• Proud Adoption Moments from The Sanctuary

    It’s always incredibly tricky to describe what makes the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary a unique organisation We feel that it’s our dedication to rehoming the dogs and cats that would find it difficult to meet the requirements of any other rescue organisation and our no refusal, no destruction policy is close to our hearts. We rehabilitate […]

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  • Bridget goes to school

    Bridget, one of our former residents, has been trained as a Pets as Therapy (PAT) dog and went to her local school this week. Below is the school’s report: “The children are enjoying watching the fish in their tank in the library, but this was nothing compared to their excitement meeting Bridget, the PAT dog, […]

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  • Bronson Settles In

    Here’s an update from Bronson’s new family (written by Esme, aged 10) Bronson is just 3 months into his forever home but is already settled in to his own routine. He enjoys cuddles and sitting with his daddy on the sofa when he’s inside and when he’s active outside he loves to run laps of […]

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  • A Year in the Life of Moff + Koop

    On 1st March 2017 we brought them home and they have now been with us for a year – here’s how they’re getting on!

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  • Chica Settles In!

    Here’s how Chica is getting on, just 2 months into her forever home! She is doing brilliantly and has really settled in!

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  • Geo (the lovable buffoon)

    Geo (previous name George), described by his main carer as a “lovable buffoon” was re-homed last year. His owners sent us a lovely update recently and we’re delighted to see how well he’s doing. Geo came to us because his former owners were struggling to cope with his behaviour. Thanks to his new owners and […]

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  • Wishing on a Star…

    Star came to us in October and soon we discovered that she was pregnant. She had three kittens but unfortunately one sadly passed away during birth. Naturally, this was extremely upsetting for Star and the staff and spirits were low for a while. Both kittens are really close and we wanted them to be re-homed […]

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  • Nelson’s column

    Nelson, former Mafia Don, has written an article about himself. Please read or else! To my subjects I’ve been ruling the roost now for almost 3 months and think that I’ve gained control of all of the humans now. The trickiest were the biggest, he doesn’t like me going upstairs but we’ve got that sorted […]

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  • Kiara’s Sanctuary Story

    We have only 130 monthly donors and every £ we receive helps us save the lives of cats like Kiara. 🐱 Kiara and her six kittens were rescued by Sanctuary staff back in November. After a call from a lady in Oxford saying she’d found one kitten on the road, staff went and found the others […]

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  • Diesel’s Christmas Message

    Some of you may remember a Staffy called Diesel. He was re-homed a year ago and he’s just sent us the following message. Hello everybody, It’s very nearly a year since I left Stadhampton, and the people I live with now have suggested it’s a good time to wish you all a Happy Christmas and […]

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