Hello from all of us at Horn Head Pet Sanctuary!

Hello from all of us at Horn Head Pet Sanctuary! This Web Site is for animal lovers and people with a true love of nature. My name is Annette Hunter. I am a very lucky woman as I live in the most beautiful part of Ireland and I have the best friends anyone could wish for! 4 dogs, 10 sheep, 1 gentle horse and 2 donkeys from the Donkey Sanctuary!

All my pets are rescued animals.

My rescued pets are as follows:
4 rescue dogs: Buttons, Tess, Bubbles and Pluto.  
1 horse: Jenny, my old age pensioner aged 30! A beautiful gentle creature.
10 Sheep:  No names…yet!

2 donkeys from The Donkey Sanctuary in Liscarrol, Co. Cork - Scruffy and Pixie.

(I had another horse called Holly – who you will see in the Photo Gallery) but I had to re home Holly as she was an overweight pony and needed more exercise than I could give her. So she is now in a riding school where she gets plenty of exercise and she is well cared for. I adored Holly but I knew it was best to re home her for her own sake. I do miss her so much but it’s not about me, it’s about what’s best for Holly.)

My donkey, Scruffy, is named after a very special dog I had who has since passed on. Scruffy gets plenty of love and loves to be petted on his forehead. Poor Scruffy had to endure losing his best friend Dotty, who died here on 11th February 2008. The Donkey Sanctuary always gives 2 donkeys to a foster home as donkeys pair off as “best friends” and so they are not separated when they are sent to a foster home. The Donkey Sanctuary Welfare Officer, Ernie Somerville, makes regular visits to make sure I am taking good care of the donkeys and he gives me expert advice on any questions I have. I am honoured to be a foster home to Scruffy – and was so honoured and blessed to have known poor Dotty. Now we have found a new friend for Scruffy as he must have a “best friend” to be truly content. Scruffy's new mate is Pixie. He arrived here on 5/4/2008. Scruffy and Pixie made instant friends and they run about the fields playing tag! They stay close to each other all the time and are true "best friends". It is lovely to see Scruffy happy again. Jenny, my gentle horse, loves the donkeys and at night they all settle in the stables for a good sleep!

You can meet my pets in person in the Photo Gallery Section.

Dotty, my love, I will never forget you. You arrived here on 23rd December 2007, such joy. You left this world on 11th January 2008 at 8 30pm, such sorrow.I'll never understand why you were taken from us. My beautiful, exquisite, gentle, little Dotty.