Sarja Microsanctuary

12/12/2025

FINALLY! 🎉🚲 We have a winner!
Thank you to everyone who supported this electric bike raffle for Sarja Microsanctuary 💚 Your contribution helps us care for the rescued animals and to continue growing this little sanctuary.

✨ Congratulations to our winner: Angelita! Enjoy the ride!💚

08/12/2025

✨️🎄 For Chrsitmas, sponsor a friend - JULIO 🎄✨️
Julio is the second donkey rescued by Sarja.
He comes from a loving family who could no longer care for him but wanted him to have a peaceful, happy life. Before that, Julio grew up as a working animal, and his past left visible marks. You can tell he was pushed beyond his limits.
It took time, patience and gentle care for him to trust again and show his true personality. And what a personality : Julio is incredibly sweet and cuddly, but he also has a cheeky side. He loves playing with Bottie and sticking his nose into people’s bags and random things… just in case there’s food inside.
Julio needs daily care to protect him from bugs, flies and small wounds, and he sees the farriers twice a year to keep his hooves healthy.
If you’d like to support Julio and help us care for him, you can sponsor him through Patreon.
👉 Sponsor Julio on Patreon (“Sponsor a friend” tier) — link in bio.

05/12/2025

🎄✨ For Chistmas, sponsor a friend - SPARKLES ✨️🎄
Sparkles came to Sarja with 3 of her sisters, Blackie and the Greys, after their elderly owner could no longer care for them. We welcomed them into our little flock, and Sparkles is now a very emblematic resident of Sarja.

She can’t see well from one eye, but that’s never stopped her. She learned her way around the sanctuary with determination, and even came to find us once when the wind closed her coop door. She somehow always knows when to ask for help.

Sparkles loves gardening with us, being held, and chatting softly when she feels comfortable. When she relaxes in our arms, she lets out the sweetest little purr.

If Sparkles’ story touches you, consider sponsoring her (or her sisters!).
Your support helps us give them daily care, safe shelter, and the peaceful life they deserve.

👉 Link in bio to sponsor a chicken at Sarja.

03/12/2025

🎄✨️ For Christmas, sponsor a friend- GERALDINA ✨️🎄
Geraldina was found wandering on the outskirts of Cómpeta with her piglets.
An entire operation was set up to bring her safely to Sarja, where she now lives with two of her babies: JP and Rachel.
Geraldina is a true diva : she loves good food, warm blankets, and definitely does not like sharing her house with Patata.🐐
On her own terms, she’ll even let you scratch her belly (and yes, she secretly loves it).
She arrived with painfully overgrown hooves and still needs special care. Farrier visits are difficult for her, and her hooves will take years of regular trimming to return to a healthy shape.
Despite everything, Geraldina has made friends here. She loves spending time with Patata and Julio, no matter the size difference.
If you’d like to support Geraldina’s care, you can sponsor her on Patreon. Your help truly makes a difference.
👉 Sponsor Geraldina via Patreon (link in bio).

01/12/2025

🎄✨️ For Christmas, sponsor a friend - PATATA ✨️🎄
Patata was rescued after a call from the authorities about an animal seizure in a property. Among the domestic animals found there was Patata, and with nowhere for her to go, Sarja agreed to take her in. After discovering she was already around 10 years old, we decided she would spend the rest of her life safely here.
She arrived weak, neglected, and in poor shape… and honestly, we weren’t sure she would make it. But with proper care, consistent feeding, and a lot of love, Patata is now thriving and enjoying her well-deserved retirement at Sarja.
Patata has made friends along the way, like Geraldina, and Catalina, the very energetic pygmy goat who loves playing with her (maybe a bit too energetically for Patata’s taste!).
If you’d like to support Patata’s care and help her enjoy the peaceful life she deserves, you can sponsor her on Patreon. Your contribution genuinely makes a difference.
👉 Sponsor Patata on Patreon (link in bio).

01/12/2025

🎄✨️For Christmas, sponsor a friend - PATATA ✨️🎄
Patata was rescued after a call from the authorities about an animal seizure in a property. Among the domestic animals found there was Patata, and with nowhere for her to go, Sarja agreed to take her in. After discovering she was already around 10 years old, we decided she would spend the rest of her life safely here.
She arrived weak, neglected, and in poor shape (3rd slide)… and honestly, we weren’t sure she would make it. But with proper care, consistent feeding, and a lot of love, Patata is now thriving and enjoying her well-deserved retirement at Sarja.
Patata has made friends along the way, like Geraldina, and Catalina, the very energetic pygmy goat who loves playing with her (maybe a bit too energetically for Patata’s taste!).
If you’d like to support Patata’s care and help her enjoy the peaceful life she deserves, you can sponsor her on Patreon. Your contribution genuinely makes a difference.
👉 Sponsor Patata on Patreon (link in bio, "Sponsor a friend").

29/11/2025

✨️🎄The Christmas countdown begins today so does our Christmas serie🎄✨️
One animal a day, one story at a time
If you'd like to support their care, you can join us on Patreon and sponsor a friend for less than a coffee a day 🫶🏻❤️
Link in bio

27/11/2025

Our Patreon community is growing! Did you know you can support JP & friends from just as little as the cost of a coffee each month? Click on the link below to sign up today, Simpler tiers, stronger Sanctuary🌱✨

Get more from Sarja Microsanctuary on Patreon

26/11/2025

🌟 We did it! 🌟 Thanks to your incredible generosity, we’ve reached our £3,000 GoFundMe goal — and that means Antonia, our most elderly rescue, is finally coming home to the Sanctuary. 💕🐴

With your support, we’ve built her a safe space: a flat terrace with a durable shipping container for shelter and a wooden fenced paddock for her quarantine. This will give Antonia the peace she needs to heal from her wounds and gently adjust to her new life.

For now, it also keeps her cheeky new brothers, Julio and Botty, from getting too close too soon! Eventually they’ll roam together, but right now it’s vital that Antonia has her own sanctuary within the Sanctuary which you guys have helped make happen 💪

📢Huge shout out to Jo & Netty for organising the GoFundMe and being there for Antonia since the beginning 🫶🐴 Annette Franklin Thank you ladies, and to everyone else who made contributions and shared across social media, this has been a success because of you!

📸 We’ll share more updates and photos when she arrives next week so you can see the difference your kindness has made.
From the bottom of our hearts — thank you for making this possible. 💖

18/11/2025

🎄 Event update! 🎄
The Christmas Market has been rescheduled to December 12th ! Which means…
✨ More time to grab your last raffle tickets and win a brand new electric bike ! ✨

And because it’s the season of giving…
🎁 Buy 2 tickets, get the 3rd one FREE!
Last chance to join, last tickets available!

The raffle draw will now happen on December 12th.
Don’t miss your shot, Antonia is counting on you! 🫏❤️