We say goodbye to our oldest resident April 07, 2013
DUCHESS 1987 - 2013
Duchess was an extremely sick cat with 4 sick kittens when she wastaken in by Alexandra 25 years ago.
Our oldest ABC Sanct... [MORE]
Cost of a Coffee Club Press Release March 23, 2013
ABC ANIMAL SANCTUARY‘COST OF A COFFEE CLUB’ LAUNCHESTuesday l9th March saw the launch of the ABC Animal Sanctuary’s ... [MORE]
Thank you for Sponsoring Us and helping ABC March 03, 2013
Thank you to everyone who supported us in our quest to complete the we did our half marathon and raised just over £1000 for the ABC, thank you... [MORE]
Virginia McKenna February 28, 2013
We are delighted thatVirginia McKenna - the actress and founder of Born Free- will be reading some of her animal poems at the Blessing of the A... [MORE]
Please, please read and support the World Horse Welfare campaign. February 14, 2013
Dear Supporter, We and the public at large are rightly shocked by the current revelations of European horsemeat being found in beef products. The sc... [MORE]
Urgent Home needed February 13, 2013
Are you able to rehome a 3 year old Exmoor pony and her 4 month old foal?
Her owners are no longer able to keep them and an urgent home is needed.
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2 missing dogs, Can you help? February 07, 2013
URGENT APPEAL Our beloved 2 dogs went missing in Rackham Woods (near Amberley/Storrington) Sunday 03 Feb whilst out on a walk. If you see... [MORE]
URGENT REHOMING REQUIRED February 07, 2013
*** URGENT APPEAL***
Please pass this round , after the death of a friend who owned a riding school/ex racehorse yard the horses are now due to be ... [MORE]
Homes needed for various animals January 31, 2013
Homes are urgently needed for 1)A 4 month old piglet whose owners can no longer keep it.2) A sheep whose companion has died 3) A goat whos... [MORE]
An Evening with Penelope Keith January 30, 2013
Penelope Keith has kindly agreed to do a fund-raising evening for the Sanctuary. Details shortly.
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Christopher Timothy a great success January 21, 2013
The evening at the Golden Willow, Storrington, in aid of the Animal Sanctuary with Christopher Timothy proved to be a great success i... [MORE]
An Evening With Christopher Timothy January 20, 2013
The ABC Sanctuary is busy organising a special event for January 20th. We will be holding "An Evening With Christopher Timothy" at the Golden W... [MORE]
Snow casualty January 20, 2013
Although the snow disrupted things with a lot of frozen pipes at the Sanctuary this weekend, the circle of life continues and we found ou... [MORE]
Tower Hamlets Cats December 29, 2012
Once again we have taken in a number of lovely cats from Tower Hamlets in London.all young strays that have been abandoned they were taken to t... [MORE]
Who is that with Lorraine Kelly? December 16, 2012
If you have been watching Lorraine Kelly recently on her morning show you may have seen her taking a ride on a tripwire off the Wellington Arch... [MORE]
Very Sad News November 18, 2012
PHOEBE1984 - 2012
It is with great sorrow and sadness that we have had to say goodbye to our matriarchal Donkey, Phoebe, who died this morning at... [MORE]
Lost Dog : Have you seen ......... October 18, 2012
PETER, a Pug from the RH20 area is missing, and may be in your area, PO18. Please help in the search!Click http://www.doglost.co.uk/poster.php?dogId... [MORE]
Sad news. October 16, 2012
Daisy our adorable affectionate elderly goat died today. We should not have favourites but she was much loved and will be much missed.
Another sadn... [MORE]
Still lovely kittens in dire need of homes September 11, 2012
Please please help us with the influx of poor kittens that will be put down if we don't take them in and offer a home or help with a donation for ca... [MORE]
Inundated with kittens and cats September 04, 2012
The musical open days went very well. The difference according to our expert car park attendant was that the cars stayed all day as the owners ... [MORE]
URGENT APPEAL - THANK YOU August 01, 2012
THANK YOU
I am pleased to report that on Saturday 28 July, ABC volunteers picked these 2 Magalitza pigs up from Oxford and drove them ... [MORE]
Open Weekend 2012 June 16, 2012
UPDATE 12 Jun : The tick list is getting longer, the tasks required more diverse, the Shetland race rehearsal has been undertaken (yes the Donkeys d... [MORE]
Shetland Races June 02, 2012
The rehearsals for the mini Shetland ponies have been going well though so far the two donkeys Starsky and Hutch are being as stubborn as mules and ... [MORE]
Rupert is unwell May 29, 2012
Our sweet little mini Shetland called Rupert has been diagnosed with Cushings disease. This apparently may occur in equines over the age of 15 and o... [MORE]
Cat Invasion May 20, 2012
We have just taken in 14 adorable cats in 24 hours. We are urgently needing homes for them so please do contact us if you can. You can read mor... [MORE]
Phoenix Outwardbound Club May 08, 2012
After such a recent deluge of wet weather, the sanctuary was pleasantly bathed in sunshine for the afternoon visit of the The Phoenix Outwardbound G... [MORE]
New home April 13, 2012
Really good news is that George the Welsh pony has gone on to an excellent new home. George was spotted by a professional j... [MORE]
Can you help? April 11, 2012
We have just taken in not one but two three legged cats also another "indoor" cat. All are very affectionate but need a protected environment withou... [MORE]
Virginia McKenna OBE March 21, 2012
The Evening with Virginia McKenna which was held for the Born Free Fundation and the ABC Animal Sanctuary proved to be a great success. Virginia is ... [MORE]
Very good news! March 21, 2012
We have managed to rehome the sheep and their lambs to a wool and textile small holding that has Alpacas for that reason as well. All our handling a... [MORE]
Sheep to new home. March 13, 2012
The lovely Jacob and Wiltshire Longhorn sheep we took in all gave birth to their lambs successfully with the help of Francis Hunter a friend and ret... [MORE]
Charlie has his operation February 16, 2012
Charlie has at last had his operation on his leg - full details 'here'
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Charlie's op February 11, 2012
Charlie the Shetland will be having the operation on his hind leg at the Royal Veterinary School near Hatfield on Wednesday 15th February. He is sti... [MORE]
An evening with Virginia McKenna January 10, 2012
We are delighted to announce that Virginia McKenna has kindly agreed to participate with Alexandra Bastedo in a fund raising evening for Born Free a... [MORE]
A Sad Farewell To Gretel December 12, 2011
When Gretel came to us about 4 years ago with Hansel she was in such a bad state that it was suggested that she be put down. She couldn't eat and sh... [MORE]
Moving on November 27, 2011
Because of the volume of unwanted horses with problems we are having to look at rehoming Marty and George who are younger and could do with a more a... [MORE]
Charlie the shetland has an xray November 12, 2011
Yesterday we took Charlie the Shetland to have an xray on his hind leg. Though not good there is a possibility that things have shifted slightly for... [MORE]
More and more fencing! November 12, 2011
With the arrival of the piglets and the sheep who spend most of their time trying to penetrate our fortifications our bills for fencing are extensiv... [MORE]
Help! Too many pigs! October 19, 2011
Help! We woke up today to find that Puck - our supposedly male adult micropig - has given birth to 9 micropiglets! All terribly cute, only... [MORE]
Disaster strikes September 24, 2011
We have had a disastrous week. A fox upon finding he could not dig under our fence which went 18 ins into the ground managed to scale our 12 ft... [MORE]
Suppoters Mini-Open Day report & some pics September 05, 2011
We held our Mini Open day for Friends and supporters on August 28th, a short report and pics can be found here
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Marge, the little pygmy goat, has died. August 30, 2011
We regret to announce that Marge, one of our three little pygmy goats, died of a heart attack last night. Mar... [MORE]
Still coming--- August 16, 2011
Endless phone calls and e mails keep coming about cats, kittens,equines,and pet pigs.The outside run is now an inside run for the 13 young cats from... [MORE]
Special Appeal for Charlie August 16, 2011
Charlie is a 10 year old mini Shetland who came to us after he grew too boisterous for the tiny back garden he was kept in. Unfortunately he has bec... [MORE]
Swamped August 06, 2011
When I tell you yesterday we were asked to take in some kittens and when I asked how many we wanted--- they said how many can you take. That is... [MORE]
Alex and Sanctuary on video July 27, 2011
You can watch a short video of Alex with just a few of the animals in the Sanctuary by clicking here. We hope you enjoy the video and it is our... [MORE]
Cats, ponies,goats,ferrets---- July 15, 2011
Things are getting very hard here at the sanctuary with calls about unwanted animals of all kinds coming in on a daily basis. We have taken in 3 unw... [MORE]
ABC Sanctuary today rescues 13 cats July 14, 2011
Today the ABC Sanctuary urgently responded to save the lives of 13 unwanted cats. Further details and photos of all the cats can be found ... [MORE]
Four new goats join the Sanctuary July 07, 2011
Four Angora goats have arrived into the Sanctuary....more details and photos here
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The penalty for scratching furniture is death! July 05, 2011
Life has been extremely busy since the Open Days with endless comings and goings of animals. Of the original 11 cats we took in from a lady whose ca... [MORE]
Not a wash-out June 07, 2011
Well, our 2011 Open Days are over and considering the weather on Sunday - it rained- we did pretty well. All in all we took in just over £9000... [MORE]
