Mascot Mayhem 2020

Halloween can great fun for the family, but often, not so much fun for your pets. The strange and sudden noises of fireworks  can be stressful for your pets. To help keep them happy and relaxed, we've put together some fact sheets, which you can print off for handy...

We are delighted to announce that Ferne Animal Sanctuary will open its doors this week to its first Charity Shop in Devon on Saturday 28th September. Centrally located near the Boston Tea Party at 63 High Street in Honiton, the shop will have a special focus on...

Holly is a gorgeous German Shepherd X who is about to turn two this July.  More than anything else, her birthday wish is to have a forever home to feel safe and loved in, and an owner to call her own. Sadly, Holly has been at Ferne since October last year and has...

Thanks to a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund, Ferne Animal Sanctuary is running a project called Discovering Dragonflies.  Dragonflies have been around before the first dinosaurs appeared. They are beautiful, inquisitive and incredibly aerobatic – basically great to...

Thanks to a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund, Ferne Animal Sanctuary is running a project called Discovering Dragonflies.  Dragonflies have been around before the first dinosaurs appeared. They are beautiful, inquisitive, incredibly aerobatic, and territorial –...

Thanks to the generosity of a substantial grant from the Montague-Panton Animal Welfare Trust, Ferne Animal Sanctuary has been able to purchase the farm adjacent to the Sanctuary. The farm will be named ‘The Montague-Panton Farm’ in recognition of the Trust’s...

There have been several recent outbreaks of Equine Influenza in the UK over the last two months and one recently in Somerset. This has occurred in both vaccinated and unvaccinated horses, please check your horse's vaccination status and check with your vet if you have...

Thanks to the generosity of our corporate sponsors, old and new, our larger animals at Ferne will be cosy and well fed with their hay and feed costs covered by local business sponsorship throughout this winter. In addition to existing sponsors, we are delighted to...