50 years ago on 8th February 1967 the Society for Abandoned Animals was officially registered by the charities commission. For many years it was known as Peggy Henderson’s Animal Sanctuary in recognition of the tireless work of Peggy Henderson, without whom we wouldn’t exist. It was initially set up in the 60’s when large areas…

The day dawned dry but a bit cloudy, as we set off on our walk the heavens , of course, opened however the rain did not last long. There then followed a lovely walk around the local area, it left me a little sad that I had never explored my local area more. The paths…

Cat Care day is run along different lines to rabbit care day in that we don’t have cats being brought onto the premises for vaccinating and micro-chipping. We’ve tried that in the past and it hasn’t been successful, cats aren’t as happy to be in carriers as rabbits are. We had a few stalls and people…

We had closely watched the weather forecast for the past week, first it was dry, then it was showers, then it was monsoon season then it was dry again and as Sunday morning dawned we still didn’t really have a clue. However the rain was kind, it said a brief hello at 11.45 and then a…

On Sunday 29th May, the sun was beating down and the drums were being beaten! The Carter’s Arms in Sale held their biannual music festival and we were one of the charities to benefit from this spectacle. We set up our cake stall and sold scones, both salted caramel and vanilla cupcakes, and banana loaf…

Last Sunday we had our annual dog show. Despite what the weather threw at us and the fact that we clashed with the Manchester 10k our visitors, both human and canine, seemed to enjoy themselves. The afternoon started with our Hunkiest Hound category, won by the lovely Sprocket. he was definitely full of character and…

Calling all furry calendar girls or boys, get your owners to take a picture of you and make you a star! 12 photos will be selected by a judging panel and will feature in our 2017 calendar.  Winners will receive 1 free copy of the calendar (and the winning dog, cat and rabbit photo will…

On 13th March, 12pm-4pm, we have our first event of the year, Rabbit Care Day. Come along for all the rabbit advice you will ever need. Thinking about getting a rabbit, come and look at the bunnies in our rehoming unit. Want to know what food they eat? Then please come along. Did you know that,…

By Nicola, Fundraiser Last Saturday a battle like no other took place in Sale. At the Sainsbury’s Big Bike riding challenge, two teams battled it out in an attempt to determine the answer to the age old question: who are the better species, Cats or Dogs? Of course there was no real way to answer…