This Tawny Owl chick arrived a couple of weeks ago and he’s doing well. When they first arrive, they see us as a threat and so won’t take food off us, so they need to be force fed to keep them alive. After a few feeds they start to readily take chopped up food from us, whilst clicking their beaks as a warning to us! Once he starts ripping up his own food, he’ll be moved into an aviary for the next stage of his progress to release back into the wild.
We work very hard from 5am until 11pm, 7 days a week, so that we can rescue and care for so many animals and hold down a full time job. This time of year can get very depressing with the cold, wet weather and dark mornings and nights and the relentless phone calls and animals needing…
Today we have rescued these cute little fellas, two castrated male pygmy goats. Their owner who gave them up, originally inherited them when their former owner passed away, but now they are unable to keep them any longer. We have put them into temporary isolation whilst we check them over, trim their hooves, worm and…
We have some very good news about the piglets were rescued in April, but also have some very sad news. The two boars went to the vets to be castrated, unfortunately one was found to have a very large hernia, whilst he was not suffering, the hernia was not operable and he would suffer within…
Due to the success of our 2015 Bring & Buy sale, we are holding another one on Sunday 24th April 2016 – 11am – 2pm at the sanctuary. We will have our famous Rocky Road cafe serving fab vegan and non vegan cakes, coffee, tea and cold drinks. A vintage clothes store, bric-a-brac, books, games…
A massive thank you to everyone who supported our annual Summer Open Day. Thanks to our hard working volunteers who have been so busy preparing, setting up, baking and clearing away. Thank you also to the 600 people who came and visited us, despite the really poor weather and who braved the mud. Taking into…
