Our Christmas Fayre special open day was a great festive occasion. Thanks to all those people who attended and helped out with the event. It was a cold wet day but lots of folks braved the elements to come and wish the animals a merry christmas. Our tea and cake stall was well received and […]
Our latest Safe at Last magazine is now available to read and download online. A printed copy will be available to collect from the Sanctuary from the 12th December on wards. In this issue we remember the life of Joan Bentley, founder of the Pet Samaritans along with updates to Hedgehog Hospital, Horse watch news, […]
The festive season is upon us and we are having an open day and christmas fayre at the animal sanctuary. There will be gifts for sale in aid of the animals, antiques corner with lots of collectibles to browse, tea and mince pies with the cats, post a letter to santa and lots more. We […]
We’ve had lots of kittens brought in this year. Pregnant cats have turned up in boxes at the gate, feral kittens have been found in the oddest places. Every year it’s the same, abandoned cats and kittens are brought in. We try never turn them away. It’s been busier than usual as most of the […]
December is right around the corner and Slinky is already in the festive spirit. He’s a wonderful ferret and is very much enjoying life at the sanctuary. He loves going for daily walks with visitors and is so friendly with everybody. Thanks for the lovely christmas outfit that was brought in for him. He’s written […]
We were going through the dreaded paperwork the other day when we came across this letter. It brought back memories of the cat dumped in a basket on a cold night outside our gates. The poor thing was in a bit of a state. It’s just one of the many sad cases we see. Over […]
Campaigning is one of the most rewarding parts of sanctuary life. Through our animals campaigns we help educate and promote welfare for our animal friends in local communities. We often get asked to visit schools to talk about the work we do and inspire young people to work with animals. Recently, we were invited to […]
Pigs are funny creatures and Polly is no exception. She is ever so intelligent and so polite. We don’t have to make her bed, she does it all by herself. Just put in a bale of straw and in a few minutes she’s created a beautiful straw bed. It looks so comfy and warm, we’ve […]
It was a lovely surprise to open the post and receive two lovely letters. The first letter was from Anne who adopted a rescue dog from us in 2003. She was just writing to let us know he is still doing well and how much he has changed her life. He is 14 years old […]
We received a phone call recently regarding two large horses whose owner could simply no longer look after them. One of them was an elderly ex-champion racehorse and quite famous in his younger days. Looking after horses is a big commitment for an animal sanctuary but we simply couldn’t turn them away as the only […]