“Concisus the broken” arrives at Margaret Green for care and repair.
Staff at Margaret Green Animal Rescue are hoping to fix “broken” dog Concisus – a terrier who was brought in as a stray.
Brought in by a dog warden, it was immediately clear that he could not use one of his front legs. After an xray, staff realised he has a fracture on his joint. Due to the fact that it has not previously been treated, it is now beyond repair and his leg has been amputated.
Staff at the Lincoln Farm site, near Bere Regis, have named the terrier Concisus, Latin for “ broken”. They have already fallen i
n love with his sweet nature and brave demeanour.
Claire Ross, manager of Lincoln Farm, said “Having the stray dog contract with several Councils in the Dorset area means a high intake of strays. However Concisus is a very special little boy. He is a little sweetheart who loves to cuddle under your chin. Even though the leg was causing him pain he allowed us to look at it and was very brave. He was booked in at the vets for leg amputation, castration and to have some teeth removed. Poor little man”.
Although based in Purbeck, Margaret Green rehome thousands of dogs throughout Dorset, including in Poole, Bournemouth and Weymouth, each year.
“It’s going to be a very costly operation and we have set up a Just Giving page in the hope that people will help us pay for Concisus’s care” says Claire. He is going to be a fantastic pet for someone when he is over his operation”.
Concisus is doing extremely well and was up the next day coping with 3 legs.
To help Concisus, visit Just Giving or call 01929 471340.
Margaret Green Animal Rescue are asking the people of Dorset to “do one thing for dogs” this new year by helping them to build a new rehabilitation area.
The team at Lincoln Farm, who rescue around 1,000 dogs each year, are desperately seeking funds to fence a new off-lead training area.
“We desperately need funds to buy fencing in order to enclose an area of our site, this will help us so much in exercising, training and socialising our dogs off- lead in readiness for successful adoption”. Explains Claire Ross, Manager of Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Lincoln Farm. “We already have a fantastic exercise field for our dogs but it would be really useful to have another secure area, so that when dogs are being walked on leads in one field, we can do off-lead work in the other”.
“We have a small field we can use if we can raise money for fencing to make the area safe for the dogs, but we can’t afford the funds to do it ourselves. We are asking the public to help us by sponsoring a metre of fencing. We need a total of 235 metres to complete the job, and it’s just under £1.50 a metre. Every £1.50 we receive will get us a metre closer to finishing the field and will take a great strain off the staff here. They will then have two safe outdoor training areas in which to work with our rescue dogs”.
We were delighted to receive donated chicken jumpers at the weekend for a couple of our most needy ex-battery hens at Church Knowle. The hens came in last week with very few feathers and without their very smart jumpers they would not have been able to go outside until their feathers had grown back a little. This would have meant segregating them from our other chickens which, in turn, would have made it more difficult to integrate them at a later date. Baldness is quite a common problem with ex-battery hens but they usually feather up within a few months to look far more like ‘normal’ hens. All our hens are de-wormed and de-mited on arrival which is followed up with another dose of mite treatment three weeks later.
Rehabilitating ex-battery hens is very rewarding and extremely popular with our staff and visitors alike. It is a joy to see them revelling in their new found freedom which is reflected in the improvement in the quality of their eggs over time. New homes for these hens will be sought in a few weeks and they will then require further rehabilitation for up to 3 months before mixing with other poultry. If you would like an ex-battery hen or would like to support our work in providing love and care to so many rescue animals and birds then please contact 01929 480474.
Church Knowle. Visit us at:
Animal Sanctuary and Visitor Centre,
Church Knowle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5NQ, UK. Tel: 01929 480474. Email us at Church Knowle.
Lincoln Farm. Visit us at:
Lincoln Farm Animal Rescue & Rehoming Centre,
Bere Road, Winterborne Kingston,
Blandford, Dorset DT11 9BP, UK.
Tel: 01929 471340. Email us at Lincoln Farm.
Wingletang. Visit us at:
Wingletang Animal Rescue & Rehoming Centre,
Brentor Road, Heathfield, Tavistock,
Devon PL19 0LF, UK. Tel: 01822 810215. Email us at Wingletang.
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A huge congratulations to these four girls for achieving their goal today, and on schedule. They were very pleased (and relieved) to reach their final destination at The Animal Sanctuary in Church Knowle around 3.30pm this afternoon.
Quote - "we got past feeling the blisters, but it felt like we were walking directly on the bones".
With the help of everyone (and pain relief), we would like to thank everybody for their support for this mammoth task.
Margaret Green Animal Rescue, the oldest animal welfare charity founded in Dorset, must relay the flooring in all 16 kennels of one of its main kennel blocks for rescue dogs. Otherwise, dogs like Kiki may have to be turned away by the very busy Rescue and Rehoming Centre for Dogs at Lincoln Farm, Winterborne Kingston. Even though the kennel block was only completed in 2005, the fibreglass floor has deteriorated markedly in recent months and more kennels are being taken out of use as the situation worsens. As the fibreglass flakes away from the walls it can create a major health hazard for the dogs and, despite the best efforts of the staff, contaminated water can collect in the cracks and gaps during cleaning which is very unhygienic and could lead to the rapid spread of any illness.
With more and more dogs across Dorset in need of care, Margaret Green Animal Rescue desperately needs your help to raise £16,000 for repairs to this kennel block. Just a small donation from you could help. There are many ways to give your donation, by credit card (01929 471340), mail to Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Lincoln Farm, Winterborne Kingston, Blandford, DT11 9BP or online by clicking on the ''donate' button (to your right).
For every £1,000 raised, a kennel can be restored. Together we can make this happen.
By sponsoring a cat pen or dog kennel, you are helping directly to care for the animals using “your” pen or kennel at Margaret Green Animal Rescue. Your generous donation will help ensure animals get the necessary veterinary care, clean bedding, heating, fresh food and water which they need.
All it will cost you to help us to care for so many animals each year, until they find the loving home they so desperately deserve, is just £5 a month - that’s just 16p a day. You can also choose to pay by a single donation of £60 per year if you prefer.
For this sponsorship you will be entitled to:
A personal plaque at your chosen site
A display certificate for your home which highlights your support for the animals at Margaret Green Animal Rescue
Updates on the animals which are residing in your pen or kennel
A car sticker
Our bi-annual newsletter
… and don’t forget that a year’s subscription would make the perfect Christmas or birthday present.
