Today it was a sad yet happy day as we said good bye to Sammy. We have grown fond of Sammy as we first saw him as a wild Dartmoor Hill Pony, rescued a few months ago. In a short time, he has become very confident as we trained and handled him. Sammy is a…
Meet our latest Piggy recruit. Percy was originally an RSPCA case. Percy was found very thin and in poor health, his brother was also very ill and another boar was lying on the ground where he had died. Unfortunately Percy’s brother could not be saved but Percy was seized by the RSPCA and moved to a home where he could…
Age : Approx 2 years Breed : Netherland dwarf Bonded : No Neutered/Spayed: Rescued: February 2011 Lola is a placid natured rabbit and as you can see, loves periscoping. Like so many Netherland Dwarf, she has teeth problems and was going to be euthanised by a former owner.
Age : 8 weeks (Approx) Breed : Bonded : No Neutered/Spayed: Not yet too young, will be soon. Rescued: March 2011 This boy was one of several that were dumped at the side of a busy road, we found him (now called Willow) an other was found later by other people. The rest of the litter was never…
This week we have taken on a further 120 ex-battery hens that would otherwise be slaughtered. The farm in Norfolk where we fetched them from, was emptying their sheds, replacing 20,000 birds with young hens, to keep the egg yield high. We couldn’t rescue all 20,000 hens that are probably only around 18 months old, but…
Today we finally found a great home for the Brinsley Animal Rescue bouncers. These three guys and their girl will be missed by most, but not all. They are very territorial and didn’t always take too kindly to visitors, many a people were chased by these rogues.
This poor guy came to us all blown up like a puffer fish. This condition is quite rare, we have only experienced it once before, many years ago, it’s called balloon syndrome due to the hedgehog inflating like a balloon. This condition is the symptom of something more serious, such as respiratory tract damage or…
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.
