Rescued from certain death: One small corner of England is a sheep paradise.

Every single animal at the Farm Animal Rescue Sanctuary (FARS) in England was born deformed or injured, past breeding age, or merely surplus to requirements; except the cats of course, they just turned up. Now they need help.

Deformed lambs are worthless to farmers because of numerous strict laws governing their transport and trade, while medically caring for a flock of elderly sheep is not what farmers do.

Without a sanctuary, literally every one of these creatures would have been terminated. Instead, Carole Farr and her small team nursed them back to health and gave them a forever home at the sanctuary. Here they are well-fed, live in spacious conditions, develop different personalities and habits, and generally enjoy life.

So stress-free are their lives, that some live for 20 years – the average for a sheep is 12. The last count of rescued animals included 300 sheep, four pigs, nine chickens, six cats and a very independent flock of pigeons, numbering in the hundreds.

Motivated by compassion and kindness, and through great personal sacrifice and hard work, our partner sanctuary has created a small pocket of England where some sheep have happy endings, instead of winding up on a supermarket shelf. No matter how you look at it, this is an incredibly good thing.

At a time when war and tragedy seem to be springing up everywhere, it’s heartwarming to know that kindness and compassion still exist in this world, and that animal-lovers like you will help them.

NFA has been helping rescued creatures at FARS for many years, but right now, the animals need an extra helping hand. An aging flock requires more care and advanced medicines, and as our partner’s funds run out, the sheep are taking strain.

The FARS story started with a single lamb. In 1988, veterinary nurse Carole Farr visited a farmer who showed her a lamb that he said was dying. Carole couldn’t bear to let the animal suffer and die, so she took the lamb, nursed it back to health and kept it in her backyard.

Since that day, FARS has built its sanctuary from that one lamb to 300 sheep. The sanctuary is now at capacity, yet farmers still bring sweet, slightly damaged lambs to FARS. But at a time when food and running costs are rising and budgets are stretched, they simply do not have the resources to care for more animals.

If you could see the warmth and kindness these sweet-natured animals experience at FARS, I know you would want to support our partner’s life-saving work. 

Together, we can ensure that hundreds of rescued animals receive the care they deserve, while freeing up funds so the team can take on even more abandoned farm animals who would otherwise face death.

Please donate as generously as you can to Network for Animals today, so we can help our compassionate partner to continue saving lives, one farm animal at a time. 

For the animals,

Gloria Davies (and Max and Flora!)
CEO and Founder
Network for Animals

P.S. When we visited FARS, we met many of the sweet animals in their care. Please help keep the animals’ bellies full by donating generously today.

Banner credit: NFA/David Barritt