Lush cosmetics have been really supportive of our charity. Last year they donated £1,000 towards our Dartmoor Pony rescue, this year they are supporting us through fundraising events at bot Nottingham and Derby stores.
This weekend we were at the Nottingham store, next Sunday 1 July, we will be at the Derby branch. Its great to be supported by a cosmetic company with such ethical beliefs, one which strongly opposes testing on animals.
Whilst the girls from ‘The Lovely Tails’ (Brinsley Animal Rescues ebay shop) were out at lunch they found a gentleman wandering round the tea room with a wicker basket. Unfortunately intrigue got the better of one of the girls (Amanda!!!) and they soon found out that there was 4 homeless, frightened looking little black and…
As we were moving Matilda and her family to Surge Sanctuary, the space created was soon filled, we had another planned pig rescue taking place, Harry was on his way to fill the space created.Meet Harry, he is another very, very lucky boy. Harry was abandoned by a farmer who had taken animals of value…
Almost every day we receive calls asking us to take on unwanted animals, mainly rabbits and all too often its baby rabbits, from irresponsible owners who have not neutered their pets and now have a litter of more. In the past week, we have been asked to take on three litters and 10 adults, that’s almost as…
This was yesterday’s little emergency. As much as we get up every morning and have a plan in our head for the day it generally goes to pot because we have come to expect the unexpected and we have to spring into action. These kittens are blind and were found stumbling round aimlessly on an…
This morning we took delivery of another five pigs, thats 18 we have rescued this year and a total to 14 we currently have at the sanctuary. These group of five are three sisters and two brothers, bred irresponsibly, destined for slaughter had we not rescued them this week. Thank you to Pigs in the Wood for…
Meet sweet little Freddie. The Charity rescued little Freddie an Aberdeen Angus three weeks ago. Freddie is almost a year old now, he should be much larger than he is, however he has some deformity from birth, but this special boy is very, very lucky. No longer destined for someones plate, he’ll now live his…
