Welcome to Surge Sanctuary!
We are an animal sanctuary located on an 18 acre site in the rural Midlands of England.
Our mission is to offer a lifelong, no-kill, safe haven and forever home to abused and unwanted animals.
Our journey to 18 acres…
In September 2018, a small group of close friends from the animal rights organisation Surge, including vegan educator Earthling Ed, opened a non-profit vegan restaurant in London called Unity Diner.
Our mission was bold and unique, but we were determined to pull it off. We wanted to open a restaurant that used the power of plants to revolutionise the publics’ perceptions surrounding vegan food, but we also wanted to generate enough funds to be able to open an animal sanctuary. Somewhere that would be a true safe haven for animals - and where they would never, ever need to worry about being exploited, abused, or killed.
In late 2020, we did it.
The land was bought, with several members of our team and their family also selling their own home, and relocating, ready to spend the rest of their lives caring for the animals that society rejects and exploits.
Meet our residents!
We currently have over 100 rescued animals here at Surge Sanctuary, including these wonderful individuals:
Matilda and her family.
Matilda is an incredible individual. Born into the pig farming industry she escaped from the farm and gave birth to her piglets in a woodland.
Matilda now lives at Surge Sanctuary with her family, where she has spent over three years living a life of freedom and safety. She spends her days relaxing with her children, wallowing in mud and eating lots of delicious food and treats!
To watch her story, head over to matildaandthebraveescape.com
“Veganism is progress. Not hurting animals for unnecessary and unjustifiable reasons is progress. Surge Sanctuary exists as part of the moral progression that society absolutely has to make.”
— Ed Winters