Simon Leadbeater🍃💚🍃 HerbiⓋore & sheep keeper
@OurSacredGrove
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Rewilding forest & animal sanctuary: https://t.co/AbLOUmTGbX. @AnimalsCount member & proud @HoovesTails trustee.
Joined February 2012
Quietly campaigning for more-than-human rights: abolishing ‘livestock’ for loving care; pledging a Covenant with the Wild for a right to roam:
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Heartbroken to have had to put our youngest Wolfdog to sleep yesterday ; so I’m going to be quiet for a bit…
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In a GP waiting room; patients asking for appointments & r told all GPs booked until next month. That’s fine they say, an early Dec appointment would suit. No, says the receptionist, Dec bookings r not open yet. Come back end of next week. Am I alone in thinking this shocking?.
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Sad news. When I checked on Little Margo this morning I discovered she had died overnight. Yesterday she was not good, but I managed to get her inside out of the rain. God speed sweet girl; I shall miss you, especially that little face waiting at the gate. A lost homecoming…
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Rescued from my late mother’s garden before we sold the family home… A poignant reminder every spring.
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Managed to find 5 minutes for a sit-down this pm. Horatio then wandered over for a cuddle. Not sure why he does this, but for a few precious minutes troubles faded and I just enjoyed the moment…
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This is how I found Prickle this morning; she did not want any breakfast. After an examination and discussions with a very caring vet we decided any more treatment would only prolong her discomfort. It never gets any easier…
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Shameful headline for an animal with as much right to be here as we have - more even @Telegraph
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What I’ve dreaded happening is happening. Geraldine does not appear able to get up; vet on way…
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The support for Geraldine in recent days has been overwhelming; thank you all so very much. I am sorry to say, however, that I had to say goodbye to her earlier this afternoon. The vet could not have been more caring. We both cried. Rescuing farm animals is not an easy gig….
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I crept around the stable door fearing the worst. But hey, Geraldine was on her feet & I even managed to sneak a handful of sheep mix to her without Horatio cottoning on. Still weak and wheezing - but alive…
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I had to say goodbye to PlumPudding today. The timing was about right I think, but still very sad to lose her…
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Tragic I know, but bloody balloons just create more tragedies…
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Geraldine is still with us…
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Another hedge flailed to within an inch of its life; no wonder our farmland birds starve…
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‘Right to Roam stomps on nature’ - my latest article for ECOS:
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And why can’t we do this?
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Horrid start to the day; found this poor muntjac in Horatio’s field. I had to find someone with a gun. A dog owner (not to be seen) had allowed their pet to engage in the good innocent fun of chasing deer in our wood. Badly wounded; they hurt just like us. Very angry…
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Margo coming for her breakfast; a little old lady now, but remaining sprightly…
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For the first time in months I managed to find time to sit in Horatio’s field - and then look who came to join me…
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Appalling @phoenixzoo! The Phoenix Zoo plans to kill Indu, its only elephant — and cut her body in half for removal. Join In Defense of Animals in demanding her transfer to sanctuary before it’s too late. Indu deserves peace, not a brutal end.
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Sadly we lost Sir Thomas today…
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Even though Horatio is no longer a lamb he still chooses to sit with me; makes me feel quite content…
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It has taken years of encouragement so that timid sheep like Badger finally trust me (to a degree). R2R activists wish me to erected a stile so they can access his field and wild camp, where they will light a fire. Ask yourself, would Badger like this?
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Looking for some help from my X community. A close relative has died, leaving his dog behind. She is a lovely girl but other dog aggressive & needs a quiet home. She lives 2 hours from us & integrating her with our four wolfies - just impossible. V difficult situation 4 her & us.
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Outside my back gate - just now…
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The last couple of days I have had to do my utmost to persuade Norah to eat anything. Taking on old girls is a worry…
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Truly shocking - another no-brainer petition I felt compelled to sign: Ontario is considering reversing a ban on new penned hunting facilities—where hunters train dogs by sending them to chase & maul coyotes & other animals to death in an enclosed area.
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This is Buster. A ‘gamekeeper’ was due to dispatch him tomorrow. Fortunately my better half rescued him half an hour ago…
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On my bday my sibs bought me and helped fasten this sign on Horatio’s field gate…
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Earlier I collected yet more balloon litter. This example has a really vicious nylon tie, which could so easily take a life. These things should be outlawed…
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A not untypical morning greeting; sometimes I do ask myself how I ended up living in a caravan with a wolf (lookalike)…
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Just walked out of our door and what do I see. God I hate balloons…
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Putting corks in water bowls seems to work - these three spiders would have drowned otherwise. I will help these ones out…
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Horatio wishes all human and nonhuman beings a Happy New Year…
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Horse racing is wicked wicked, and the sooner banned the better…
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I promise to stop posting my galloping sheep; it is just, well, somehow gladdening.
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@BonkersBusway - this is indeed the epitome of bonkers. Fell an orchard to help the environment! You could not make this up…
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Loathsome piece by Clive Aslet from Sat.; @telegraph should be ashamed to print such bilge: “we have already seen where extreme sentimentality about animals can lead us: the evacuation of a dog sanctuary from Kabul ahead of animals…” Repeating nonsense does not make it true…
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Would everyone consider signing this petition pls. Thank you! Objection Against The Livestock and Livestock Products Bill, 2023 via @ChangeOrg_India.
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For reasons I cannot quite explain, when I sit down in my fav spot Horatio invariably comes and joins me. As he did just now I spotted a hare lollop across his field. A moment of happiness…
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I struggle to understand why this petition has so few signatures; plastic grass is an abomination… Please sign.
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Horatio looming over me; checking for any more treats…
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Approximately 40% of major new roads impact ancient #woodland and ancient & veteran #trees. Join @WoodlandTrust to respond to the Govt’s consultation to tell them transport policy must enable a future where nature thrives and carbon stays in the ground.
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Geraldine has not eaten much of the sheep-mix I gave her this morn, but her breathing seems much better. Now two jabs…
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On this Christmas Eve, Horatio bade me, in the spirit of much gratitude, to wish all of his Twitter family a blessed Christmas, and to urge upon all of us, a kinder New Year for all of his animal relations in 2024…
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Natural England approves licences to kill Skylarks "for purposes of sport" via @UKChange.
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Last eve my better half took me out; I have aged about a decade in the last six months alas. But nevertheless feel well enough to enjoy one of life’s simple pleasures - a pint of beer in the @HarpendenArms
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I lost ‘Bathtub’ this morn. She’d been paralysed for about a month (likely a consequence of previous misuse/breeding) so I propped her up in an old egg basket. Some would say she should have been pts, but she ate heartily. Until last night; I knew her time was coming…
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I rarely RT such images - too graphic, only speaking to the converted and off-putting to people we want to persuade. But those eyes plead with a special eloquence. How can we turn away….
If you look into an animal’s eyes you will see a pure innocent soul. Animals are our link to God…CHOOSE LIFE OVER DEATH EMBRACE VEGANISM
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Geraldine has eaten all her grass - just replenished with chopped carrots and apples…
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One of those things you really could not make up - AGGH!!😢😡😢
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Each year, millions of animals endure appalling, long journeys by land and sea, simply to be slaughtered or fattened on arrival. On Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day, I’m calling for this cruel trade to end. #BanLiveExports
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Undoubtedly tragic, but when oh when will releasing balloons be stopped…
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The world’s 1st octopus farm would cram a MILLION of these smart and sensitive creatures into tiny tanks before painfully freezing them to death – but a massive public outcry can help stop it. Sign and share now! #BanOctopusFarming
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Well done to @ScarboroCouncil - the same principle, however, ought to apply universally…
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Caught red-handed; Horatio attempting to raid the food store again…
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I once met a theologian who said our duty is not just to reduce animal suffering but also to facilitate their happiness. I hope this doe is happy - she seems relaxed. She is not likely to be disturbed; the woodland is hers…
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Just in case not everyone has signed yet; this petition needs our support. Thank you.
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Whenever i replenish the hay, the flock become hopeful for something rather more exciting… Especially Horatio.
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Just learned that my 8 year old niece has announced - on her own volition - that she wishes to be vegetarian and not to eat animals. A wow moment. I only wish I had as much gumption at her age….
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Not the best pic perhaps, but the epitome of happiness - our rescue chicks and Colly the turkey sunbathing…
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Geraldine could not have asked for a more caring vet today than Queralt from Hammond Vets near Hertford
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Oh dear Lord; another reason to hate the aviation industry…
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Pleased to have managed to cordon off PlumPudding with Margo at tea time. 1/2 bucket of sheep-mix to herself. The vet has diagnosed the worst and bar a miracle she will be put to sleep on Tuesday. Have felt sad but have to accept losing them is part and parcel of what I do…
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I sometimes wonder at the path I took which resulted in me now feeding rescue sheep twice a day…
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Horatio wishes everyone a lovely bank holiday weekend…
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Today is my birthday - so as a family we decided to reinforce the guard and give a little TLC to a young Yew we planted in memory of my niece a few years ago…
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Pure vandalism from @Heineken - why would a felling license not apply to kill so many trees?
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Another no brainer petition pls. First shared by @GabrielleOldf10: SAVE THE BULLS of the barbaric PAMPLONA BULL RUN - Sign the Petition! via @UKChange.
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Nothing special perhaps, but I love it nonetheless.
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Tears of relief (literally I’m embarrassed to say). Margo at the far right of the pic after vet visit. She has pneumonia - antibiotics and metacam, to be repeated Sunday morn. She lives to fight another day…
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Horatio senses sheepmix in the offering - much better than haylage…
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Sadly we only have until 11th September to reach 10K signatories; now 5,640. Thank you to all those who have signed - who love our hedges and don't want to lose any more; but we need 4,360 more supporters within the next week to make any sort of difference. Please sign and share.
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"The ocean can bounce back to life," Sir David says. "If left alone it may not just recover but thrive beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen." Leaving the ocean alone requires us to stop eating fish. Easily done; it must be 30 odd years for me now…
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Christmas treat for Colly - the only way to interact with a turkey on Christmas Day.
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I confess that Badger has become a favourite of mine…
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Some more rescues my better half collected today…
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Hell of a job putting Margo’s winter coat on this morn. It’s getting colder and with her chest condition I think she needs it. However, definitely plumper than when she last wore it, which I take as a good sign…
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Badger is a very smart little sheep; she knows full well that I have a stash of treats… hidden somewhere.
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Heartbreaking demolition works taking place at an old farm near us owned by @UniofOxford; formerly home to a colony of swallows, who should be making their way home about now…
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Yes, legal action required. But also just ban bloody fireworks…
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As can be seen, Geraldine was made very snug last night and she has not moved much. But munching on some grass and a little hay this morn. Will check on her later…
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The @BBCNews report on TV last night implied a change in direction, but in fact another 50,000 badgers are destined to die with no benefit at all.
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Horatio enjoying his breakfast this morn…
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Help Us Save The Asian Elephants by Liking and Sharing This Post #savetheasianelephants - Sign the Petition! via @UKChange.
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Horatio this afternoon…
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I’ve spent most of the day creating this; to hide some unsightly gas bottles. 2nd attempt. Now the tricky task of moving into position - I just hope it doesn’t collapse…
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Horatio sometimes walks up to me and gives me a nudge, as if to say ‘I want a fuss…’
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@LizKershawDJ @MerseyPolice Nothing states @MerseyPolice must support the majority of people against the minority. And, btw, it has always been a minority of people - driven by conscience & ethics - who have led change. You, @LizKershawDJ, are one of the ‘unspeakable’ defending the indefensible….
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Heartfelt Tribute as Hilda The Rescue Sheep Passes Away - One Green Planet
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Margo’s coat has arrived - typically after the cold spell, but it was quite chilly last eve and I hope this will make her more comfortable over the winter….
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Since I wrote this in June my world has changed, since beset by debilitating pain, sapping any of the drive I once possessed. My conviction, however, that wild animals need respite from our relentless intrusion into their homes remains undimmed:
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Hope all my vegan friends will sign this pls. Petition: Grant All Sentient Animals the Basic Right to Life
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A month ago I was authoritatively telling my OH that we would not see snow in these parts ever again; and then this morning we awoke to Narnia…
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Wonderful. .
If the news is getting you down, chill out by spending a couple of relaxing minutes watching a Water Vole in the @RSPBMinsmere pond having its lunch 🙂.@8outof10bats @RSPBEngland @Natures_Voice @WaterVole @BBCLookEast @itvanglia
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