Sanctuary Care Fund
We have renamed our “Winter Care Appeal” to the “Sanctuary Care Fund”.
Why?
The need for care doesn’t end when winter does, costs such as treatments, vets, feed, bedding, care, farriers continue. Every day, in every season.
With the increase in day-today costs, regular donations are vital to help us continue our home for life for all residents.
What began as a response to winter has now grown into something that carries the sanctuary forward throughout
To reflect this, we have renamed our “Winter Care Appeal” to the “Sanctuary Care Fund”
If you are already supporting the Sanctuary with a regular monthly donation, thank you so much, we really do appreciate your help, your existing monthly donation will continue exactly as it is, only the name of our campaign has changed.
Your donation will continue to provide a home for life for our residents.
If you would like to make a one-off or a regular donation to our Sanctuary Care Fund, or would like to lean more doubt our Sanctuary Care Fund please click the links below
Winter Care Appeal
We urgently need your help — more than ever before.
This winter, we are facing one of the most difficult times in our sanctuary’s history.
Our winter costs have increased, while donations have decreased
Despite reaching out to new supporters, sending mailshots and creating fundraisers, over the last 12 months more than 50% of our monthly donations have been cancelled or lapsed.
At the same time, our winter costs have risen sharply.
Even with every saving made and every cost cut, we are still operating at a loss.
Your immediate support is vital
Welcome to Dean Farm Trust Animal Sanctuary
Each of our resident’s unique story shows the strength, determination and their natural will to survive despite what they have been through.
Dean Farm Trust is an Animal Sanctuary with a mission to give a home for life to unwanted, neglected, and abused animals.
We save lives and give animals a second chance, whilst promoting compassion for all, regardless of species.
Our sanctuary is a beacon of hope for the voices that go unheard. It’s a place of peace, compassion and education.
For every person who visits to leave genuinely believing that compassion for all animals, regardless of species is the way of the future
Above: Mary Frankland, Founder/Trustee, with Malcolm Mischief.
How you can help
Make a donation
Our aim is to rescue and give a sanctuary to ill-treated and abused animals and to offer support and advice. Your donation can help us make a positive difference.
Sponsor a resident
With approximately 200 animals residents living at the sanctuary, every single penny helps towards their individual care and welfare. A great way to help care for one of residents is to sponsor them.
Shop
We rely on donations and fundraising to maintain a home for life for our residents. Find out what projects we are currently fundraising for and how you can help.
Visit our Sanctuary
Visit Dean Farm Trust, where our sanctuary family have a home for life. Voted the UK’s “Favourite Animal Sanctuary” in the Vegfest UK Awards in both 2020 and 2021.
In May 2013 we rescued our very first residents, since then we have managed to give a forever home to approximately 200 animals.
Without our dedicated and caring group of volunteers we would struggle to maintain a happy home for our residents.
Our sanctuary covers over 30 acres of pasture and paddocks, allowing all of our residents the spaces to roam, explore and live a happy life.
We give a home for life to farmed animals, donkeys and ponies.
Our residents stories
We have over 200 residents at our sanctuary, read about four of their stories.
Mirella
Rescued August 2019 – aged approximately four years. Mirella came to us as she was blinded in labour and was due to be sent to slaughter.
Billy
Rescued in February 2017, Billy is a Mangalica pig. We rescued him from a farm who no longer wanted him. He is blind and has severe foot problems, due to neglect.
June
June was rescued in June 2018, after she was being bullied so badly by the male ducks in her previous home, she stopped eating and stopped preening herself.
Buttercup & Clover
Buttercup and Clover were rescued saved from slaughter at a few weeks of age (5 and 6 weeks), after appearing on the Channel 4 documentary “Meat the Family”.