319 can you fill me in as to did anything else happen? 455 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,159 Hello. Hi, Billy. 456 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:45,759 This must be your bus. 457 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,519 And how do Yorkshire dogs riding in style... 458 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:49,839 BARKING 459 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,199 ...get the attention of Harry Styles? 460 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,799 We picked him up in a bright yellow bus. 461 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:58,160 In a bus? Bright yellow, yeah. 462 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,719 Team spirit and camaraderie are strong in Yorkshire. 463 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,359 CHEERING 464 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:17,559 Local communities come together for the greater good. 465 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,479 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 466 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:24,480 But sometimes, life sees you flying solo. 467 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,399 Recently, on the grounds of Castle Howard, 468 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,399 Peter treated a poorly, lost signet. 469 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,719 The fact that you could catch this one quite easily 470 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,839 made me think that something's not good here. 471 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,079 That was far too easy. 472 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,839 'And I thought it might just be worth 473 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:51,279 'making these lovely organic pellets that Karen feeds 474 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:52,879 'into more like a gruel, 475 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,399 'and the swan got stuck in straight away.' 476 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,440 Oh! Excellent. 477 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,439 Yeah, I think you should be on MasterChef soon. 478 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,039 LAUGHTER 479 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:08,079 But I'm interested to know from Karen and Ray 480 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,640 as to what happened after I left last time. 481 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,079 Nice to see you, Karen. Hi, Peter. 482 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,839 Nice to see you, Ray. Nice to see you, Peter. 483 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,479 After I left you, did anything else happen, 484 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,159 or did you see anything else? 485 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:23,799 Gave it some more food, which it had a little nibble on, 486 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:25,159 and a drink of water. 487 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,319 But I also noticed that it had moved up to the lake edge. 488 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,119 Right. So it was sat nearly in the reeds itself. 489 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:33,559 Right. We left it be for that night, 490 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,239 and the following day, or the morning, 491 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,679 came up and had a look, and it was gone. 492 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,639 You could actually see where it had made its way through the reeds. 493 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,199 Really? Yeah. 494 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,120 Well, that sounds very encouraging. Yeah. 495 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:53,039 I think this one was possibly migrating, 496 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:54,159 because it wasn't a local, 497 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,119 wasn't one that you recognised, was it, Karen? 498 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:58,199 No, it wasn't part of the brood that are here. 499 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,679 And it may have just become very, very tired. 500 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,319 And that would fit in with 501 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,159 its bodily condition not being that great. 502 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:10,399 And it's possible that, you know, got stuck into that gruel, 503 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,879 your wonderful gruel that made the difference. 504 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,439 And so I think it's probably gone from there. 505 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,839 Reading between the lines and piecing things together, 506 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,519 I think we've had a happy ending. 507 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:20,560 I do. I do. 508 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,319 Are you a chef, Ray, would you say? LAUGHTER 509 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,719 No. Well, I don't know what you did to those pellets of Karen's, 510 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,359 but I think that made a big difference. 511 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:32,279 It did! It did make a difference, I think. 512 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:36,239 Yeah, so I think you've got talents that you maybe didn't know you had. 513 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,360 LAUGHTER Yeah. 514 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,639 With lambing season in full swing, 515 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,839 lots of newcomers are settling in to life 516 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,199 in the Cannon Hall Farm community. 517 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,599 BLEATING 518 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,639 But one lamb, born just a few days ago, 519 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,999 has had to be taken away from the main flock 520 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,959 because of an infected tail. 521 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:01,919 You can see there's a bit of blood and pus there 522 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:03,759 where the tissue's just dying away. 523 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,359 And Rohin's decided to perform an amputation here 524 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:09,559 in the roundhouse barn. 525 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,639 At this age, if that was left untreated, 526 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,439 she could easily end up septic and really, really poorly. 527 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,039 Farm manager Danny is experienced enough 528 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,679 to know that things could escalate. 529 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,639 It could be a serious situation 530 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:25,159 if that infection spread to other parts of the body, 531 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,239 and we could be looking at something different. 532 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,799 So Rohin's plan is to remove the infected part of the tail. 533 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,039 Even here, it's a bit swollen. 534 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:34,919 So I'm thinking somewhere around here. Yeah. 535 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,279 Then we can allow it to... All the infection to drop off, 536 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,320 and try and keep this healthy portion here. 537 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:45,519 So, this device, we're gonna use it 538 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,279 to get this rubber band above the infection. 539 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:52,599 And this is the least traumatic way, in a young lamb, to dock the tail. 540 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,279 So, if we get it done it's, short-term, a bit of pain, 541 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,200 and long-term, a lot of happiness for her. 542 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,039 Just gonna put that all the way above there. 543 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,319 And I think around there is perfect. 544 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:09,759 Just like that. 545 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,120 There it is. 546 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,039 I think that looks good to me. There we go. 547 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:18,079 Perfect. So, we've got a nice margin there of healthy tissue up here. 548 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,479 She hasn't reacted too much. No, she's done really well. 549 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,399 She's not been too bothered by it. 550 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,999 But then, that means all this can die off, 551 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,719 and hopefully, we'll retain this healthy bit up here. 552 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,399 And if we can just control the infection 553 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,799 and make sure she stays happy and comfortable, 554 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,799 then she should have a really good chance of a good recovery. 555 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,440 So, I'll put some magic blue spray on, final bit. 556 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,319 Half an that spray's on the lamb, the other half's on Danny, 557 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:42,759 but it'll do. It's all right. 558 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,519 I'm full of iodine and spray and everything at t'minute, so... 559 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,719 Said, "I'm going back to Mum, leave me alone now." 560 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:48,880 LAMB BLEATS 561 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,599 Connecting Yorkshire's communities for nearly 200 years, 562 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,959 a gentle bus ride through the hills and dales 563 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:05,479 is a relaxing way to enjoy God's own country. 564 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,919 And today, Julian and Emmy are waiting for a bus 565 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,719 with a bit of extra bark. 566 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,639 It's early on a Saturday morning, 567 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:16,679 and Emmy and I have come to join a bus ride. 568 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,399 It's a bus service for dogs called Billy's Bus. 569 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:20,719 I'm quite excited. 570 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,719 Emmy doesn't really know what's in store for her, 571 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,199 so hopefully she'll enjoy this one. 572 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,759 Em, look, it's the bus. Dog Bus, it says. 573 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,559 CHUCKLES Come on. Let's lift you on. 574 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,839 Come on. Good girl. 575 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:33,599 Hi. Hello, everybody. 576 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,719 Hi, Emmy. Hello. Hi, Billy. 577 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,320 This must be your bus. This is Emmy. 578 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,959 Billy's Bus is the brainchild of Laura. 579 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,079 So, Billy is, obviously, your dog. He is, yeah. 580 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,719 Is he sort of the concept behind the bus? 581 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,399 He is, yeah, it's all about Billy 582 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,320 and trying to plan the perfect day for him. 583 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:01,159 And there are now 300 dogs with passes for the bus 584 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,319 who enjoy specially harnessed seats with a view. 585 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,639 So, we're just coming up to our first collection now, 586 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,239 which is Rusty - he loves riding on the back of the bus, 587 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:11,359 on the back bed. Oh, he's a back seat boy, is he? 588 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:12,639 He's a back seat naughty boy. 589 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:13,959 Rusty's coming. 590 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,359 Rusty. 591 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,719 BARKING Hello, Rusty. 592 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,839 And we've got six more dogs to pick up this morning 593 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:22,560 before we head to the Bark Park. 594 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:26,319 BARKING 595 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,839 Come on, Johnny. Hi. Hi! Whoa! 596 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,920 Hello. That's Johnny Rotten. 597 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,879 Well, all I can say is, Johnny, be good. 598 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,919 When it comes to musicians, 599 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,239 the dog bus has even caught the attention 600 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:40,799 of a modern-day icon... 601 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,039 What's the Dog Bus? 602 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,759 ...thanks to 20-year-old bus attendant Lily. 603 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,079 I went to Harry Styles at Wembley, 604 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,599 and I was holding up a sign saying "I skipped the Dog Bus to be here," 605 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,479 and he was really interested and wanted to know what it was, 606 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,199 so came over and spoke to me. 607 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,199 We pick them up in a bright yellow bus. 608 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,479 You pick them up in a bus? Bright yellow, yeah. 609 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:03,279 'Oh, my God, I was over the moon.' 610 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,999 I actually, like, blacked out for the rest of the concert. 611 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,799 I was in so much shock. It was insane. 612 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,280 The best school trip ever. 613 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,719 Well, thank you very much for the world's dogs. 614 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,680 CHEERING 615 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,959 Hi, Malin. Hi, sweetheart. 616 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,479 As the bus fills up... 617 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,679 You're very nice. You're keen seem to make friends. 618 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:31,360 Emmy's gonna get jealous. 619 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,280 ...there's one direction they all want to go in... 620 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,599 ...to the Bark Park on Ilkley Moor. 621 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:41,639 So, must be nearly there. 622 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,280 I can sense the excitement in the bus is building. 623 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,640 BARKING 624 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,879 Is this, like, everything that you imagined it was gonna be 625 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:57,879 when you set up? No, it's so much more. 626 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:02,919 Originally, I set out to have a perfect scenario for Billy, 627 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,039 where I could go to work, he could go out for a few hours, 628 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,679 and come out, come home content and socialised. 629 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,519 And it's become, like, an event. 630 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,679 I mean, I really noticed as we were coming through all the towns 631 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,399 the smiles on everybody's faces and the waves and the excitement 632 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:18,959 as the bus was coming through. 633 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,199 Yorkshire, you know, where we are, Cow and Calf moors, 634 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:22,999 is beautiful in any weather, I think, 635 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,039 but especially in the summer time, it's just... 636 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:26,759 Like this, yeah. Oh, it's beautiful. 637 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,600 BARKING 638 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:31,920 Ready? Go! 639 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:34,719 Oh. Good catch. 640 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,959 Yeah, so, we have a dog of the day and a dog of the week. 641 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,479 Dog of the day? This is the dog of the day podium. 642 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,439 Who's been dog of the day today, would you say? 643 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,279 Do you know what, I'm gonna say Em. 644 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,359 Excellent! Emmy, dog of the day! 645 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:51,199 She's been so well behaved for her first time on a bus, 646 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,399 never mind a dog bus. 647 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:54,359 I mean, I have to say, she's really enjoyed it, 648 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,239 and I've really enjoyed it as well. 649 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,399 I've never seen anything like this before. 650 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,639 Em, you've got to get on the podium. 651 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:02,479 Smile, if you can. 652 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:03,799 CAMERA CLICKS 653 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,279 Dog of the day. Would you believe it? 654 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,879 Come on, Robin. Buddy. Bobo. 655 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:10,719 Good girl. Home time. 656 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:12,519 Good girl. It's been fun, hasn't it? 657 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,360 Have you enjoyed it? 658 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,359 When wild animals need veterinary help, 659 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,639 they often depend on a conscientious member of the public 660 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,159 to come to the rescue. 661 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,039 All right. Let's go. 662 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:36,079 And after a sparrowhawk who Matt thinks might have been hit by a car 663 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,959 was brought to the practice, he's taking some X-rays... 664 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:41,839 Three, two, one. 665 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,240 ...to assess the little bird of prey's injured wing. 666 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,679 Here, I can't see any obvious breaks. 667 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,359 Everything looks OK. 668 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,839 It's very rare that you have a wild bird 669 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,799 brought in by a member of the public because it can't fly, 670 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:01,880 and there to not be a break or any obvious damage there. 671 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,319 But her second X-ray... 672 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:07,879 BEEP 673 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:09,480 ...is more revealing. 674 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,159 There's an area of bruising 675 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,440 just underneath the bird's... what we'd call an armpit. 676 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,639 That looks like where it has been hit, 677 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,839 and there's definitely some damage to the tendons 678 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:27,240 and the ligaments that are there. 679 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:30,519 So, this is standard vet wrap. 680 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:34,239 And what I'm going to do now is what we call a figure-of-eight bandage, 681 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:39,480 because it goes around the wing in a figure of eight, like that. 682 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:45,239 The tricky thing is to not get it too tight or to get it too loose. 683 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:49,239 So I'm just making sure we can still poo 684 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,319 and move our legs, which we can. 685 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:53,600 Excellent. 686 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:58,399 Right, just get this guy some anti-inflammatory pain medication. 687 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,960 Come on, you. Excellent. 688 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:08,560 Pop you in here, where I can keep an eye on you. 689 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,079 I know you're cross. 690 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,679 You're possibly thinking, "What on earth has happened to me?" 691 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:16,679 But this is for your own good. 692 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,439 Hopefully, you can stand with that on. 693 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,480 Yes! 694 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,119 Really good news there for that sparrowhawk. 695 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:29,159 With that figure-of-eight bandage on, 696 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,559 and it held in place for a few weeks, 697 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,199 the body should heal itself nicely and, hopefully, we can be released. 698 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,039 I'm not getting my hopes up too much just yet, 699 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,919 but I've always wanted to do a release 700 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,640 with a wild bird, and I've yet to do one. 701 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,799 Still to come... Hello, Doctor. 702 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,919 ...Julian shows off an unusual photo collection. 703 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:53,999 Either end there is an ovary. 704 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,159 Oh, my gosh, that is so cool. 705 00:34:56,160 --> 00:35:00,199 ...and is Cannon Hall's lamb going strong like Danny? 706 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,559 Look at the muscle mass there as well. He's thriving, too. 707 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,120 LAUGHTER 708 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:16,999 Every community has its good Samaritans, 709 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:20,319 whether they help people or animals. 710 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,239 Hiya, Poppy. 711 00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:23,879 Pretty Poppy. 712 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,519 And in Huddersfield, 713 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,679 Wayne and Katrina have made it their mission 714 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:30,319 to offer birds of prey a sanctuary. 715 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,239 Good boy, Ghost. Good boy. 716 00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:35,639 We're a small but busy rescue centre. 717 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,559 And we're taking all sorts of owls and birds of prey from the wild 718 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:40,999 that have been injured, orphaned babies, things like that. 719 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,999 We're trying to get them back to health 720 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,199 and put them back in the wild. 721 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,079 It's not a job, it's a lifestyle. 722 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:50,199 You live and breathe birds all day, every day, 723 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,439 from the minute you wake up to the minute you go to bed. 724 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,639 Two weeks ago, they took in an injured sparrowhawk... 725 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:58,199 How are you doing, little Spa? 726 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:00,959 ...after Matt treated the wing she injured, 727 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,399 possibly in a collision with a car. 728 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,759 Matthew, our registered vet, rang me up and said, 729 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,839 "This bird's saveable. Can you take it on?" 730 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,879 And he put a bandage around its wing, 731 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:11,479 which stayed on for 12 days. 732 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:12,919 And then we took that off, 733 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,799 and it's got some freedom in that larger aviary, 734 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:18,480 and it can fly properly, so it's ready for release. 735 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,999 And with a wild bird release still on his bucket list, 736 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,679 Matt wasn't going to miss this. 737 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,199 I'm really looking forward to this morning. 738 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:31,319 Sometimes, when it comes to wildlife - 739 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:34,039 and unfortunately, a lot of the time - it's a sad story. 740 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:36,279 But now and again, you get these wins, 741 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:37,919 and they are spectacular. 742 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:40,839 All right, Wayne. How's things? Yeah, I'm good. Nice to see you. 743 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:43,279 You too, Kat. Good to see you. How's things? Good, thank you. 744 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:46,679 We try to release birds where they're found. 745 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:49,239 They have their own... They have their own, like, territory. 746 00:36:49,240 --> 00:36:52,359 Because it's springtime, she's probably got a mate waiting for her. 747 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:54,559 Fantastic. They'll find each other within an hour. 748 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,679 Let's give it a go. 749 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:58,440 The moment of truth. 750 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:11,919 That was absolutely incredible. 751 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:14,199 Yeah, nothing wrong with the wing there, was there? 752 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:16,839 Nothing at all. She was straight on. 753 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,399 Moments like that I just want to bottle up, 754 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:23,199 because they are absolutely terrific. 755 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,119 Good job, team. Well done. 756 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:26,959 That was... It makes it all worthwhile. 757 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:30,599 16 days of caring, and it's gone like a rocket. Yeah. 758 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:34,479 To have a situation where you've fixed the animal, 759 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:38,040 it's released back into the wild, I'm made up. 760 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:50,440 It's nearly summer at Cannon Hall Farm... 761 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:55,119 ...when huge numbers of visitors enjoy seeing the animals. 762 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,079 NEIGHING 763 00:37:57,080 --> 00:38:00,599 And Rohin's hoping he'll have a smile on his face 764 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:04,639 when he checks in on the lamb whose tail he amputated. 765 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:09,479 So he needs positive news from farm owner Rob and manager Danny. 766 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:10,719 Hiya, Rohin. Hi, guys. 767 00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:12,239 How we doing? Good to see you, Rob. 768 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:14,359 Nice to see you. All right, Dan, how are you? 769 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,399 How's everything going? Tail's looking good. 770 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:19,159 It healed really quickly, and she's, as you can see, 771 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,119 she's full in her feed now. 772 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:22,559 Shall we say if we have a quick look, 773 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,799 and all being well, hopefully, she can go back out with the rest. 774 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,879 If we can catch her. Right. Yeah, absolutely. 775 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:30,399 BLEATING 776 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:32,799 Seem strong lambs, don't they? Yeah. Wow. 777 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,959 Now, that's grown a bit since last time, hasn't it? 778 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:38,000 Right, I'll try and have a look before your arms get tired! 779 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,239 That is really good to me. 780 00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:44,759 It's basically fully healed. There's a tiny, tiny scab. 781 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,079 But that's not gonna cause an issue at all. 782 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:48,319 To be honest, from a distance, 783 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,079 you wouldn't be able to tell this lamb apart 784 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,119 from any other lamb that's had its tail docked. 785 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,479 It's probably a little bit shorter than your average tail. 786 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:55,839 It's half an inch less. 787 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,119 Apart from that, it's gonna be absolutely fine, I think. 788 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:01,559 I would accept a shorter tail if it meant I was healthy and happy. Yeah. 789 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:04,959 So the big question, Rohin, can it go outside with its pals? 790 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,399 Yeah. Oh, absolutely. I mean, look at the muscle mass there. 791 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,159 She's absolutely thriving. 792 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,239 And that's testament to what you were saying, 793 00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:13,159 that she's... You mean Danny or the lamb? 794 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:16,519 Yeah, look at the muscle mass there as well. He's thriving too! 795 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:19,599 I'm struggling. I'll let you put her down. 796 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:21,439 No, I think that looks really, really good. 797 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:22,959 BLEATING 798 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,960 DANNY WHISTLING 799 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:29,759 It was quite a simple procedure that we did 800 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,839 just to take away that dead, dying-off portion of the tail. 801 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:34,919 But it was all worth it. 802 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:36,919 She'll be out there shortly with the rest of them, 803 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:38,240 just enjoying the sunshine. 804 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:42,080 Come on, missus. Off you go. 805 00:39:46,720 --> 00:39:49,519 I think she's ready for some grass, Danny. Yeah, just about. 806 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,320 They're off to find some pals. 807 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:56,799 When you get to the end of lambing, it's always a big relief, 808 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,960 and it's a perfect day to turn these out. 809 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:10,759 In Harrogate, things are as busy as ever 810 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:12,879 for the thriving community of creatures 811 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:15,719 and carers with additional needs. 812 00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:17,479 That looks revolting. 813 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,399 And Dylan and co are expecting a visitor... 814 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:21,959 There we go. 815 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,839 ...with Julian keen to check on the progress of Squeak, 816 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:26,560 the ferret he spayed. 817 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:30,399 Hello, Doctor. Morning, everybody. 818 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:34,719 How's our favourite ferret patient? Good. She's... 819 00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:37,479 Her surgery was a success. Excellent. 820 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:41,119 She's less, like, scary, and less argumentative. 821 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:43,079 Hello, Squeaky. Are you all right? 822 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:45,439 Do you remember me? Hi, Squeaky. 823 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:49,239 Can I have a look underneath at her surgical site? Yeah. 824 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:51,319 Well, that looks really good under there. 825 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:53,399 Feeling there with my finger, you can't even feel 826 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:56,199 any kind of reaction or any lumps or anything, 827 00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:57,799 so that's healed perfectly well. 828 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,400 That's very successful. Well done, Squeak! 829 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:06,119 As a committed animal carer, Joe is mindful of Squeak's modesty. 830 00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:08,439 Don't you need permission to touch her bikini line? 831 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:10,199 LAUGHTER 832 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:13,239 Probably, I should have asked first, shouldn't I? But... 833 00:41:13,240 --> 00:41:15,480 Who cares? He's a doctor for animals. 834 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,479 She's really tame now. 835 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,119 I mean, she looks ever so gentle now. 836 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:21,559 I mean, she was gentle before. 837 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,479 Ow! Spoke too soon there. 838 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:25,160 Squeak, have you...? Oops. 839 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,159 But Dylan was keen to see everything, warts and all. 840 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,559 Dylan, you said to me, could I take some photographs 841 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:36,359 during the surgery, so you could see what happened? 842 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:39,640 Yeah. So I asked one of the nurses, Lucy, to take photographs. 843 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,879 And so this is the beginning of the operation. 844 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,839 So that's my scalpel there, look. My hand. Yeah. 845 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:49,279 What I'm about to do with this scalpel... Yeah. 846 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:51,719 ...is cut into her abdomen. 847 00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:54,319 And then I've cut into it, 848 00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:56,879 and then this is the first part of the uterus coming out. 849 00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:58,639 That's a very good photo. 850 00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:00,719 So that... Oh! 851 00:42:00,720 --> 00:42:05,439 So, at either end there is an ovary in this little blob of fat. 852 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,959 You have to take the ovaries out. Ovaries, yeah. 853 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:10,759 And the uterus comes out as well in a ferret. 854 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:12,359 And there we are, that's it out, look. 855 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,919 That's it out, laid out like a pair of trousers. 856 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:16,959 Oh, my gosh, that is so cool! 857 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:19,399 It kind of looks like mini marshmallows 858 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:21,559 tied to a gummy worm, if you know what I mean. 859 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:23,200 Yeah, I know what you mean. Yeah. 860 00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:29,119 I think it is one of the best things I think I've ever experienced. 861 00:42:29,120 --> 00:42:31,119 Like, looking at that is unbelievable. 862 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,039 It's quite... It's amazing, really, isn't it? 863 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:36,279 And then, now, she's just running around like a normal ferret. 864 00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:39,719 That is crazy. Well, that's what we do. 865 00:42:39,720 --> 00:42:41,359 Good job. Yeah. 866 00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:44,079 Good job. Cool. Thank you. Yeah. 867 00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:45,840 Good stuff. Excellent. 868 00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:49,919 It was gross, and I loved it. 869 00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:52,599 I loved the fact that I could see what was happening. 870 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:54,919 Julian's been amazing to me, so... 871 00:42:54,920 --> 00:42:58,400 Yeah, it is nice to learn and keep learning about different animals. 872 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:02,119 It was nice to catch up with Dylan 873 00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:04,639 and some of the other people at the Learning Sanctuary. 874 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,679 It's another fantastic example of the power that animals have 875 00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:10,239 to inspire and encourage people. 876 00:43:10,240 --> 00:43:11,999 Maybe I could be a vet one day. 877 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:13,480 Maybe. Who knows?