What we could do with a lottery win....

56 million pounds, the latest lottery windfall won by a Gloucestershire couple.

It's very difficult not to sound bitter - I am not bitter, it is just so sad that so many, many charities struggle to raise enough money to continue their work, and in our line of work I have seen many people forced to give up helping sick and injured wildlife because of the effects of the recession, and people win these absolutely ridiculous amounts of money. A life-changing amount is one thing, but these wins could be life-changing for so many more people and organisations, not just one person.

With our running costs as they stand at the moment, that win would pay for Vale for the next 224 years!! With a small part of it, we could build our Education Centre, buy all the equipment that we need, kit out the Hospital with new cages, pay decent wages, employ extra staff, I could go on and on - oh, and not have to spend all our time worrying about where the next month's running costs are going to come from!!

Perhaps I am just a little bitter - sorry!