{"id":262462,"date":"2026-01-01T23:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/262462\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:45:08","slug":"tributes-paid-to-animal-welfare-campaigner-and-partner-of-actor-anthony-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/262462\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributes paid to animal welfare campaigner and partner of actor Anthony Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Animal welfare campaigner Sarah Fisher, who was the partner of Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head, has been remembered as \u201cextraordinary\u201d and \u201ccompassionate\u201d following her death.<\/p>\n<p>Her daughters, actresses Emily and Daisy Head, said her loss was \u201cimmensely shocking\u201d in a statement posted to a social media page for Tilley Farm, a 90-acre property in Somerset that was run by Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>The animal welfare advocate died last week aged 61, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"879\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tributes-paid-to-animal-welfare-campaigner-and-partner-of-actor-anthony-head.jpg\" alt=\"EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 \u2013 Arrivals \u2013 London\" data-title=\"EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 \u2013 Arrivals \u2013 London\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Archive\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Archive\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Ian West\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Daisy Head and Emily Head (Ian West\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>Her daughters said: \u201cWe are so sorry to have to share the news that our extraordinary, kind and talented mother, Sarah, passed away recently. It is immensely shocking to us all, and came with very little warning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo words could ever express all that she encompassed, or begin to describe the crater her absence has left. We know how profoundly she has impacted the lives of so many, and we couldn\u2019t be more proud of the legacy she is leaving behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe only wish she\u2019d had more time to share her knowledge and brilliance with us, and the world. Our grief knows no bounds, nor did the reaches of her incredibly unique and irreplaceable spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know how much she treasured the relationships she had with all of her friends, colleagues and collaborators, many of whom she stayed in contact with here, and we thank you all for being a part of her enriched life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher was an ambassador for Battersea Dogs And Cats Home and patron of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Laurie, chief executive at Battersea, said: \u201cWe\u2019re truly sorry to lose our beloved friend and ambassador, Sarah Fisher, and send our deepest sympathies to Sarah\u2019s partner Anthony and her family and friends.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"not-prose\"><p>\n    Sarah was always a voice for those dear souls who have no voice, and was the most genuine, caring and compassionate human being. (She) will be a huge loss to the animal kingdom she worked so tirelessly for, helping so very many animals of all species to find their way to cope and be happy in this changing world<\/p>\n<p>            Pauline Leeson, Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary founder\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA devoted supporter for many years, Sarah, alongside her partner Anthony Head, gave so much to our charity, fostering dogs, using her canine behaviour expertise to train our staff and volunteers, and attending many of our events and fundraisers. She will be dearly missed by all of us at Battersea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founder of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary, Pauline Leeson, paid tribute in a post to their website and said: \u201cIt came as a shock to hear that the wonderful Sarah Fisher, patron of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary and advocate for all animals had passed away, and our hearts go out to Anthony, Daisy and family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah was always a voice for those dear souls who have no voice, and was the most genuine, caring and compassionate human being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah will be a huge loss to the animal kingdom she worked so tirelessly for, helping so very many animals of all species to find their way to cope and be happy in this changing world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe at Holly Hedge are so proud to have known Sarah. Her memory will live on in all the good work and positive change she has made to their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP Sarah, you will never be forgotten, and will be remembered with much love for all her outstanding work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Animal welfare campaigner Sarah Fisher, who was the partner of Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head, has been remembered&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262463,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,19,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-262462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115822509469442315","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}