Many of you may have been watching brave Holly as she took control of her disability and charged down the hill to the dam where she could be comfortable and able-bodied. Sadly the loss of spinal function in a pig often affects more than the legs and this was sadly the case with Holly. Unfortunately […]
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On Saturday morning the call went out. Holly had rolled down the hill near the pig barn and was stuck in the scrub. We provided Holly with intensive care for a week, following the onset of a spinal condition that resulted in Holly losing the use of her back legs. Holly weighs 180kg and was stuck
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[youtube id=”C9AaeOry_9I”] Jasmine arrived on the 4th October 2013. We don’t know exactly what happened in Jasmine’s case. Indeed, her mother may have died during child birth. At just 1 day old, Jasmine was being hunted by an eagle and her chances were very slim. It is quite possible that Jasmine was born at a
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Jasmine Jasmine had mild pneumonia. This is probably an indication that she did not receive all-important colostrum from her mother in the first 16 hours of life. If this is the case Jasmine has technically a 50% chance of survival. But how does this happen? We don’t know exactly what happened in Jasmine’s case. Indeed, her
Goodbye Marshall, and thanks. Thursday night at 8.30 Marshall, who was rescued from a broiler factory just 7 months ago, suffered heart failure and died, leaving his mate Cindy without her big strong protector. At the time of death, Marshall weighed 7 kilos, more than twice the weight of a rooster that hasn’t been
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President - Brad King
Treasurer - Chris Harvell
Director - Carol Slater
Director - Cheryl Evans
Director - Leizl Estioko
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