The Summer Open Day was a great day, there was a sense of community spirit and the feedback we received was fantastic. During the day we had around 250 at its peak with at least 500 throughout the day. A big massive THANK YOU to all that came and supported us. Below, Mayor Pat Lalley and Mayoress Lynda Lalley present founders Jon and Beth with…
Its pleasing that the Dartmoor ponies are progressing well. Although still a little jumpy, they now go for a walk on a lead rope.
This young man was found clutching to a portacabin and probably separated from his mother when it was moved. We have hand reared him on special milk formula before introducing him to raw meat.
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.
Teddy is two years old, he is a ram and lived at Brittain Pit Farm, but when it was forced to close, all of the animals had to be rehomed.
These two guys were found orphaned, a member of the public was doing a great job in hand rearing them and feeding them with the right food, this is often not the case. If you find an orphaned wild animal, keep it warm, dry and quiet, do not attempt to force feed it or give it…
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.
The ponies have been at Brinsley for five weeks now. We are very pleased with the way they have settled and responded.
We are seeing an ever increasing number of animals, particularly hedgehogs, coming to us seriously dehydrated due to the hot dry weather. This little man was brought to us today very dehydrated and out of cover during daylight, a clear sign that all is not well.
