Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats

Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats Buttercups is a Kent-based sanctuary that provides a home for neglected, abused and abandoned goats In less than a month, yet another arrived. Hon.
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Buttercups very first began when Bob and Valerie Hitch agreed to take two unwanted goats into care in 1989. A few months later, an RSPCA inspector asked if they could accept another goat in need of urgent care. Before long, goats suffering from all sorts of cruelty and neglect were arriving from around the county. By 2003, with so many goats to care for, the sanctuary became a registered charity.

Our Patron is the wonderful and invaluable Rt. Ann Widdecombe. Buttercups is the only registered charity in the UK who care solely for the welfare of goats. We rescue abandoned, abused and neglected goats, and we also help animals simply in need of a new home whose owners can no longer care for them or who have been left alone after the death of companion goats. We also help improve the knowledge and education about goat welfare nationwide. In 2007, Bob and Valerie Hitch received the Elsie M J Evans award from the RSPCA in recognition of their outstanding animal rescue work. We have about 137 goats living on site, with about another 109 under our protection in foster homes. Some of our goats are rescued from cruel and unsuitable situations and others can no longer be looked after by their original owners. Our herd is split into two - a main group and a small herd of males where entire billies are kept isolated from the main group until they've recovered fully from castration. Our goats can roam over open fields during the day and have warm, dry, undercover accommodation at night, either in individual stalls or sharing with a close companion. These stalls are cleaned daily by our team of dedicated volunteers and each goat receives any attention needed daily such as grooming, foot treatment and medical care.

Elliot is hoping to see lots of our wonderful supporters visiting the sanctuary this weekend ❤
12/09/2026

Elliot is hoping to see lots of our wonderful supporters visiting the sanctuary this weekend ❤

11/09/2026

Lots of hungry goat faces patiently (or in some cases not-so!) awaiting their breakfasts 🐐

Maggie enjoying a little sunbathing this afternoon 💕
10/09/2026

Maggie enjoying a little sunbathing this afternoon 💕

Sisters Petal and Gretel have now been at the sanctuary almost a year. When they first arrived, it was fair to say that ...
09/09/2026

Sisters Petal and Gretel have now been at the sanctuary almost a year. When they first arrived, it was fair to say that they were both very nervous of people. They have since come a long way, and whilst still a little unsure at times, are much more comfortable in the company of humans than they once were ❤

As for the rest of the herd, these two spent no time at all getting stuck in. They have proved themselves to be cheeky and confident, and were quickly in sync with our other goats. The pair are usually still seen together, often in their preferred position, sitting on top of a hay rack 🐐

Donate to Buttercups today https://www.buttercups.org.uk/donations ❤

08/09/2026

Bin Baby Biffa knows his name 🥰

This afternoon, Neville has been enjoying some peace and quiet down in the parkland, relaxing in a sheltered spot beneat...
07/09/2026

This afternoon, Neville has been enjoying some peace and quiet down in the parkland, relaxing in a sheltered spot beneath an old fallen tree ❤

06/09/2026

The Buttercups Batchelor Herd, aka the naughty boys! 🐐

Introducing Albus, Onion, Dusky, Gerald, Howard and Darren❤

This small herd is kept separately from the others (and more importantly our visitors) due to their general unruliness...

05/09/2026

Wilbur would like to say a big hello to all of the wonderful Buttercups supporters on this sunny afternoon! ❤

04/09/2026

Bless the rains down at Buttercups! 🌧

Unlike sheep, goats do not produce lanolin, which means that they are not waterproof! This means that when it start’s raining, they tend to run for shelter 🐐

03/09/2026

Wait for it...did you see it? 🤔

"Chewing the cud" is the process by which our goats bring partially digested food up from their stomach's first chamber (the rumen) to chew for a second time. This helps them to break up the plant material in to small pieces, allowing it to pass through to the next stomach compartment, the reticulum, and then onto further chambers omasum and abomasum, eventually reappearing as the tiny pellets we all know and love from the yard and bottom of our shoes 💩❤

Address

Wierton Park, Wierton Road
Boughton Monchelsea
ME174JW

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441622746420

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