Sammy one of our Dartmoor ponies has been homed this week, with a beautiful Shetland, he has settled in nicely and he’s already getting on well with his new girlfriend.
We all miss Sammy, he was one our of naughty ponies, with loads of character, however we are pleased he has a new home.
We are truly devastated beyond words, there have been many tears shed as last night our amazing blind bull Boris passed away. The sanctuary will never be the same without our truly amazing gentle giant, who adored human contact and interaction and was an inspiration to us all. Boris Bull was 14, an amazing age…
To celebrate Boris’s 4th Birthday, the Marlpool Brewery has launched a new beer, Blind Boris. Named after Boris our rescued blind bull, who will be 4 on July 8th. Boris was born a beef bull, his mother had BVD which caused his deformed eyes, although people feel sorry for him being blind, this has saved his life as we…
On 9 June 2019, the Nottingham based Charity Animal Accident Rescue Unit (AARU) was dissolved. We have been working very closely with their Trustees to continue the amazing work the volunteers of AARU have achieved over the decades. AARU provided a volunteer animal ambulance service for rescuing sick, injured and abandoned animals, they also took…
Spring Open Day Fund Raising Event 28th May! £1 entry – We will have all our usual charity stalls and other local animal charities as well as veggie burgers and lots of lovely cakes as well as some beautiful new merchandise. So come and see us and our current residents, we really hope to see…
Each year hundreds of Dartmoor ponies are sent for slaughter, either fed to lions and tigers in zoos or turned into pet food. Even though they are rarer than the great giant panda, they are sent to market in their hundreds and sold for only a few pounds, to the only buyers, the meat traders. Each year we work…
You may remember that back in May we rescued 4 fox cubs. They had been found cuddling their dead mother. Had they not been found, they would have certainly perished. The great news it that these four siblings have been successfully hand reared by us and are now wild, living in the countryside enjoying life….
