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Jasmine and her friends at Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary

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Posted in Uncategorized | April 9th, 2009

In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog.. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had clearly been abused.

In an act of kindness, the police took the dog, which was a Greyhound female, to the nearby Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, run by a man named Geoff Grewcock and known as a willing haven for Animals abandoned, orphaned or otherwise in need. Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims: to restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. It took several weeks, but eventually both goals were achieved.

They named her Jasmine, and they started to think about finding her an adoptive home.

Jasmine

But Jasmine had other ideas. No-one remembers now how it began, but she started welcoming all Animal arrivals at the sanctuary. It wouldn’t matter if it was a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or, any other lost or hurting Animal, Jasmine would peer into the box or cage and, where possible, deliver a welcoming lick.

Jasmine with recused Fox

Geoff relates one of the early incidents. “We had two puppies that had been abandoned by a nearby railway line. One was a Lakeland Terrier cross and another was a Jack Russell Doberman cross. They were tiny when they arrived at the centre and Jasmine approached them and grabbed one by the scruff of the neck in her mouth and put him on the settee. Then she fetched the other one and sat down with them, cuddling them.”

“But she is like that with all of our animals, even the rabbits. She takes all the stress out of them and it helps them to not only feel close to her but to settle into their new surroundings.

Jasmine and a her rabbit friend

She has done the same with the fox and badger cubs, she licks the rabbits and guinea pigs and even lets the birds perch on the bridge of her nose.”

Jasmine, the timid, abused, deserted waif, became the animal sanctuary’s resident surrogate mother, a role for which she might have been born. The list of orphaned and abandoned youngsters she has cared for comprises five fox cubs, four badger cubs, 15 chicks, eight guinea pigs, two stray puppies and 15 rabbits.

And one roe deer fawn. Tiny Bramble, 11 weeks old, was found semi-conscious in a field. Upon arrival at the sanctuary, Jasmine cuddled up to her to keep her warm, and then went into the full foster mum role. Jasmine the greyhound showers Bramble the Roe deer with affection and makes sure nothing is matted.

Jasmine and Tiny Bramble

“They are inseparable,” says Geoff . “Bramble walks between her legs and they keep kissing each other. They walk together round the sanctuary.
It’s a real treat to see them.”

How sweet Jasmine will continue to care for Bramble until she is old enough to be returned to woodland life. When that happens, Jasmine will not be lonely. She will be too busy showering love and affection on the next orphan or victim of abuse.
Jasmine and some of her many friends

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8 Responses to “Jasmine and her friends at Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary”

Karin Anderson says:

February 18, 2010 at 2:09 am

Beautiful bright spot of life. Tears welling. So SO So touching.
Ruth says:

February 19, 2010 at 9:08 pm

This is such a heart warming letter and phhotos I richly thank you
Susi Mühlemann says:

May 13, 2010 at 5:25 pm

Lovely Story, wonderful dog, thank you.
I had ons a Saluki from Saudi Arabia just like that
She would take care of all shy, sec abandoned animals.
she was wonderful like Jasmine.
All dogs are wonderful but some ars outstanding.
Cindy says:

May 26, 2010 at 12:56 pm

Your so right Susi, All are WONDERFUL !!
Some more so than others.
Cindy
Antonio Porto from Brazil says:

December 28, 2010 at 11:16 am

Animals – especially the dogs – are always teaching humans beautiful things. Unfortunely just a few of them pay attention. But the ones who love these special creatures will certainly be touched by the example of Jasmine.
dina becton says:

December 29, 2010 at 8:43 pm

it was touching, is Jasmine still alive????
Ken Irish says:

March 11, 2012 at 12:24 pm

I had been searching for this story about Jasmine for some time now. I lost all my email in an internet server change and have been looking for her story ever since. I’m glad to have found this article once again. In my opinion, people around the world could learn alot from her. Thanks for posting this. I’ll never lose it again.
Cindy says:

March 24, 2012 at 4:23 pm

Your welcome Ken, It is a very nice story indeed. Glad I could help.