Well its sheep sheering time again. We have seven sheep at the moment, we sheer them ourselves and take the opportunity to worm them, trim their hooves and give them a good check over. This is Jeff, he’s not the usual sheep, he actually doesn’t mind being sheered, he makes it look far easier than…
Juno and Sammy are rescued Dartmoor Ponies, they are two of the many ponies we have rescued from certain slaughter. Each year hundreds of Dartmoor Ponies are rounded up off the moor and sent to auction. Sadly they sell for as little as £5, many are then killed for pet food or fed to lions…
Thank You to everyone who has supported our Spring Open Day. Thanks a million to all of our dedicated volunteers, to our generous donors and supporters and the 600+ visitors who braved the cold and the black clouds and joined us today. We have raised £3,790.85, THANK YOU, this is amazing. We hoped you enjoyed…
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….
Harold was dumped in a field and left to fend for himself. We were called by the land owner. Harold isn’t in fantastic shape and he has certainly been neglected. His hooves were very overgrown, his coat mattered and he has mites. Once he arrived, we trimmed his hooves to stop foot rot, trimmed his…
This week we have rescue 130 commercial barn hens going for slaughter. they are approximately 18 months old and came from a farm in Staffordshire. We now need homes for them to make space for another rescue. If you can offer any a permanent home to be kept as pets, please email us with details…
We are sad to report that a few weeks ago after taking in 10 rabbits in a weekend, we have had a number of rabbit fatalities due to a suspected outbreak of VHD2 (Viral Hemorrhagic Disease). All our rabbits are now in quarantine, since then we have not taken in any further rabbits or been…
The weather iscertainly having its toll on wildlife. If you can put out food for wild animals to help them through this cold snap, it could be the difference between life and death. We have taken in dozens of calls today, we can’t rescue everything but we do what we can. Today we have rescued…
Managing a 22 acre animal sanctuary whilst holding down full-time jobs is hard, coping with the snow creates additional challenges for us all, we are though so grateful for our team of dedicated, animal loving volunteers, who turn out no matter what the weather to help ensure our residents have warm bedding, top up frozen…
