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As we go to press, we were contacted by Trading Standards, who asked if we could take in a group of ten cows and a calf, and seven horses, including a stallion and a foal, whose owner could no longer cope.

The animals were found in an emaciated condition after their original owner had died, and her daughter had tried to take on their care, but had found it all too much and the condition of the animals had deteriorated to the point where the authorities had to step in.

The owner, who meant well, turned down the option to sell the cows for slaughter and instead asked for them to go to a sanctuary.

Despite our very real concerns about the coming winter weather and rising hay prices, we were pleased to be able to offer these animals a home at our Shire Horse Sanctuary in West Runton.

While out walking, one of our supporters came upon a distressing sight on a country road... In the ditch beside her, wereseveralyoungchickswhichhadbeenheartlesslydiscarded and left to die. Several had already perished, but she managed to pick up the survivors and bring them to Hillside where you can see them all grown up and fully recovered (right).

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Trading Standards sent us these photos of the horses and cows before they travelled to us. With some being clearly very thin, we were happy to be able to offer them a home at Hillside.

After they arrived the Trading Standards Officer said he had slept better that night knowing the animals were safe