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Hillside Animal Sanctuary logo. Hillside Animal Sanctuary, based in Frettenham, Norwich, and with a site at West Runton, North Norfolk, is the United Kingdom's largest home for different kinds of farm animals and horses. The vegan-run sanctuary [1] is funded entirely on public donations. [2] The sanctuary was established by Wendy Valentine and ...
In 1995 the Bushes purchased Moat House Farm from Wraxall, sold the Friesian herd, [4] and converted the farm's 310 acres (130 ha) to arable land and sheep raising. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Bush began to consider creating a Noah's Ark theme park in 1997; and in 1998, he constructed a barn, a café, a toilet block, and a children's play area.
The rescue was founded in 1966 by Peggy Henderson. First created to help with a large number of animals displaced by the housing clearance in the Hulme area of Manchester. In 1969 they relocated to Buxton in Derbyshire, but this site wasn't ideal long term closed seven years later and the rescue workers cared for animals at their private homes ...
Some of the animal collection was taken over by a company called 'Nature Quest' owned by Kenneth West, that eventually was housed at the newly created Wildwood Discovery Park in Kent. The remainder of the collection was taken over by Roger Heap who had already been running the Chestnut Centre , an otter and owl specialised collection in ...
The main sanctuary site in North Anston initially took up 2 acres (8,100 m 2), containing kennels, cattery, stables, and barn. The stables later moved to Birks Farm in Worksop, but that facility was sold again, and the stables are now at Silverthorpe Farm in Ravenfield. Bamford won the 2004 IFAW/The People Animal Action Award for Commitment ...
Howletts Wild Animal Park (formerly known as Howletts Zoo) in the parish of Bekesbourne, [2] near Canterbury in Kent, was established as a private zoo in 1957 by John Aspinall. [1] In 1962, the House known as Howletts was being restored. A small cottage was inhabited by an employee. The animal collection was opened to the public in 1975. [1]
It was designed to exhibit mainly young animals, but it also housed Dudley Zoo's collection of monkeys and two dromedaries for rides. Once described as a little gem of a zoo, [4] it closed in 1973 for unknown reasons. It was reopened in 1974 by Birmingham City Council as the Birmingham Nature Centre. The centre and its entrance were originally ...
The National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) is an animal welfare charity founded in 1971, which operates rescue and rehoming centres for companion animals. It has branches in Watford, Berkshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and Cornwall. They operate a number of premises, including Trindledown Farm, the UK's only retirement home for elderly pets.