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We take in 5 goats in a week
We rehomed our last 5 goats earlier this year and haven’t had any since, then all in the space of a week we have taken in 5 from 3 separate locations.
Sponsored bike ride
Friends of Brinsley Animal Rescue, Kim and Ian, are doing a sponsored bike ride to raise money for the charities Brinsley Animal Rescue and Vegfam. They will be cycling around a thousand miles from Lands End to John o’ Groats. They will depart on Tuesday the 31st of August. The ride will take 17 days [...]
Open Day – A Great Day and Over 500 Visitors and £2,200!
The Summer Open Day was a great day, there was a sense of community spirit and the feedback we received was fantastic. During the day we had around 250 at its peak with at least 500 throughout the day. A big massive THANK YOU to all that came and supported us. Below, Mayor Pat Lalley and Mayoress Lynda Lalley present founders Jon and Beth with [...]
Pony Progress
Its pleasing that the Dartmoor ponies are progressing well. Although still a little jumpy, they now go for a walk on a lead rope.
Stoat Released Back into Wild
This young man was found clutching to a portacabin and probably separated from his mother when it was moved. We have hand reared him on special milk formula before introducing him to raw meat.
Gloria Released at Bird Sanctuary
Gloria came to us from a member of the public when she was found wandering on Ikea car park. She was loved by all of our visitors at our sanctuary and will be missed.
Meet Teddy the Ram
Teddy is two years old, he is a ram and lived at Brittain Pit Farm, but when it was forced to close, all of the animals had to be rehomed.
Hand Rearing baby Swifts – Updated 1 August 2010
These two guys were found orphaned, a member of the public was doing a great job in hand rearing them and feeding them with the right food, this is often not the case. If you find an orphaned wild animal, keep it warm, dry and quiet, do not attempt to force feed it or give it [...]