About us

The Society for Abandoned Animals is a local animal charity who care for and rehome unwanted cats, dogs and rabbits. Over a five year period we have successfully rehomed 158 Dogs, 938 cats, and 320 rabbits Many of our animals have not had the best start in life and so to ensure they are rehomed with caring families who can give them the love and support they deserve, it is our policy to carry out home checks on all potential new homes prior to adoption. In this way we hope to provide the most suitable homes for our animals and give them the best possible start with their new families. The SAA gained charity status in 1967 and is funded with the support of individual donors, corporate partnerships and by our own fundraising activities. The society is staffed by a small team of paid employees and is supported by a great number of committed volunteers, without whom we could not operate. If you would like to get involved either by making a donation becoming a member or volunteer please follow the links opposite. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated by all of us here at the SAA and of course by all of the animals in our care!

SAA HISTORY

The Society for Abandoned Animals was originally established in 1966 by Peggy Henderson and her colleagues to deal with the large numbers of animals displaced by the housing clearance in the Hulme area of Manchester. Peggy’s aim and that of her friends and local residents was to find new, permanent and loving homes for the homeless animals. The scale of the problem meant that the society required larger premises, so in 1969 they relocated to Buxton in Derbyshire. The site proved not to be ideal, being remote and difficult for the public to access and therefore closed after seven years. Peggy and her companions continued to care for, and rehome animals from private homes until more suitable premises could be found. Our current location, Mosley Acre Farm, was purchased in 1994 and named “The Peggy Henderson Animal Sanctuary” after our founder, although the charity name remains as it was originally registered with the Charity commission by Peggy in 1967 “Society for Abandoned Animals”.

CURRENT FACILITIES

Staffed 7 days a week and open to the public daily 12 noon – 4:30, except Wednesdays and Christmas day, the site now has facilities to care for and rehome cats, dogs and rabbits.

DOGS

We are currently refurbishing our dog kennelling units, details to follow. 

CATS

Cat facilities include a cat rehoming unit with 13 pens, 2 quarantine units and an isolation unit. Staff and volunteers also care for 21 feral cats on site; these are all neutered and vaccinated and receive any medical treatment required.

RABBITS

Rabbit facilities include a 13 pen rehoming unit, an isolation unit and rabbit boarding facilities. We are also able to offer supervised rabbit bonding sessions for clients wishing to introduce single rabbits, assessing suitability of the pairings and reducing the risk of problems when they are taken home.

ANIMAL CARE STAFF

Our Animal Care team all have backgrounds in animal care and welfare and are therefore able to assess the animals in our care and to provide ongoing medical treatment such as wound dressing and vaccinations. Staff also provide a micro-chipping service for our own animals; this is also available for a fee, to the public by appointment and on open days. The staff are extremely well supported on all animal care welfare and medical issues by our partnership veterinary practices,

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

We have plans to develop the animal facilities further in the future, but this is of course entirely dependent on appropriate funds being made available, something we hope with the help of our members, supporters and volunteers we will be able to realize in the not too distant future.