Sammy one of our Dartmoor ponies has been homed this week, with a beautiful Shetland, he has settled in nicely and he’s already getting on well with his new girlfriend.
We all miss Sammy, he was one our of naughty ponies, with loads of character, however we are pleased he has a new home.
Whilst ever there are unwanted animals in rescue centres there will never be any such thing as ‘responsible’ breeders. Breeders make money and then rescue centres pick up the pieces and put things right. 13 rabbits came in yesterday from someone who had been breeding from them. All need neutering and all need vaccinating before…
Since Brinsley Animal Rescue formed 6 years ago, each year we have steadily grown, this continued in 2013 with 1240 pets, farm animals and wild animals rescued by the Charity. We would like to thank all of our hard working volunteers and supporters, without which, these animals could not have been rescued. The Charity is…
A few weeks ago our friends at Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary took in 30 sheep from a gentleman who could no longer care for them. We are helping by taking on 6 ewes, and they have made good friends with our resident ram, Jakey. The ewes are now all wormed, hooves trimmed and wool sheared,…
Updated 6 Nov 2010: We completed the sponsored bike ride in the planned time of 17 days. Fortunately we didn’t have any punctures or any other mechanical problems along the way. Ian’s navigating was surprisingly ok and he only got us lost a couple of times. The weather was pretty good with only a couple…
This swans injuries look pretty severe, however although there has been a lot of blood loss, we are confident of a full recovery.He arrived Friday night after being found at the side of the road, whilst we were getting ready to go and collect, the Police thankfully brought him to us, not their usual Friday…
No sooner have we found life-long homes for 3 ewes and a ram, we fill up again with five more rescued sheep.This crew came from a family that rescued them in good faith when they were off for slaughter, they had intentions of providing them with a life-long home. Unfortunately this didn’t work when the…
