In The News
On this page you'll find all the latest news about the Animal Sanctuary, Wilmslow.
Horses’ plight melts firefighters hearts
08 January 2009
The horses at Wilmslow’s Humane Education Society really did have long faces on New Year’s eve when water pipes froze.
Little donkeys touch shoppers' hearts
29 December 2008
It's been a Lucky collection time for the Humane Education Society and it's guaranteed to be Snowy this Christmas.
Good send-off for retiring Rocket
22 October 2008
Rocket the donkey has been fundraising for, err, donkey’s years and has finally decided to sit his ass down and retire.
Credit crunch to blame?
20 August 2008
Cats and kittens are being abandoned at the gate of the Wilmslow Animal Sanctuary leaving the Sanctuary at crisis point.
Soaring costs may force ‘heat or eat’ choices
13 August 2008
Rising energy costs are forcing some Wilmslow pensioners to make a choice this winter - heat or eat.
New food bin is the cat’s whiskers
31 July 2008
The Humane Education Society has just made it easy for shoppers to donate food to their wonderful animals by installing a pet food bin by the checkouts in Sainsbury’s. And if the reaction is anything to go by it’s feeding time for both the humans and the animals.
A Berry Good Idea
30 July 2008
Most siblings home alone will watch TV, play computer games or fight. But when Scarlett Shaw, ten, and Rowan Shaw, seven, found themselves minus parents the pair blew a big raspberry at convention and decided to start their own juice business – for charity.
Employees dig deep to help animal sanctuary
02 July 2008
The Wilmslow animal sanctuary has been given a helping hand and a boost to its funds. Employees from John Lewis dug in to help the Humane Education Society Animal Sanctuary in Newgate, when they spent the day helping clear the gardens and lay turf.
Heroes who go the extra mile
05 June 2008
Mr Selwyn Demmy, who has supported the Sanctuary for many years, has just won a Manchester Heroes Award.
Unlikely friendship isn't hogwash!
04 June 2008
Stop horsing around you swine and porker up for a kiss. Sounding as unlikely as pigs flying, Erica, the Vietnamese pot bellied oinker has fallen head-over-trotters in love with Molly the miniature horse.