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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This is Hayley. Hayley was rescued from a battery cage facility about 2 years ago and has been living happily at Farm Animal Rescue with all her friends. However, like so many of the animals we rescue, we cannot protect her from the damage that has already been done to her. Hayley, like many commercial
We have just welcomed four new residents to the sanctuary, sweet little babies originally born to suffer a life of nothing more than a grim dirty shed, a terrifying truck ride and slaughter upside-down on a conveyor belt at just 50 days old. For these four little ones, life will be sweeter and longer. They
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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