Northern Ireland Exotic Sanctuary

13/01/2025

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12/01/2025

Rehomed 11/1/25

12/01/2025

Thirdly to Deborah, affectionately nicknamed ‘Mother of the rescue’ who donated a box full of S&D's Critter Company fantastic feeder rats. This will keep our snakes going for a few weeks ❤️🐍

12/01/2025

Secondly, a massive thank you to Becky from Isopod Exotics for these beautiful rainbow mix of powder isopods. Our permanent residents bioactive vivs are thriving with these guys in them.

12/01/2025

Some late thank yous as the past few weeks have been crazy.
Firstly, to Evolve Hair Salon, who very kindly had a Christmas raffle for us, raising a fantastic £160! Thank you to Nichola for organising and to everyone that bought tickets.

11/01/2025

It may be a bit wet, but spirits certainly aren’t dampened this morning at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park
Pop by to say hi and pick up some equipment, homemade craft, and rescue merchandise ❤️❤️

11/01/2025

Permanent resident Jack enjoying some loving during his handling last night. He’s such a charmer ❤️

10/01/2025

Rehomed 10/1/25

09/01/2025

Rehomed 8/1/25

08/01/2025

Well, January is well and truly underway and we are already working through an influx of surrender applications.

While we never judge individual circumstances, with animal welfare being our number one priority, we gently remind all keepers to make sure an animal surrender is the best option for their beloved pet.

We are a very small, non funded sanctuary that 4 of us run around our full time jobs and family commitments. We provide the very best we can for the animals in our care but this will not Include the one to one interactions at the same level your pet is receiving in a home environment. Our enclosures are also designed to be temporary, so while they meet the animals needs, they are not a "forever home" environment. We are currently operating at max capacity with a wait list, so while we aim to help you ASAP, this may take several weeks to months, depending on the nature of the surrender.

If you are struggling with your pet in the slow and dark slog that is January, please remember we are always open to discussing how to improve your pets environment and socialisation over messages or even a video call. We would much rather help you and your pet form a better relationship and provide a healthier environment for them at your home than have to bring them to our sanctuary.

We will always be here for those who desperately need to rehome their animal, but we are passionate about pets remaining in a loving home , with people they are used to and have formed attachments with. So please, do not hesitate to reach out to us for advice before deciding to rehome your pet, and if rehoming is the best outcome, then we will be happy to welcome them to our rescue,

The team at NIES

Visit our link tree below, to help us continue our work:
https://linktr.ee/niexotics

(Pictured: Pandora, juvenile bearded dragon, will be available for adoption in the near future )

06/01/2025

06/01/2025

06/01/2025

We're proud to have received a quality mark from the Charity Excellence Framework.

This is an excellent community and resource for any non profit organisation, with an absolute goldmine of resources and the answer to just about any question you can think of.
I would highly recommend joining the programme to anyone in the non profit and voluntary sector, https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/

'Achievement of the quality mark by Northern Ireland Exotic Sanctuary demonstrates to funders and other stakeholders their commitment to excellence.' Ian McLintock, Founder, Charity Excellence.