Art For the Animals is an amazing online store, where you can buy gorgeous images of animal friends by a super-talented artist, and the profits made go to animal welfare too. How good is that?
The artist’s first collection is called ‘The Herd’, inspired by a trip to a retreat, where she stayed at one of the lodges. Volunteering to help these lovely bunch of animal friends led her to create a business that helped more animals on a wider scale.
Let’s support such a wonderful cause. Brighten up your home or office, and soon the success can help both animals, and the artist’s fledgling business, to hopefully create more collections! Keep up to date by subscribing to her newsletter and Instagram posts.
The happy images are of animals rescued by The Retreat Animal Rescue, but did not have such a good start in life.
Note this sanctuary presently has a campaign to locate and rescue the calf that was recently on the news, having been rammed by a police car.
And if your budget doesn’t stretch to an art print, invest in a gorgeous bookmark (again, all profits help the sanctuary).
You can support the Kent retreat by purchasing the founder’s book, stopping by at the cafe, staying at the same lodge the artist stayed at, or treating yourself to something lovely at the thrift shop!
Evie the cow was just a couple of hours old, when she was found on top a rubbish pile. Now she’s as happy as an (enormous!) puppy.
One of her horns did not recover so it was removed, so now she’s a happy ‘cow unicorn!’ She also ripped out her tag, as she knew she was more than a number!
Panda the calf grew up with his sisters, after arriving as a calf. He is now nearly 4 (almost unheard of in the dairy industry, as most males are shot dead, as they are of no financial value, if not sold for veal).
This ‘gentle giant’ is very friendly and loves playing in the fields with his friends.
Princess is a gorgeous Jersey cow whose life ironically was saved from being a dairy cow, when it was found she was infertile.
At least she was spared the sadness of being separated from a calf (they call to each other for days and through the night when separated shortly after birth).
She has since become ‘foster mum’ to several calves (including several ‘troublemakers’).
She loves back-scratches, rubbing her face on visitor’s legs and purrs when happy! She is also best friends with a goat, and is a loving aunt to the new baby calf arrival (Rosa).
