A few weeks ago we were presented with an injured pheasant, she had been shot, the shot had penetrated one leg and injured the other. We persevered with her, the main difficulty was her broken leg.
To our amazement this beautiful bird made a full recovery and today she was released back into the wild. An amazing yet satisfying sight. Let’s hope the cruel idiots who go out shooting for so called fun don’t injure her again!
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…
Holly is growing fast, she is very friendly, curious and follows us around everywhere. Today whilst we were cleaning the stables out, she climbed into the hay sack for a good rummage around. She runs really fast and constantly talks to us, we love her so much. She is now looking for a permanent home,…
A great day today, a good turn out of people and dogs, great weather, a lovely walk, loads of cakes and we all had fun. Thank you to every one who help today, making our annual dog walk a success, as well as having fun, we made some money for the charity selling cakes, drinks,…
Bertie an Anglo Nubian goat we rescued last year, has now been homed. Bertie is now at a great home near Buxton, where he’ll live with Colin another goat, he’ll enjoy lush grassland and an amazing view of the valley! He was introduced to his new buddy and all seems well, we hope he’ll appreciate…
We have this afternoon added Dee and her daughter Macy to one of our two rescue cow herds. Macy and Dee are rescued dairy cows. Dee is extremely lucky firstly to have been rescued and not sent for slaughter after no longer being commercially viable, but also very lucky to have kept her calf. Macy…
Early this morning 8 orphaned Mallard Ducklings arrived, mum was nowhere to be seen and so if left unattended, they would not have stood a chance. These really cute fluff balls are all now tucked up together, on a heat pad in our animal hospital, where we are also caring for many other different animals,…
