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Hogs
Its getting a little late in the season for juvenile hogs but still time for them to grow ready for hibernation. This trio though were found alone, the nest had possibly been disturbed. They arrived cold and have lost weight, they were in real danger and would not have survived another night. If you ever…
Meet Benson
Meet Benson the lucky lamb. We were contacted by a number of concerned people who had seen a post on Facebook, by a person trying to give up a lamb. We agreed to take him on. Benson as he is now know, is doing well, despite initially being reared on pasteurised cows milk, totally unsuitable….
Gloria Released at Bird Sanctuary
Gloria came to us from a member of the public when she was found wandering on Ikea car park. She was loved by all of our visitors at our sanctuary and will be missed.
Rescued – Another 2 Wild Dartmoor Ponies Destined for Slaughter
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…
Wild Mice Rescue
When we cleared out one of our stables to make way for 150 ex-battery hens, we moved some bales of straw and disturbed a family of wild mice. Unfortunately the mother ran off and we could not find her. We had no choice, her babies were too young to defend for themselves so we hand…
Baby Hoglets
Springtime brings all manner of baby animals to our door to be hand reared and hedgehogs are no exception. This little one is one of three being hand reared on milk formula at the moment, in a couple of weeks or so well start to wean off milk onto meat. This time of year is really hard…