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Actor Martin Shaw becomes Hillside’s Patron...

When Martin Shaw and his wifeVicky arrived at the Sanctuary with Eric and Ernie, two beautiful ducks they had rescued from a local intensive duck farm, we were only too pleased to help by offering them a home. Martin was so impressed by Hillside he offered to become our Patron and we are very grateful that he has remained so ever since, supporting our work.

William the Shire Horse Joins our Adoption Scheme

William arrived at the Sanctuary in August 1999 at just fifteen months old. He had been rejected by his previous owner because his conformation (the way he moves) was not quite ‘perfect.’ This didn’t matter to him as he could still run and play, and it didn’t matter to to us either. We were pleased to give him a home where he soon joined our adoption scheme.

Hillside Farm Animal Investigations Begin...

One of our first Farm Animal Investigations exposed the terrible conditions inside a Norfolk battery egg farm. We found hens perched on the dead bodies of their companions as eggs piled up behind the lifeless, decaying birds.

We went on to show just how many of the UK’s farms were in a similar, appalling condition, and that the authorities would often conceal this malpractice up by trying to hide the truth from a public that was becoming increasingly concerned about animal welfare.

The farm owner, who was no less than the regions’ top NFU egg representative, callously stated,‘I have shown a lot of people around my farm and they say they can’t see what all the fuss is about’.