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Mini Motley Sanctuary

@minisanctuary.bsky.social

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A mother daughter team running our special sanctuary for rescue animals in England. Please find us on Etsy, Patreon: http://patreon.com/user?u=85237873 + YouTube: https://youtube.com/@minimotleysanctuary 🐏☀️Please donate to our Justgiving page if you can 🙏👇

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · Jan 8

Hello blue sky, we join you hoping to fill our feed with inspiring things & like-minded people.

We’re Ruth & Anna, a mother daughter team, and we are currently raising funds for our sanctuary for rescue animals (that we run together) as we’re struggling:

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 9h

Are you looking for special, stand-out gifts?

Whimsical Christmas decorations with sparkle?

Please check out our shop, we ship worldwide, & every sale helps our animal sanctuary! ✨

We gift-wrap EVERYTHING for no extra: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com

Please support our little shop, if you can ❤️

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you 😊

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 17h

Yes they are! 🥰 We rescued one from being tied to a gate near a fast road & the other was rescued from being shot at 6 months old 😳 They live happily at our sanctuary, for the rest of their days. They both have extra needs, so it takes lots of care, special diet & expert farriery to keep them well!

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 18h

If you’d like to watch shearing at our sanctuary & see how gentle it is for our rescue sheep — here’s our most popular video!

youtu.be/TVSHeVbCY78?...

Please subscribe to our channel (it’s free) & our Etsy shop is back open: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com

#sheepshearing #rescuesheep #rescueanimals

The kind and happy way to shear a sheep! | plus, rescue Herdwick sheep stories

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 19h

🎊Our Etsy shop is back OPEN!🎊

We are a mother daughter team running our animal sanctuary

Every sale helps — you’ll find whimsical, handmade gifts & decorations, plus our calendar, cards, books & more!

Please take a look: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com

#rescueanimals #etsyshop #whimsical #handmade

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 1d

Are you looking for something special with sparkle? ✨

Please take a peek in our Etsy shop for unique handmade gifts & decorations!

Every sale helps our sanctuary & we gift wrap EVERYTHING so that your parcel is ready to give ❤️

We’re so thankful for your support!
👉 minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 1d

Are you looking for unforgettable gifts or special, unique Christmas decorations?

Please take a look at our Etsy shop full of handcrafted, handstitched creations

Every sale helps our animal sanctuary & every order arrives gift-wrapped: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com ✨

#rescueanimals #blueskyanimals

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 1d

🎊OUR ONLINE SHOP IS OPEN! 🎊

Full of unique gifts & decorations made by hand, using the fleece gently sheared from our rescue flock 🐑 plus books, Christmas cards, our 2026 calendar & more!

Every sale helps our animal sanctuary: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com

Please share!

#animalsanctuary #etsyshop

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 2d

We couldn’t resist sharing one of our creations with you tonight —our fellow animal lovers

Tomorrow our online shop opens at 7pm (BST) full of handmade gifts & decorations made at our animal sanctuary.. like Lulu here!

Please do some Christmas shopping with us if you can ✨

#animalsanctuary #mouse

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 2d

OUR ONLINE SHOP OPENS TOMORROW AT 7PM (BST) Full of handmade gifts & decorations made at our animal sanctuary!

Please do some Christmas shopping with us if you can & support our sanctuary at the same time

Want a sneak peek? Please join us on Patreon to take a look:

www.patreon.com/posts/140855...

SNEAK PEEK 👀 Shop Opens TOMORROW at 7pm (BST) | Mini Motley Sanctuary

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you 🙏 So hope things change for you too. It seems to be getting harder each year, doesn’t it?

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 3d

Another fallen tree! 🌲💥

Can you spare £1 a month to join us on Patreon & support our animal sanctuary?

🌳💥 TIMBERRR! New detailed diary entry with lots of photos posted today all about Storm Amy at the sanctuary!

Please join, if you can: patreon.com/user?u=85237...

#animalsanctuary #rescueanimals

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 3d

Can you spare £1 a month to join us on Patreon?

Every member helps our animal sanctuary & we are so thankful!

New detailed diary entry just posted — with lots of photos —all about Storm Amy at the sanctuary!

Please join, if you can: www.patreon.com/posts/140488...

#animalsanctuary #rescueanimals

Another tree bites the dust ~ Along Came Storm Amy 🌳💥 | Mini Motley Diaries | Mini Motley Sanctuary

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 5d

You are amazing Sally ❤️

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! Sadly a huge tree has crashed through our boundary fence. It’s so humongous that it’s wrecked a large section of the fence and it’s too big to sort quickly— an update will be going on Patreon over the next couple of days! Thankfully the animals are all safe 🙏

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 5d

We have found ourselves struggling & have had to set up a JustGiving page to help towards farrier, fencing, hay, vets bills & supplies: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

We’d be so thankful for any help towards our goal!

We are so grateful for your support 🐏🐎

#animalsanctuary #rescueanimals

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you Sally ☺️❤️

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 6d

Can you spare £1 a month to help our animal sanctuary?

In return we share exclusive updates, diary entries, newsletters, podcast episodes & special videos ✨

Thank you to our incredible patreon community. Are you able to join us?

www.patreon.com/posts/140366...

#animalsanctuary #rescueanimals

A Hay Shortage Crisis in the UK | September 25 Newsletter | Mini Motley Sanctuary

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 7d

The calm after Storm Amy

It was a night of wild winds, torrential rain & branches falling. This morning, it’s glowingly sunny & peaceful

An early morning delivery of grassibix (low sugar forage) for the miniatures has lifted spirits after a busy night

#animalsanctuary #rescueanimals #rescuehorses

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 8d

It’s pouring with rain — but the sheep are smiling 😊 They’ve seen their big, brimming haynets being filled in the feed room 👀

If you can help with a bale or two, we’d really appreciate it with the hay shortage in the UK: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Thank you to everyone who has helped ☺️

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you ever so much, that’s so lovely of you! ❤️🥰

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 13d

We go through an incredible amount of hay & haylage each week

We’d be so very grateful if anyone wants to buy the animals a bale — or help us reach our justgiving goal, which also helps us with fencing, feed, vets & farrier costs: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

#rescueanimals #animalsanctuary

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 13d

❤️✨

Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome to Sunday breakfast on the Sanctuary, where sharing is optional…& a sign of great friendship! Winnie our rescue horse is very fond of ‘Boundary-less’ Bertie, whose sweet nature & horizontal energy allow him to sneak extra hay (zoom-in on his satisfied grin!)

Thank you for supporting us XX

A horse & sheep are happily sharing a pile of hay.

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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 14d

Come out on the sanctuary with us this weekend as we say goodbye to summer & get important jobs sorted!

Meet Andy the Shepherd, who tells us all about wildlife, the land & conservation 🦋

Please subscribe, it’s free!

youtu.be/beo0OSIU0Cg?...

#sheep #horses #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #animals

Goodbye Summer: gentle sheep management; wildlife & conservation

YouTube video by MiniMotley Sanctuary

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