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Twinkle comes to Hillside... Sheep
Rescue...
We gave a home to this poor little foal who came to us
along with her mum and dad after they were all found We were sent this
abandoned. Twinkle, as we called her, was extremely picture of a small flock
emaciated and weak and so received lots of extra special of sheep who were
care over the following weeks to get her healthy again. facing an uncertain
future, asking if we
When we are asked to help animals like Twinkle, it is very could help (see below).
important to us that we are able to come to their aid and We were pleased to
give them a chance. However, with our costs at an all time offer a home at Hillside to all ten (and the cockerel)...
high providing winter bedding and hay for over 1600
horses, ponies and donkeys at Hillside, and many other Dear Hillside
animals too, it is incredibly challenging to find the space and
the funds to be able to offer a lifeline to animals that find I am a pet sitter and have been helping someone
themselves in dire situations. look after their smallholding for the last year.The lady who owns
it decided to move back to England from Wales in June and I have
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in some of the animals myself and rehomed as many as I can but
there are a few left who I have been unable to find suitable homes
for.
There are nine ram lambs, born last year, they are lovely boys and
are very tame, two of them have been bottle fed.They are a bunch
of misfits, not pedigree and have no value whatsoever and are
destined to go to slaughter if I cannot find them a home, I can't
bear to think of them ending up there, they are tame, gentle boys,
all have names and personalities.
There is also an older ram who I call Grumpy, although he is not,
he is a big softy who loves a fuss but is a big boy. He is around 3
years old.There is also a Buff Orpington cockerel who I cannot
find a home for, plenty of people want him for the pot but I want
him to have a chance to live a happy life.
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