Please help Poppy!

Please help Poppy!

Poppy is no ordinary dog. She has an extraordinary zest for life which is really quite inexplicable given the pain she has been putting up with for quite some time now.  In addition to this, poor Poppy has also been passed from pillar to post by a series of owners in...
Surge in abandoned kittens and pregnant cats

Surge in abandoned kittens and pregnant cats

Due to a surge of abandoned kittens and pregnant cats, Ferne is desperately needing help to expand its services to provide a Special Care Cat Unit to cope with the high volume of cats needing help. In the last month alone, over 20 abandoned kittens have been taken...
Help needed for Pig enclosure refurbishment!

Help needed for Pig enclosure refurbishment!

Have you got any spare paving slabs, off cuts of turf or willow? If you have, we’d love them for our new enclosure which we currently sprucing up to make it shaded, dry and comfortable for them. If you can help, please give the Sanctuary a call, on 01460 65214...
Sunflower Challenge is on!

Sunflower Challenge is on!

Ferne Animal Sanctuary has thrown down the gauntlet to Primary School children within a 40-mile radius of Chard to see just how green their fingers are by growing the tallest sunflower. To help them on their way, Otter Nurseries are generously providing Ferne with...
New Trail at Ferne

New Trail at Ferne

A new plaque rubbing trail at Ferne Animal Sanctuary, provided by Bovis Homes, has just been launched and put to the test by pupils of Buckland St Mary C of E Primary School. The accessible trail meanders throughout the Sanctuary from the grassed play area of the...