Recently we received a special package of six beautiful young hens rescued from having to suffer another 18 months in battery cages. Young as they are, they have escaped the ravages of feather loss and injury that comes from a life crammed behind bars. They have however all had the ends of their beaks painfully cut […]
Free Range Hen Rescue In January 2015 we welcomed two lovely ladies recently rescued from a free range egg farm. Jessie and Mira are now settling in at the sanctuary and enjoying having room to move and interesting things to investigate. Life in a free range farm, or barn, is one of continual battle for
We had a very dark day on the farm last Sunday, when Ben, everybody’s favourite goat, died of a metabolic disorder that had affected his vital organs, fatty deposits, and bladder. Considered by the dairy industry to be a waste product, Ben’s fate would normally be to go to slaughter at 6 days old. Rescued
FACT Over 95% of Australia’ s pork products is produced in Factory Farms Approximately 5 million pigs are slaughtered each year in Australia Pigs are intelligent Pigs have a highly evolved social structure Pigs share DNA mutations with humans making them susceptible to depression among other illnesses and diseases. Pigs are sensitive inquisitive creatures, and have
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We rely on so many wonderful people with amazing skills who volunteer their time and expertise to help us run the sanctuary and our education programs. One of these amazing volunteers is Tony. Tony came to the farm and saw the state of our ageing chicken coops, many of which had borne assault after assault from wayward pigs and goats.
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1713 Dayboro Road
Dayboro
QLD 4521
President - Brad King
Treasurer - Chris Harvell
Director - Carol Slater
Director - Cheryl Evans
Director - Leizl Estioko
Secretary - Olivia Spadina