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Daffy
Little did we know when we took in Bella and Bonny, the crested ducks, that they were going to make the perfect surrogate parents.
Bella and Bonny came from Devon along with 2 goats with no teeth, 1 goose called Albert and a mallard duck. All are happy on site and Albert has paired up lovingly with another goose called Victoria..
However, I am digressing from the main reason for this story... We took in another orphan duckling, Daffy, who has been hand reared in special care. Ducks can often be quite aggressive to strangers but, by introducing Daffy to Bella and Bonny gradually, they have taken the orphan under their wing (so to speak) and are now always to be seen together as a happy threesome.
They can be seen at Church Knowle, open daily from 10am-4pm. |
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Over 100,000 dogs are abandoned in the UK each year. The Pedigree Adoption Drive is supporting Animal Rescue centres, by watching the video on You Tube, you can also help http://www.youtube.com/wearefordogs
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Ella the Rottweiler was found wandering as a stray by the local dog warden. From the shape of Ella the warden had a suspicion that she might be pregnant and took her to the vets to be checked out. The vet confirmed that Ella was indeed pregnant with only a few weeks left to go. Ella was then brought to our Centre at Lincoln Farm where we made her comfortable in our 'nursery' kennel and two weeks later she gave birth to ten healthy little pups.
The pups are now four weeks old and growing fast. Ella is doing a great job of looking after them; she has really settled into life here and loves all the special attention from the staff. We are now looking for good homes for these lovely puppies once they are ready to leave Mum. Any potential owners will need to have experience of homing a larger breed and fully appreciate the commitment of bringing on a puppy. If you think you could offer a special home to one of these adorable little pups please contact Lincoln Farm on 01929 471340. |
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On Sunday the 23rd of May we held our annual sponsored dog walk at Wingletang, with pit stops along the way for the two and four legged walkers and kindly people on route putting water out for the dogs. It was a glorious day (if not a bit too hot) enjoyed by all. As always it was a delight to see some of the dogs we have rehomed happy and healthy and also some of our supporters with their own dogs. We would like to thank all that took part for their support and making the day another success. |
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Spring 2010 Newsletter
Our Spring newsletter is hot off the press, click on the icon to download. |
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The Sky is the Limit
... is the attitude adopted by some brave staff at Wingletang on the 9th April in order to raise more funds for the Rescue Cattery. There will be more to report in the upcoming newsletter, but we are celebrating their safe arrival by leaving the fundraising page up - www.justgiving.com/skydivingforanimals. |
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Thanksgiving Service
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and contribution to animal welfare of Miss Margaret Green was held on Sunday and the opportunity was taken to include a Blessing of Animals. In spite of the weather, St Edwards Church in Corfe was filled by family, friends and supporters many of whom took up the opportunity to bring along their own pets.
People arrived to a very warm welcome from the farm animals outside including Paddington, the extremely friendly sheep, who was thoroughly enjoying all the attention from his smart pen in the church gardens. Inside, with ponies and donkeys at the altar and goats, birds, cats, rabbits and many dogs elsewhere in the congregation, there was the potential for the occasional spat but everyone was on their best behaviour. In fact, there was no need for the on-call vet to attend any of the animals (or their owners) although the two Cockatiels, Lolly and Lilly, did contribute rather more than their fair share on occasions.
After a lovely service, many people took the opportunity to chat over a cup of tea and some delicious cakes kindly donated by the local Dragon's Bakery. As the animal blessing seemed to be so well received, we shall now consider whether this should be reintroduced as an annual event.
We would like to thank everyone who attended and we hope that you found the event a fitting tribute to Miss Green, her love for all animals and her outstanding contribution to animal welfare.
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Margaret Green:
It is with great regret and sadness that Margaret Green Animal Rescue announces the death of our founder Margaret Green who passed away on the 24th December 2009 aged 94. Margaret had a great love of all animals but more importantly she recognised at an early age that many were ill treated, neglected or unwanted resulting in them needing rescue and care. This ultimately led her, together with her father Jerry Green, to establish the Margaret Green Foundation Trust; the objective of which was to rescue, care for and where possible find new homes for all such animals including domestic pets, equines, farm animals, birds and all forms of wildlife.
In 1965 the Trust purchased the land which now forms the Animal Sanctuary at Church Knowle near Wareham Dorset, and a wide range of animals started to be provided with care.
Living on the sanctuary herself from 1965 through to 1970, Margaret personally oversaw the development of the Sanctuary and worked with the animals every day; in 1970 she moved into what was to become her beloved home in the village of Church Knowle from where she continued to run the Trust and further develop it into the Charity it is today with additional rescue centres at Winterborne Kingston in Dorset and Tavistock in Devon. |
Margaret Green led the Trust right through until 2000 and throughout this period she remained very "hands on" and took great delight in getting to know every animal which came into the care of the Trust. Although her personal involvement ceased in 2000, she continued to remain interested in, and committed to the work of the Charity and regularly visited the Church Knowle Sanctuary when her health allowed; she especially liked to check on the health of her favourite horse Angel who came into the Sanctuary in May 1985 and has remained a much loved resident.
It was typical of Margaret's dedication to the Charity that her very last wish was to ensure that Angel, together with all the other horses and ponies, received a box of carrots on Christmas Day which she provided every year.
The Charity now operates as Margaret Green Animal Rescue but remains totally dedicated to the aims and objectives firmly back in 1965 by Margaret Green; she will be sadly missed but always remembered. |
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Which Appeals to You?
Over recent years we have invested a good deal of money on large build projects across all 3 Animal Rescue Centres with the intention of bringing our animal welfare facilities up to scratch. The good news is, and we hope that you would agree, we have achieved considerable success in this regard; the bad news is that, in order to maintain our sound financial base, further improvements will have to take place at a rather more leisurely pace. Read more... |
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Charity cycle ride raises money for
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Mike Pallot arrived back in one piece from his John O'Groats to Land's End sponsored bike ride having completed 960 miles in the saddle (ouch!) via the scenic route despite the torrential weather and a couple of mishaps along the way.
Unfortunately his cycling partner had to drop out at Liverpool with aching knees and so Mike had to complete the second half of the trip without his chum providing a windshield from all the appalling weather. |
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As a result his bike broke down with exhaustion on the penultimate day and his father, Mike Pallot senior, drove up from Brentor to Barnstable to help sort out the problem. However, even the local bike shops could not get Mike the younger back on the road so he borrowed a bike from a friend who lived near Truro to finish off the trip.
The sum raised was £1,000 which included a generous top-up from Mike's dad to make the total a very impressive round number. This is a fantastic effort and much appreciated by all the team at Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Wingletang, Devon who already have a cunning plan to make really good use of this charity donation. |
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2009 Companion Dog Show - Dorset: |
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Ethel:
A British Bulldog was found by a dog walker on a remote part of Dartmoor and brought to us at Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Wingletang by West Devon Borough Council’s dog warden. She looked very frightened, neglected and we found her to be in a lot of discomfort due to a very bad infection in her eye; she was unable to open one eye and her other eye looked very sore. |
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Ethel (as she is now called) was taken down to Westmoor Veterinary Centre where she was seen by Chris Jones, who found her to have Entropian in both eyes. Entropian is where the eyelid rolls inwards (on lower lids in this case), causing her eyelashes to scratch the surface of the eye. This is sadly seen in dogs that have exaggerated facial folds, causing a lot of pain. If left untreated, this can cause blindness and in Ethel’s case she also had an ulcer on the eye that she found too painful to open.
It was then decided she needed surgery as she could potentially lose her sight, and was operated on two days later. Chris removed a section of skin on both lower lids and used skin sutures to force the lids outwards into a more normal position. |
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Ethel also had extra hairs on her eyelids that shouldn’t have been there so they were removed too. A temporary contact lens was put in to protect the ulcer on the cornea from being scratched, allowing it to heal, which usually falls out within a few days.
Since the operation Ethel has come on in leaps and bounds and loves nothing more than playing with the other dogs in their care. However, she is still very nervous of strangers and it is felt that she will never quite lose that trait, but each day you see an improvement which makes the job all the more worthwhile.
Working closely with West Devon Borough Council allowed us to bring Ethel back to full health which will mean she can be rehomed and have a really happy life with a caring, loving owner.
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Charity dog walk, what a day...
The weather was at its worst and public spirit at its best for the annual Margaret Green Animal Rescue sponsored dog walk on May 17th 2009. Approximately 60 supporters and their four legged friends donned wet weather gear and walked 6 miles through 'at times' torrential rain to raise money for their chosen charity. Some of the charity's volunteers took the rescue dogs still looking for homes on the walk so that they didn't miss out on the fun of the day. |
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After the walk the soggy participants, still with smiling faces and wagging tails, came back to enjoy a delicious spread of tea and cakes. All in all it was an enjoyable and successful day, a big thank you to all who took part and we look forward to seeing you all next year.
Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Wingletang (near Tavistock) in Devon rescue and rehome dogs and cats, and also offer boarding for cats. Tel 01822 810215. |
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Spring charity newsletter:
...is now ready to be downloaded here. Hope you enjoy it! We have sent out raffle tickets with the newsletter by post. If you would like to receive some to buy/sell to friends and family, please contact Donna on 01929 477070 or email Donna here. |
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Local School raising awareness:
Corfe Castle First School helping raise awareness for rescue animals by bringing in fresh fruit, vegetables and animal food to school for the animals at Margaret Green Animal Rescue last Thursday.
They were presented with a certificate and a talk at their assembly, including Monty the dog, and Buttons the rabbit. If other schools would like to help, please ring 01929 480474. |
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Target Reached!
Thank you to all our supporters who donated towards the Stray Kennel Block. We are very pleased to announce this target has been reached. Click here to view the Just Giving page. |
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Mary's Christmas Bundle:
February 2009 - An update on Mary's Christmas Bundle...
All 11 puppies are doing very well and their little personalities are shining through. We now think the father was a Collie with the classic white tip to the tail on all the puppies, making them 1/4 greyhound x 3/4 collie. They will need an active home when they mature. |
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Now they are 5 1/2 weeks old, Mary is having a well deserved rest, she was a brilliant mum and once recovered and neutered will be looking for some love in return. At Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Wingletang, (near Tavistock), Devon, tel: 01822 810215. |
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Happy in their new homes:
Re-homing a farm animal is not always easy, but Eleanor and Mary are happily rehomed along with 3 sheep Gerty, Larry and Alfie to a farm in East Sussex.
Eleanor came into the animal sanctuary because her owners lost their small holding and asked us to help with finding her a new home. Mary had come to the sanctuary because she had out grown her original surroundings.
The journey to the East from our animal sanctaury in Church Knowle, Dorset went without a hitch and we left knowing all the animals would have a fantastic new home and would be looked after by the new owners. It was a beautiful place with green fields and woods. The pigs would have a great time smelling all the different things that they would find in the under growth and freedom where we feel they will be so very happy. |
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Mini:
It was clear Mini hadn’t had much human affection as she was very nervous and would run to the back of her kennel and cower. Any human touch or interaction would cause her to urinate out of fear. Mini looked as if she had had a few litters of puppies in the past as well.
She soon got used to the kind staff and started to come to us for affection. After her 7th day as a stray she was signed over to Margaret Green Animal Rescue. |
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She was put on daily medication for her skin condition and requires medicated baths 2-3 times a week. The severity of the mange will take anything from 8 weeks to 6 months to completely heal. Mini also had mammary tumours that needed to be removed.
She wasn’t toilet trained and didn’t know how to walk on lead; she also suffers with Separation Anxiety and is petrified of the Hoover. All these problems are being worked through and she is doing really well. After 3 weeks she started playing with toys and running with other dogs. She is into her 7th week of treatment and is healing nicely and the vet is happy with her progress. Mini has really come out of her shell and will now only cower if she is startled.
Due to the length of her medical treatment, Mini was being fostered by the manager of Margaret Green Animal Rescue until she was ready to be re-homed; however due to her such cheeky and loving nature, Claire has decided to take her on permanently to give her that "forever home" that all rescue dogs deserve. |
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Mary:
A lurcher bitch was found locally mid December early one morning standing in the middle of the road, soaking wet from the overnight rain.
After the finder had knocked on doors to see if anyone knew her (to no avail), she was brought up to Margaret Green Animal Rescue, near Tavistock in Devon. You could see immediately that she was in pup, quite thin, and this was obviously not her first litter, so we settled her in and found her to be a loving sweet natured girl. |
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| Niki Ging, Manager at Margaret Green Animal Rescue said "We had to wait seven days to see whether she would be claimed, when she wasn’t, we decided to name her Mary, being so close to Christmas. Mary started to thrive, being fed regularly and taken for gentle walks, which she absolutely adored. Christmas came and went and on the 28th December Mary started to whelp, over an eight hour period she gave birth to 6 bitches and five dogs, and even though she was very tired, she was, and is a brilliant Mum. As it is such a large litter, we are also bottle feeding the puppies, just to give Mary a bit of a break as they are a very demanding bunch. The puppies continue to make good progress, and will hopefully be looking for a home late February early March, and as for Mary, this will be her last litter, once the puppies have been weaned and Mary has recovered she will be neutered and will be then looking for a loving home she so deserves." |
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Pup:
Pup came in as a stray dog. She only has 3 legs, but as we do not have any history we do not know why. We think it was quite a while ago as it is completely healed and she is able to bounce around quite happily! |
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