Sheep sanctuary's survival
Donation protected
Hi..... My name is Sharon the sheep lady.
I founded Sheep Sanctuary 16 years ago and I have saved 100s upon 100s of ex farmed animals, along with networking to find loving forever homes. I have raised so much awareness and helped 1000s of people to see the reality and beauty of farmed animals, saving even more lives in the process just y helping them to connect.
The Sanctuary’s survival this coming year is threatened
I seriously need your support this coming year to be able to keep the sanctuary open. The cost to keep the sanctuary alone costs in excess of £50,000 a year :o(
The last 5 years have been extremely hard with the deaths of much loved friends and supporters, along with personal problems
To try to run a business alongside the sanctuary successfully with so little help to fund the sanctuary is near on impossible
Having lost 3 of my biggest supporters who literally kept the sanctuary running in itself is a huge blow along with my poor mental state due to stress and worry
I’ve kept fighting for years and used up all my own personal savings
I’m now virtually at zero in the sanctuary accounts and still have a lot of winter hay bills and vet bills to pay
I have downsized massively over the last couple of years in an attempt to cut down the expenses and to just focus on sheep, as i do get non stop calls to take in or to network and our knowledge over the years has grown with experience.
It broke my heart last year to rehome my cows whom I had for 14 years and even now it still saddens me, but I know they are safe and cared for, for the rest of their days as they went to the amazing people at hillside animal sanctuary, they all went together and I hope this year to go and visit them.
Letting my cows go has meant that all sheep have access to both barns now and this year it will also mean that I have more land available to the sheep and weather permitting I’m hoping I can grow some of my own hay for next year
I’ve worked so hard over 8 years to pull back SSSI land that was nothing but waste land and reeds and I hope this year it will be very beneficial to the sanctuary as I’ve increased grazing area by at least 30 percent
Having almost 300 sheep and networking constantly to find homes for sheep in need is time consuming and costly as each year passes the care in creases as they all get older
The good news is that I’m back on form mentally and I will work hard this year to try to pull it back
But I know I cannot do it alone
Just a small monthly donation from supporters means the world
I have put together a fundraiser to try to help pay the outstanding hay and vet bills I have
I’m back online and creating some really good content to help people connect with the animals I love so much and I just hope that I can continue the will that I do
This year I have taken in orphan lambs and sheep that were due to go to slaughter - how can I say no when I know their fate.
Please help me to continue.
If I can raise this amount I can clear my outstanding overdue hay bill and get bills and I can focus on trying to earn the funds to keep the sanctuary going through the coming winter ( yes I’m scared but I’m a fighter )
I constantly recieve calls to take in sheep and i spend hours networking to find good homes, if i cant or if its an emergency then i take, Right now i have a house full of orphan lambs, we are awake throughout the night and im exhausted to be honest, but they are my light in a dark world. For me to quit now would break not only my heart but ME as a person as animals gave me a reason, a purpose, a why, when i felt lost in the world. I sacrificed my life to do what i do as i found that i was only truly happy or at peace with my animals
Other ways to support
Come stay in our on site huts during the summer as I NEED to be fully booked - the period to earn money is so short literally a few months
air b n b
Shop on our website
We are adding Lots over the next few months , but you can book sheep hugging sessions, buy merchandise or link to out air b n b hut rentals
DONATE
Help with hard feed
Sheep hugging sessions
This summer is crucial, i already know that to look after 300 sheep, many of which are very old, new born lambs or special needs i cannot work a fulltime job alongside cover all, yet i try, with sheep hugging sessions, felting workshops, hut rentals, cruelty free felted rug making, needle felting, networking and so much more
Basically - I give my life, i work really hard, i sacrifice, i ask for a miracle. I could go out to work and earn a lot of money for the hours i put in... Yet i dont care...I want to save lives, raise awareness and educate...
I know that my sheep are amazing and that i can build a business that will help feed, save lives and educate...Yet i cannot do al alone...I wish i could because im an independent women, yet my pride takes a backseat for my fur babies
I would love nothing more ta
hn to earn to fund the whole lot but i know its impossible
So please help....Next year at this time i ma be gone or massively downsized
Organizer
Sharon Calf
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