Based as far away from the sea as we possibly can be it isn’t that often we get in gulls. However they are well known scavengers at tips and do come inland to see what human food they can scrounge.
This cocky young gull came in last week and is eating all on his own. In fact whilst I was cutting up a fresh mackerel for him he decided he couldn’t wait, scooted over and dragged the large fillet off whole…………self service I guess!!
Not long now to this years Christmas Fund raising Open Day this Sunday 3 December at Brinsley Parish Hall and the Sanctuary. We hope you can join us to raise vital funds for our rescue centre. We will open up the rescue centre from 11am until 3pm, admission is only £1 for adults and free to…
Finally its dry enough to shear the sheep.We rounded them up into a stable and once settled, they were checked over, sheared one by one and given their favorite treat, cashew nuts. Before being returned to the fields they’ll be vaccinated, wormed and hooves trimmed.Now they are ready for this lovely sunshine!
These two female piggies are among the very few lucky ones, two of 5 that people have offered homes for this year. They came to us 18 months ago, another pair of unwanted pet pigs.It is not just general pets such as rabbits and cats that we received so many requests to take on, sadly…
Too often with wildlife rescue, we have to let animals go to end suffering. Today was such a case, we took a call for this grounded Heron. We easily caught them, thats never a good sign. A quick examination, they were extremely emaciated and weak. A thorough examination at the vets revealed an old injury…
Well its sheep sheering time again. We have seven sheep at the moment, we sheer them ourselves and take the opportunity to worm them, trim their hooves and give them a good check over. This is Jeff, he’s not the usual sheep, he actually doesn’t mind being sheered, he makes it look far easier than…
Since Beth and I (Jon) moved to Brinsley and set up the sanctuary some eight years ago, we have steadily grown each year. The sanctuary has expanded from 4 to 22 acres, we have built an animal hospital and each year rescued hundreds of animals of all descriptions, from many different situations. 2015 has been…
