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Autumn The cows, horses and sheep are enjoying the last of the summer grass.
Meanwhile we are busy stocking up with lots of hay and straw in
preparation for the animals coming back in for the winter.

Peacocks in Peril!

We were pleased to collect these
peacocks from a housing estate
where they had taken up residence.
Unfortunately, peacocks can be quite
vocal and some of the locals were
threatening to 'silence' them.
Fortunately for the birds, one kind
neighbour went out of his way to
catch them before they met an
untimely end and we were glad to give a home to two
peahens, one with a young family, and, of course, dad.

Swan Rescue Fiego the 'balloon horse'
We were alerted to the plight of a swan that appeared
Fiego was checked by our vets after he began to look
to be lethargic and unwell. We found her and brought rather ‘inflated’. They carried out several tests to try
and find out what might be causing what was
her back to the Sanctuary, where it became clear she technically known as ‘subcutaneous emphysema’
(meaning air under the skin). A tiny scab was found,
was extremely undernourished. After keeping her safe midway down the underside of his neck, which, when
opened, revealed a deep puncture wound. This
and well fed for a few effectively meant that when he breathed out, he
pushed air through the wound and under his skin.
days she appeared to Fiego was operated on to remove scar tissue from the
wound to enable it to heal properly. During this time,
be making a good a surgical pump was attached several times a day to
‘deflate’ him back to his normal size. Following the
recovery so we operation Fiego made a full recovery and returned to
his handsome, slimline self.
moved her to our
Our Borehole Appeal...
West Runton
Thank you so much to everyone who
Sanctuary where she kindly responded to our appeal for an
independent water supply on our new
can benefit from the farm. Prior to the installation we found
the electrics needed to run the borehole
large pond there. were in need of refurbishment and the cost of this
was almost as much as the borehole itself!
We are always We’re pleased to say that, with the electric work now
completed, the borehole has been ordered and should
pleased to help any be installed very soon.

wildlife in trouble On arrival - a rescued swan comes

when we are able. to Hillside...

Puppy nearly perishes as
owner dies at home...

Poor Izzy came to Hillside after her owner
sadly died. She wasn’t found for several
days and came close to succumbing to
dehydration! We’re pleased to say
that we have since rehomed her
into a lovely adopted family
home.

Since starting Hillside Dog
Rescue we have taken in
several dogs from similar
situations where some pets
have even died before
being found.

Just a thought to anyone
who lives alone with pets,
please make sure to leave lots of extra water out in case of such
an emergency when your animal(s) could be left alone for a time.