Charity no. 1153081 We are a home run non profit rescue in Coventry that strive to help animals in need.
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We deal with most small furries and some scalies including rabbits, guinea pigs, African pygmy hedgehogs, gerbils and the occasional reptile and cat. We aim to vaccinate and neuter (appropriate species), rehabilitate and rehome abandoned and signed over animals to their perfect forever homes. We are always in need of donations and it doesn't have to be cash - SARC needs black bin bags, hay, fresh
veggies - everything to keep small animals clean, fed and happy :-)
*please note we are NOT a wild life rescue*
The animals have loved their new parasols that were kindly donated this week! They've been perfect for keeping the animals and volunteers cooler in the heat.
If you have a parasol that you're thinking of upgrading please consider recycling your old one to us! As long as it opens and provides shade its good enough for the buns no matter to condition ๐
Breakfast time for the sanctuary herd at the round tables!
We are very sorry to say that dear little Chester didn't make it ๐
He fought hard and seemed to be improving for a short while overnight but sadly this morning took a turn for the worst and passed away peacefully. We are devastated that this sweet little soul could not be saved and his bun friends are all mourning his loss too.
We are still ยฃ490 down from his treatment to try and save his life. If anyone is able to dontate to help refill our emergency vet funds so we can help future rabbits and Guinea pigs in crisis please do. Chester is at peace now and despite being a small little lop he has left a massive black hole in our hearts at the rescue
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๐Chester desperately needs your help to cover his veterinary treatment! Our sweetest little sanctuary bun Chester has been admitted to treat for Gut stasis which in the Rabbit world is our worst nightmare. Rabbits need their guts to be on the move constantly otherwise it can be detrimental and lead to the unthinkable in a very short time. No gut sounds could be heard from Chester and he is very dehydrated as a result. He's in the best hands at the emergency vets but sadly 5 star treatment must come at a cost which is why Chester needs your help!
๐ฐ His estimated bill is upto ยฃ1000 for 48 hours of treatment and fluids which is likely to be the case for his condition.
๐Any amount little or large is so appreciated by the rescue, Chesters friends and most importantly Chester.
๐ If your unable to donate you can support Chester for free by sharing his story far and wide
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๐Chester desperately needs your help to cover his veterinary treatment! Our sweetest little sanctuary bun Chester has been admitted to treat for Gut stasis which in the Rabbit world is our worst nightmare. Rabbits need their guts to be on the move constantly otherwise it can be detrimental and lead to the unthinkable in a very short time. No gut sounds could be heard from Chester and he is very dehydrated as a result. He's in the best hands at the emergency vets but sadly 5 star treatment must come at a cost which is why Chester needs your help!
๐ฐ His estimated bill is upto ยฃ1000 for 48 hours of treatment and fluids which is likely to be the case for his condition.
๐Any amount little or large is so appreciated by the rescue, Chesters friends and most importantly Chester.
๐ If your unable to donate you can support Chester for free by sharing his story far and wide
Little sanctuary bun Chester needs your help! Chester has been admitted to the vets for 24h โฆ Amy-Leigh Romeril needs your support for Chesters Stasis Crisis
Our latest project is complete!
The new guinea pig shed is up and running. The boys have more space and it's much easier to socialise and clean so everyone is happy ๐. Still some storage shelving to put in and some decorating to add but were very pleased with the new man cave for the rescue boys
Disappointing news!
Sadly we will not be holding another open day this year at the rescue. We have gone from every possible angle and due to a accumulation of reasons we sadly are unable to hold a open day this year. We are as disappointed as you with the rescue changing so much over the past few months there was a lot to showcase!
We are planning on some extra posts and tours of the rescue to show what we've been upto and continue to promote the best care for small furries. If there's anything in particular you would like to see or know more about please let us know!
Have no fear we will be planning open days for next year (hopefully easter being the next) with lots to show you all and a massive tombola to enter by then!
In the meantime donations towards the care of over 100 animals is greatly appreciated and tombola prizes are always welcome for next year ๐
Thank you all for your continued support and understanding this has been a really tough decision to make ๐
We have a new meet and greet volunteer starting at the rescue. He's our biggest bun at 3ft tall and is binkying with joy at his new role at SARC ๐๐ฐ
Some happy boarding piggie pairs enjoying their holidays with us. They can't believe how quickly the other Hotel rooms are filling up around them! Both Barry and Paul and Coffee and Toffee are repeat guests here at SARC and always enjoy their pampered getaway retreat
Remember to message us if you have a holiday coming up for your piggies to have an adventure of their own!
Summer waiting for the camera to go away so she can throw her stacking cups around ๐
Rabbits love enrichment and things to keep them busy. Our buns love their stacking cups, especially Summer. Although they never like to show it when the camera is on!
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Looking for somewhere for your Guinea pigs to have a holiday of their own while you're away?
Look no further! Small Animal Rescue Coventry offer a secure and caring boarding service for piggies so you can relax while away knowing they are well cared for.
Key features: 6ft Hutches suitable for all pairs of guinea pigs Predator proof industrial built with 16g mesh Wipe clean for great hygiene Shavings or fabric bedding options Bottle or bowl water options Deluxe green hay provided 24/7 Grass to graze on in secure run (weather permitted) Fresh veggies provided Knowledgeable Guinea experts caring for your loved ones as if they are own family Qualified veterinary nurse health checks to ensure your Guinea is healthy during their stay Veterinary attention at a drop of hat if required Medication administration available Nail clips, grooming and mite treatment available The best feature is that 100% of your money goes directly to the rescue helping to care for other Guinea pigs and rabbits!
Prices: ยฃ8 per day (Inc drop off and collection day)/hutch
Additional extras- Nail clip ยฃ5 per guinea pig Groom ยฃ5 per guinea pig Mite treatment ยฃ5 per guinea pig Medication ยฃ1 per administration
Updates as often or little as you wish with some cute photos to help comfort you too!
Booking space available all year but limited availability so get your piggies holiday booked fast!
What do you need to bring? Nugget food your Guinea Pig/s is used to for their stay A hide or two that smell like home to help keep things familiar and homley (extra hides can be added by us) List of favourite veggies Guinea pig ready for a relaxing break
๐ปPlease message to book in. Share to friends and family too! ๐ป
*larger pens available for herds of guinea pigs too! Please message for information, prices and availability*
Ruby and Nugget are waiting for their perfect forever home after their owners circumstances changed and they could no longer have the care they needed. They are both lovely little characters with bags of personality to bring to their new home! Ruby is a black female rex and Nugget is a white and brown male lionhead cross. They are both around 4 years old, neutered and vaccinated.
Ruby is a confident little girl who likes to explore and come up to see if any treatos. Nugget can be a little more reserved and may take a little time to come out to people in his new surroundings but given some time and patience plus veggies will soon be on your side! They are looking for a home with lots of space to binky and toys to play with plus a spot to snuggle. This pair would be a lovely addition to any family and bring lots of joy with them.
If you are interested in adopting Ruby and Nugget please send the page a message to receive the adoption questions and requirements. All rabbits are neutered and vaccinated before being rehomed. We adhere to the RSCPA and RWAF rabbit housing requirements.
Riley and Ezra are looking for thier forever home. They are two beautiful Crossbreed brothers born November 2023 at the rescue. Their parents were found abandoned in a cardboard box and muma Brooke gave birth to their litter shortly after arrival so thankfully they were all safe. These two sweethearts have watched all their family find their new home and its heartbreaking to think they're 4 months away from being 1 year old with no interest! They are both neutered and vaccinated. Riley is a curious little mister and loves to explore, flop in the sun and snuggle with his brother. Ezra is a little more reserved and can be shy around people at times but his favourite thing to do is make a bed with his hay and snooze. They are two lovely little boys who would love to find their forever home together with lots of space to explore and a hay pile to snuggle in.
(Complementary baby bun pictures included ๐)
If you are interested in adopting Riley and Ezra please send the page a message to receive the adoption questions and requirements. All rabbits are neutered and vaccinated before being rehomed. We adhere to the RSCPA and RWAF rabbit housing requirements.
The rescue has a better entrance than our front door now! Beautiful arch way addition to the rescue ๐
New rabbit runs complete!
We are very pleased to show everyone our new rescue rabbit pens after a long and hard 9 days straight of work. These have been made from scratch by us and measured perfectly to fit the hutches we already had. It's been a long time coming as anyone who has visited may remember our previous runs were quite DIY from various donated panels so having bigger and better fitted runs has been one of our goals since we moved in to this property 1.5 years ago. We have one more project on the go which you may be able to spot ๐ and after that all set ups are complete!... for now.
If anyone would like to take a look at our wish list and donate anything for us to add as enrichment to the rabbits new runs we would really appreciate it please. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3TPJDVMT112KN?ref_=wl_share
It's been a long and very hard week of work! But 228 metres of wood, 346 screws, 12.5L of paint, 110 square metres of mesh, 6000 staples, 6 spinters and 10 plasters to cover blisters later... we have all panels completed and ready to install! Just another 128 screws, 48 hinges and 24 locks to go ๐
Another long and hard few days ahead to move around and assemble these pens. Our heart, soul, blood, sweat but thankfully no tears have gone into this big project. We're so excited to share th finished results in a few days
Riley is wondering why the hoomans have been making so much noise recently with their drill and saw. All in good time Riley all in good time!
Still the paint spray gun and staple gun to go. We're about 40% through our exciting project with the hope to complete this week as having a week off work to devote our time to it. Can anyone guess what might be in the making? Here's our purchase from yesterday ๐
โญTOMBOLA PRIZES WANTED โญ
We are planning our next open day (soon to be announced!) and desperately need tombola prize donations to be able to run this stall. If you have any unopened Christmas gifts you dont want cluttering your home any more, soft toy clear out, sweet treats etc please bring them along to the rescue.
Share among your friends and family to help us collect as many prizes as possible, last tombola we ran had an amazing 100 prizes!
Drop off to:
495 Woodway Lane
Walsgrave
Coventry
CV2 2AG
Clean happy piggies and buns today!
We've been going for 12 hours cleaning, shopping and building for the rescue animals today ๐
Same again tomorrow! A new exciting project for the rabbits has started with the first prototype a success. We can't wait to share the finished results of all our projects later in the year. Hopefully there will be some summer left for us hoomans to enjoy โ๏ธ
Princess taste testing the amazing treats that lovely people donate. She rates this treato 10/10
Harlow and the other sanctuary piggies enjoying their new shed!
Having a Sanctuary herd is always been something we've dreamed of to make life much easier for us and the guineas. After our large intake of the abandoned allotment guineas in January we had an additional 26 girls which simply could not be added to our current herd at the time. We reached out to Animal Friends and applied for a grant to help find new set ups. Amazingly we we're approved and so the building commenced! The girls moved into their new home last month with success. They love relaxing on their cozy vet bed hides, exploring up to their second level and munching on hay all day long.
Alongside this new shed we have another in the making we are excited to share in the new few months. Grants like this are life changing for small rescues like us and make such a difference to the little lives we care for
Apologies for being a little quite on the social media front over the past few weeks. We've not had a great time recently after losing beloved Bacon we had some very big blows to the heart.
2 weeks ago we found one of our cats, Aroura, passed away with no warning or cause. She would have been 3 next month and came into the rescue as a kitten covered in fleas, dumped in a bag at the side of a road with her sisters. Aroura decided to stay put with us as needed an extra operation alongside her beautiful personality. Her loss was a shock and she was taken far too soon ๐. Vet theory is an undetectable heart condition that caused a sudden heart attack sadly. Aroura was always around for rehomes to get fuss from people, unless it was nap time! She gave the best cuddles and has been so missed over the last few weeks.
Our next blow was sanctuary bunny Sid, our continental giant. Many of you may have met this beautiful boy at our open days. He was always so confident with people and enjoyed veggies on open days. Sid had snuffles which is why he stayed on as a Sanctuary with his snuffle friends. He was a gentle giant with a personality as big as his ears! Sids favourite pass time was stealing the dustpan and brush during cleaning out and reorganising. He was an older boy as a giant and sadly over the past few months his age quickly caught up with him with his back legs starting to struggle. Sid passed away peacefully in our arms with his bun friends having time to say goodbye afterwards. The group doesn't feel the same without this big boy snuggled with them ๐.
Some very big gaps have been left and we've just needed some time to mourn and start to heal. We've been very busy with some new projects at the rescue, our handyman Tony has been working hard to get things in motion for some big reveals later this year. Spending time with the animals has been our therapy and we're ready to start up again on Facebook sharing their photos and stories. Alongside rescue and owning animals there is always heart break but the past month has brought a little more than expected sadly. We hope that June will bring the Summer sunshine!
Topaz showing off how happy she is with her shelves! We love having the camera to see who's getting use to the ramp in their new sanctuary piggy shed.
Thank you to Allure Bath Fashions for the very kind donation of the bath mats for their shelves
Polar and Summer two of our bonded sanctuary buns say cleaning out in this heat is very hard work! Time for a nap while the hoomans moves on to the next pen.
We are devastated to share some very sad news. Our beautiful Bacon passed away peacefully in his sleep ๐. He was such a little fighter and enjoyed his usual veg plater before bed happy as always. Sadly it seems there was just something more at play and his body was ready to move on. Bacon was the sweetest little boy and we knew we did everything we could for him keeping him happy and comfortable over the last few weeks. Thank you to everyone who has donated and supported this special little lad over the past few weeks. It has come as a shock to us all and his loss has hit hard after he was improving so much.
๐Rest in peace Beautiful Bacon, you will be dearly missed ๐
Beautiful Bacon update!
Little piggie Bacon suffered with sudden paralysis of his hind legs Monday 22nd April. Read his full story here: https://gofund.me/99f37591 .
We are delighted to say that he has regained use of his legs and is enjoying wandering around again! He is still quite weak and can only go a minute or two before needing a rest but we're over the moon with his progress. Little Bacon is a fighter and has taken every step of the way in his stride. There's still some way to go getting his muscle tone back but we know that Bacon is stronger than his demons and we are hopeful for a full recovery over time.
If you are able to donate towards Bacons medical costs please follow our gofund me link. Thank you for everyone's support and get well wishes throughout ๐
https://gofund.me/99f37591
ONE MORE SLEEP TO GO!
We've been working hard over the past 3 days to get everything ready, clean and tidy plus desperately trying to finish an exciting new project for you to see tomorrow! Theres still lots to do and I don't think we'll clock off until 9pm then set the alarm for 5am to get going again tomorrow ๐
. Open days are a lot of work but we love to be able to show you our work and the animals we care for while raising funds for the rescue. The weather has thankfully improved for tomorrow so we hope you'll join us for our open day! See you all tomorrow ๐
๐ธ OPEN DAY ๐ธ
Bank holiday Monday 6th May 11:30AM-4PM
We are pleased to welcome you into the rescue for our first Open Day of the year! This is one of the few chances during the year to freely enter into the rescue to meet us and the animals. Enter via the back gate and wander through the rescue.
Theres lots to do and plenty to see including: Feeding the Rabbits and Guinea pigs ๐๐น Tombola ๐ Keyrings and water bottle stall ๐๐ถ Learning about the sanctuary rabbits in our care ๐ฐ๐น๐ฆ Learn about rabbit and guinea pig care Name the bunny bear ๐ป Guess the number of guinea pigs at the rescue
We are very excited to meet you all and hope it is as big as our last events!
SHARE to help make this day as big and busy as our previous open days
If you have any questions at all please get in contact with ourselves
*** Please not this is not a rehoming event. You are welcome to come and meet the animals for adoption, discuss their requirements and begin the adoption process with ourselves however no animals will be leaving that day***
๐NO dogs to enter the rescue please with the exception of assistant dogs ๐ถ
495 Woodway Lane
Coventry
CV22AG
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Breakfast time for the sanctuary herd at the round tables!
It's been a long and very hard week of work! But 228 metres of wood, 346 screws, 12.5L of paint, 110 square metres of mesh, 6000 staples, 6 spinters and 10 plasters to cover blisters later... we have all panels completed and ready to install! Just another 128 screws, 48 hinges and 24 locks to go ๐ Another long and hard few days ahead to move around and assemble these pens. Our heart, soul, blood, sweat but thankfully no tears have gone into this big project. We're so excited to share th finished results in a few days
Topaz showing off how happy she is with her shelves! We love having the camera to see who's getting use to the ramp in their new sanctuary piggy shed. Thank you to Allure Bath Fashions for the very kind donation of the bath mats for their shelves
Beautiful Bacon update! Little piggie Bacon suffered with sudden paralysis of his hind legs Monday 22nd April. Read his full story here: https://gofund.me/99f37591 . We are delighted to say that he has regained use of his legs and is enjoying wandering around again! He is still quite weak and can only go a minute or two before needing a rest but we're over the moon with his progress. Little Bacon is a fighter and has taken every step of the way in his stride. There's still some way to go getting his muscle tone back but we know that Bacon is stronger than his demons and we are hopeful for a full recovery over time. If you are able to donate towards Bacons medical costs please follow our gofund me link. Thank you for everyone's support and get well wishes throughout ๐ https://gofund.me/99f37591
Our beautiful sanctuary alexandrine parrot George doing some vocal training last night. Hes excited to see the new aviary his hoomans have ready to build!
Our main herd of guineas enjoying their newly cleaned pen. Lots of happy piggies all round ๐
It's been one week since the group of 35 guinea pigs arrived at SARC! They've settled in very well and are living a life of luxury with all their gifts from very kind people. Today they all got their new names to help make a start on their new life. Little star of the show in this video is Lorelei, she's very sweet and loves to be nosy! We also have: Torti, Sophia, Lyla, Olive, Evie, Elsie, Freya, Olivia, Eden, Gretta, May, Rosie, Willow, Maisie, Caramel, Bonnie, Thea, Imogen, Zara, Grace, Harper, Maeve and Eliza in the girl herd. The boys are: Oliver, Robin, Thomas, Stuart Little, Stuart Big, Phantom, Jack, Jamie, Owen, Blake and Connor. It has been an amazing week full of support from people around the UK we could never have predicted how far these Little piggies story would go when we posted last week. In that time we have hit 4k @followers, raised over ยฃ2,000, had our first BBC article published and are have been receiving a bag full of amazon gifts everyday. We are so grateful for everyone's support and pure kindness. Lorelei and her friends are blissfully unaware of how viral they have gone but are definitely enjoying the goodies that come alongside it
Sweetie pie Ellie having some love and snacks. This little sanctuary is one of our older females at around 7 years old. She's very affectionate towards her hoomans and knows they'll always bring her treatos (Excuse George the parrot in the background, he likes to make conversation)
๐Little Pip made her final journey today over the rainbow bridge ๐๐ Many of you may of followed Pips story earlier in the year after an abscess behind her eye called for it to be removed. Sadly her recovery did not go as hoped and the abscess continued despite all the flushing and antibiotics we could do. A couple of months ago it was discovered that the infection had actually entered the bone in her skull and so without a CT scan investigation and invasive high risk referral surgery it would not be possible to resolve. As Pip is an older bun and only just survived the last anaesthetic it was decided that palliative care was in her best interests. Her foster mumma Jess has been giving her 10/5 star treatment and lots of love with the knowledge that a hard decision would need to be made when Pips condition deteriorated. We had no idea if it would be a few weeks or a few months so everyday counted for this special little fighter. After doing so well and her infection being kept at bay over the past few weeks it has become difficult to manage again and Pips behaviour has changed showing us shes not as happy. The final decision was made and she's been enjoying her last week with extra extra veggies and treats. She made her final journey to the vets today and went peacefully to the other side. We know we did everything possible to save this little girl and hope that despite everything she had the best life with us over the years. Pip will be binkying to join her friends who she has lost in her life including her sister Squeak, husbun Max and her beloved Caine who she lost not very long ago also to an eye complication ๐ฅ. We will all miss Pips sassy personality, resilience and ability to continually poop in protest while having her daily treatments. She was a stubborn little madam and will always be remembered by us โฅ๏ธ
๐งธThe Winner for name the Teddy bear is Ameena with the name Booboo! ๐งธ We will be contacting you shortly to arrange getting Booboo and the lovely hamper collected ๐
Sid having a hissy fit because his favourite volunteer was poorly today so Nicole was in charge of cleaning him and Lottie out. Apparently nothing was in the correct place and a poor rating over all ๐
Happy Monday, Happy rabbits ๐ ๐
Just for fun can anyone guess how many Guinea pigs we have in our female herd? ๐ you have 24 hours until we reveal who is closest Theres a mix of sanctuary and rehome girls all living happily together. Enjoying their dinner after clean out day Blue and green castles were kindly donated by Petsgang if anyone wants to order from them, we have a discount code - Which is - SARC5%
ODIN Update on beautiful Odin for you all. He is doing really well and is still slowly coming round to us. He loves to play and take treats from us and putting on weight really nicely. He is free roam now an loves his scratching post but hasn't braved the top of it yet. He has gained just over 1kg! Odin is a really sweet but shy boy. He still needs to gain some weight and some confidence but hes a completely different cat to the terrified skinny horror sight we picked up over a month ago. We couldnt of got him to this point without all your help, donations and kind words ๐
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