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You can foster an animal by clicking the "Foster Me" button next to each animal's name. You will receive personal updates from your chosen animal itself.
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We are delighted that Mac the Mossburn Rabbit now has his own book.
The story follows our very own Mac on a voyage of discovery with the help of Fern the Deer and the Rabbit Rescue Squad, amongst others.
About Mossburn Animal Centre
This picture was taken just minutes after we had heard that we had lost the court case to save our animals from the Foot & Mouth contiguous cull. The feeling here was one of total and utter despair and for Vicki who has worked voluntarily among the animals here for so long it was more than she could take. Vicki hid herself away to weep in private and was found by Nisser who almost seems to be sympathising with her though of course he did not know the reason for her tears! Tears, which as it turned out, were not needed but it certainly served to show us all the true depth of our feeling for the animals in our care.
Mossburn Animal Rescue Centre was originally set up in 1987 to provide help for misused, abused, unwanted and neglected horses and ponies as well as young people with physical and mental problems.
This original remit was later widened, and we now care for all domestic animals except cats, dogs and donkeys which have their own specific charities. In addition we nurse and rehabilitate wildlife.
You can find out more about the people who run Mossburn, and you'll find our Philosophy here. You can also view our current accounts.
Aims and objectives
Our aims are:
- To enhance the lives of people and animals.
- To provide a safe and secure environment for unwanted and neglected, misused and abused animals.
- To provide practical support.
- To provide information and advice.
- To provide a safe, calm and clean working environment for disadvantaged young people to benefit from handling and working with animals.
- To educate people, particularly children about sound animal care and management.
In pursuit of the above, our objectives are:
To provide assistance through Mossburn Animal Centre for the care and welfare of the animals.
To provide activities on a wide range of animal topics aimed at informing, advising, educating and enabling participants to develop their knowledge of animals.
To provide placements for people referred from education psychological services, social work, childrens' homes.
To provide projects and facilities for schools to allow children to learn about and care for animals.