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People often ask, “Which came first - the chicken or the egg?” although
we’re currently asking ourselves, which did we hear of first, Goodheart Animal
Sanctuaries or the movie, I Could Never Go Vegan? We can’t quite remember
which one introduced us to the other - but, either way, both are worth knowing
about. We watched the movie, I Could Never Go Vegan, which included some
footage filmed at Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary in Kidderminster, Worces-
tershire. Upon seeing the sanctuary in the movie, we knew that we needed to
visit. Our chance came when the sanctuary held an open day, which included
talks, food stalls, other stalls, and, of course, all of the animals to see and
meet.
Walking up the drive to the sanctuary, you’ll find acres of fields, which
home horses, goats, sheep and more. William, the horse, was the first to greet

us. The talks took place in a barn, while other barns housed
cows and sheep.
There’s a path that heads up to a woodland area where the
pigs live. Goodheart have a lot of pigs in various enclosed
woodland and fields. There’s a path that goes through the
woodland which enables you to follow the trail around, while
seeing the different pigs in their respective homes. They all live
in very spacious areas and look very content.
Following the trail around, we eventually came to some
aviaries where we found some chickens, turkeys, and geese.
Susan and Mr. Biggles are two rescued turkeys that live to-
gether in one of the aviaries.

The sanctuary sold animal
feed, so we delighted in feeding
some of the goats, sheep and
cows.
Aside from the sanctuary’s
open day, Goodheart also hold
sanctuary guided tours and
have pig experiences, where
you can meet their rescued
pigs, hear inspiring rescue sto-
ries and learn about how they
are cared for.
Goodheart Animal Sanctu-
ary was founded by David
Walker and Dwynwen Jones
and opened in 2017. We loved
our time at Goodheart and look
forward to visiting again, hope-
fully in the not too distant future.
Visit https://www.good-
heartanimalsanctuaries.com for
more info.

Words & Photos By Shari Black
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