FAR Residents

Rescued dairy calf – Cale Cale is all grown up and now stands at 2.1 metres tall, but life started off very sadly for this little calf rescued from the dairy industry. Too weak to attract a buyer at a Queensland sale yard, Cale and his buddy Alfie arrived at sanctuary straight into the intensive […]

My name is Lucille and I never met my mum. My first memory was moving along a line with all of my brothers and sisters. We were terrified. There was a lot of noise and people kept grabbing us. My sisters – Marilyn, Lucille, Grace, Mae, and Audrey – and I were thrown back in […]

Philip was born on a slaughterhouse truck. Like hundreds of other lambs born while their mum is on her way to slaughter, Philip was dumped on the side of the highway by a driver who knew the slaughterhouse wouldn’t accept the baby and who didn’t have the courage to “humanely” euthanise the tiny infant with a bolt […]

Lily the rescued lamb One of our first residents, Lily came to us unable to eat, drink or stand because she had been infested with worms, along with her mother and sister. It took a week for Lily to get better, but we couldn’t get her to walk until her mom came along and performed […]

19 September, 2015 It has been the most heartbreaking of days. From the moment that we realised Anne-Marie, a lovely old Jersey cow who came to the sanctuary 5 months ago was pregnant, we were concerned. Years of being used for dairy products have ravaged Anne-Marie’s health to the point that her coat is constantly […]

Three month old orphans, these guys had been seen in a port area for quite a while before our talented volunteers manage to catch them and bring them to safety. We don’t know how these babies got there. Whether they were the unwanted offspring from goat mothers being exported live, unwanted arrivals at a slaughterhouse, or perhaps some […]

Fiona Rescued from Dairy Saleyard Fiona arrived at the sanctuary with urine scalds to 40 percent of her body, resulting in her skin being scalded and inflamed and causing her to lose her fur. About 4 weeks old, it is quite apparent that Fiona has been kept in a dirty crate filled with her own […]

Portia Portia was rescued from a factory farm and was bred for pork meat for human consumption.  Originally rescued by Fiona from Manning River Farm Animal Sanctuary , in 2015 Fiona was tragically diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour.  As she was looking at months of debilitating treatment, she set about seeking forever homes for […]

Solomon joined us at sanctuary after five hundred days at an RSPCA shelter. He is a handsome and well-natured boy but very frightened when he is around people. He loves being with the sanctuary herd and is best friends with Gabriel who he spent time at the shelter with. Solomon is available for sponsorship.