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Surge Sanctuary We are an animal sanctuary founded in 2020 located in Nottinghamshire, England.
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Our mission is to offer a lifelong, no-kill, safe haven and forever home to abused and unwanted animals 🤍

Toby is always getting up to mischief: getting through gates he shouldn't, sneaking into the hay store... today he manag...
14/11/2024

Toby is always getting up to mischief: getting through gates he shouldn't, sneaking into the hay store... today he managed to figure out where we have been storing all the pumpkins! He was very interested 🕵️‍♂️🐑 🎃

The piggies soaking up the last of the autumn sun 🍂🐷☀️
11/11/2024

The piggies soaking up the last of the autumn sun 🍂🐷☀️

Thank you so much to everyone that pre-ordered our 2025 calendar. All pre-orders have now been shipped! 📅 https://www.su...
09/11/2024

Thank you so much to everyone that pre-ordered our 2025 calendar. All pre-orders have now been shipped! 📅

https://www.surgesanctuary.org/shop/p/2025calendar

Here’s a sneak peak of inside the calendar. We have gone for 2 images per month for 2025! Even more lovely pictures to enjoy. With space to write your own events and appointments 🤍

Please, if you can, consider purchasing a calendar. All profits raised go towards caring for all the animals. We use considerably more hay and straw in the winter to keep all the animals warm and fed and the calendar sales will help out with that and everything else required to keep everyone as happy and healthy as we possibly can. Our calendar is one of the best ways we can raise funds for the upcoming winter months. They also make great gifts. Link in bio. Thank you! 🩷

With special thanks to our calendar sponsors!







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https://www.surgesanctuary.org/shop/p/2025calendar

Welcome back to Throwback Thursday! Today we have a photo of our joint oldest resident Betty when she first arrived at t...
07/11/2024

Welcome back to Throwback Thursday!

Today we have a photo of our joint oldest resident Betty when she first arrived at the sanctuary in 2021!

Betty is now the grand old age of 17, which is miraculous for a cow. Betty was kept as a nanny cow at the farm she was rescued from, which meant she cared for calves taken from their mothers who were destined to be killed.

Betty is the matriarch of our herd at the sanctuary, even the naughty boys Paul and Roo know not to mess with her! She is a timid girl but very gentle - the volunteers love spending time with her as she has a very calming, gentle presence.

If you would like to contribute to Betty’s ongoing care and that of all our lovely residents please click on the link in our bio to donate - we are so grateful 🐮💕

Sad news: our dear Romeo has passed away 💔 He was absolutely fine just a few hours before so it was not expected.We esti...
05/11/2024

Sad news: our dear Romeo has passed away 💔 He was absolutely fine just a few hours before so it was not expected.

We estimate Romeo was probably around 8 years old when he died as he was already older when he came to us. Romeo came to us in September 2021 with Onion the turkey and a group of chickens who had a number of health issues. His feet became very calloused over the the last couple of years, meaning he slowed down considerably. Romeo then joined our special birds flock (they are a group who have extra needs and can’t be out with our main flocks) and thrived with this kind group.

He would come out for little supervised walks around the sanctuary and enjoyed being treated with pears and apples. We discovered that he particularly enjoyed reggae music which was very fun! Romeo would always come to greet visitors when they were near the run. Always inquisitive and wanting to know who was there; likely partially being nosy but also partially making sure his little group of birds was safe.

We will really miss Romeo. He was definitely a big character in our sanctuary family and it’s always a sad time for us when we lose any resident. We’re happy we were able to give Romeo the love and care we did over the last few years 💕

01/11/2024

Matilda and the Brave Escape is live now! 🌱🎥

It would mean so much to me if you could spare 7 minutes to watch it. Matilda’s story is one of hope and inspiration, and I hope this film means her story can continue to have a big impact. Thank you so much! 💚

https://youtu.be/lRyKX5WPTfY

 and  have created a wonderful new short film, narrated by , showcasing Matilda’s journey to freedom. Their brand new sh...
01/11/2024

and have created a wonderful new short film, narrated by , showcasing Matilda’s journey to freedom.

Their brand new short film shows Matilda’s incredible bravery through the style of a family-friendly animated children’s story - as we strongly believe that Matilda has the power to inspire all ages.

Please spare 7 minutes to watch and share Matilda’s story with a non-vegan in your life.

Although the film is animated, Matilda’s story is real. She escaped from a real farm here in the UK in a fight for freedom against a life of exploitation for her and her piglets.

Matilda and her piglets have a forever home here at the sanctuary, where they will never be exploited again.

Housing a family of 8 pigs is expensive, we have had a shelter custom-built so that the family can all stay together with three different paddocks to rotate through, giving them access to lots of yummy grass all year-round. There are ongoing costs of bedding, feed and veterinary care. Matilda is now five and her piglets are three. They have been treated for early onset arthritis in the past year, sadly due to their genetics of being bred to be large for the awful industry that they were born into. This will be a large ongoing cost as the family get older to manage their conditions.

The best way you can support Matilda is by purchasing a sponsor pack. Take a look at our sponsor packs by following the link in our bio! 🐽

01/11/2024
01/11/2024

Happy World Vegan Day everyone! 🌱🎥 I am so thrilled to announce: Matilda and the Brave Escape. Narrated by Bella Ramsey. Premiering tonight at 7pm (GMT) on my YouTube channel.

In 2021, a pregnant pig escaped from a farm in the UK and gave birth to her piglets in a nearby woodland, making mainstream news and garnering attention from people all over the world.

Our brand new film Matilda and the Brave Escape, shows Matilda’s incredible bravery through the style of a family-friendly animated children’s story - as we strongly believe that Matilda has the power to inspire all ages.

It would mean the absolute world to me if you could spare 7 minutes to watch the premiere tonight on my YouTube channel and of course, if you can share Matilda’s story with a non-vegan in your life.

Matilda’s story is one of hope and inspiration, and I hope this film can have a big impact and encourage people to see animals as the amazing individuals that they are.

This has been an absolutely wonderful project to work on and I am so thrilled you’ll be able to watch it tonight!

Have a wonderful and thank you so much for your support! 💚

Today is International Hug a Sheep Day 🐑❤️ We spent it doing what we do best... hugging sheep, of course! Some of our sh...
26/10/2024

Today is International Hug a Sheep Day 🐑❤️ We spent it doing what we do best... hugging sheep, of course!

Some of our sheep are happier with cuddles than others based on their personalities and what they are comfortable with. Judy, Toby, Lewis and Rambo were more than happy to share the love 💕

The sheep are getting through a lot of hay and we’re only at the start of the winter months. If you can help us out with our hay and straw costs this winter, please donate via the link in our bio. Thank you!

Toby enjoying a crisp autumn morning… he’s so beautiful 🫶🐑
24/10/2024

Toby enjoying a crisp autumn morning… he’s so beautiful 🫶🐑

Meet Ralph and Delilah 🐑🐑We’ve had some new arrivals! 2 six month old lambs ♥️Delilah is the one with markings on her fa...
15/10/2024

Meet Ralph and Delilah 🐑🐑

We’ve had some new arrivals! 2 six month old lambs ♥️

Delilah is the one with markings on her face and Ralph has the dark face. They are very sweet and a little timid but are settling in already.

Little Ralph has been dealing with an ear infection. Poor Delilah has got joint ill: swelling and infection of her joints. She has been seen by our vet and has just finished some antibiotic treatment. There has definitely been some improvement so we are hopeful for her. We are aiming for her to become comfortable on her legs and then they can both be introduced to our flock of sheep soon!

Fun fact! Ralph and Delilah were rescued by the same kind family that rescued Toby, Olive, Dora and Ivy in 2021 and are from the same farm. We can see some similarities in their faces and it will be interesting to see if this carries on as they grow.

Welcome back to Throwback Thursday! Sorry we missed you last week, there is so much going on here at the Sanctuary at th...
10/10/2024

Welcome back to Throwback Thursday!

Sorry we missed you last week, there is so much going on here at the Sanctuary at the moment!

Back to the scheduled programming… this week we are throwing it back to 2021 with a picture of our lovely girl Olive!

Olive arrived at the sanctuary with her friends Toby, Ivy and Dora, all rescued from a sheep farm. Olive was poorly as a lamb and as a result, unwanted by the farmer. Luckily she was saved by a kind lady and now she spends her days hanging out in the fields. Olive is very vocal and you always hear her before you see her!

The reason we featured Olive this week is as we have some exciting news coming soon (that we have already shared with our subscribers) about two new residents who were recently rescued from the same farm as Olive!

You can be the first to hear the news and support our work by subscribing for just 99p per month! Thank you so much for your support, we are so grateful 🐑 💕

Richard, Wendy, Willow and Gabriella had to temporarily move to a new bed for the past few days while we’ve had some ver...
07/10/2024

Richard, Wendy, Willow and Gabriella had to temporarily move to a new bed for the past few days while we’ve had some very exciting building work happening at the sanctuary!

Sign up to our instagram subscribers for 99p a month or patreon to find out more soon! 🐮

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