UPDATE ON CAMILLA

UPDATE ON CAMILLA

The elderly mare, rescued from under a bridge in Chiclana, is doing well. She is thriving on the food and attention she is receiving. Our vets have been assessing her as she appeared to have a problem with undigested feed coming out of her nostrils as green slime. An...
SHARING KNOWLEDGE

SHARING KNOWLEDGE

SHARING KNOWLEDGE Our gentle giant Senador, who spent some time as a police horse before the work became too much for him, has a “holiday job”. He is helping students at a local summer camp run by one of our volunteers. Recently he was a model for Steffi to do some...
PIRATA’S PROGRESS

PIRATA’S PROGRESS

The severely injured horse abandoned and left to die in the campo, (along with another who was not lucky enough to be rescued in time), is doing well. He is still at our vet’s stables receiving daily treatment but is putting on weight and eating well. He had a...
WANTED: A SPECIAL HOME FOR A SPECIAL PONY

WANTED: A SPECIAL HOME FOR A SPECIAL PONY

“Maxi” is ARCH’S tiniest rescue. He may only be the size of a big dog, but he is every centimetre pure horse! This ten-year-old little stallion was found abandoned, tied to a fence. He came to the Centre several weeks ago, was unclaimed and is now legally ours. We are...
GOODBYE ELLY AND WELCOME STEFFI

GOODBYE ELLY AND WELCOME STEFFI

For the last three years Elly Brooks has been in charge of horse welfare and rehoming at the ARCH Rescue Centre. She has been instrumental in helping the charity grow and has consistently worked to her very high standards. Elly has been involved with an amazing...
A NEVER-ENDING STRUGGLE

A NEVER-ENDING STRUGGLE

Over the past few weeks ARCH has taken in seven new rescue cases. The Centre is full to bursting and volunteers are having to deal with a heavier workload in the hot weather. But it is difficult for us to refuse to help when we hear of an animal in dire need. Last...
PIRATA’S PROGRESS

PIRATA’S PROGRESS

The poor horse we rescued last week in such an appalling state is still with the ARCH vet, Rocío, where he is receiving the best of care and intensive daily treatment. His wounds are looking slightly better though his future is by no means certain. The severe injury...
ABANDONED IN AGONY

ABANDONED IN AGONY

“How can anyone do this to an animal?” It’s a question animal charity volunteers have asked for too long – and, sadly, continue to ask. There appears to be no end to the cruelty that some people are willing to inflict. This week ARCH received an emergency call from...
NEW ARRIVALS

NEW ARRIVALS

We now have two grey mares in rehabilitation here at the Centre. Both victims of cruel neglect and both from Huelva. “Maggie” (above) is the remaining rescue of the pair who arrived recently, when sadly her companion had to be put to sleep on veterinary advice after...