Foal with admirers

This morning the story about our foal is on the front page of the Welsh edition of the Daily Post, so far there is still no sign of a surrogate mum for him in spite of the appeal. See the video of him on the Daily Post website www.dailypost.co.uk.I did think there might have been a suitable mare in Anglesey, however she was showing signs of aggression towards other foals and her owner and I agreed it was too much of a risk to take. He is getting stronger every day and it is a joy to see him having a little kick about in the stable, he is a real heartbreaker. When he is a little bigger, we need to introduce him to another pony and old Noddy has been nominated for the task.It is important he be socialised as soon as possible, at the moment the weather is too cold for him to go outside, we need to wait for a warm day.
A few volunteers have put themselves forward to help with the feeding though we still need more, especially with the evening and overnight feeds.
I have received the first call this year to take in kittens , they are in Aberystwyth so I need to find someone to collect them,we have some good volunteers at the shelter but are still short of people to drive and pick up pets.It takes quite a time to establish a new shelter and it is only really the past year we have begun to have regular volunteers who have now become part of the team.The photo above is of the children of one of our volunteers.They are so well behaved I commented that had I met children like them in the past I might have changed my mind about not having children!!!
The cats are being ultra fussy over their food, its so hard to find food they all like.They do all adore the sachets but they are so expensive I have to keep them for the old cats and those who need to be tempted to eat.Most turn up their noses at Whiskas, even the ferals are not keen. Like all good hotels, I have to provide a good menu and if the food is not to their satisfaction I am treated to looks of pure disdain and disgust as though they are thinking"does she really expect me to eat that rubbish". I amk struggling to find a good palatable tinned food for most of the shelter felines to enjoy.