Joey (sheep) Arrived 8 December 2016 Little Joey and his sweet sister Jasmine were left orphaned at just one week (approximately) of age. The motherless pair were found on a property north of here, by a young backpacker. The owner of the farm on which they were discovered was disinterested in the lambs’ welfare and suggested they be destroyed. This was not an option for the young woman, and she found herself caring for the lambs as best she could. As she would be leaving the country in a couple of weeks, she…
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Sally
Sally (pig) Arrived 26 October 2016 Sally was only three months old when found for sale on a social network site. Someone alerted us to the fact and after speaking to the other sanctuaries, we agreed to take her with the condition that, in line with our rescue policy, no money was to be paid for her. Her awesome rescuers managed to talk the vendor out of $300 and into surrendering her, and she is now safe from harm at her new forever home, Happy Hooves. She is WAY too…
Lani
Lani (goat) Arrived 11 August 2016 Lani was impounded by a municipal council after being surrendered by her owner, who was having trouble containing her on his Perth Hills property, and after complaints from neighbours. The Shire contacted us to see if we could take her, and so she joins our trip of 19 other goats. She was about four months old when she came to us and is initially hanging out with Mimi, Tumbles and Isla the other small females, and Zayn who is still a bit slow from…
Sweet William
Sweet William (Hereford steer) Arrived 27 March 2016 Sweet William (affectionately known as ‘Swill’) was born into the beef industry. Unluckily for him, his mother had dried up and had no milk for him; she was also at a stage where she could produce no more calves, so was sent to slaughter. William being a male calf mean that it was not worth the farmer’s time to hand-raise him for “beef” seeing as his mother couldn’t feed him for the next 6-8 months, so he looked for someone who would…
Chewbacca (Chewy)
Chewbacca (steer). Arrived 31 May 2016 Chewy was rescued from a home that urgently needed to get rid of an abundance of animals; he faced a high probability of being shot had one of our beautiful Happy Hooves supporters not found him and rescued him. He is a Scottish Western Highland breed and won’t get much bigger than he is now, though his horns might continue to grow. Chewy now shares a paddock and shelter with Sweet William – BFFs! Would you like to help us to take care…
Wilma
Wilma (Australorp hen) Arrived 12 November 2015 Wilma came to us with Black Betty, Fred and Dino. They had been abandoned by previous owner on a property which was seized by the bank. Lovely real estate agents fed them. gave them fresh water and alerted us to our plight. They have all been recuperating with us since they got here, but Wilma and Black Betty are now out with the other hens with free run of the property Would you like to help us to take care of…