All we hear at the moment is “credit crunch this”, “credit crunch that”, and it is true that every one is having to pull their belts in, as it were, for their spending and general living. And sadly these very tight times are making things even harder for all Sanctuaries around the Country, and obviously Remus is no exception. All feed across the board has gone up again, hay, straw for bedding and of course all other bills continue to rise too, as in our own homes the energy prices have become a worry. Remus has all this to contend with but also, I’m sorry to say this economic climate is also making it easy for some uncaring animal owners to have the excuse to just abandon their animals “saying they just can’t afford them”, but without making proper provision for them. We find all the different Sanctuaries fit to burst with unwanted pets, putting even more pressure on funds to keep these necessary establishments open. Remus is desperately seeking help with funding to make sure they can survive the winter, when as every year extra feed, bedding and veterinary treatment is needed.
Two poor creatures were recently taken into the Sanctuary adding to the extra money worries, but who were welcomed in anyway. These were “WILLIAM” who is a rather tall horse who had previously had a loving owner. But it seems this loving owner decided to pick up sticks and emigrate, leaving William to be looked after by someone else, incapable of doing so. This person just left William, hardly feeding him, he became thin, his feet became overgrown, his teeth were in a dire state and he had a massive worm infestation. He had just been left to cope on his own. Remus heard about him and he is at the Sanctuary, but very sickly indeed. All the worm infestation has made his stomach and inner organs so weak that he couldn’t absorb his food and he was extremely ill not putting on hardly any weight. Remus Sanctuary had his teeth put right so he could at least eat properly, his feet were steadily returned to their proper shape by the Farrier and now he is just about hanging on, putting on very small amounts of weight, and is hopefully on the right path to recovery, fingers and horsey hooves crossed!!
The other poor little beggar, was a Shetland pony called “Harry”. And although he clearly lives up to his name, he had a truly horrific experience before he was rescued and placed at the Sanctuary. He had previously been “so-called” rescued by a different Sanctuary, and at this “so-called” place of safety he had had his throat slit!! How can this happen??? He did receive emergency Veterinary attention and has made a full recovery since, but just after that he was sold to a member of the public (with no questions asked) for £5. I’m very pleased to say he got the “lottery win - for him” and was placed at Remus, where you can rest assured he will be very well protected and, bless him, he can’t believe his luck, that he now has his own nice warm stable and has many 4 legged and 2 legged friends as he could possibly want.
Without the Remus Sanctuary, we can only guess as to what would have happened to both these poor defenceless horses, and these are but a few of the many, many that they try to help. The outcome for these two would not have been nice had they not been able to have come to Remus Sanctuary.
A
nicer note in a way is a story about little “Pepper” the tortoiseshell and
white cat who was taken up to the Sanctuary a while back. She is a beautiful
young lady and she is one of several cats who live at the Sanctuary. When
she became old enough to become pregnant (approx 6mnths) she was taken to
the Vet for a routine spay to stop her having kittens all through her
life. When the routine
operation went ahead, they found she is a “Medical Miracle”, in that all her
major organs were on opposite sides and her intestines were all over the
place, making things rather more complicated. However, she came through her
spay and is very fit and well and isn’t really aware that she is a “very
special pussy cat”. (I think she should have a little badge or certificate
or something to say – she is DIFFERENT!)
Another pleasant item relating to the Sanctuary is that this year Remus was nominated and won a very prestigious award from the Kennel Club of “The Most Dog Friendly Attraction to visit with your dog”. They were given a certificate and a Champion Dog Bowl and this in turn will help promote the Sanctuary, so well done Remus, excellence again!!
If you would like to help to keep the Sanctuary running and to help save more animals like poor old Harry, William and Pepper, and of course all the other many animals already having been saved at the Sanctuary, then even the smallest of donations will help greatly in saving this so worthwhile institution. There are many ways you can help, even just by going to give some voluntary help at the Sanctuary. Any small thing will contribute hugely to the welfare of these very needy animals.
On the 21st February we have a Winter Fair at Budworth Hall, Ongar from 11am and on the 26th we have a Trade Stand at the Essex Tourism Association Show at the Brentwood Centre.
On March 7th there is a Spring Fair at Writtle Village Hall from 11 am and on the 15th we have and Introduction to Crystal Workshop at the Sanctuary
10am – 1pmTickets cost £15 if you are interested then contact the Sanctuary on :- 01277-356191. or remusoffice@aol.com
The website is:- www.remussanctuary.org where you can donate on-line or just read more about all the animals and see their healthy little faces, and all the Sanctuary has to offer. There are many events coming up. From Indulgence Days to Care for a Horse for a Day etc. etc. If you love animals, you will really enjoy looking and learning about the Remus Sanctuary. Address:- Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary, “Little Farm”, Buttsbury Road, Buttsbury, Nr, Ingatestone, Essex. CM4 9NZ.
The smallest “credit crunch” donation will make an awful lot of difference to those animals futures’, if you can spare just a bit.
Everyone at Remus (animals and humans) would like to thank all its’ supporters for all the fabulous work you do.
THANK YOU.