Electricity workers serve breakfast to 100 rescue goats in Kent

  Posted by: electime      30th October 2025

Running a busy breakfast service for 100 rescue goats was all in a day’s work for power workers who swapped the office for Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats.

UK Power Networks’ volunteers lent a hand at the UK’s only registered charity dedicated exclusively to the welfare and rescue of goats in Wierton Park, Boughton Monchelsea.

Over two days, electricity teams mucked out stables, swept, laid bedding, topped up hay and water, unloaded hay deliveries, moved a fence, painted sheds and met the goats.

Evangeline Uttley, who organised the first team from UK Power Networks, said: “It was a fantastic day and unlike anything I’d expected. All the goats have been abandoned or rescued from places where they weren’t safe or were treated badly.

“Every goat has a name and staff know everything about them. Each goat has a specific diet and receives what it needs. The goats were so interested in what we were doing so it was an unusual environment to work in and such a rewarding day.”

Gower McCarthy, general manager at Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats, said: “I want to thank the UK Power Networks’ teams for their support during their volunteer days at Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats. It was a pleasure to host them, and the team’s enthusiasm and hard work made a real difference to our sanctuary.”

Holly Avery, who led a second team, said: “We’re really lucky at UK Power Networks to be able to donate two volunteering days each year, and we had a fantastic time supporting Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats.

“From mucking out pens and raking leaves to organising food and helping prepare the new medical room, it was a hands-on and rewarding day. The highlight was meeting a tiny baby goat brought in the night before! I’m already looking forward to going back next year.”

The charity rescue, rehabilitate, and provide lifelong care for abused, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted goats. Over 140 goats live at the sanctuary, with around 120 more in foster homes. The goats receive medical treatment, emotional rehabilitation, and a safe, enriching environment with paddocks, shelters, and structures to climb.

To find out more about goat encounters, adoption schemes, and volunteer opportunities visit the charity’s website: www.buttercups.org.uk