Farm Animal Rescue sanctuary sheep have been rescued from the lamb meat and wool industries. Due to demand for wool, Merino sheep have been genetically bred to grow as much fleece as possible, and designed to have wrinkled skin so as there is more surface area for the wool to grow. And whilst sheep used …
Pigs are the fourth most intelligent species on the planet. They’re considered to have the cognitive ability of 3-year old human children and are quite the experts at playing video games. Much smarter than dogs, pigs are very social animals with many behaviours similar to ours – they share 98 percent of human DNA. The …
Egg laying hens Hens who provide eggs for human consumption are a descendent of the Red Jungle fowl, a bird native to the Amazon, and are among millions of animals introduced, bred and raised for ‘food’ in Australia. Conditions on egg producing ‘farms’ are designed so that these hens unnaturally lay an egg virtually every …
Goat farming in Australia Goat farming in Australia is a smaller industry that cattle or sheep farming, however Australia is the largest exporter of goat meat in the world. Goats are farmed for their meat, fleece and milk, and are also exported live from Australia suffering harrowing journeys in the live export industry. Many people …
Cows are large, timid and peaceful creatures. They’re not indigenous to Australia and aren’t well suited to our climate. They drink at least 70 litres of water a day. Did you know the cattle industry is one of the largest consumers of water in Australia? The sanctuary herd are from the meat and dairy industries. …
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President - Brad King
Vice President - Carol Slater
Treasurer - Kim Payne
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