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Jacobs Ridge Animal Sanctuary

Official site for Jacobs Ridge CIO Registered UK Charity No. 1210614 and Jacobs Ridge Sanctuary Ltd (Co Number 16059385)

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LIFE
WITHOUT
FEAR

Not your average coffee date…Macario decided to pop in for a coffee whilst we were quietly watching the horses grazing at the bottom of the Sanctuary.

Macario is a curious, affectionate and oftentimes silly donkey. He came to us after his owner died, leaving him alone. Although overnight he stays with Barry the donkey, when they are loose to free roam, he prefers his own company. We think he has probably lived alone most of his life and prefers humans to other equines. We think he would climb into the car if he could! 😆

📣Jacobs Ridge Family! Check out our recent fundraiser, we are building an infirmary!: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
This is super exciting but also extremely urgent. We need to secure the existing Ridge property for the pigs. After securing a larger site to move all of the animals to, we were told the pigs cannot be moved due to new laws surrounding their breed. We can’t continue with the rent and we only have 2 months to raise the money before the property is sold to another buyer. Please help if you can ❤️ If our videos put a smile on your face then pop a little in the pot. If all of our followers across both Facebook and Instagram donated just €1 we would have more than enough to secure the site! Thank you 🙏🏻

Not your average coffee date…Macario decided to pop in for a coffee whilst we were quietly watching the horses grazing at the bottom of the Sanctuary.

Macario is a curious, affectionate and oftentimes silly donkey. He came to us after his owner died, leaving him alone. Although overnight he stays with Barry the donkey, when they are loose to free roam, he prefers his own company. We think he has probably lived alone most of his life and prefers humans to other equines. We think he would climb into the car if he could! 😆

📣Jacobs Ridge Family! Check out our recent fundraiser, we are building an infirmary!: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
This is super exciting but also extremely urgent. We need to secure the existing Ridge property for the pigs. After securing a larger site to move all of the animals to, we were told the pigs cannot be moved due to new laws surrounding their breed. We can’t continue with the rent and we only have 2 months to raise the money before the property is sold to another buyer. Please help if you can ❤️ If our videos put a smile on your face then pop a little in the pot. If all of our followers across both Facebook and Instagram donated just €1 we would have more than enough to secure the site! Thank you 🙏🏻

When you don’t fit but you’re gonna sit anyway 😆 Mog enjoying his new box.

Our fundraiser is now at 6% of the target. Thank you so much to everybody who has been donating for the infirmary. Please check it out here and donate if you can: LINK IN BIO ❤️

Huge thanks to @ami_pet_food for sponsoring our cats and dogs 💚

When you don’t fit but you’re gonna sit anyway 😆 Mog enjoying his new box.

Our fundraiser is now at 6% of the target. Thank you so much to everybody who has been donating for the infirmary. Please check it out here and donate if you can: LINK IN BIO ❤️

Huge thanks to @ami_pet_food for sponsoring our cats and dogs 💚

Brothers: Monty and Mog chilling out in one of their hang out spots.

Mog has recovered well after his obstipation surgery and we’re keeping a close eye on him 🙏🏻

Have you entered our raffle yet? Go to our shop at jacobsridge.com to get your tickets! Just £1 per ticket with all funds going to our fundraiser for the infirmary 🤗 (UK residents only, T’s&C’s apply).

Big thanks to @ami_pet_food for helping to keep our kitties thriving 💚

Brothers: Monty and Mog chilling out in one of their hang out spots.

Mog has recovered well after his obstipation surgery and we’re keeping a close eye on him 🙏🏻

Have you entered our raffle yet? Go to our shop at jacobsridge.com to get your tickets! Just £1 per ticket with all funds going to our fundraiser for the infirmary 🤗 (UK residents only, T’s&C’s apply).

Big thanks to @ami_pet_food for helping to keep our kitties thriving 💚

UK Mother’s Day is a week away! What better way to say “I love you” than with Julian and one of her favourite donkeys of chaos!

Choose a sponsorship of Steve, Ronnie or Barry (or if you’d like a different animal then just let us know) and your Mum will receive a personalised video and sponsorship certificate. Choose the message you would like read out or let Julian ad-lib it (let’s face it, that will probably happen anyway).

Order by Friday 28th to receive in time for Mothers Day. All funds of course go to the sanctuary to support the donkey’s carrot habit 🥕

Go to: www.jacobsridge.com/shop to order now! If you’d like to order for a different event such as a birthday, please include the deadline date ❤️

UK Mother’s Day is a week away! What better way to say “I love you” than with Julian and one of her favourite donkeys of chaos!

Choose a sponsorship of Steve, Ronnie or Barry (or if you’d like a different animal then just let us know) and your Mum will receive a personalised video and sponsorship certificate. Choose the message you would like read out or let Julian ad-lib it (let’s face it, that will probably happen anyway).

Order by Friday 28th to receive in time for Mothers Day. All funds of course go to the sanctuary to support the donkey’s carrot habit 🥕

Go to: www.jacobsridge.com/shop to order now! If you’d like to order for a different event such as a birthday, please include the deadline date ❤️

Our little pot belly, Broccoli, very suddenly has a bigger pot belly than usual!

We’ve had to wait a couple of weeks for the vet to be available to see her. This isn’t something a pig vet can address on site and only one vet at our regular clinic has experience in treating pigs and often deals with ours when these sorts of situations arise.

An xray showed a mass of sorts but it’s unclear of the origin. She is also full of liquid, which the body is generating as a result, and this is preventing a clear view on the xray. Her bloods are clear except for a slight anemia which is due to her eating less.

She is going to require a CAT scan at a specialist hospital for which we have to wait until Monday to be able to make an appointment. Then we will be able to see exactly where the mass is and if it can be operated on.

In the meantime she is separated with another pig and we are working on keeping her strong with lots of tasty snacks and some iron supplement.
She is likely in a lot of discomfort so we are hoping for a resolution for her as soon as possible, however that looks like.

Do keep her in your thoughts and we will keep you updated 🐽

Please consider donating to our current fundraiser:
✨LINK IN BIO✨
We have just 44 days to secure the Ridge site for the pigs. Thank you everybody who has donated so far 🙏🏻

As always, thank you for your support 🩷

Our little pot belly, Broccoli, very suddenly has a bigger pot belly than usual!

We’ve had to wait a couple of weeks for the vet to be available to see her. This isn’t something a pig vet can address on site and only one vet at our regular clinic has experience in treating pigs and often deals with ours when these sorts of situations arise.

An xray showed a mass of sorts but it’s unclear of the origin. She is also full of liquid, which the body is generating as a result, and this is preventing a clear view on the xray. Her bloods are clear except for a slight anemia which is due to her eating less.

She is going to require a CAT scan at a specialist hospital for which we have to wait until Monday to be able to make an appointment. Then we will be able to see exactly where the mass is and if it can be operated on.

In the meantime she is separated with another pig and we are working on keeping her strong with lots of tasty snacks and some iron supplement.
She is likely in a lot of discomfort so we are hoping for a resolution for her as soon as possible, however that looks like.

Do keep her in your thoughts and we will keep you updated 🐽

Please consider donating to our current fundraiser:
✨LINK IN BIO✨
We have just 44 days to secure the Ridge site for the pigs. Thank you everybody who has donated so far 🙏🏻

As always, thank you for your support 🩷

Thank you all for your donations for Zorro. We’ve raised enough to pay off yesterdays bill and also our preexisting bill with the vets.

From scruffy and malnourished to a slightly healthier and happier version, although only for a while. The love and care we gave him was only made possible because of all of you.

Thank you for your kind comments. It’s too hard to read them all but we feel your love 🖤🐈‍⬛

Thank you all for your donations for Zorro. We’ve raised enough to pay off yesterdays bill and also our preexisting bill with the vets.

From scruffy and malnourished to a slightly healthier and happier version, although only for a while. The love and care we gave him was only made possible because of all of you.

Thank you for your kind comments. It’s too hard to read them all but we feel your love 🖤🐈‍⬛

Yesterday we had to make the difficult decision to let Zorro go after a sudden decline in health. Due to his FIV he couldn’t fight the infection in his mouth and his kidneys had become damaged due to the stress of the body trying to constantly deal with the infections, despite the use of almost constant antibiotics. The only reason his condition wasn’t worse is because of the high level of steroids he was on daily.

We didn’t think it was fair to prolong his suffering. He was constantly hungry but couldn’t eat well because of the ulcers in his mouth and as FIV is incurable, we had to consider his quality of life moving forward.

Although he has only been in our lives for four months since he showed up on the sanctuary in a terrible state, he has made a huge impact. Despite the pain and malnutrition, he was mostly happy and enjoyed lots of attention and affection. We wish we could have had him for longer but we are glad we could offer him a soft place to land in a difficult time and lucky to have known him.

Thank you all for your support during his journey, from the name suggestions to help with vet bills and donations from the Amazon Wish List ❤️

If you’d like to contribute towards yesterday’s vet bill:
www.jacobsridge.com
www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
Or through our fundraiser here on Instagram

Yesterday we had to make the difficult decision to let Zorro go after a sudden decline in health. Due to his FIV he couldn’t fight the infection in his mouth and his kidneys had become damaged due to the stress of the body trying to constantly deal with the infections, despite the use of almost constant antibiotics. The only reason his condition wasn’t worse is because of the high level of steroids he was on daily.

We didn’t think it was fair to prolong his suffering. He was constantly hungry but couldn’t eat well because of the ulcers in his mouth and as FIV is incurable, we had to consider his quality of life moving forward.

Although he has only been in our lives for four months since he showed up on the sanctuary in a terrible state, he has made a huge impact. Despite the pain and malnutrition, he was mostly happy and enjoyed lots of attention and affection. We wish we could have had him for longer but we are glad we could offer him a soft place to land in a difficult time and lucky to have known him.

Thank you all for your support during his journey, from the name suggestions to help with vet bills and donations from the Amazon Wish List ❤️

If you’d like to contribute towards yesterday’s vet bill:
www.jacobsridge.com
www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
Or through our fundraiser here on Instagram

“All these treats and none are for me!” Every package delivery Timo waits to see if any food items are coming his way 👀

Some of your recent gifts! 🤗:

🐕Ball for Barney, 3x cat litter, Liquid snacks for Reina and Zorro, Cat scratching board, Cat treats, Mushroom complex for Julius, Combination lock for gate, Dog bed, Dog food, Cat food for Mog- Christine
🐈‍⬛Cat probiotics- Anonymous

Thank you all so much for your donations and we will share more with you soon that we have received 🤗

You can check out our wishlist: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
to see what we need for the animals. (The wishlist is in Spanish but can be translated into your preferred language by using google chrome). ❤️

Our most needed items at the moment are for:
🐈‍⬛ Onyx- Kitten food (dry and wet)
🐽 Julius- Supplements to help him through his condition and for some of the other pigs including:
Coconut oil, chia seeds, flaxseed, spirulina, nutritional yeast, flaxseed meal.
This will be introduced gradually and will help him to gain weight and along with some other supplements we are already giving will help to target inflammation and give him an immune boost.

Thank you 🤗

“All these treats and none are for me!” Every package delivery Timo waits to see if any food items are coming his way 👀

Some of your recent gifts! 🤗:

🐕Ball for Barney, 3x cat litter, Liquid snacks for Reina and Zorro, Cat scratching board, Cat treats, Mushroom complex for Julius, Combination lock for gate, Dog bed, Dog food, Cat food for Mog- Christine
🐈‍⬛Cat probiotics- Anonymous

Thank you all so much for your donations and we will share more with you soon that we have received 🤗

You can check out our wishlist: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
to see what we need for the animals. (The wishlist is in Spanish but can be translated into your preferred language by using google chrome). ❤️

Our most needed items at the moment are for:
🐈‍⬛ Onyx- Kitten food (dry and wet)
🐽 Julius- Supplements to help him through his condition and for some of the other pigs including:
Coconut oil, chia seeds, flaxseed, spirulina, nutritional yeast, flaxseed meal.
This will be introduced gradually and will help him to gain weight and along with some other supplements we are already giving will help to target inflammation and give him an immune boost.

Thank you 🤗

Our next batch of hay and straw is here!

Thank you to our wonderful supporters. Our last fundraisers across Facebook and Instagram raised enough for two hay deliveries! ❤️

This will last us about 6 weeks and then another stack of cash to find 😅 Hay in Spain is expensive!
Luckily the rains should have helped to produce a good crop this year which we’re looking forward to 🌾

We’re fundraising at the moment to build an infirmary. Jump aboard! ✨LINK IN BIO✨

Thank you for the support ❤️ The pigs’ and goats’ beds have been refreshed so they’ll have a cosy comfy sleep with (hopefully) the worst of the wet weather behind us.

Our next batch of hay and straw is here!

Thank you to our wonderful supporters. Our last fundraisers across Facebook and Instagram raised enough for two hay deliveries! ❤️

This will last us about 6 weeks and then another stack of cash to find 😅 Hay in Spain is expensive!
Luckily the rains should have helped to produce a good crop this year which we’re looking forward to 🌾

We’re fundraising at the moment to build an infirmary. Jump aboard! ✨LINK IN BIO✨

Thank you for the support ❤️ The pigs’ and goats’ beds have been refreshed so they’ll have a cosy comfy sleep with (hopefully) the worst of the wet weather behind us.

Check out our latest video on YouTube- a compilation of some of the best bits from our donkey chats over the years!

What has been your favourite moment, story or recurring theme? 🫏🍑

Please like the video and SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already! It’s a completely free way to help our channel grow.

And this video puts a smile on your face or gives you a chuckle, please get involved with our latest fundraiser:

✨LINK IN BIO✨

WE ARE BUILDING AN INFIRMARY! 🤗

Check out our latest video on YouTube- a compilation of some of the best bits from our donkey chats over the years!

What has been your favourite moment, story or recurring theme? 🫏🍑

Please like the video and SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already! It’s a completely free way to help our channel grow.

And this video puts a smile on your face or gives you a chuckle, please get involved with our latest fundraiser:

✨LINK IN BIO✨

WE ARE BUILDING AN INFIRMARY! 🤗

Spirulina porridge for the piggies! 💚

We’ve had more rain today so a little warm porridge with spirulina gives the piggies a boost. Thank you to Christine for donating it from our wish list!

Spirulina powder is a highly nutritious supplement and provides them with high-quality protein, essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Plus their green mouths and snouts are so adorable after eating it 🐽🟢

Happy St Patrick’s Day! 🍀

Spirulina porridge for the piggies! 💚

We’ve had more rain today so a little warm porridge with spirulina gives the piggies a boost. Thank you to Christine for donating it from our wish list!

Spirulina powder is a highly nutritious supplement and provides them with high-quality protein, essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Plus their green mouths and snouts are so adorable after eating it 🐽🟢

Happy St Patrick’s Day! 🍀

Who broke the fence? 🤨

Watch the full video “WHY OH WHY do I build #@%£^% fences?” on our YouTube channel and don’t forget to subscribe whilst you’re there! ▶️

If this video puts a smile on your face or gives you a chuckle, please get involved with our latest fundraiser at:

goodhub.com/go/gojr (link in bio) ⭐️

WE ARE BUILDING AN INFIRMARY!

Thank you for your support ❤️

Who broke the fence? 🤨

Watch the full video “WHY OH WHY do I build #@%£^% fences?” on our YouTube channel and don’t forget to subscribe whilst you’re there! ▶️

If this video puts a smile on your face or gives you a chuckle, please get involved with our latest fundraiser at:

goodhub.com/go/gojr (link in bio) ⭐️

WE ARE BUILDING AN INFIRMARY!

Thank you for your support ❤️

ONLY 2 SPACES REMAINING FOR MAY! 🔔
Looking for a holiday with a difference?

Join us at Jacobs Ridge Animal Sanctuary in Southern Spain for a life-changing experience! Spend a week (in May, June, September, or October) connecting with over 140 rescued animals, while making a real difference in their lives.

💚 What’s included?
✨ Comfortable glamping-style tent accommodation
✨ Unlimited access to swimming pool and relaxation areas
✨ WiFi
✨ Delicious plant based meals prepared fresh
✨ Optional local adventures to explore the stunning surroundings

🐾 Whether you’re mucking in with light daily tasks (tailored to your abilities) or simply bonding with the animals, every moment is meaningful. And trust us- the more you put in, the more rewarding it gets!

No experience needed. Just bring your passion, and we’ll handle the rest.

Ready for a holiday that touches your soul? Head to jacobsridge.com/volunteers to learn more and book your spot!

Spaces are very limited, so don’t miss your chance to be part of something special. 🐴🐷

ONLY 2 SPACES REMAINING FOR MAY! 🔔
Looking for a holiday with a difference?

Join us at Jacobs Ridge Animal Sanctuary in Southern Spain for a life-changing experience! Spend a week (in May, June, September, or October) connecting with over 140 rescued animals, while making a real difference in their lives.

💚 What’s included?
✨ Comfortable glamping-style tent accommodation
✨ Unlimited access to swimming pool and relaxation areas
✨ WiFi
✨ Delicious plant based meals prepared fresh
✨ Optional local adventures to explore the stunning surroundings

🐾 Whether you’re mucking in with light daily tasks (tailored to your abilities) or simply bonding with the animals, every moment is meaningful. And trust us- the more you put in, the more rewarding it gets!

No experience needed. Just bring your passion, and we’ll handle the rest.

Ready for a holiday that touches your soul? Head to jacobsridge.com/volunteers to learn more and book your spot!

Spaces are very limited, so don’t miss your chance to be part of something special. 🐴🐷

Come with me to feed some oranges to the piggies 🍊🐽

Come with me to feed some oranges to the piggies 🍊🐽

Hello wonderful people!

Do you enjoy watching our videos and reading our posts? If so we have a little favour to ask…

We’re now fundraising to build the infirmary for the animals and we can’t do it without you!

If you can spare a pound, dollar, euro etc then it would really help. And in return, throughout this fundraising period, there will be loads more donkey shenanigans coming your way! 🫏

We do understand not everybody is in a position to help financially, so if you can’t it would still be a massive help to share this fundraiser, telling your family and friends what Jacobs Ridge means to you and why you want to help.

To find out more or to DONATE click ✨LINK IN BIO✨

If you can donate, it would mean the world to us and the animals. Thank you 🤗❤️

Hello wonderful people!

Do you enjoy watching our videos and reading our posts? If so we have a little favour to ask…

We’re now fundraising to build the infirmary for the animals and we can’t do it without you!

If you can spare a pound, dollar, euro etc then it would really help. And in return, throughout this fundraising period, there will be loads more donkey shenanigans coming your way! 🫏

We do understand not everybody is in a position to help financially, so if you can’t it would still be a massive help to share this fundraiser, telling your family and friends what Jacobs Ridge means to you and why you want to help.

To find out more or to DONATE click ✨LINK IN BIO✨

If you can donate, it would mean the world to us and the animals. Thank you 🤗❤️

The sanctuary breathes a collective sigh of relief after a day of sun to dry out all the mud 🌞

The sanctuary breathes a collective sigh of relief after a day of sun to dry out all the mud 🌞

Sometimes Steve is just a big softie 🥹

Have you seen our most recent YouTube video? A little chat with Steve and horses enjoying the water in a break after the rains.

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE! It’s a free and easy way to support us and if you turn on notifications 🔔 you’ll never miss a video 😉

Sometimes Steve is just a big softie 🥹

Have you seen our most recent YouTube video? A little chat with Steve and horses enjoying the water in a break after the rains.

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE! It’s a free and easy way to support us and if you turn on notifications �🔔 you’ll never miss a video 😉

Zorro will enjoy this soup…he just doesn’t know it yet 😆

We forgot to add these photos and descriptions to yesterday’s wishlist post. Thank you so much Christine for the following:

🐕 Mjam Mjam dog food
🩹 Bandages for wound care
🍯 Medical grade honey for wound care
🐈‍⬛ Cat litter
🐈‍⬛ Kitten food for Onyx
🐈‍⬛ Soup for Zorro, Mog and Reina
🐈‍⬛ Urinary food for Mog

Thank you all so much for your donations ❤️

You can check out our wishlist: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
to see what we need for the animals. (The wishlist is in Spanish but can be translated into your preferred language by using google chrome). ❤️

Zorro will enjoy this soup…he just doesn’t know it yet 😆

We forgot to add these photos and descriptions to yesterday’s wishlist post. Thank you so much Christine for the following:

🐕 Mjam Mjam dog food
🩹 Bandages for wound care
🍯 Medical grade honey for wound care
🐈‍⬛ Cat litter
🐈‍⬛ Kitten food for Onyx
🐈‍⬛ Soup for Zorro, Mog and Reina
🐈‍⬛ Urinary food for Mog

Thank you all so much for your donations ❤️

You can check out our wishlist: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
to see what we need for the animals. (The wishlist is in Spanish but can be translated into your preferred language by using google chrome). ❤️

Some of your recent gifts! 🤗

Lily’s pate for Zorro, 2x cat litter, Plaque Off and All in One supplement for dogs - Jayne
Kattovit urinary for Mog- Christine
Leucillin antiseptic spray- Anonymous
Probiotics for cats- Anonymous
Cat Broth x2 - Angelika
2x Mjam Mjam cat food, Odor elimination spray, 2x Kattovit intestinal food, Honey for wound care, Washaby pods for cleaning animal bedding- Jim
Corn toy, Croc toy, Fetch Stick, Lily’s food for Zorro, intestinal food for Mog- Linda
Detoxipet for Barney- Anonymous
Dog Bed- Christine

Thank you all so much! It’s a massive help. Barney stole the corn intended for Django and Sam took his last one so he might require another as Barney has already ripped the squeaker out 🙈

Thank you all so much for your donations and we will share more with you soon that we have received 🤗

You can check out our wishlist: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
to see what we need for the animals. (The wishlist is in Spanish but can be translated into your preferred language by using google chrome). ❤️

Our most urgent need right now are:
🐈‍⬛ Broths for Zorro and Reina
🐈 Liquid Snacks for Zorro and Reina
🐈‍⬛ Cat scratching pads for Zorro
🐈 Cat litter
🐕 Dog joint tablets for Barney, Sirius & Sunny

Thank you 🤗

Some of your recent gifts! 🤗

Lily’s pate for Zorro, 2x cat litter, Plaque Off and All in One supplement for dogs - Jayne
Kattovit urinary for Mog- Christine
Leucillin antiseptic spray- Anonymous
Probiotics for cats- Anonymous
Cat Broth x2 - Angelika
2x Mjam Mjam cat food, Odor elimination spray, 2x Kattovit intestinal food, Honey for wound care, Washaby pods for cleaning animal bedding- Jim
Corn toy, Croc toy, Fetch Stick, Lily’s food for Zorro, intestinal food for Mog- Linda
Detoxipet for Barney- Anonymous
Dog Bed- Christine

Thank you all so much! It’s a massive help. Barney stole the corn intended for Django and Sam took his last one so he might require another as Barney has already ripped the squeaker out 🙈

Thank you all so much for your donations and we will share more with you soon that we have received 🤗

You can check out our wishlist: ✨LINK IN BIO✨
to see what we need for the animals. (The wishlist is in Spanish but can be translated into your preferred language by using google chrome). ❤️

Our most urgent need right now are:
🐈‍⬛ Broths for Zorro and Reina
🐈 Liquid Snacks for Zorro and Reina
🐈‍⬛ Cat scratching pads for Zorro
🐈 Cat litter
🐕 Dog joint tablets for Barney, Sirius & Sunny

Thank you 🤗

Zorro enjoying a stretch in the sun’s rays 🌞

It’s been a long and exhausting week but it seems like the worst of the storm is over and we are very thankful for the sun coming out today. It is starting to dry out the mud and flooding and the animals are catching up on some much-needed sleep after a disruptive week.

Other than the mess the mud and river have caused, we managed to get away without much destruction.

Temperatures are set to drop tonight so we will be replacing sodden bedding to make sure the animals can get dry and warm.

Thank you for your support and help towards costs for feed and bedding. All of our straw for bedding is used up so we’ve been buying wood shavings and we will get a new delivery of hay and straw in a little over a week.

For now we breathe a sigh of relief and rest up a little before the work starts again this evening 💪

Zorro enjoying a stretch in the sun’s rays 🌞

It’s been a long and exhausting week but it seems like the worst of the storm is over and we are very thankful for the sun coming out today. It is starting to dry out the mud and flooding and the animals are catching up on some much-needed sleep after a disruptive week.

Other than the mess the mud and river have caused, we managed to get away without much destruction.

Temperatures are set to drop tonight so we will be replacing sodden bedding to make sure the animals can get dry and warm.

Thank you for your support and help towards costs for feed and bedding. All of our straw for bedding is used up so we’ve been buying wood shavings and we will get a new delivery of hay and straw in a little over a week.

For now we breathe a sigh of relief and rest up a little before the work starts again this evening 💪

Hi all.

On Monday we took Julius to the vets to be sedated and examined. You might remember that 2 years ago he was having difficulty eating and losing weight. Our vet sedated him on site and we discovered a wound under the tongue which we treated with antibiotics and a diet of soft food.

Gradually Julius seemed to recover and put on weight but recently he has been struggling again and we noticed he had an infection in the mouth which we began antibiotics for but he started to struggle more and more with eating.

On Monday our vet took a biopsy and yesterday we received the news that what he has is an aggressive carcinoma: a type of cancer in the tissues under his tongue. Surgery is usually the best option in these cases but often the cancer returns.

We are now awaiting the opinion from the surgeon as to whether or not she thinks this is operable. She already stated, when she had her suspicions of a carcinoma, that there likely wouldn’t be a solution and so we wait for her opinion but with the understanding there might not be anything we can do that would solve the problem whilst giving him a better quality of life.
At the end of the day we will choose the best solution for Julius and will not let him live a life of pain.
Thankfully we are managing to get some food to him at the moment and controlling his pain as much as we can with painkillers.
Thank you for your support and we will keep you updated.

Hi all.

On Monday we took Julius to the vets to be sedated and examined. You might remember that 2 years ago he was having difficulty eating and losing weight. Our vet sedated him on site and we discovered a wound under the tongue which we treated with antibiotics and a diet of soft food.

Gradually Julius seemed to recover and put on weight but recently he has been struggling again and we noticed he had an infection in the mouth which we began antibiotics for but he started to struggle more and more with eating.

On Monday our vet took a biopsy and yesterday we received the news that what he has is an aggressive carcinoma: a type of cancer in the tissues under his tongue. Surgery is usually the best option in these cases but often the cancer returns.

We are now awaiting the opinion from the surgeon as to whether or not she thinks this is operable. She already stated, when she had her suspicions of a carcinoma, that there likely wouldn’t be a solution and so we wait for her opinion but with the understanding there might not be anything we can do that would solve the problem whilst giving him a better quality of life.
At the end of the day we will choose the best solution for Julius and will not let him live a life of pain.
Thankfully we are managing to get some food to him at the moment and controlling his pain as much as we can with painkillers.
Thank you for your support and we will keep you updated.

A new addition to the sanctuary: a river 😅

Although the rain was forecast to be over, we had a massive downpour in the night and river burst its banks again. All animals are safe. Luckily when we built the new pig run, we extended it onto an upper bank so they were able to get to higher ground. The mini horses near the river have been moved.

Someone made silly comment yesterday, shaming us for having a sanctuary next to a river 😆
Just in case anybody was thinking of posting a similar comment- these are extreme weather conditions. The river is dammed and is most of the time dry or just a small stream. It has only ever flooded to this extent once before in the 12 years of being here and that was before it was dammed.

We are thankful that it wasn’t worse. The rain seems to have abated now and according to the forecast the worst is over. Thank you for keeping us on your thoughts ❤️

We have some cool videos and photos of the flooding and the animals enjoying the storm being over to come!

A new addition to the sanctuary: a river 😅

Although the rain was forecast to be over, we had a massive downpour in the night and river burst its banks again. All animals are safe. Luckily when we built the new pig run, we extended it onto an upper bank so they were able to get to higher ground. The mini horses near the river have been moved.

Someone made silly comment yesterday, shaming us for having a sanctuary next to a river 😆
Just in case anybody was thinking of posting a similar comment- these are extreme weather conditions. The river is dammed and is most of the time dry or just a small stream. It has only ever flooded to this extent once before in the 12 years of being here and that was before it was dammed.

We are thankful that it wasn’t worse. The rain seems to have abated now and according to the forecast the worst is over. Thank you for keeping us on your thoughts ❤️

We have some cool videos and photos of the flooding and the animals enjoying the storm being over to come!

“I’m ready for my closeup.”

Timo looking windswept as the rain thankfully starts to ease off.

-sponsored by @ami_pet_food 💚

“I’m ready for my closeup.”

Timo looking windswept as the rain thankfully starts to ease off.

-sponsored by @ami_pet_food 💚

In the past 24 hours it has not stopped raining for any considerable amount of time. At some point during the night, the river burst its banks and flowed onto the bottom level of the sanctuary, knocking over one of the perimeter fences, dragging gravel, trapping debris in fences and shifting building materials.
Thankfully the level of the river has subsided and the rain is due to stop in a couple of hours until at least Saturday when more is forecast, though not as heavy or constant. Animal areas are muddy and flooded with rainwater.

We’re using any small breaks in the rain to get food and straw to the animals, though it soon gets soaked again.

Thank you to those who have donated to help towards feed and bedding. We really hope that we are out of the worst of it now.

In the past 24 hours it has not stopped raining for any considerable amount of time. At some point during the night, the river burst its banks and flowed onto the bottom level of the sanctuary, knocking over one of the perimeter fences, dragging gravel, trapping debris in fences and shifting building materials.
Thankfully the level of the river has subsided and the rain is due to stop in a couple of hours until at least Saturday when more is forecast, though not as heavy or constant. Animal areas are muddy and flooded with rainwater.

We’re using any small breaks in the rain to get food and straw to the animals, though it soon gets soaked again.

Thank you to those who have donated to help towards feed and bedding. We really hope that we are out of the worst of it now.

Yesterday was relatively dry which allowed the flooding to ease a little. Overnight and this morning we’ve been having high winds and constant rain. This caused one of our fences (in much need of replacing) to collapse and for the horses to get out of their paddock during the night, leading to a 3-4am roundup for Julian 💤

The animal runs are totally thick mud. Only two of the horses are using their feed shelter, the donkeys are using theirs. The pig houses are inundated with mud and water and so we’re having to constantly throw down straw to try and keep them dry. The IBC units continue to be the best solution for the pigs in this sort of weather and we are giving extra food to try and help keep everybody warm.
We are dreaming of barns that we can huddle everyone into in situations like these! 🙏🏻

Thankfully everybody is safe and getting through it. A couple of our pigs are going through some health issues at the moment, our senior pig NT who we moved into the horse trailer and Julius who has an issue with his mouth. We’re doing what we can to keep them comfortable.

Thank you to everybody who has been checking in on us. The rain is set to carry on today but as the river subsided a little yesterday, we are hoping we won’t be at risk of much more flooding than we’ve already experienced. Apologies if we are slow on emails at the moment as dealing with this weather (which is not the norm for us here in sunny Spain) is energy-sapping. Hopefully things will return back to normal next week!

If you’d like to help towards costs for straw, bedding and feed, it would be much appreciated and would really lift our spirits 🤗:
PayPal: www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
Card: www.jacobsridge.com
Monthly donate: www.patreon.com/jacobsridge

Thank you all for your support ❤️

Yesterday was relatively dry which allowed the flooding to ease a little. Overnight and this morning we’ve been having high winds and constant rain. This caused one of our fences (in much need of replacing) to collapse and for the horses to get out of their paddock during the night, leading to a 3-4am roundup for Julian 💤

The animal runs are totally thick mud. Only two of the horses are using their feed shelter, the donkeys are using theirs. The pig houses are inundated with mud and water and so we’re having to constantly throw down straw to try and keep them dry. The IBC units continue to be the best solution for the pigs in this sort of weather and we are giving extra food to try and help keep everybody warm.
We are dreaming of barns that we can huddle everyone into in situations like these! 🙏🏻

Thankfully everybody is safe and getting through it. A couple of our pigs are going through some health issues at the moment, our senior pig NT who we moved into the horse trailer and Julius who has an issue with his mouth. We’re doing what we can to keep them comfortable.

Thank you to everybody who has been checking in on us. The rain is set to carry on today but as the river subsided a little yesterday, we are hoping we won’t be at risk of much more flooding than we’ve already experienced. Apologies if we are slow on emails at the moment as dealing with this weather (which is not the norm for us here in sunny Spain) is energy-sapping. Hopefully things will return back to normal next week!

If you’d like to help towards costs for straw, bedding and feed, it would be much appreciated and would really lift our spirits 🤗:
PayPal: www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
Card: www.jacobsridge.com
Monthly donate: www.patreon.com/jacobsridge

Thank you all for your support ❤️

Our two oldies, NT and Olive, dry and safe in our horse trailer as the rain hurls down.

Our two oldies, NT and Olive, dry and safe in our horse trailer as the rain hurls down.

It has finally stopped raining after a day of constant rain with over 102mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours This photo was from this morning but this field is now flooded, as are most of the animal areas ⛈️

We have moved two of our senior pigs into the horse trailer to get them out of the wet and mud as they just wouldn’t be able to cope with the wet and cold. Animal shelters are flooded and we are only now (at 9.30pm) able to distribute hay as it has eased up, yet finding anywhere dry to put it is difficult. The river has burst it’s banks and is fast flowing at the bottom of the sanctuary and this weather is set to continue into half of next week.

All animals are thankfully safe, though wet and muddy. We’re trying to give them as much food as possible to keep them warm and straw to get them off of the mud.

Murcia is a region of Spain with 300 days of sun a year and so rain is something we don’t often have to contend with and we are more geared towards dealing with extreme heat. After such a dry winter, it is very much needed, but there is practically no ground root system so everything turns to sloppy mud in an instant.

We hope everyone stays safe out there and now we have a break in the rain, hopefully the flooding can ease a little. We have no more photos or videos to show as using a phone in the rain is useless but we did post a short live on our YouTube earlier where you can see the extent of the flooding: https://www.youtube.com/live/3cp0nE25EAE?si=5YPGxPnyPuFM2eYJ

The silver lining is that everything will be super green once this passes and the sun comes out again ☀️

To help us with extra supplies (straw and shavings), you can make a donation using one of the following methods:

PayPal: www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
Card: www.jacobsridge.com

Thank you for your support ❤️

It has finally stopped raining after a day of constant rain with over 102mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours This photo was from this morning but this field is now flooded, as are most of the animal areas ⛈️

We have moved two of our senior pigs into the horse trailer to get them out of the wet and mud as they just wouldn’t be able to cope with the wet and cold. Animal shelters are flooded and we are only now (at 9.30pm) able to distribute hay as it has eased up, yet finding anywhere dry to put it is difficult. The river has burst it’s banks and is fast flowing at the bottom of the sanctuary and this weather is set to continue into half of next week.

All animals are thankfully safe, though wet and muddy. We’re trying to give them as much food as possible to keep them warm and straw to get them off of the mud.

Murcia is a region of Spain with 300 days of sun a year and so rain is something we don’t often have to contend with and we are more geared towards dealing with extreme heat. After such a dry winter, it is very much needed, but there is practically no ground root system so everything turns to sloppy mud in an instant.

We hope everyone stays safe out there and now we have a break in the rain, hopefully the flooding can ease a little. We have no more photos or videos to show as using a phone in the rain is useless but we did post a short live on our YouTube earlier where you can see the extent of the flooding: https://www.youtube.com/live/3cp0nE25EAE?si=5YPGxPnyPuFM2eYJ

The silver lining is that everything will be super green once this passes and the sun comes out again ☀️

To help us with extra supplies (straw and shavings), you can make a donation using one of the following methods:

PayPal: www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
Card: www.jacobsridge.com

Thank you for your support ❤️

SMILE! It’s Sunday!

A friendly reminder to brush your teeth this morning!🪥🦷

Check out the full length video “Ronnie, Barry and the one in the ditch” on our YouTube channel.

Please remember to SUBSCRIBE on YouTube AND turn on the notifications 🔔 so you never miss another video! It helps our channel grow and more views=more ad revenue which helps us to…brush Ronnie’s teeth…with carrots 🥕

SMILE! It’s Sunday!

A friendly reminder to brush your teeth this morning!🪥🦷

Check out the full length video “Ronnie, Barry and the one in the ditch” on our YouTube channel.

Please remember to SUBSCRIBE on YouTube AND turn on the notifications 🔔 so you never miss another video! It helps our channel grow and more views=more ad revenue which helps us to…brush Ronnie’s teeth…with carrots 🥕

🚨This week we had an emergency situation with one of the sanctuary cats. Mog has megacolon which means he needs laxatives twice a day but unfortunately he became obstipated.
The x-ray found that there was a considerable obstruction and also the bladder stones which the vets discovered last year had not dissolved or passed and likely compounded his problem.

He needed emergency surgery to remove both the obstruction in his bowels and the urinary stones. The surgery was successful and he is now in recovery. He had a check-up today and the vet is pleased with how his surgical incision is healing. This has been a considerably large and unexpected bill for the sanctuary of 400 euros. Ouch! 🤕

Please see below for ways to help towards these costs:
PAYPAL: www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
DONATE WITH CARD: www.jacobsridge.com
MONTHLY DONATE: www.patreon.com/jacobsridge
(LINKS IN BIO)

We’ve also added diet specific food for him to our wishlist ✨LINK IN BIO✨

Thank you so much for your support ❤️

🚨This week we had an emergency situation with one of the sanctuary cats. Mog has megacolon which means he needs laxatives twice a day but unfortunately he became obstipated.
The x-ray found that there was a considerable obstruction and also the bladder stones which the vets discovered last year had not dissolved or passed and likely compounded his problem.

He needed emergency surgery to remove both the obstruction in his bowels and the urinary stones. The surgery was successful and he is now in recovery. He had a check-up today and the vet is pleased with how his surgical incision is healing. This has been a considerably large and unexpected bill for the sanctuary of 400 euros. Ouch! 🤕

Please see below for ways to help towards these costs:
PAYPAL: www.paypal.me/jacobsridge
DONATE WITH CARD: www.jacobsridge.com
MONTHLY DONATE: www.patreon.com/jacobsridge
(LINKS IN BIO)

We’ve also added diet specific food for him to our wishlist ✨LINK IN BIO✨

Thank you so much for your support ❤️

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