“The Good” 1. We are very pleased to say that two of the donkeys, Ned & Nellie, will be leaving us this week to go to their new home It is great to know that they get to stay together as they are great buddies. We have no doubt they will be spoiled rotten … Read more
…. another “summer” that is! Apologies for the lack of news or updates to the website over the summer, for those of you that do not keep an eye on us on Facebook this post will summarise what has been going on in the rescue over the past few weeks. May Two new arrivals, donkey … Read more
So much goes on in the rescue, particularly from October to April with the weather, extra feeding, increased cruelty calls, etc, that we suddenly realise we have forgotten to tell you an item of news! At the end of January we received 3 new arrivals in the shape of pot belly pigs and they have … Read more
“All good things must come to an end” … the saying has never been truer as we write to tell you that Madge & Nanny May, our two 30yr old “Golden Girls” have left this world This past winter was hard on our old girls but we thought with the arrival of Spring they would … Read more
What a beautiful day we had weatherwise in Clare today 🙂 Pardon the pun but so as “not to look a gift horse in the mouth” full advantage of the reprieve granted by Mother Nature was taken and a start was made on the storm damage to the roof of our cattery building. Tonight … Read more
Calls about neglected abandoned horses have been as frequent this winter as any other since the recession started and “Ireland’s Equine Crisis” was born. If an economic recovery exists it has clearly not started to have any positive effect on the lives of many of Ireland’s horses. Even the arrival of the Animal Health & … Read more
It is with sadness in our hearts that we write this post to say that WB Yeats, aka Dubby, died on Saturday (2nd January 2016) 🙁 Dubby suffered from Chronic Progressive Lymphedema (CPL) which causes swelling, infections and deformities in the legs. There is no cure for CPL and all you can do is try … Read more
On the 15th of November ex-hurricane Kate started the damage to our facilities … since then we have had top up damage from Barney, Clodagh, Desmond, Eva, Frank and now Gertrude. Our dog kennel facilities are no longer fit for use and we have requested assistance from other rescues to take the remaining 5 dogs … Read more
Drum Roll Please …. This year’s Winter Hay Appeal Prize Draw rose a superb €2,870.00 which is enough to feed the horses for two & a half months 🙂 🙂 Thank you soooooooo much to everyone who helped by donating prizes, selling & buying tickets 🙂 We would like to take this opportunity to wish … Read more
A big thank you to everyone who bought and sold tickets for our Winter Hay Appeal Prize Draw. Without further delay here are the winners Contact will be made with the above named to arrange getting your prizes to you. A final tally will be done to see the total raised in the next day … Read more