A retreat for all beings
In the picturesque village of High Halden in Kent, UK, you will find The Retreat Animal Rescue Sanctuary, a haven for broken and abused animals that offers sanctuary to people, too. Now home to over 1,250 animals, the story behind this special refuge started some 40 years ago with a little boy named Billy who dreamt of having a pony.
“I always wanted a pony,” Billy tells me, “But my parents said that was a little girl’s dream and my sister, Lil, got the pony. I did all the mucking out and was always at the yard and each time somebody was going to have their pony shot, I would plead with them to let me keep the pony. I got the naughty ones, the sick ones and the old ones and by the time I was
