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Ferdinand’s photo album
By Brad King
Ferdinand wandered off the street into a Brisbane area council animal control shelter when he was barely three months old. Under-fed and clearly uncared for, shelter staff immediately took to his quiet nature, love of ...
Read More Murray’s photo album
By Brad King
Meat-eaters are nine times more likely to be obese than vegans. Steak is full of artery-clogging cholesterol and saturated fat. Beef contributes to heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, and asthma. Cows like Murray are ...
Read More Mary’s photo album
By Brad King
Luckily Mary did not experience the horrors of the dairy industry. If she had, Mary would have been impregnated using artificial insemination every year, her babies forcibly taken away soon after birth. Her sons would ...
Read More Walk for Farm Animals 2014 – Photo Gallery
By Brad King
Happy beautiful people who care about farm animals at the 2014 Walk for Farm Animals! Thank you so much to everybody who joined us on the weekend for the 2014 Walk, and to all of ...
Read More New Pig Barn
By Brad King
Owing to an amazingly generous grant from Lush Handmade Cosmetics, we are very excited to announce that construction of our new pig barn will commence on July 30th. This new facility will be located right ...
Read More 2014 Walk For Farm Animals
By Brad King
Join us this September 14th for our annual Walk for Farm Animals in Brisbane, QLD. WHAT IS THE WALK? This is a sponsored walk event that raises money for the sanctuary, to enable us to ...
Read More Humane Slaughter
By Brad King
If you have been to the farm and met the sanctuary pigs, you will probably have been moved by how clever, social, affectionate and happy they are. If you have met them, then viewing this ...
Read More Cattle Starvation Investigation
By Brad King
Our investigative team were recently advised of a case of starving cattle near Jimboomba. A number of complaints had been made with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestries (DAFF), but no action had been ...
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