Beautiful little Jimmy who couldn’t walk 2 weeks ago decided to have a pootle round the front garden today. His stamina still isn’t good but he stands and walks better every day and loves having a little brush and fuss. He’s doing so well but has a long way to go before we see him running round with the other sheep.
These two beautiful goats were recently dumped. Meet Angel and Gabriel, now named by their new prospective owners. These two beautiful goats were found dumped in some woods, their ears were torn probably by the previous owners when they ripped out their ear tags, so that they could not be identified and traced. Both were…
Meet Barry & Brian Barry & Brian’s case is far too frequent, an uneducated owner who buys from a breeder. At only 18 months old, these two goats are unwanted simply because they are getting too big! When bought, the breeder reassured the owner that they would not grow any larger than they were…
Since Beth and I (Jon) moved to Brinsley and set up the sanctuary some eight years ago, we have steadily grown each year. The sanctuary has expanded from 4 to 22 acres, we have built an animal hospital and each year rescued hundreds of animals of all descriptions, from many different situations. 2015 has been…
It’s very rewarding finally releasing ducks back into the wild where they belong. So far we have released 18 ducks that have come to us as ducklings and have had to be reared and cared for, ducks are very messy and need to be cleaned out twice daily, so we are happy to see these…
On Sunday we held our annual summer open day and what a great success it was. We saw over 1,000 visitors come through the gates of the sanctuary, normally closed to the public. On the day we raised £4,000 vital funds needed to keep our voluntary charity running. Although the doors officially opened at 11am, there was a steady queue forming by 10:30 and people were…
We admitted this young barn owl last week, he was grounded and easily caught. On examination we found an injury to the left wing on a joint, this is often fatal for such a bird of prey that needs to be able to fly perfectly to hunt. We did fear the worst, however X-rays confirmed…
