If The Happy Pants Ranch animal sanctuary charity do not raise the funds to cover legal costs required to fight the council in their noise abatement order - the charity may have to shut down.

The sanctuary is home to 450+ rescue and special needs animals that have been abused, abandoned or unable to have been cared for. Over the last decade The Happy Pants Ranch has saved thousands of animals lives as well as becoming a place of sanctuary, not only for animals but humans too.

3 years ago when the sanctuary relocated to a plot of 21 acres of unused agricultural land in Sittingbourne, Kent, the local council slapped a noise abatement order on the charity for the animals being too noisy (after complaints from one nearby residential dwelling.)

Since then the charity has done all it can to try to relieve the noise, including rehoming animals and moving animals to the furthest part of the land, but to no avail.

Swale council insist that despite being in the heart of rural Kent the sound of the countryside animals: geese, cockerels, turkeys, sheep, dogs, is a nuisance noise in the countryside.

The very nature of these “offences” seem mind bogglingly ridiculous, but this has been a 3 year long battle now resulting in a very serious court prosecution against the charity. And in order for the sanctuary to continue operating after its 10 years of being an animal sanctuary, it must appeal the councils decision and go to court for a trial. For this we need to raise enough money to cover the charity’s legal fees in case things get messy.

Can you help?

Please donate whatever you can - every amount is a huge help! And if you can’t donate please just share this fundraiser far and wide!

Thank you SO very much,

from Amey (founder) and all the animals at The Ranch including those animals lives we hope to save in the future..