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Summer Open Day Success
Thank you to all of our volunteers who have spent days and days helping us prepare for our open day and many who arrived earlier on the day, working really hard so that the day was a success and what a success it was! With around 1,000 visitors throughout the day, with the lovely sunshine,…
The Honeymoon Couple are Re-Homed
Valentines day isn’t just for humans, it is also for those other intelligent creatures such as piggies. You may remember that Woody, who was dumped into the street and found wandering around Mansfield Woodhouse last year, was re-homed. Well things didn’t quite work out and he came back, but not for long. We have since…

Nine Geese Rescued and Rehomed
We rescued these nine geese this week, after their owner could no longer look after them.This was a fast turnaround, they are now in their new home and together as one large group. Geese can live to around 20 years old and not many people have enough land for them and so most geese are…
Oliver, Oscar and Olive go to their new home
On Saturday we re-homed Oliver, Oscar and Olive to a great new home in Northampton. Oliver and Oscar were rescued last year, along with their two brothers who were homed in 2011. They all came from a breeder that threaten to destroy these unsold piglets. Olive came to us two months ago from people who could no longer keep her. These guys have fortunately found…
The Sanctuary Remembers two Beautiful Pigs
Its very sombre at the Sanctuary, we have had to say goodbye to two long term members of the rescued pig family. Wally and Wilbur came with their sister Wendy some 7 years ago, their mother Matilda was rescued from a factory farm by Freshfeilds Animal Rescue in Liverpool, Matilda subsequently gave birth to 6…
150 Barn Hens Rescued
We have rescued another 150 hens, these were part of 20,000 birds going for slaughter, it would have perfect to rescued them all, but at least 150 will find life-long loving homes. These are barn hens, just like caged and free range hens, at the end of their commercial life they are sent for slaughter to become pet food…