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Gary Sweet
Gary Sweet (goat): arrived 9 November 2014 Gary was surrendered by a Perth Municipal pound after remaining “in custody” past the standard time – hew was at risk of euthanasia, so naturally we offered him a safe and loving, secure forever home here at Happy Hooves Farm Sanctuary. His history is unknown, but when he came to us as an entire buck, we wormed him and administered Vitamin B1 and B12 and vytrate. We noticed perforations along Gary’s pizzle and so took him to the vet for advice. Vet said…
Chester
Location: Perth, Western Australia Chester the drake and his lady friends Carrie, Gail and Mandy arrived at the sanctuary in March 2017, after being rescued from an animal hoarder’s property where this little Muscovy family were not being cared for adequately. Since their rescue they have been enjoying their time at Happy Hooves Farm Sanctuary. Unfortunately they gave the resident duck Peter a bit of a hard time, so she shacked up with her old mate Pierre the rooster. Would you like to help us to take care of the Animals…
Adopted! Beautiful Bella has a New Home.
UPDATE: Bella has been adopted! She will soon be moving to her new home at Calan Horse Sanctuary in Highbury. We’re sure she will be very happy there. Bella is a beautiful chestnut mare in need of some tender loving care. She is shy and timid at first, but will calm down once trust has been established. This lovely girl was sold to her owner six months ago as a riding horse. However, her age and behavior towards riding, illustrated that she needs to retire and enjoy a peaceful life…
Julio
Julio (Alpaca): Arrived 14 November 2012 UPDATE: May 23, 2017, Sadly today we said farewell and rest in peace to our beautiful old boy Julio. Since Julio came to Happy hooves in 2012 he has been a big favorite amongst volunteers and visitors, he was always a part of the landscape looking out across the paddocks and will be very sorely missed. We love you Julio. Julio is a very regal character, who arrived with Mary (deceased), Jack (deceased), Minty, Lily lamb, Kath, Kel and Lucy. They all came from…
Olive
Olive (sheep). Arrived 6 February 2013 A few months ago a cancerous growth on Olive’s nose ruptured. Despite efforts to treat the wound, the infection continued to worsen as her 13 year old body could no longer fight it. We tried our best to keep her as comfortable as possible,… but we could see her condition was affecting her quality of life – she was experiencing a lot of discomfort and starting to have trouble eating. With the guidance of our vet, we made the painful decision to end her…
Rehomed! 'Baby' the Pig
Baby has found a lovely new home at Gidgegannup. Location: Perth Western Australia Sweet Baby is a little pig in need of a new home. She was rescued by her current family from an unfit environment where she was not being cared for adequately. Although her family adore her, due to work commitments they are unable to give her the attention she needs & deserves. Baby has been raised alongside the family’s dog, and consequently seems to think she is a dog too as she runs around and barks just like her…
REHOMED! Little One & Pooz - two moos who need a home
UPDATE: We were unable to find the right home for these special girls. So Little One and Pooz have recently been given a new home at Possum Valley Animal Sanctuary, not too far from their original home. Where they will enjoy the rest of their days together. Little One and Pooz are two adorable old girls who have found themselves in a pickle. They were originally purchased and bred as pets to keep the grass down, and both have done a beautiful job of fulfilling their roles for their owner. Sadly, Mark is now…
Rupert
Rupert (Boer goat – male): Arrived December 2011 Rupert (and brother, Thurman) were found with their two sisters by Mundaring Council and ended up at the Mundaring Shire pound. Their sisters found homes but nobody came to give Rupert and Thurman a home, so a lovely woman who worked at the shire took them to save them from being euthanased and they found their way to us. Rupert is the quieter, better-behaved “lover, not a fighter” goat, whist his brother Thurman is the naughty one, though Rupert does have a…
Angel
Angel (ewe). Arrived: 2011 UPDATE 2 NOVEMBER 2016 Sadly, Angel was found dead in her yard today. Angel had not been unwell and was only checked a couple of hours previously. We suspect a snake bite, or some sudden health issue such as a heart attack or stroke. RIP with the other Angels, sweet girl. Angel is one of the tiniest full-grown ewes we have ever seen, and she ended up with us at Happy Hooves because her boyfriend Krusty got evicted from his home for “aggressive” behaviour. He turned…
Gwyneth Poultry (Gwenny)
Gwenny (White Lace hen) . Arrived 4 June 2015 UPDATE: 7 June 2016. Gwenny was found suddenly very ‘flat’, not eating, tail down and inactive. She was taken to avian specialist who found very large, firm and impacted uterus – probably a tumour. Gwenny was humanely euthanised. The difficult thing about birds is that they will never show that they’re ill until right near the very end when they are too sick to hide it… just days earlier, she was running around and eating with the other chickens. We hope…
Corney
Corney (Ameraucauna rooster). Arrived: 18 August 2013 UPDATE: 10 February 2016 Our hearts were literally broken by the discovery today of our gorgeous boy, Corney, lying dead in the main room of our hospital barn. Corney had been recuperating from a complicated break to his tibia late last October and subsequent surgery to insert a rod to help with repair. He has spent most of this time in isolation in one of the stalls in the hospital barn to allow him to rest and recover and let the leg heal…
Daphne
Daphne (sheep – Dorper). Arrived 30 August 2015 Daphne was rescued after giving birth to twin lambs who tragically, did not survive. One was taken by a fox or possibly a dog, and the other was found dead by her side. Daphne herself was bloated and unable to rise, so she was picked up and driven to vet, where she received treatment and was thankfully saved. We were fully prepared to pay for the vet, but when the owners were contacted to alert them to that fact that we had…
Shaggy
Shaggy (Angora goat – male): Arrived 4 June 2014 Shaggy was surrendered by a Perth Municipal pound after being found abandoned in Woorooloo by rental runner and picked up by the shire. He remained unclaimed and a home was not able to be found for him. He was earmarked for “destruction” (off to the “meat man”), so naturally we offered him a safe and loving, secure forever home here at Happy Hooves Farm Sanctuary. Shaggy came to us as a castrated goat, age unknown (possibly old) and possibly Angora Goat.…
Arnie
Arnie (sheep – Dorper). Arrived 16 June 2015 As a tiny lamb, Arnie was saved from a fox attack by a worker at a shearing shed. She hand-reared him for 12 weeks but didn’t have the time to spend on him that she knew he needed and he spent all day alone with only a Rottweiler for companionship… everyone needs to spend time with their own kind, no matter how nice the other species are, so he was surrendered into our care at Happy Hooves Farm Sanctuary. Arnie and Baart…