We often refer to Spring as the silly season, that’s because we get a constant precession of baby animals that need rescuing, everything from pigeons to foxes, hedgehogs to birds of prey.
These two chaps are scwabs, baby wood pigeons.
Unfortunately due to limited resources, we cannot cope with the shear number of calls to take the animals in, is very sad, but we can only care for so many.
Holly’s story is truly a fairy tail ending, she is such a lucky girl. Last Christmas Eve a member of the public found Holly on the roadside, she had escaped from a factory farm. They called the farmer who just told them to throw her into the hedge bottom!. Thankfully they didn’t, the little angel…
This very young fallow deer fawn was brought to us after being found trapped in a wire fence and had been separated from her mum. Thankfully she arrived in reasonable shape, the wound isn’t too deep, it’s clean and not infected, so it’s been cleaned and treated with a topical antibiotic. Deer often hide their…
7 Years ago to day, 5 July 2008, a handsome South Devonshire Bull was born. The bull was born blind and not wanted by the farmer, that’s when Boris was rescued by us. We have never looked back and he is loved by all, he is such a sociable, loving, cuddly 1,500 Kg bear. People say…
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.
Coco is a 11.2 hand, 17 year old pony. Unfortunately her owner had to give her up and she is prone to Laminitis. Coco must have a strict diet, not be exposed to rich grass and receive regular exercise and attention to ensure her condition is controlled. She is a beautiful and well behaved pony…
This poor duck has been in the wars but she is pulling through. Firstly she had human hair wrapped around her ankle, this had got so tight that it had cut through the skin and her foot had almost become detached. She was found in the city centre and as if this injury was not…
