When we hard that Polly the pig was destined for the meat market if she couldn’t find a new home, we didn’t hesitate, we’ll take her. She’s a Kuni Kuni and around 4 years old. It’s hard to know what to do with a pig if you don’t have room to keep her, having […]
Some kittens don’t grow, we’ve had these tiny tots before and they are weeks behind in size from their brothers and sisters. Snowball was tiny when he was born and was lucky to survive. Perhaps it’s because mum was a stray and didn’t have enough resources for all her babies. We’ve fed him separately […]
Horses are smarter than you think! Talking as we understand it might be impossible but according to research done recently in Norway your horse can easily be taught to communicate with you. A recent study done by Norwegian Veterinary Institute showed that horses can learn to understand symbols in just 15 minutes of daily training. […]
This is Ringo Starr, the handsome Russian Blue cat brought in earlier today. Isn’t he a beauty. His rescuer called him Star and we thought Ringo so his name has become a mix of the two. His coat is short and dense and such a lovely colour, even his nose is blue. Ringostarr has been […]
It’s 10.30am and already we’ve found a cat and three kittens in a box dumped on the drive, we’ve had a four year old pig brought in end and an adult cat who was abandoned and living as a stray. The poor cat is sitting on a soaking wet blanket and she’s in shock, the pig is relieved […]
The days are shortening, we’ve had the Autumn equinox and it won’t be long before winter is with us. We love the crisp clear days but feeding the animals and keeping them warm is a major problem. We’ve not been able to make hay this year because of the unpredictably wet weather. You need […]
All our resident seniors are doing well and enjoying life. We call them our ‘golden oldies’ and it’s surprising how well they and how long they go on. We like to think it’s because they have such a good life, pottering about when they feel like it, so they are getting as much exercise as […]
We’ve found them a wonderful home -thanks Ann. These two young cats came in a few weeks ago and they have settled down well. They are a beautiful pair, a brother and sister and very much alike. The boy cat is called Teko and he is completely black, the girl is May and she […]
Well done to the children of Poolsbrook School who, earlier today, rescued a small hedgehog they found wandering about in the playground. It was hot and he wasn’t looking well – for any hedgehog to be sitting out during daytime means something is wrong. He’s still a hoglet (baby hedgehog) although he has all his […]
We’ve had several bruised and battered pigeons brought in recently, some have been in traffic accidents, pigeons do like to walk across the roads. Others have been caught by cats or shot at by people with airguns. We patch them up and after the first days of medication it often just takes time. Pigeons […]