When we rescued Bertie the so called Micro-Pig, the BBC came with us to highlight the growing problem of breeders miss selling micro-pigs.
Breeders sell them as ‘not growing larger than a Cocker Spaniel’, the reality is that they grow large and when kept un-castrated and on their own, can become extremely destructive.
Watch the programme on BBC 1, East Midlands Inside Out.
We admitted this young barn owl last week, he was grounded and easily caught. On examination we found an injury to the left wing on a joint, this is often fatal for such a bird of prey that needs to be able to fly perfectly to hunt. We did fear the worst, however X-rays confirmed…
Click here to see our short video 2020 has been an exceptionally changeling year for many, the pandemic has posed many challenges for us to overcome, not least a significant loss of funds due to the cancellation of our opens days and all fund raising activities. Despite this loss of income, there has been no…
We are very sad to announce that we have had to say goodbye to our gentle giant Herbie, the dairy bull we rescued some nine years ago and hand reared. Yesterday morning Dee Dee, one of the herd was mooing and mooing, she was trying to attract our attention, something wasn’t right, she wanted to…
Fudge came to us with two others, little did we know that two of them were pregnant so 3 soon became 14! We have found a home for dear little Fudge but have quite a few baby rabbits that need loving new homes. It is easy to see from this example how rabbit breeding can…
In 2011 we were granted planning permission to convert a large garage, which we will use to treat wildlife that comes into the charity. We have been working very hard raising the funds for this vital work, now with £8,000 raised so far, we are able to start the first stage. Now the the garage…
Teddy is two years old, he is a ram and lived at Brittain Pit Farm, but when it was forced to close, all of the animals had to be rehomed.
