About Us

Alexandra Bastedo, the founder of the ABC Animal Sanctuary, is passionate about animal welfare. She is a Patron of Compassion in World Farming, Wildlife Aid, The Animal Welfare Trust,

Greyhounds in Need and Naturewatch. She is also President of Chichester Cat and Rabbit Rescue, Vice President of the Brent Lodge Bird Hospital and Patron of Paws Animal Rescue,Findon, All Dogs Matter and Cat Rescue, Gibraltar. Alexandra resigned as President of her local R.S.P.C.A Branch, Mount Noddy, as she felt she wanted to devote more time to our own expanding rescue operation.

Our patrons are the actress and animal rights campaigner Joanna Lumley, William Gaunt - actor and my colleague from "The Champions", Pollyanna Pickering the renowned wild life artist, the actor Peter Egan who runs the dog charity "All Dogs Matter" and my friend of many years, actress Lorraine Chase.

The Sanctuary provides practical tuition and hands-on experience for students doing animal care courses, those taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and A-level science students planning careers in veterinary medicine. We also seek to teach schoolchildren about the importance of caring for animals and to give students of animal husbandry and trainee vets hands on experience with different kinds of animals.We also have as volunteers people who are recovering from health problems and find the animals therapeutic.

Alexandra writes a regular blog which includes day-to-day information and stories about the animals. The current blog is now exclusively available through a subscription to abcFriends.

Alexandra has also published 'The Healthy Dog Book' and 'The Healthy Cat Book', which are veterinary approved and she is currently writing the sequel to the first volume of her autobiography "Beware Donkeys, Dobermanns and Ducks" called "Menagerie on the Move". Visit our on-line shop for signed, author's copies of these now out-of print titles, as well as details of the "Poultry Matters" DVD - an owners guide to the keeping of chickens co-written and co-presented by Alexandra. It was photographed by Geoff Mulligan (David Attenborough's cameraman) and directed by Patrick Garland, against a background of various animals at the sanctuary.

The ABC Animal Sanctuary has no secure funding and we are entirely dependent on donations to keep the sanctuary running and to ensure its long-term future. All of the staff at the Sanctuary are volunteers, so there are no salaries to pay and all donations we receive are spent completely on our animal care.

Please visit 'Our Shop' which has our current range of animal 'adoptions' including special offers and pocket-money 'adoptions' for children.

Also in 'Our Shop' you can become an abcFriend and have access to all of Alexandra's blogs, Pip's Diary, and the serialisation of her best selling book - 'Beware Dobermanns, Donkeys and Ducks' and receive advance notice of any events we are planning.

Please help us raise the necessary funds to allow us to continue to help animals in need by making a donation to our page on the "Bmycharity" website - just click on the 'Donkey' button below - and insert the amount you would like to donate in the donation box. We will receive your donation in full, and if you tick the Gift-Aid box we can claim a further 25p - for every £1 you donate - from the taxman without it costing you a penny.

Alternatively, you can discuss your donation by contacting us on 01798812508 or 07967046068.

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