Hallswood Animal Sanctuary

02/11/2024

🔴 SNOWBO HAS BEEN FOUND 🔴

Snowbo is missing again from Walsingham Drive in Thorpe Marriott.

He does not know the area and will be scared.

It’s imperative that we find him - he will not cope with the fireworks that will be bombarding the area over the coming days.

He may have gone to grown close to where he has gone missing so please check any outbuildings, sheds, dense foliage etc as he may be hiding there.

If you do see him but he won’t come to you, please get in contact asap via 07903830531

Thanks.

01/11/2024

🦔Remember, remember… before you light a bonfire please check to make sure a hedgehog is not nesting in the timber pile🦔

Due to the mild weather, hedgehogs are not hibernating yet and they will use timber piles to nest in.

Ideally, a bonfire should be built on the same day it is to be lit – the longer you leave a timber pile the more likely a hedgehog will use it as a nesting place.

Never build a bonfire on a pile of leaves as a hedgehog could be hiding underneath.

Before lighting a bonfire, please check the entire timber pile as a hedgehog could be hiding in the base at the centre of the pile.

If you do find a hedgehog in your bonfire timber pile, please pick up the hedgehog carefully and relocate it to a safe location either under a hedge, bush or log pile.

Please share 🙏

24/10/2024

🔴 MISSING - Snowbo, Walsingham Drive, Thorpe Marriott - NR8 6FZ - PLEASE SHARE 🔴

A number of you will have met Snowbo if you’ve visited the sanctuary site before.

He has managed to get out from his foster mums home. He does not know the area and will likely have gone to ground or has started to make the journey back to the sanctuary (about 1.5 miles away).

Worryingly, there have been no sightings of him at all since he went missing 4 days ago.

He is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and a very distinctive all white in colour, with lime green eyes.

He may approach you as he’s a friendly boy but can be spooked easily.

If you sight him or are able to catch him, please contact us on 07903830531 asap or take him to Taverham Vets.

You can help us by printing out and sharing his poster.

Thanks 💜

23/10/2024

🎵It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas🎵

Festive jumpers all steam cleaned and ready for our Christmas themed pop-up shop this Saturday, 26 October 2024, at Creature Connections, Dixons Shopping Centre, 159 Reepham Road, NR6 5PA. Doors open 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.

There will be lots of festive goodies for sale including:

• Christmas trees and decorations
• Baubles and tinsel
• Jigsaws and gifts
• Festive clothing
• Scrumptious loaf cakes
• And our prize every time tombola!

All proceeds will go to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary.

We hope to see you there!

22/10/2024

💜 Thank you to Jollyes Norwich branch for your continued support 💜

The wonderful team at Jollyes Norwich - The Pet People have kindly donated a very full bin of fantastic pet items for the sanctuary animals.

Without donations, no matter how big or small, we couldn't continue what we do for the wildlife and domestic animals in Norfolk.

For details on how to donate to and support Hallswood Animal Sanctuary please visit www.hallswood.co.uk/donate .

17/10/2024

⭐Actress Liza Goddard and Norwich City football icon Rob Newman urge animal lovers across Norfolk to donate to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary⭐

On Saturday 12 October 2024, actress Liza Goddard and Norwich City football icon Rob Newman and his wife Jo visited Hallswood Animal Sanctuary in Stratton Strawless and met with some of the staff, volunteers and resident animals, to learn more about the organisation and its plans for the future.

During its 28-year history, Hallswood Animal Sanctuary has been dedicated to improving the lives of wildlife and domestic animals in Norfolk through rehabilitation, education and community outreach.

Speaking today, animal lover Liza Goddard said “I really enjoyed meeting everyone and learning about Hallswood Animal Sanctuary, which cares for a wide range of animals at its sanctuary and in short-term and long-term foster homes. There’s a lot of hard work ahead at Hallswood but the organisation has an exciting future and I am looking forward to being involved in its journey.”

Liza Goddard added: “Hallswood Animal Sanctuary relies on the generosity of individuals and organisations to fund its work, and there are a number of ways in which we can help including making a financial donation; purchasing items from the Hallswood Animal Sanctuary Amazon Wish List; donating goods, services and our time; and by rehoming a Hallswood animal.”

Rob Newman explained: “Hallswood Animal Sanctuary currently has around 1000 animals in its care and during our visit to the sanctuary we got to meet some of their dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, pigs, geese, ducks, and ornamental birds. My wife Jo and I have always had a love for domestic animals and wildlife, and we very much look forward to making regular visits to Hallswood in the future to help out and get our hands dirty, as well as getting involved with some of the great fundraising initiatives that Hallswood is planning in 2025.”

Rob Newman added: “In the meantime, I’m asking all animal lovers across Norfolk to donate to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary today as the organisation and the animals in its care are depending on our support now more than ever before to help pay for feed, bedding, veterinary bills, routine medication, and fuel for the sanctuary generator this winter. Every donation really will help to make a difference!”

On 11 October 2024, PC Chris Shelley (Norfolk Constabulary) confirmed in writing to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary that none of the animals that remain on site at the sanctuary are considered under any police seizure. In the coming weeks Hallswood Animal Sanctuary will resume its animal rehoming programme and its work in rehabilitating wildlife, in accordance with the law and meeting the welfare needs of the individual animal/species.

​For details on how to donate to and support Hallswood Animal Sanctuary please visit www.hallswood.co.uk/donate .

Further updates will be published on the Hallswood Animal Sanctuary website (www.hallswood.co.uk) and social media channels in due course.

17/10/2024

🐈‍⬛Cat food for manure exchange🌷

Our cats need food … does your garden need manure?

We have lots of bags of well-rotted manure at the sanctuary and we’re inviting you to help yourselves to this in exchange for tins of cat food (1 tin of cat food for 1 bag of manure).

All cat food donations will be greatly appreciated by our resident felines who are currently eating approximately 40 tins of food every day.

According to Gardeners’ World, autumn is the best time to spread manure on the surface of bare soil on vegetable beds or around plants in borders as this gives worms and other soil organisms time to gradually take the manure into the soil before plants start growing again in spring. Applying manure in the autumn also helps protect the soil from heavy winter rains, which can lead to the leaching of nutrients.

You will find our bags of well-rotted manure next to the sanctuary entrance gate on Shortthorn Road, and cat food donations can be left inside the adjacent wooden shed - if the shed is full, please ring the bell.

On behalf of our resident felines, and our other animals, many thanks for your support! 🙏

09/10/2024

⭐UPDATE AND AN URGENT APPEAL FOR FUNDING⭐

Since the publication of our holding statement three weeks ago, we have reviewed our business practices and have begun putting in place new systems to streamline our organisation to benefit the animals in our care as well as our staff, volunteers and supporters.

Volunteers, Alys Wyatt, Georgina Jay and Neil Featherby, supported by Frankie Rogers (Finance) and Karen Churches Peacock (Events, Marketing & Business Development), have taken the lead in the management of this process and the implementation of the administrative changes, all of which have received the approval of Lyz Hall, Director.

Georgina Jay and Neil Featherby, both successful business owners, have each been involved with Hallswood Animal Sanctuary for more than 10 years and they have helped to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for our organisation.

Alys Wyatt has been a Hallswood Animal Sanctuary volunteer since 2021, and she has dedicated thousands of hours of her time organising the rehoming of hundreds of Hallswood animals across Norfolk.

We are delighted that Alys Wyatt, Georgina Jay and Neil Featherby have agreed to continue providing their management services on a voluntary basis going forward, and they will be playing key roles in taking Hallswood Animal Sanctuary on its next journey.

The sanctuary team, led by Jo Mansford (Sanctuary Manager) and Ash Marshall (Site Manager), has also been hard at work taking care of hundreds of animals, carrying out site maintenance, and upgrading some of our animal enclosures.

The Police and RSPCA have recently confirmed verbally that we can rehome animals and take in wildlife. However, as a precautionary measure, we will not begin doing so until we have received confirmation in writing.

To date, Lyz Hall has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

⭐URGENT APPEAL FOR FUNDING⭐

We currently have over 1000 animals in our care including horses, ponies, donkeys, dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, pigs, sheep, geese, ducks, ornamental birds and fish. These animals are either living at the sanctuary or in short-term or long-term foster homes, and we urgently need your support now to help pay for feed, bedding, veterinary bills, routine medication, and fuel for our generator this winter.

Whatever you can spare, please donate to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary today - our animals really are depending on you now more than ever before!

You can donate either via bank transfer, cheque or PayPal:

Bank transfer
• Bank: Barclays
• Account name: Hallswood Animal Sanctuary
• Account number: 83210146
• Sort code: 20-62-68

Cheque
• Make payable to 'Hallswood Animal Sanctuary'
• Send to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary, Shortthorn Road, Stratton Strawless, Norfolk NR10 5NU

PayPal
• www.paypal.com/paypalme/hallswood
• PayPal does not charge fees for sending or receiving personal payments in GBP within the UK using the PayPal Friends and Family feature

You can also make a cash or cheque donation in person at the sanctuary or at our shops on Magdalen Street, Drayton Road, Suffolk Square or in the Dixon Centre (please see www.hallswood.co.uk/contact for address details).

We also have an Amazon Wish List if you would prefer to donate one or more specific items, rather than making a direct monetary contribution, and our shopping list can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/21EQMUUY10AZO .

If you prefer to shop locally, rather than via Amazon, please do so – items from our shopping list can either be dropped off at the sanctuary or at our shops during opening hours.

However you choose to donate to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary and help the animals in our care, we thank you in advance for your much needed support!

Further updates will be published on our website and social media channels in due course.

28/09/2024

Just published...

The former director of Hallswood Animal Sanctuary, Lyz Hall, has been backed by more than 100 people after her resignation.

21/09/2024

🙏THANK YOU to everyone that has sent messages of support, made a donation or purchased something from one of our shops during this last week – your kind words, generosity and patronage are greatly appreciated and mean so much to us all.

Due to the level of support that has been expressed towards Lyz, the staff and volunteers at Hallswood Animal Sanctuary over recent days, Francis Redwood, journalist at the EDP, is keen to do a follow-up article from the viewpoint of our supporters (excluding Hallswood staff and volunteers).

If you would like to share your experiences about how Lyz, the staff and volunteers at Hallswood Animal Sanctuary have helped you be it by healing a sick animal, rescuing wildlife in the middle of the night, providing you with advice etc, please send your message of support to [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact Francis on 07779 439687.

You can also submit a personal comment to Francis about how and why you support Lyz and Hallswood Animal Sanctuary.

Please note that your message should be kept short and consist of just a few sentences so that it can be published and it should also include your name and location.

18/09/2024

The following statement has just been released...

13/09/2024

❌ CAT FOUND - GREAT YARMOUTH - MIDLAND CLOSE - please share ❌

Hugh Hissner is a former Hallswood cat and we’ve been made aware that he’s been found as a stray on Midland Close, Great Yarmouth.

His chip should have been dual registered but it’s only showing as our details, so we are hoping his owner will see this and we can reunite them 💜

Hes in good health and has a lady keeping an eye on him.

If you think you are or know the owner, please get in touch.

Many thanks 💜

05/09/2024

🎉GREAT NEWS … Hallswood Animal Sanctuary has been chosen as a beneficiary of the recent East Ruston Cottages charity pot! We are extremely grateful to everyone that voted for us and to East Ruston Cottages and Sally at The Lookout for selecting us as a beneficiary 🙏♥🦌🦊🦡🦡

Poor Sally at The Lookout! She offered to choose the other 2 charities/rescues from the very, very long list and it was a very, very hard job!

She has chosen AFOT - Animal Friends of Turkey - given the recent horrific change in the law there, they are up against some awful times ahead 🥹

https://rehome-a-rescue-dog.co.uk/

And her other choice is Hallswood Animal Sanctury. A Norfolk based wildlife rescue centre and another very deserving choice.

https://www.hallswood.co.uk/

I am SO sorry again that we can't help all the charities and rescues that clearly you all feel so passionate about and thank you again so much for taking the time to nominate the ones that mean so much to you. Sue xx

04/09/2024

HAPPY NATIONAL WILDLIFE DAY! 🦔🦌🦊🦡

Founded in 2005 by animal behaviourist and philanthropist Colleen Paige, National Wildlife Day encourages people to learn about and appreciate the animals that share our planet. And around the world animal lovers and nature enthusiasts are coming together today to bring awareness of endangered animals.

The 2022 State of Britain's Hedgehogs report found that hedgehog populations have declined by 30–75% since 2000, with the largest declines in eastern England.

At Hallswood Animal Sanctuary we care for multiple species of wildlife including hedgehog, deer, fox and badger.

Please consider donating to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary today and support our work in caring for Norfolk’s wildlife. Many thanks in advance for your support … every penny really does make a difference!

HOW TO DONATE TO HALLSWOOD ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Bank transfer
• Bank: Barclays
• Account name: Hallswood Animal Sanctuary
• Account number: 83210146
• Sort code: 20-62-68

Cheque
• Make payable to 'Hallswood Animal Sanctuary'
• Send to Hallswood Animal Sanctuary, Shortthorn Road, Stratton Strawless, Norfolk NR10 5NU

PayPal
• www.paypal.com/paypalme/hallswood
• PayPal does not charge fees for sending or receiving personal payments in GBP within the UK using the PayPal Friends and Family feature

https://www.hallswood.co.uk/donate

We rely on donations to pay for vet bills and fuel to animal feed and bedding

30/08/2024

💜🐱 FOR ADOPTION - Oreo, 9 month old black and white kitten - please share 🐱💜

Oreo is a special girl who loves human contact. She didn’t have the best start to life and has damage to her back legs which has led her to being a little shorted legged than other cats. She is perfectly healthy though and it stop end from leading a full life 🙂

✅ neutered and microchipped
🌡️ will be ready to leave for her new home once vaccinated*
🐱 can live with other cats
🐶 can live with cat friendly dogs
👶 can live with children over 8 years
🏡 would like access to a secure garden
📍fostered in Horsford, Norwich

* there is a delay due to shortage of appointments.

If you’d like to offer Oreo a home, please get in touch via the message button on this page 🙂.

Please provide as much information as possible about the home you can offer her including existing pets, children etc.

She won’t be ready to be adopted until she’s had her vaccination but we’d love to find her a home for when she is ready 🙂

Please note - we cannot adopt cats to homes on or near busy/main roads for their safety, unless specified that the cat can live indoors only.

An adoption fee of £85 and homecheck apply 🙂

Thanks 💜

30/08/2024

You lost a ferret?
Collected from Anglia square carpart 00.35 am , the ferret is in good health not been lost long. It has a unregistered microchip.
Please contact the main number, proof of ownership will be asked for x

29/08/2024

♻ Did you know that items you normally throw away can be turned into money to support our work in caring for animals? Below is our Aug 2024 poster which explains what can be recycled, and details of our recycling drop off locations can be found at www.hallswood.co.uk/recycle-for-hallswood.

Recycle for Hallswood Animal Sanctuary

29/08/2024

❌ ANIMAL WELFARE & ABUSE TOWARDS STAFF & VOLUNTEERS ❌

This is the sort of post no one wants to have to put out there, but - sadly - after an incident last night, we feel we need to make a little psa.

WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF ABUSE TO THE SANCTUARY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.

It’s that simple. We all spend countless hours dedicating ourselves to helping and healing animals of all shapes and sizes. Lyz will often go without any sleep to go and help an animal in distress in the middle of the night.

We care for literally thousands of animals on site at the sanctuary at any one time and we are taking in more and more as large rescue organisations are telling people to contact us rather than offering help themselves.

We are CONSTANTLY looking at ways to improve - we wouldn’t truly care for our animals welfare if we weren’t always educating ourselves for ways to enrich their lives while they are in our care.

BUT we aren’t perfect. No one is.

We can do better and thanks to ongoing fundraising efforts from our amazing team and supporters - we have some really awesome events coming in the near future! - we are planning to replace and extend a number of our existing animal enclosures to meet the ever evolving care needs for wild and domestic animals.

The images included in this post tell a story and that is of the space requirements for housing domestic pet rabbits.

The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund recommend an area of 10x6x3ft to house rabbits. Our current enclosures are a minimum of 8x4ft with unlimited head height and this is something we are actively working on improving.

We want to be transparent and we want to be honest.

The screenshot of part of a text message Lyz received relates to the hutch in the third photo.

It is simply not acceptable to make accusations like that when all someone is trying to do is help and to make a suggestion that a hutch that is barely 3x2ft in size is not suitable accommodation for a rabbit.

This person went on to provide evidence of why that hutch was suitable - sadly, that evidence was a screenshot from the Governments website that shows the woefully inadequate and inhumane space requirement for rabbits that will be raised and killed for their meat!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - if you have a concern or a question, send us a message - you can text Lyz on +447549991920, you can message this page, you can email us at [email protected] - we want your feedback and input, it helps us grow and learn, but PLEASE don’t be rude or abusive while doing so.

We do our best to reply to you as soon as possible and sometimes that can take a while, especially as Lyz can receive literally hundreds of calls and messages in a day asking for help and advice.

Thanks all 💜

29/08/2024

Its this Saturday!!! Come get a bargain:))
Thanks to the fab team who is making it happen:))

Our monthly pop up is this Saturday. This one will feature wools/yarns etc along with the usual home made cakes, jams etc

29/08/2024

Huge Thanks to Everyone involved, every penny will make such a difference to the animals :) We rely on our amazing supporters and friends.

Thank you

RIP Sandy ###
Much respect and our best wishes to all
X###

A huge £1100 was the final total raised from the collection for Sandys chosen charity Hallswood Animal Sanctuary
We would like to Thank Everyone that donated so much.
Sandy would have been so proud of you all 🩷🩷🩷

27/08/2024

💜🐱 FOR ADOPTION - 14/15 week old Tabby kittens - 2 female and 1 male - please share 🐱💜

We’ve got a trio of lovely home fostered kittens who are ready to start looking for their new homes and will can leave us from 6th September. They are currently 14/15 weeks old.

Our adoption fee is £85/cat and includes vaccinations, microchip and neutering when they’re old enough 🙂

A homecheck and adoption contract applies to all of our animals and we cannot rehome cats on or close to busy/main roads for their own safety, unless specified that they can live as indoor only cats.

With all of that out of the way, first up we have…

💜 Soft Paws - female - PENDING ADOPTION 💜

Soft Paws loves to be cuddled like a baby and will fall asleep on your chest while you’re watching tv. She loves cardboard boxes and chasing balls.

🐱 can live with cats
🐶 can live with dog friendly cats
👶 can live with sensible children over 8 years
🏡 could live indoors only or with access to outdoors

Next up is…

💜 Socks - female 💜

Socks is a little more timid than her siblings but has come on leaps and bounds with her foster. She has a very sweet nature and likes to climb 😂

🐱 can live with
🐶 can live with dog friendly cats
👶 would like an adult only home
🏡 could live indoors only or with access to outdoors

And finally…

💜 Little Bengal - male - PENDING ADOPTION 💜

Little Bengal is a super friendly chap who has an outgoing personality who loves to have his back scratched. He loves fuss and attention.

🐱 can live with
🐶 can live with dog friendly cats
👶 can live with sensible children over 8 years old
🏡 could live indoors only or with access to outdoors

🐱 can live with
🐶 can live with dog friendly cats
👶 can live with sensible children over 8 years old
🏡 could live indoors only or with access to outdoors

Please get in touch if you’d like to offer a home to these striking babies. Please make sure to provide as much information about the home you can offer them when registering your interest as we will prioritise those who fit their needs best 🙂.

Thanks 💜

26/08/2024

Big shout out too everyone who kindly sent the animals some cat and dog food from our supporters wish list:)

We can use any type of cat and dog food thank you all very much:)

With so many beautiful cats/kittens still looking for good, safe new homes we are up against it, feeding and caring for your 1 or 2 cats is a lot of responsibility but with so many it cant be a huge mission here !
Thank you all xx