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Chapter Sixteen – A Fox In The Night – Part One
If I’m coming home from the Gloucester direction on the A40 then I’ll reach a junction just outside Huntley in which either route is about the same distance and time to get home. I can either continue along the A40 and head towards Lea or take the left turning onto the A4136 and head towards
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Chapter Fifteen – Maggots
Shortly after we had transitioned from an amateur small holding mentality to that of a professional sanctuary one, I noticed one day that Candy wasn’t as buoyant and free spirited as she normally was. Although late summer the weather had been unreliable with warm sunny days being mixed readily with cold, wet, depressing ones. So
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Two New Arrivals This Week
We have had two new arrivals this week, Phil a Ryeland wether sheep and Lily a mini lop rabbit. Phil found himself alone in the paddock when his companion ewes passed away so his owner felt that she wanted to find a safe home for him where he could socialise with some more ladies. We
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Work Experiences For Young People
Once again this year we’re running some work experience sessions for young people. For all current dates go to our ‘Events’ page. We will add new dates when we can.
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Chapter Fourteen – Our First Sheep Arrive
When we started the sanctuary we made our decision and subsequent plans based on our personal finances, energies and time. We always knew that this was our responsibility and it would be down to us to fulfil all the needs and obligations that the animals would require. However, it soon became very clear that we
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Chapter Thirteen – Fairy: A Tribute
The very hardest thing about living and working with animals is the emotional wrench you feel when you lose one. When a new resident arrives at Pen Y Bryn they become part of the wider family. It really doesn’t matter what they are – another chicken, guinea pig, mouse, canary, turkey, dog or pig, they
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Chapter Twelve – Dotty
In many ways Kelly and I agree that it was Dotty that was the catalyst for us to create an animal sanctuary. Dotty is a black Pomeranian who came home with Kelly one Thursday July evening a couple of years after we had moved to Ross-on-Wye. Kelly at the time worked alongside a lady who,
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Chapter Eleven – A Christmas Interlude
It’s Christmas Eve 2025 and there are three small dogs snoring beneath my desk. I’ve just finished the last shift of the day – the last feeds, the lock ups, the final checks and all is finally in order. It started with feeding Elsa and Mr Snow the two snowy owls. As usual as I
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Chapter Ten – Trust
It must have been about a week after Midnight and Merlin arrived that Kelly ran up to me laughing and smiling whilst I was attempting to complete half the side of a new aviary. ‘Have you seen what Merlin can do?’ She questioned. ‘Merlin? No, what do you mean?’ I replied. ‘Oh come on, you
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