Lex to the rescue
Helping animals has always been in Lex’s blood. When she was four she started to pick up stray animals off the street, taking them inside to feed them and give them a helping hand. Except they weren’t actually strays! Now, Lex is older and...
Helping animals has always been in Lex’s blood. When she was four she started to pick up stray animals off the street, taking them inside to feed them and give them a helping hand. Except they weren’t actually strays!
Now, Lex is older and wiser, with seven kids of her own and making a huge difference in the lives of local cats and dogs with her not-for-profit organisation Mumma and Babies Rescue.
Rescue organisations like Mumma and Babies Rescue act as a safety net for the region’s animals. They provide a safe place for animals to be treated for illness and injury, give them valuable socialisation and training, and eventually rehome them with loving families.
Animals end up in Lex’s care for lots of reasons. Stray, pregnant cats are regulars. Some animals have been surrendered after growing old with their owners, who can no longer take care of them. There is five-year-old, one-eyed Buster, lover of everyone he meets; 14-year-old Marley; and a litter of new pugs.
No matter the reason that they need to be rescued, Lex takes them on without judgement.
“Unfortunately certain events happen in people’s lives and sometimes keeping their animals just isn’t an option," she says. "The main thing is [they] are safe.”
Every day is different and, it’s fair to say, a little chaotic, especially when there are litters of kittens and puppies making up the numbers.
Alongside getting the (human) kids up and ready for school, and the animals fed and let out; amongst the walking and training and paperwork; and the vet visits, which are sometimes daily when desexing and vaccinating new charges is underway, Lex makes sure she gets to the gym.
“This is my outlet for my emotions,” she says.
And that outlet is much needed. It would be easy to think that being surrounded by fluffy kitties and snuggling pups would be a dream come true, but Lex explains that the job entails very hard moments.
“The worst part is the loss of life. It’s never easy. You just learn to deal with it in your own way.”
But the hard work and occasional heartache does pay off, with hundreds of her rescues finding their forever homes.
Lex says, “The best part is working with an animal and they find the very best of homes.”
If you’d like to help this important work, you can message Lex directly through Mumma and Babies Rescue. To make donations to help pay the associated vet bills, contact Your Village Vet Balgownie and mention Mumma and Babies Rescue.
