Jake Ratcliffe was born and raised in Yorkshire and began caring for animals in need in 2015. What began as a pastime soon became a passion and in 2018 he opened Millington’s Magical Barn animal sanctuary.

In 2025, Millington’s was crowned winner of the BBC’s ‘Make a Difference’ award and to date he has rescued, rehabilitated or rehomed over 200 animals. Millington’s also boasts the largest social media following for a farm animal rescue in the UK, with 200k followers on Instagram.