When we rescued Bertie the so called Micro-Pig, the BBC came with us to highlight the growing problem of breeders miss selling micro-pigs.
Breeders sell them as ‘not growing larger than a Cocker Spaniel’, the reality is that they grow large and when kept un-castrated and on their own, can become extremely destructive.
Watch the programme on BBC 1, East Midlands Inside Out.
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…
It’s certainly been an emotionally challenging week for us all, after losing Boris late Saturday night, we have now had to say goodnight to Harry yesterday. Harry came to us from Little Pigs at Home Animal Sanctuary, he is a commercial pig who had been abandoned by a farmer who’d moved on leaving Harry to…
This lovely pair of Embden geese (goose and gander) arrived this week after their owner sadly passed away. We were able to take them in as two other pairs in our care have been rehomed. Geese are not easy to rehome, they are often with us for several years untill a great home is offered….
As many of you know our next ex-battery hen rescue was due to take place on 14th/15th Nov but unfortunately due to the powers that be (supermarkets!!!) this has been postponed until after Christmas. Due to consumer demand of cheap food over Christmas these hens will have to spend Christmas in cages. Fortunately though, we…
Herbie, the Hebridian sheep was abandoned by his former owner and left to fend for himself. Fortunately he was noticed and was taken care of in the short term, until he could be brought to us. We than took this gorgeous boy on, sheared him, wormed, vaccinated and castrated him. He is now in a great new home living with…
Today this little cub came to us, very frightened and very dehydrated. After eating puppy food and lapping up loads of rehydration fluid, the cub has made a great start to recovery.
