This is a lucky Collard dove, we found him at the sanctuary, grounded and immobilised due to a broken left leg, broken in two places.
We swiftly splinted the leg and put him in a cage for rest and rehabilitation. He certainly chose the right place to get a broken leg!
Mabel is a very, very lucky girl. She was born at a pig farm and destined to be slaughtered for meat at only a few months old. She would have been kept indoors with no space to play or explore. Mabel was the runt of the litter. As she was bred for commercial reasons, the farmer put…
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…
This week we have moved Smartie to his new home. Smartie has been with us for a few years now, he’s not been an easy pony to home. He first came in as a very abuse pony, very nervous of around humans and at the bottom of the pecking order in the pony herd. He…
We don’t often rescue birds of prey, but when we do we are amazed by their beauty. This guy we believe has been handled and kept in a very small cage where he could not fly. Therefore he has little muscle tone and cannot currently be released into the wild.
We have rescued 80 ex-battery chickens this week, taking our total for the year to over 400. These poor girls live an awful life, in extremely cramped cages, each hen has no more space than an A4 piece of paper. The flock is usually sent for slaughter at 12 to 18 months and replaced with new…
Jake is a very friendly Jacobs ram, he runs up to us for the fuss and attention he adores. Jake is a castrated ram and now is looking for a home with other sheep or goats.
