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Today’s blog is an interview with Austrian filmmaker Nina Messinger. Nina’s documentary ‘H.O.P.E. What You Eat Matters’ uncovers “the effects of our typical Western diet on our health, the environment and animals. The film has a clear message: By changing our eating habits, we can change the world.”

In the final instalment of Sanctuary Tales, we find out the many ways in which you (yes you!) can support animal sanctuaries and make animal rescue possible.

In the third instalment of Sanctuary Tales we dive deeper into the psychology and well-being of rescued individuals, recounting stories of past trauma, distress, and grief, but also love, connection, and healing.

In this blog we will uncover the unique social dynamics and cross-species bonds that form between different individuals living together in a sanctuary environment, and understand the distinctive ways in which residents’ personalities shine through.

This blog is the first in a four-part series where we look into life at other farm animal sanctuaries around the world.

A new strain of avian flu is ravaging the UK and killing millions of birds. In this blog we discuss how it is exacerbated by farming, and how it will impact our residents.

The seasons are changing at Surge Sanctuary, and we need some help to keep our ground under control!

We spoke to director Martina Scalini about Speck, a short documentary film which shares the experience inside an intensive pig farm as told through the eyes of a camera hidden between buttons on a jacket.

Following on from UK Dairy Day, Cloe Moers introduces her free ebook written from the perspective of a dairy calf during her first 100 days of life.

It’s ‘Dairy Day’ in the UK, and an exhibition to celebrate this cruel and unnecessary industry is taking place in Shropshire. Today we chose to celebrate our residents who were saved from dairy instead.

Last month 202 rabbits were liberated from a meat and fur farm after relentless campaigning from grassroots activists. Surge sanctuary is now caring for 12 of those rabbits while they are rehomed to five-star families.

As you may have seen on our Instagram, our truly amazing little lamb Derek was put to sleep last month. This was the hardest decision we have ever had to make and we are still devastated. Derek died because a farmer docked his tail - but why?

We spoke to filmmaker Jusep Moreno about his debut documentary, telling the story of Matilda and her piglets following their dramatic escape from slaughter and rescue.

Farmed sheep have been bred over generations to produce so much wool that they can’t shed enough of it naturally, meaning that many need to be sheared by humans to avoid unpleasant health problems. But what sanctuaries then do with that wool can differ wildly. We discuss the issues surrounding wool production and what we and other sanctuaries do with our residents’ excess wool.

Who's your favourite singer? Well, for our handsome turkey Harold that’s an easy question: definitely Ariana Grande! But did you know that science is shedding new light on the effect of music on animals?

How can we expect children to respect and value sentient life when they can go and watch animals in a zoo, like paintings in a museum? How can we expect them to learn about the natural world by gaping at animals from behind bars, so far removed from their natural habitat? Sanctuaries are arguably a far better way to educate children.

Devon spent the last week volunteering at the Surge Sanctuary, and here are some of the things she learned. Some are facts she didn’t know, and others are more life lessons.

It has been a rollercoaster month for the Surge Sanctuary team who have had their hands (and hearts) full with the arrival of Derek the lamb who has had a difficult start to life. Derek arrived to us without the use of his hind legs, and he cannot stand or walk on his own.

Bred for the meat industry and saved from a duck farm, rescued as small fluffy chicks, these ducklings quickly grew up! Now we have six lovely full-grown ducks that live with us at the sanctuary! Paul and Ringo are our two runner ducks who are much taller, the four boys are referred to as the ducklings as they are a little difficult to tell apart!