This week we have rescued another 85 battery hens, after a short life of only 18 months, they were destined to become pet food. Battery hens soon recover and make great pets. These girls have finally ventured out and seen daylight and experienced space for the very first time in their lives.
We are very proud to announce that we have now completed the coordination of a dairy calve rescue, the total now stands at 20 calves rescued in a week, each bull calves only a few days old.This rescue has been months in the planning, liaising with a dairy farmer and coordinating the life-long homes with…
We take in all kinds of animals, from unwanted hamsters to blind bulls. It is the same for wildlife, we hand rear fox cubs, birds, squirrels, hedgehogs and even in this case a baby field mouse, smaller than my thumb!
The term ‘breeding like rabbits’ has a lot of truth! Sadly by the time many people have realised this it is far too late. A female rabbit has the ability to become pregnant again straight after she has given birth. The gestation of a rabbit is only approximately 30 days so perhaps you can see…
Can you please help us cover the £1,000 it has cost us to rescue Paddy? Paddy is 20, he has spent almost his entire life with a cow, like cows, donkeys are herd animals and should always be with their own kind, Tulip his cow companion has been rescued too, she is now with one…
As if a TB test isn’t traumatic enough for our big fella. Boris has to have his feet attended to regularly. It is not something that most people think about but it is necessary so that we can see any potential problems and take off excessive growth. We pay a specialist hoof trimmer who comes…
Earlier this year we were approached by the Executors of the estate of a kind lady, who, had unfortunately passed away. Being an animal lover, she had left her estate to animal charities. We put together an application for the funding to complete our wildlife hospital, which has been in progress for almost a year now. We were all jumping over…
