Until now, these two guys have lived an appalling life, they are extremely obese and have lived in a small and very muddy garden.
These castrated male Kune Kune pigs are so obese that they can barely move, its very likely that they have been fed too much of an inappropriate diet and...
On Sunday 1st April Hens for Pets will be running 2 chicken keeping courses here at the rescue centre. There is a morning course and an afternoon course. It you are relatively new to hen keeping or are thinking about keeping hens then this is...
This weekend has been quite busy, we rehomed two Pygmy Goats, unfortunately though two sheep came in.
This poor girl is Mary, her owners made contact the day they were moving house, desperately needing a home for poor Mary.
Although we were reluctant to take on any more sheep, as we...
Last year Brinsley Primary School kindly offered to help our charity and sponsor Rocky, the Kune Kune (pronounced Kunie) pig. The cildren now hold regular fundraising events to help us pay for Rocky's upkeep.
Today we were kindly presented with a cheque for £185 by the school, the children raised money by...
This guy came to us today, the member of the public who brought him said, " I have a huge hedgehog for you". We soon diagnosed balloon syndrome which, left untreated is almost always fatal.
The hedgehogs literally inflate, as air or gas is trapped under...
This poor chap came to us with a broken leg, depending on where the break is, determines the treatment we administer.
This chappie has a break quite high up and so he's in sling to support his weight. He's quite happy in this position, he can easily feed...
Gloria De-Piero MP for Ashfield paid a visit to the sanctuary today. I think she was a bit overwhelmed by Boris the bull who was wandering around but he loved the attention. She saw the progress of the wildlife hospital and had a look at...
This guy was found on the roadside, he was cold, wet and extremely weak but fortunately, after an examination we confirmed that he was not injured.
After a few hours in an incubator he had picked up, allthough still very weak. In the morning we forced fed him...
We are normally very busy at the sanctuary, but when the weather turns cold, its non stop and there's little time to rest.
As well as all of the normal tasks like feeding, checking and cleaning all of the animals, its a non stop battle to keep the...
In 2011 we were granted planning permission to convert a large garage, which we will use to treat wildlife that comes into the charity.
We have been working very hard raising the funds for this vital work, now with £8,000 raised so far, we are able...
The term 'breeding like rabbits' has a lot of truth! Sadly by the time many people have realised this it is far too late. A female rabbit has the ability to become pregnant again straight after she has given birth. The gestation of a rabbit...
Last weekend we rescued this chap, he was found living on his own, in a shallow stream. He kept wandering onto a busy road and was attacked by kids who threw stones at him.
The local villagers were obviously concerned when he hadn't left after a...
