ok so we're taking in a lot of hamster's at the moment

and there are several dotted about that we just can't get to

ie. rugby
and oldham

does anyone know of any small pet courriers that might be able to help?
obviously i'll pay

ty in advance

xxx

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No, realistically there isn't. The price you pay to buy a hamster and set-up is no where near what you will pay a courier - tnt or otherwise, its just not going to be worth it. Unless you want to end up knee-deep in debt with no way of ever recouping your losses, you really need to only offer your services as a small animal rescue in your local area, and you will over time find enough worthy causes in that vicinity.
I know this from experience of small animal rescues and the costs involved - without even thinking of transportation. Don't forget the amount of cruelty/neglect cases that you will take in that will cost you a large amount of money each in vets fees, and what rehoming fee can you ask. I know from other people who have done this you will end up working only to support them.
So at best - leave the long distance rescues alone and work close by.

Thanks for that advice
and agree totally
I think now if we were to do something like that we'd have to have our own driver/or me to learn to drive, obviously then thinking about insurance etc.

I think i just want to rehome everything
and need to think realistically
Thanks for replying
xcxx

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yes, but do also consider the cost per mile of petrol (sorry, as an ex employee of reptile taxi, I have an idea of the actual cost of journeys) and the fact that even driving yourself to collect, you will run up quite a petrol bill that won't offset against the resale/rehoming fee. I know I sound like I want to put a damper on your idea, which is a very noble and smashing idea, but I know many people in all areas of animal rescue as I used to first work on and eventually inherited an animal rescue forum, so I know people from many rescues large animal and small, and I know how the smallest ideas have turned into the biggest debts - even to the extent of a person with a rabbit/guinea pig rescue that took on too much and worked 40 hours a week but couldn't even make a dent in the vets bill that she had acumulated. In the end, unfortunatly, her rabbits/guinea pigs were going without necessary treatment - what followed on is a story I won't tell in public as it is sad and really wasn't what she antiipated, but instead the reality of a rescue without sufficient back-up resources.
There is so much more financially to running a rescue than meets the eye - without all the new RSPCA rules and regulations with regards to rescues.
Please do your homework on a big scale before even going there - seriously.
I don't mean at all to sound condescending either, I promise you.