Ghleanna and Wilma (cows) Arrived 24 February 2017 These two beautiful cows have been part of a happy family for the past 10 years, living on a lovely property in the Perth hills. Their vegetarian carers love them dearly, and have always taken great care of them. But sadly, the family faced some very difficult challenges last year, and have had to sell their property and rehome their beloved Dexter’s. Ghleanna is 6 years old, and her lovely natured calf Wilma is 4. Ghleanna boasts a magnificent set of horns, as her previous carers thought…
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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…
Busta Moo
Busta Moo (Holstein Fresian calf/steer). Arrived: 17 July 2014 Busta was owned by some inexperienced people (when it comes to caring for farm animals) who quickly tired of the high level of care a young calf needs and started thinking about selling him or expediting his trip to their dinner plate. Lucky for this little guy, a very caring girl who had just received some money for her 16th birthday, got wind of his plight and asked the owners to sell him to her so that she may save him. Fortunately…