Over the weekend we dropped off Magic one of our Dartmoor ponies to his beautiful new home. He is now living as a companion pony with a lovely mare called ‘Cariad’. She wasn’t too pleased to be sharing her field at first but we are sure they’ll both be friends soon. Lucky little Magic.
You think you’ve got your day all planned out and then a little bedraggled baby owl turns up in a box that needs your help urgently!! Look at that little face!! He’s now nice and warm and had a really good feed. Phew. Let’s hope he’s going to be okay. We’ve initially got him on…
This mother Mallard nests on the roof of the QMC Hospital every year to rear her young, the maintenance staff there take care of her and transport her young to water when ready. Unfortunately last week, roof repairs were carried out and mum and ducklings walked through wet sealant covering themselves in a sticky mess. Three of her chicks didn’t make it to us,…
Back in June you may have read about these little dears, they were abandoned and all on their own. Their mother went missing for several days and so we took them on.
Despite the snow, the sub zero temperatures and black ice, we had a successful Christmas Open Day with around 150 visitors during the day. We took made just over £1,000, despite the weather. Our open days are a vital source of funding for us. This time of year our bills escalates as the animals need far more bedding to…
What a great day, thank you to everyone who have helped make the 2016 Christmas Open day such a success, thank you to the dozens of volunteers preparing for the event, helping on the day, baking cakes, looking after the animals, thank you also to all the stalls and everyone who came on the day….
Its not everyday that we manage to home turkeys. Well today one lucky boy (stag) and a girl (hen) turkey were homed. They have gone to a home where many of our rescue animals have gone over the years, we know that they will be loved and cared for. Turkeys are funny creatures and not…
