When a dog is left all alone we step in to help. Cristo, above, was abandoned. He is an elderly dog who was a wreck when he first came in. He’s in his teens, we don’t know exactly how old and whilst he’s in frail health, with a heart murmur and not many teeth, […]
Even though the weather may not be so good, Easter is a lovely time of year with Spring flowers and new grass instead of bare fields. We’ve moved our mini-herd of resident ponies on to fresh grazing and thanks for the help from volunteers Janet and Lesley who came just at the right time. The ponies […]
There are millions of hens kept intensively in the world today – we can’t save them all but its good to ensure that some at least have a free and natural life. These three young ladies were brought in last week because of the health problems of their owner. We were very happy to have […]
We’ve had all the microchips checked on our permanent residents and some of the old stagers who didn’t have one have been chipped. The deadline for getting microchips implanted in dogs is 6th April and this is now the law, so it has to be done. The Chesterfield Borough Council Dog Wardens came and did […]
Re-homed, thank you. These charming Jack Russells have been brought in because of difficult domestic circumstances. Work commitments meant they had to be left on their own all day which is no life for any dogs especially J.R.s who are especially devoted to their owners and love company. Basil, the tricolour on the right, and […]
The fledgling rook we took in last year soon became very tame. He’d been found on a car park and was frail and hungry. Rooks are survivors though and soon picked up. They are especially intelligent and adaptive, Ricky was a mimic and an an entertaining guest. He couldn’t fly when he first came in […]
An update from the adopters of Cleo has made us very happy. Cleo is the little cat with only three legs who was rescued from abandonment in Spain along with five of her friends. Cleo was in poor health when she first came but when she had recovered we put her up for adoption. Would […]
Lily and Frankie are elderly Lhasos who came in recently. They are lovely characters with great personalities. When we ask them ‘Which one of you is Lily?’ she answers with a lot of Woofs – me, me, me! They are both in poor condition though, underweight and frail. When we took them to the vets […]
Dogs are like humans in that they vary in intelligence. We have some really clever dogs brought in here and others that are not so quick on the uptake. You can get exceptionally clever dogs in every shape or size but which dog generally is the most brainy? It has to be the border collie […]
Only a day old and already on their feet, although these baby goat kids are still a bit wobbly. When their mom Buffy gave birth this week she had two kids fairly quickly and normally that would be it. But Buffy hadn’t finished and within half an hour had another two kids. It’s unusual for […]