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News Flash
Blackie ate one mint today. Just the one. He is still not sure if he likes them or not. Mind you, it took Scruffy and Pixie about 2 months to like the taste. |
Blackie is settling in very well
Beautiful Blackie is settling in very well. He loves the company and he is very gentle with Jenny, Scruffy and Pixie. Today I groomed him for the first time |
For Sale Signs up
We are not moving anywhere. Just into the next field. Horn Head Pet Sanctuary is staying put and so am I |
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About Us
Horn Head Pet Sanctuary is a registered business
funded solely by myself and my partner. We do not receive external
funding from any source .
All of my time is spent running the Sanctuary and waiting for the right moment to get the right photograph!
We set up Horn Head Pet Sanctuary as a business in order to generate an income to fund the costs of
looking after all the animals – their food, hay, straw, wood shavings for stables,
worming doses/vaccinations, vet bills and so on.
I specialise in animal and landscape photography and in order
to run the Sanctuary I sell my photography. I also write poetry when the mood
takes me and I write at length about my animals and I write as I think – nothing fancy, just simple thoughts.
My animals need my full time care, my presence and my love. All my animals are pets.
I do not breed from any of them as they are here to rest and relax in a loving safe environment.
I am surrounded by the most beautiful scenery you could imagine and having my beautiful pets at my side
makes me truly content. My partner and I want to share this beautiful life
with you and if you like nature then you are on the right website! Welcome! | |
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L-R, Charlie, "Auntie
Mary", Johnny, Mary & my mother
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L-R, Charlie, my
mother, the mare & Mary
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| L-R, My "Auntie
Mary", my father, Mary, Johnny & Charlie |
The donkey I fell in
love with & my mother |
To view many more photos simply visit the
photo gallery.
Are you tired of city life? Do you yearn to be in the
country? Do you like open spaces where nature rules, flourishes
and thrives? Would you like to escape for a while to a land of
rugged unspoilt beauty? If you answered “yes” to these questions
this site will hopefully give you a true taste of freedom and
“time out” from your busy life. Relax and enjoy Horn Head Pet
Sanctuary. This site is a visual virtual holiday for you at Horn
Head, Donegal. Welcome!
Horn Head Pet Sanctuary is a double dream come true. Since I was
a child I have wanted two things in life:
1. To live in my “Auntie Mary’s cottage” on Horn Head, Donegal.
2. To have my own pet sanctuary.
In December 2005, my partner and I managed to buy my “Auntie Mary’s cottage
on Horn Head and when we moved in during July 2006, we immediately got to work
on setting up the pet sanctuary. It has been a very busy time since then but it
is easy to be busy when you are doing what you love to do.
We still wake up some mornings and find it hard to believe we are really here!
My life has always centered on animals. I love their touch, the
smell of their coats, the noises they make, their different
facial expressions, their deep dark eyes and their long peaceful
sighs.
My Grandfather, John Hunter, was from Ards, Creeslough, Co.
Donegal and so my father, Vincent Hunter, or “Vinnie” as he was
called, spent his childhood here. It was my father who
introduced me to Donegal. My mother and father spent their
honeymoon in this cottage as my father’s Auntie Mary lived here
with her husband Charlie. We spent all our holidays in Donegal
and I spent many a holiday here in this cottage with Mary and
Charlie. I always referred to this cottage as “Auntie Mary’s
cottage” even though technically she was my Grand Aunt. It was
here on Horn Head that I first set eyes on a donkey as Charlie
had a donkey to carry turf from the mountains. It was love at
first sight for me – I’m not sure if the donkey felt the same
though! He seemed more interested in sleeping after a long day
at the bog! Read
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