Every post about what is hoppening at the Sanctuary.
Devastating News
The worst has happened. The property is now for sale and we are forced to close. The remaining animals and my son and I are now homeless, or about to be. We have been betrayed by the person who once supported me and allowed me to establish Hopper Haven here. …
A difficult decision
It is with a heavy heart that we have been forced to face the fact that we can no longer meet the standards that we used to be able to with regards to providing care to guinea pigs. We no longer have access to indoor space and the big barn …
Apologies for Not Updating the Website for so long
I can hardly believe I can access the site today as I have had trouble with it since November last year. For a while it was gone completely and then had to be wound back to an earlier uncorrpted version losing some updates to resident entries. The email accounts were …
Mayfly has been with us for ten years.
Mayfly came to us in 2010 when she was about a year old. She was a tangled matted mess of fur and not very taken with people. She still isn’t keen, and I can’t blame her really. That coat of hers is ridiculous. She has had to have far more …
Happy Birthday Fern
Fern was born here 9 years ago after her mother Violet came to us while she was pregnant. Violet was thin and hungry when she arrived. She ate non stop for three weeks getting larger and larger and larger. We knew she had been with a buck and were afraid …
A Strange Easter at the Sanctuary
The weather is just like that beautiful day we had for the Open Day last year. The cherries are flowering, the bluebells are opening, the birds are singing and the rabbits are digging, scattering soil with geat abandon when they aren’t sunbathing on the nice dry surfaces in their runs. …
Sanctuary Closed during Epidemic
This will surely come as no surprise to humans given the circumstances. The rabbits however seem a bit surprised and disappointed at the lack of extra treats from visitors and volunteers. Fortunately it hasn’t had much more of an impact than that on them as of yet. It is likely …
Yay!! A good day for those who believe Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and all other Animals deserve respect.
Today it has been acknowledged in the UK that the sincerely held belief that animals should be respected which is Ethical Veganism should be protected in law. Article from the BBC about today’s ruling Yay!!!!! Double Yay!!!! Today has been a good day and this is the chili powder on …
Volunteers, Sponsors and Supporters Past and Present are Invited to a Celebration of the Season on Saturday the 21st between 1pm and 3pm.
Season’s Greetings, Hoppy Holidays, Merry Hoppenings to all our Supporters Please come and join us on Saturday the 21st, between 1 and 3pm to celebrate the coming of the longer days and the passing of the long nights and anything else you fancy. Please excuse the short notice as planning …
Guinea Pig (Bath) Day
We have so few guinea pigs left that it is quite a treat for me to spend a whole day with them as so much of my time is spent with the rabbits. As it looks as if today was the last day above 10C for at least the next …
Hoppenings Autumn 2019
After a summer that was a challenging mix of wet and hot weather we find ourselves in a particularly soggy autumn. Thank goodness for the plastic rain shields we added to all the hutches this year. They have saved the rabbits from having flooded hutches and saved us from having …
Rose has been here for Ten Years!
Rose has been with us for a whole decade! And she is as grumpy and feisty as ever. She has never liked people and has not been hugely taken with other rabbits either although she and Basil coexist fairly well as long as he gets out of her way when …
New security arrangements because we were robbed
Last week someone came around the back during the night and stole £75 and our new drill that we had just paid £100 for as well as the case to the old drill with it’s charger. There may be other items that we haven’t missed yet. Luckily there were no …
Hoppenings Summer 2019
The year seems to be flying by. It feels as if summer is already over with the weather we are currently having. So much rain! But it is better than the dreadful heat although we were spared the worst effects of that by the shade of the garden. Still it …
Three bondings, so far so good…didn’t last:(
I put Hamish with Robin and Mallow with Goose, Filbert and Bilberry last week and these seem to be going well so today I am trying Dandelion with Tia and Siyah. My knack for bonding seems to have deserted me. None of these bondings worked properly. Dandelion had a huge …
More New Arrivals 2019
Hamish came to us because he had badly infected tear ducts and facial scalding which hadn’t gone away despite veterinary treatment. That together with his difficult to manage coat meant that we are the best place for him. Robin was left outside the barn doors in a carrier so …
Glorious Day for the Open Day, but quiet
The weather simple couldn’t have been better, the Apple blossom actually opened during the event and Clyde was in top form, all we lacked was visitors! Still it was a lovely relaxing afternoon. I rarely have the chance just to enjoy sitting in the garden chatting and it was a …
Happy 8th Birthday Fern
Fern was born at the sanctuary eight years ago after her mother Violet was brought to us pregnant after having already had one accidental litter. We were very relieved she only had two because we were over full at the time and as both were female they were able to …
Easter Saturday – Open Day
Saturday 20th April Noon – 4pm As many of you know we have been closed to visitors over the winter. We would like to welcome our sponsors and other supporters back with a small Open Day on Easter Saturday the 20th of April 2019. It will be a chance to …
Basil’s ten year Anniversary.
Basil first came to us on New Year’s Eve 2008. He was found straying in a park in Birmingham on a very cold night. We rehomed him (which we stopped doing in 2010) and he lived happily elsewhere for several years but when he lost his companion he returned to …
2018
2018 has not been a good year. Almost everything I could have imagined going wrong did. It was our 13th year. Hopefully our 14th will be an improvement on the 13th! This abysmal WordPress update that is moving text around as I type is just the icing on the cake. …
Sad News, Sanctuary closed to vistors
I have been putting off posting about this because it is so painful but we have had an outbreak of RHD at the Sanctuary and have lost a number of rabbits, predominantly from the New Zealand Whites that we took in in July. It was a horrific experience. The worry …