Hillside Animal Sanctuary
Hillside Animal Sanctuary, based in
Formation
Valentine formed the sanctuary in 1995
Evolution
When the Norfolk Shire Horse Centre at West Runton came up for sale in 2007, Hillside Animal Sanctuary stepped in and purchased the site. Shire horses are still homed at West Runton, but also other rescued animals may be visited here too. Between the two sites, 1,200 rescued horses, 300 cows, 600 sheep & goats and 150 pigs are spread out over 1,000 acres.[5] Hillside has also helped re-home animals on the closure of a number of other animal sanctuaries, notably the Quality of Life Animal Sanctuary (QoLAS) in Devon in 2011,[6] Rainbow Ark Sanctuary in 2014,[7] Green Meadows Sanctuary in 2015,[citation needed] Blossoms Sanctuary in 2016,[8] and Derwent Valley Donkey Sanctuary in 2019.[9][10] The sanctuary was further enlarged by the purchase of Church Farm, Haveringland, occupying part of the site of the former RAF Swannington, in 2017.[citation needed]
Today
Hillside is now home to over 2000 rescued animals including horses, donkeys, cattle, goats, alpacas, sheep, ducks and chickens. and claims to be "one of the UK's most successful campaigning organisations for the animals' cause."[11] In June 2017, a herd of 59 cows, formerly intended as beef cattle, was rehomed to Hillside after its vegetarian owner concluded he could no longer justify farming animals.[12]
Undercover investigations
Hillside has an
Some of the more well known cases include in 2006, involvement in the successful prosecution of two employees of
Television
Hillside the animal sanctuary and also Hillside's separate work in uncovering animal cruelty have both featured in television programmes, including
Wendy Valentine
Valentine is a
In 2001, Valentine, along with a colleague were fined for trespassing on to a pig farm in north Norfolk to gather evidence of cruelty and the poor living conditions. They were fined nearly £5,000 after they pleaded guilty to entering an infected place, namely Woodlands Farm, without written permit during a
See also
References
- ^ "Vegan run animal shelters". Vegan Village. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Funded on donations". Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Hillside was founded in 1995". Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Hillside's aims". Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ hillside-shire-horse-sanctuary-west-runton page at experiencenorfolk.uk Accessed 2016-10-31
- ^ Animals relocated 370 miles away after Pyworthy sanctuary closure 26 October 2011 www.bude-today.co.uk, accessed 10 February 2020
- ^ Norfolk centre could rehome animals from repossessed Willington sanctuary 31 January 2014 www.thenorthernecho.co.uk, accessed 10 February 2020
- ^ Blossoms Rescue Centre: IMPORTANT NOTICE 8 September 2016 www.facebook.com, accessed 10 February 2020
- ^ The Derwent Valley Donkey Sanctuary Lovely to report that our animals are so enjoying their new life at Hillside. 8 February 2020 m.facebook.com, accessed 10 February 2020
- ^ Hillside Christmas Rescue hillsideanimalsanctuary.mybigcommerce.com, accessed 10 February 2020
- ^ "Hillside, one of UK's successful campaigning orgs. for animal rights". Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ Beth Timmins, Wednesday 14 June 2017, "vegetarian farmer saves cow herd from abattoir by donating it to animal sanctuary" at independent.co.uk Accessed 29 June 2017
- ^ a b "Poultry workers guilty of playing baseball with turkeys". London: Daily Telegraph Newspaper online. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Can Mr Bootiful bounce back from disaster" (includes "workers were found guilty of animal cruelty for playing baseball with a turkey"), dated 10 February 2007 at telegraph.co.uk Retrieved 24 December 2016
- ^ "Inquiry call after turkey cruelty". The BBC online. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Undercover film shows a farmer punching a duck". (This is London) The Evening Standard online. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ Smithers, Rebecca (13 March 2007). "Film shows neglect of pigs, turkeys and ducks sold under ethical label". London: Guardian Newspaper online. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ UK abattoir linked to Dutch distributor investigated over horsemeat scandal 22 April 2013 www.theguardian.com, accessed 9 February 2020
- ^ "Hillside HTML document" (PDF). Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
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- ^ Hillside accessed 2007-11-12
- ^ Scott Casey (8 February 2011). "Producer accused of cruelty". fwi.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Hillside Animal Sanctuary started by Wendy Valentine". Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Licence for thuggery". Norwich Evening News 24. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ A View from the Hillside Archived 3 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine farmedanimal.net, accessed 2007-11-12 Rescued by IAB 2016-12-31
- ^ Pig cruelty evidence was illegal - judge warmwell.com, accessed 2007-11-12
External links
- Official website
- From Suffering to Sanctuary: The 10th Anniversary of Hillside’s Work by Wendy Valentine Rescued by IAB 2016-12-31
- google video: (Hillside) A look into the factory farmed duck industry Rescued by IAB 2016-12-31
- Sunday Mirror & Hillside investigation article