Until now, these two guys have lived an appalling life, they are extremely obese and have lived in a small and very muddy garden. These castrated male Kune Kune pigs are so obese that they can barely move, its very likely that they have been fed too much of an inappropriate diet and not had space to exercise and enact normal pig behaviour. All…
This weekend has been quite busy, we rehomed two Pygmy Goats, unfortunately though two sheep came in. This poor girl is Mary, her owners made contact the day they were moving house, desperately needing a home for poor Mary. Although we were reluctant to take on any more sheep, as we now have 2 rams and 6 ewes, how…
Last year Brinsley Primary School kindly offered to help our charity and sponsor Rocky, the Kune Kune (pronounced Kunie) pig. The cildren now hold regular fundraising events to help us pay for Rocky’s upkeep. Today we were kindly presented with a cheque for £185 by the school, the children raised money by holding a Rocking for Rocky school disco. One of…
Our wild life hospital is well advanced, however we need more fund to kit it out and allow it to open. We have therefore decided to hold a specific fundraising event. Can you join us? Help us raise funds for our wildlife hospital; The event at the Sanctuary includes; Meet the rescued animals Refurbishments Food Cakes…
This guy came to us today, the member of the public who brought him said, ” I have a huge hedgehog for you”. We soon diagnosed balloon syndrome which, left untreated is almost always fatal. The hedgehogs literally inflate, as air or gas is trapped under their skin, they inflate so much that they end…
This poor chap came to us with a broken leg, depending on where the break is, determines the treatment we administer. This chappie has a break quite high up and so he’s in sling to support his weight. He’s quite happy in this position, he can easily feed and drink. In a matter of a couple more…
Gloria De-Piero MP for Ashfield paid a visit to the sanctuary today. I think she was a bit overwhelmed by Boris the bull who was wandering around but he loved the attention. She saw the progress of the wildlife hospital and had a look at some of the animals we are currently caring for. …
This guy was found on the roadside, he was cold, wet and extremely weak but fortunately, after an examination we confirmed that he was not injured. After a few hours in an incubator he had picked up, allthough still very weak. In the morning we forced fed him and have continued to do so until Thursday when…
We are normally very busy at the sanctuary, but when the weather turns cold, its non stop and there’s little time to rest. As well as all of the normal tasks like feeding, checking and cleaning all of the animals, its a non stop battle to keep the animals with fresh unfrozen water. All of the rabbits…
