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.

Meatball just having a sniff ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿ’จ
12/06/2026

Meatball just having a sniff ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿ’จ

Behind the scenes from our recent tomato shoot ๐Ÿ…
09/06/2026

Behind the scenes from our recent tomato shoot ๐Ÿ…

07/06/2026

BOOP!

04/06/2026

Hey Hank ๐Ÿ‘‹

02/06/2026

This isnโ€™t quite our usual content, but weโ€™re excited to announce a study our wonderful goats took part in has now been published, revealing some really interesting insights into how goats and humans interact.

๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐”๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐•๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ

Scientists have discovered that goats may understand more from human voices than previously thought.

In a recent experiment, researchers found that domestic goats could use the direction of a personโ€™s voice to help locate hidden food.

The study involved 29 adult goats living at Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats, near Maidstone, Kent, who are already accustomed to interacting with humans.

The researchers adapted a task previously used with human babies, chimpanzees, and dogs to see whether goats could also pick up on vocal clues.

You can read more about the research here ๐Ÿhttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.08.692563v1.full

Why are goats eyes the way they are? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ
01/06/2026

Why are goats eyes the way they are? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ

We are excited to announce that Buttercups will once again be hosting its annual Summer Fayre, this year to be held on t...
01/06/2026

We are excited to announce that Buttercups will once again be hosting its annual Summer Fayre, this year to be held on the 31st August, from 11am-3pm โ˜€๏ธ

Due to limited space, Buttercups will be holding three sperate sessions, 11.00am-1.00pm, 12pm-2pm, and 1.00pm-3.00pm. Anyone wishing to use the carpark MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE โ€“ secure your tickets now before they sell out! ๐Ÿ

https://buttercupsgoatsanctuary.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/77487?catID=72645&

We have a few pitches still available for anyone wishing to hold a stall โ€“ if you are interested, please get in touch at [email protected] for more information, thank-you!

Meet Dobby, our first Goat of the Month! ๐ŸDobby went out to a foster home in early February with Lady Bronwen.Heโ€™s alway...
31/05/2026

Meet Dobby, our first Goat of the Month! ๐Ÿ

Dobby went out to a foster home in early February with Lady Bronwen.

Heโ€™s always been a quiet goat, but over the past few months, heโ€™s been quite unwell. After starting a treatment plan, weโ€™re so pleased to say heโ€™s now been signed off by the vet! ๐Ÿฉบ

As you can see from the videos, heโ€™s back to being a happy, bouncy goat again!

We love you, Dobby ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ

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

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+441622746420

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