Juniper & Gwendolyn were destined for the Christmas table when a conscientious person bought them off a farmer as they could not bear the thought of them being slaughtered and eaten.
These two female turkeys are extremly friendly, they follow us around making a silly noise, they love cuddles and a good old stroke.
We have taken on another four ponies, two mothers and their 7 month old foals. The situation is getting so bad with unwanted pets, we were not going to take on any more, but as these were at risk of slaughter, we put out the stops to take them on. The mums are Magic and Dixie, their foals are Jack…
We are truly devastated beyond words, there have been many tears shed as last night our amazing blind bull Boris passed away. The sanctuary will never be the same without our truly amazing gentle giant, who adored human contact and interaction and was an inspiration to us all. Boris Bull was 14, an amazing age…
What a beautiful day it has been today. Paddy the donkey we took on several months ago finally met other donkeys for the first time in his 15 year life!!! How amazing is that. Massive thanks to the staff and customers at Bread and Butterflies cafe in West Bridgford that paid for his castrate and…
This unfortunate swan managed to get a large fishing hook caught in his foot. This has now been removed by a vet and he’s with us whilst resting and completes a course of antibiotics. All looks positive for a release back with his partner in a few days time.
This week we have taken on yet another unwanted pig. She came with the name Charlotte but as we already have a pony with the same name we have renamed her Penny. Yesterday we set about introducing her to Rocky our Kune Kune pig thinking that he might like a friend. Unfortunately he didn’t take too kindly…
