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Meet Percy Pig
Meet our latest Piggy recruit. Percy was originally an RSPCA case. Percy was found very thin and in poor health, his brother was also very ill and another boar was lying on the ground where he had died. Unfortunately Percy’s brother could not be saved but Percy was seized by the RSPCA and moved to a home where he could [...]
Battery Hen Rescue
This week we have taken on a further 120 ex-battery hens that would otherwise be slaughtered. The farm in Norfolk where we fetched them from, was emptying their sheds, replacing 20,000 birds with young hens, to keep the egg yield high. We couldn’t rescue all 20,000 hens that are probably only around 18 months old, but [...]
Hedgehog with Balloon Syndrome
This poor guy came to us all blown up like a puffer fish. This condition is quite rare, we have only experienced it once before, many years ago, it’s called balloon syndrome due to the hedgehog inflating like a balloon. This condition is the symptom of something more serious, such as respiratory tract damage or [...]
Cookie and Cracker
These guys are came in this week with Jake. They are castrated males and currently live in our field with pygmy goats, sheep and ponies. They are very friendly and need to be rehomed together.
Meet Jake our latest Ram
Jake is a very friendly Jacobs ram, he runs up to us for the fuss and attention he adores. Jake is a castrated ram and now is looking for a home with other sheep or goats.
Mabel the Naughty Pig
Mabel is a very, very lucky girl. She was born at a pig farm and destined to be slaughtered for meat at only a few months old. She would have been kept indoors with no space to play or explore. Mabel was the runt of the litter. As she was bred for commercial reasons, the farmer put [...]
Duckling Rescued
She’s so sweet, how could we not take on this little girl! This little duckling was brought in by a cat, fortunately the owner retrieved her from the jaws and took the duckling to a vets before later bring her to us. Cats mouths are very infectious so it’s lucky that this duckling got away with minor [...]
Charity Shop Donates £1,200
Today we received £1,200 from Expectations Charity Shop in Ripley, these funds will help us with the Dartmoor Ponies we rescued a few weeks ago. This generous donation will pay towards the ponies castration, treatment, vaccinations and transportation. Expectations Charity Shop is located at the bottom of Butterley Hill in Ripley, the shop raises funds for Brinsley Animal Rescue. Shop [...]