Save a Life

…from as little as £2.00 per month – that’s less than the price of a takeaway coffee!

Scroll down to find out how you can make a difference.

Hopefield Animal Sanctuary is home to over 600 animals that were rescued from abuse, neglect, abandonment, or were unwanted pets, who would have had nowhere else to go. We provide a forever home to our residents, ensuring that they’re provided with the love, care, and treatment that they need and deserve. Sadly, our life-saving work doesn’t come at a small cost, and daily running costs are now over £2,000.

Unfortunately, for the first time in 15 years, our visitor numbers are down, which is causing us rather a lot of worry. Our monthly standing orders have also decreased this year, so we are rebranding our £2 per month scheme as our Save a Life Scheme to highlight how critical this kind of support is to us.

What you'll receive in return:

Lolly's Story

Lolly came into our care back in 2014. She was saved by another rescue centre, but they were in a desperate situation as they’d just rescued a large group of horses and weren’t able to keep her, so we took her in at Hopefield.

Upon arrival Lolly was dangerously thin, her coat was matted and covered in lice, and she was full of worms. She was also understandably, very nervous and scared around people, so before we were able to treat her we had to gain her trust.

After a lot of TLC from dedicated members of staff and volunteers, Lolly slowly but surely learnt to trust us, and we were able to give her the treatment that she so desperately needed. She soon gained weight, and was nursed back to full health.

Today, you wouldn’t think she had such a horrific start to her life. She’s a very loving pony, who enjoys not only the company of her horsey friends, but also humans!

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Ghost's story

Back in 2017, we received a call from an elderly gentleman informing us that his friend had passed away, and had a number of birds of prey that his widow couldn’t care for. We immediately stepped in and offered to help her as best as we could.

When we arrived at the site, most of the birds were being kept in tiny cages. Many were for sale, but the ones that couldn’t be sold, we took into our care, including:

2 x kestrels

1 x kookaburra

1 x snowy owl

And an iguana!

Ghost was being kept in a 5ft x 5ft enclosure, where he didn’t have the ability to fly around.

To ensure he’s as comfortable as possible, we built him a very large aviary at the sanctuary with lots of space, and hiding areas to get away as he’s very nervous and shy.

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