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A Stray Hedgehog4th June 2021

The Community Team was completing a TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) on the Raffles estate, using welfare friendly automatic traps. Traps which are designed to catch cats safely without injury, using cat food as a bait. The traps are checked ...

Allotment Angst1st June 2021

Finding your much-loved pet caught in a spring rat-trap is every owners nightmare. However one owner found this her reality as her cat, who had been exploring a neighbouring allotment, caught his paw in a rat spring trap (above) and was unable to ...

Donkey Awareness Week!31st May 2021

A week of donkey maddness from 12th - 18th May 2021!

Education in the Community17th May 2021

Education is key in preventing future problems with animal welfare, and is a big part of our Community Team’s role at Oak Tree. We’re so thrilled to finally be able to get back into schools in person, often with a dog too, and the kids ...

Oak Tree - Sexier than a Squirrel?29th January 2021

Training is such a key part of our life here at Oak Tree. Each of the animals that come into our care is unique, with individual situations. It's vital that our team are able to provide the support each of them needs to get the best opportunities to ...

Calling on Co-op shoppers for support!18th January 2021

Oak Tree Animals’ Charity is calling on Co-op shoppers in Carlisle to support the region’s animal welfare via the Co-op Local Community Fund. Each time a member shops at their local Co-op store throughout the UK, 1% of what they spend ...

Oak Tree gets granted new trailers!12th December 2020

We have been awarded £3,000 towards a new trailer for transporting our horses! We applied to the Elise Pilkington Trust this year for funding to replace the trailer used for rescue operations and rehoming. The old trailers were no longer fit ...

Pet Plan Charitable Trust Help Equines of Oak Tree3rd December 2020

We are delighted to announce we have been awarded £5,000 from the PetPlan Charitable Trusts’ Equine Fund. Earlier this year, the Petplan Charitable Trust joined together with World Horse Welfare and the National Equine Welfare Council ...

Dog Training Onsite at Oak Tree Farm2nd December 2020

In every dog’s day, opportunity to train or learn through play is a major event. You may not realise that you are training your dog when you play with him, pet him or feed him but he is certainly learning – what he is learning is up to ...

Crystal makes her Mark16th November 2020

Crystal arrived at Oak Tree in January 2020 with three other ponies from a rescue centre in Sussex which unfortunately had to close. As a beautiful, friendly, laid-back cob, she quickly settled into her life in Cumbria and loved attention and ...

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