Thirteen horses rescued from the meat trade; safe at Thornberry

Thirteen horses rescued

As an early step to ensure each horse is treated as a cherished, unique individual with his or her own needs and qualities, each one of the 13 has been named soon after arrival. In one paddock we have 3 mares, Roma, Zereena and India with their respective foals, Sansom, Isla and Lucas; in another […]

MAKRO STAFF RAISE £501 for THORNBERRY ANIMAL SANCTUARY

MAKRO STAFF RAISE £501

One of Makro’s managers, Sharon Howard, oversees the T.A.S. links with Makro, making the task of liaison a smooth and purposeful one. She ensures the staff get behind our cause, whether their preferences are for dogs, cats, horses or even just for people!    Staff committees and charitable groups in many businesses play an enormously […]

Thornberry’s Clifton Park Dog Show enjoys record entries

Clifton Park Dog Show

The love of animals brings everyone together, of all walks of life, and all ages. You are never too young to learn to become an excellent dog handler, as this picture shows! The Clifton Park Dog Show raised close to £1000  for the sanctuary. However, much-needed as funds are, we wanted also to raise our […]

We are cooking with gas!

We are cooking with gas!

The gas pipe was re-sited deep in a trench, a far better option than its original route underneath the rafters of our main building. A vital replacement for the safety of all at T.A.S. but not the only change to have taken place in the recent past nor planned for the future.  We have an […]

How to say ‘Thank-you’ in Lithuanian

Thornberry's Sheffield street collection

Thornberry’s street collection on The Moor, Sheffield, Saturday 13th July was a little quieter than in June but the generous citizens of Sheffield and its many visitors contributed a very welcome £217 nonetheless.  Karolis, from Lithuania, enjoyed meeting Max and taught us that ‘thank-you’ in Lithuanian is ‘ACIU’ (pronounced a little like ‘achoo’!).  A cheery […]

Buy a Brick and leave a lasting legacy at the Sanctuary

Buy a Brick and leave a lasting legacy

Thornberry Animal Sanctuary is creating a brick wall that includes names and messages from our supporters whilst supporting the animals we care. The money raised through our Buy a Brick initiative will help to pay for the animals needs at Thornberry – like regular nutritious meals, veterinary care, a warm bed, and toys to keep […]

Pooches in the Park Returns – 01.09.19

Pooches in the Park Returns

Come along and join us at Millhouses Park in Sheffield for our annual Dog Show and Artisan Market. Facebook Event Link – https://www.facebook.com/events/849135628784882/ Last year was our first year and a huge success and this year we are even bigger and better! Best of all….Entry to Pooches in the Park is completely FREE for you and […]

Thornberry Farm Summer Fair

Thornberry Farm Summer Fair

We will have lots of stalls, exotic animal encounters, kids games and activities, a tombola, face painting, drinks, hot food, cakes and more. You will also be able to meet some of our animals including horses, pigs, chickens and more. Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/691817977955673/ Address – This is at our farm and not our main site. […]

Kiveton Co-op Funeral Care support of Thornberry Animal Sanctuary

Kiveton Co-op Funeral Care support

Kiveton Coop Funeral Care dedicated July of this year to helping raise funds for Thornberry and our profile also in the local community. The local Coop supermarket branch in Kiveton provided the space under cover at their store and members of staff contributed time and goods in addition.  Linda of the Funeral Care branch organised […]