Saffron is Bramble’s mum. We had to go back to the farm to get milk for Bramble, which would have cost us €20 for a sack of milk. So we phoned up the farmer and said, we need to buy milk for the baby, the baby is missing mummy, could we buy you a sack of grain for the same value as the milk and we take mummy? He agreed. So we brought Saffron back to the Sanctuary to nurse her little baby. Once Bramble was well enough, the two joined the other residents in the garden. You have our deepest gratitude for choosing to support our sanctuary and helping…

Bramble came to us via a phone call from our vet who was going to euthanise her. She wasn’t wanted because she was polyarthritic. It’s a very common condition in overbred sheep – it’s called ‘joint ill’. When we went to see her, she was in a filthy shed, separated from the other lambs. They were all kept in the dark, away from their mums in a space that was probably three foot by six foot. We nursed Bramble for many months, and eventually her infected wounds healed and she was able to go out into the garden with her mum, Saffron. She will always have difficulty walking, due to…

Bryn was severely injured in an incident involving a piece of farm machinery. When he first came he was dragging his hind legs, so he had an intense course of laser therapy and physiotherapy to help him walk. All he can have now is possibly a hip brace to make his hips stronger. He is an absolute darling He is the most gentle person out there. He has the look on him that you feel you are disappearing into this soul. He is always the last to the food pot. We all feel sorry for him all the time, which he uses to his advantage. When the biscuits are being…