Page 6 - Hillside 2018 Web Newsletter

The Colourful Stories of
Primrose and Handsome...

Primrose being bottle fed at Hillside Primrose is just one of 300 rescued
pigs living at Hillside.
She came to us in 2010 after being
found straying on a country road as
a tiny piglet. She is pictured (left)
after a few weeks at Hillside.
Primrose’s story inspired a
supporter to draw a colouring
book about her journey to the
Sanctuary.

The colouring book was so nice, we asked if she minded doing one about Handsome the Pony...
When a Hillside supporter heard that a young pony, had been
straying in her local woods, she asked if we would help. We were
able to arrange for Handsome to be taken to a local horse pound,
from where we could have her transported to Hillside. The
pound also had some other unwanted horses who were about to
be put to sleep, so we took those too. In the five years since, we
have taken in over 600 horses from that pound. Before Hillside
came along, 250 horses had been put to sleep in the previous
twelve months in that pound alone!

All grown up - Primrose (above left) living contentedly at Hillside

Handsome was abandoned in the woods as a foal... Handsome now...
We are now pleased to offer these enchanting
Escape to the Country... books, including a set of colouring pencils, to our
supporters who may order one on the back page.
When the BBC got in touch and told us Hillside supporters Julie
and John Sheppard would like to help out at Hillside while filming John and Julie met
an episode of ‘Escape to the Country’, we were only too pleased lots of rescued
to show them around the animals at Hillside
Sanctuary. Unfortunately the when they visited
couple didn’t find their dream during filming...
house in Norfolk, but it was
lovely to have our work featured 5
on such a popular television
programme. We hope John and
Julie can live their dream of
moving to Norfolk soon.