Page 2 - Hillside 2015 20th Anniversary Newsletter

1995-2015 Celebrating 20 years of helping animals in need...

Since founding Redwings Horse Sanctuary in 1984,Wendy Valentine had become Patron: Martin Shaw
increasingly aware of, and concerned by, the terrible conditions endured by farmed
animals, especially those reared on factory farms. So, in February 1995, determined to Home to over 2000 rescued animals...
help by raising awareness of their plight and giving Sanctuary to those in need, she started ...while campaigning on behalf of others
Hillside Animal Sanctuary. in need, particularly the millions who
suffer every day in the intensive
People told Wendy she would find it difficult to raise interest in farm animals but, 20 years factory farming industry.
later, Hillside has been a home and a refuge for literally countless animals in need that Hillside Animal Sanctuary
otherwise would have faced a sad and painful end. Hill Top Farm
Hall Lane Frettenham
Over the years, we have worked with numerous television companies who have broadcast Norwich NR12 7LT
our, sometimes harrowing, video evidence, showing the reality of what many farmed Hillside Shire Horse Sanctuary
animals are forced to endure, often on supposedly ‘High Welfare’ farms. Sandy Lane West Runton
( 01603 736200
What we have learned in the last twenty years is that authorities will often stop at nothing www.hillside.org.uk
to cover up the extent of suffering of farmed animals. Some of the best laws in the world
are supposed to protect the welfare of animals on British farms, but we have shown time
after time that the authorities have little interest in upholding them. These laws exist only
to give false assurance to the general public. We will continue to highlight this by showing
people what really goes on behind the closed doors of the factory farming industry.

We have also witnessed the incredibly strong bonds that animals form with each other.
This is why we always strive to keep them together, in their established groups, wherever
we can, allowing them to live as naturally as possible while providing them with the
necessary food, care and veterinary attention.

By the end of 1995 there were 100 rescued animals at the Sanctuary, and now in 2015,
thanks to the continued help and compassion of our supporters, and the caring dedication
of our staff, we care for over 2000 contented animals on three farms.

On the following pages we highlight some of the highs and lows of the last twenty years...

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