When we cleared out one of our stables to make way for 150 ex-battery hens, we moved some bales of straw and disturbed a family of wild mice. Unfortunately the mother ran off and we could not find her. We had no choice, her babies were too young to defend for themselves so we hand reared them, four of the five have survived
These are now on solids and are being acclimatised ready for release back into the wild.
When we heard about some baby goats that were surplus to requirements then we had to give them a home. They are all males and we are looking for homes for them. We have had them castrated and they are still being bottle fed at the moment. They are still only 3 weeks old but…
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 week we have taken in a wild rabbit with myxomatosis. On the night she came in we gave her antibiotics, quarantined her in a warm room with lots of Olbas oils, flushed her eyes, syringe fed her on some warm food and got rid of the fleas that she was infested with. We weren’t…
That little pony bottom in a horse trailer is Aeros!! He has been reserved to go to an amazing new home so the fabulous Claire has been practicing loading him for the journey. He’s now such a pro (or so keen to go and meet his new friends) that he’s started loading himself. Loading horses…
We are very proud to announce that we have now completed the coordination of a dairy calve rescue, the total now stands at 20 calves rescued in a week, each bull calves only a few days old.This rescue has been months in the planning, liaising with a dairy farmer and coordinating the life-long homes with…
Have you bought tickets yest to see When Pigs Escape? The amazing documentary about Matilda who escaped a farm to save her babies and the massive efforts we took to rescue her, they are all now safe at Surge Sanctuary. Now see the story, Tickets only £10 Saturday 6 August https://www.boningtontheatre.co.uk/whatson/event/when-pigs-escape–qa.php?fbclid=IwAR1YFNCorw4gExP0nNtyP-P1zLUHFkxag-yU_YxkkxQoNZ43jH2IVXzk5n8
