Have you seen Pumpkin, a beautiful black and white short haired cat last seen in the Loundsley green, Ashgate area of Chesterfield on the 26th June. She is microchipped. Please let us know if you have any information or sighting of her, as her owner is very worried. Call us on 07872 421878 with information.

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] We hoped you enjoyed last weeks poem by Rupert Brooke. You’ll probably know by now that we are big fans of his work. While leafing through his collection of poems, we came across this childhood favourite. I wonder if dogs really do dream of a day like this? The Little Dog’s Day by […]

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] This was a favourite poem of Joan Bentley, founder of the Pet Samaritans. She passed away last year after a long battle with cancer but her legacy lives on at the animal sanctuary. A keen poetry writer herself, she was never without her favourite book of Rupert Brooke poems and could recite many […]

It’s been a busy week at the Sanctuary with Wildlife Rescues. Pet Samaritans have been out in force responding to injured wildlife around Derbyshire. Thanks to everyone who called in. A plucky Pigeon was brought in with some nasty injuries. We’ve cleaned them up and fingers crossed they will heal over time so he can go […]

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] We had an emergency wildlife rescue today and it was all hands on deck when a very badly injured tawny owl was brought into us. As soon as we saw its leg, we knew it wasn’t good. Most injuries we are able to cope with but this was shocking even for us. Tawny […]

Tom Cruise our resident movie star Cockatiel got to meet two new fans today. Ziggy and Sky, two adorable budgerigars that came into the Sanctuary recently when their owner could no longer look after them. They made themselves at home next to Tom and became quite star struck with him. Tom enjoyed all the attention […]

Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends the animals, especially for animals who are suffering; for animals that are overworked, underfed and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must […]

Adopt a pet and save a life We are making 2017 our year to Adopt a Pet and encourage anyone thinking of buying a new pet to look at adoption first. Centres up and down the country are homes to many wonderful animals all deserving of a second chance. Reasons to adopt  Save a life. […]

We received a call today from the lovely folks at Enthoven to say a Peacock had made a home near their visitors reception and showed no signs of leaving. The site is the largest single site producer of recycled lead in Europe so it was quite the mystery how he came to be at their […]