Do you remember Stella? The brindle staffi who was here with us for years and years? Stella was on our dog walking rota and had quite a fan club. Stella was a much loved and very popular member of our residents but when she had the chance to be re-homed she was off without a […]
Every day brings a change in their growth and behaviour. They look more like barn owls now! We’ve called them Hansel and Gretel and there is a real difference between them. Gretel is the one at the back, it’s hard to tell the sex of owls until they reach maturity but this one looks more […]
This little dove was brought in today after being attacked by a cat. Her feather’s are ruffled and who could blame her, she has two bad injuries, one on her back, the other under one of her wings. They are sore and dirty open wounds so not done recently. This poor bird has been suffering […]
Rufus was doing well until he developed a new, huge abscess last week. It’s under his belly and is a sign that he is not yet in good condition, even though his coat looks shiny now. All the years of not being fed properly (because of his elderly owner’s dementia) has caused him long term […]
She’s exhausted but she’s very happy – this little cat was found last night by our neighbours at J.J.’s Cattery (thanks Steve). We’d told him that she was missing, he heard a rustling in some bushes as he was locking up and there she was, frightened and hungry and desperate for her babies. They hadn’t […]
Sometimes the best of intentions go wrong. Yesterday a couple turned up at the sanctuary with a cardboard box containing a mummy cat and her three babies. They told us they’d found her in a shed. Unfortunately the box wasn’t secure and as they took the box out of their car, the mother cat jumped […]
Our little owlets are still doing well. They have an amazing range of expressions and we have good communication with them. It’s true that most of it is to do with food – another piece of meat please – but they also have a range of like and dislike faces. They squabble a bit over […]
It’s very upsetting when a much loved cat goes missing. Hopefully he or she has wandered off and will come back. There’s a possibility that the cat has been knocked down – ring all the local vets just in case he’s been taken in, also take a poster in so they have a record. […]
We’ve had several cats brought in over the past week, all have been emergencies. This young little one above wasn’t handed over but she was in a desperate situation even so. While we were feeding the little owls, someone came in the yard and dumped her in a basket by the gate. She must have […]
Happy ending – she’s been found! Such a beautiful Mille Fleur bantam but sadly, this little chicken has gone missing from her home at Calow. She is brown and white speckled and her owner is anxious to find out what’s happened to her. Hens don’t usually go wandering, they like to stay close to home […]