Albert (goat). Arrived 19 May 2016 Update 29/7/19 This morning we say goodbye to one of the biggest characters we’ve ever had at the sanctuary. Albert had a personality much bigger than his impressive stature. He always left an impression on people, luring them into a false sense of security with his pale blue eyes before taking a big swing with those long horns! Al joined us back in May, 2016 after his carer had passed away. The carer’s daughter lived in suburbia, and didn’t have the space for a…
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Cleveland
Cleveland (goat) Arrived 6th March 2019 Just as twins kids Bonnie and Clyde had settled in, we received a call from a local pound. A little goat had come into their care, and they asked if we could give him a home. The next day, we introduced Cleveland to his new friends Bonnie and Clyde, and pair became a trio. We were unable to determine how old Cleveland was when he came into our care, but we guessed he would have been about 3 weeks old. He was quite underweight,…
JT
JT (goat) Arrived 25th October 2018 This handsome little guy was impounded by Perth rangers. No one came forward to claim the young goat, which is so often the case. With nowhere for him to go, they contacted us to see if we had space to accommodate him. We are trying to reduce the animal intake here at the sanctuary, as our funds and resources can only be stretched so far. However we couldn’t leave JT to an uncertain fate, and soon after he arrived at here at his forever…
Bernie
Bernie (goat) Arrived 7th June 2018 Back in June 2018, when we were contacted by rangers about the pigs Lola and Bindi, they also mentioned that they had impounded a goat. We were told he was an old goat, “nothing special”, and he was due to be destroyed as no one had claimed him. As we couldn’t cater to another goat at this time, a dear friend of ours agreed to foster him for us while we searched for a loving home. When we collected Bernie, he was not a…
Laura
Laura (goat) Arrived 7th May 2018 In early May (2018) we were contacted by a Gosnell’s ranger, a female goat had been impounded and no owner had come forward to claim her. Her two weeks were up, and she had no home to return to. Initially we planned to foster Laura while we looked for a forever home for her. But as it so often happens, we fell in love with this sweet girl. After her time was up in isolation, she joined the Happy Hooves Herd which is where…
Zoe
Zoe (goat) Arrived 11th April 2018 A very tiny Zoe was discovered on the side of a road in the countryside by Happy Hooves employee Meg. After surveying the area, Zoe’s mother could not be found. In fact, there were no goats in sight. How this little kid ended up alone on the side of a road is a mystery. Zoe was only days old when she arrived at the sanctuary, and was possibly the smallest little goat we’d seen! Everyone fell in love with her quirky little personality. Initially…
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…
Jackson
Jackson (goat) Arrived 27th June 2017 On the 26th of June we received a phone call from a young man claiming to have found an infant goat wandering the streets. Worried that the kid may be hungry and well overdue for a feed, we had one of our volunteers rush to pick him up and bring him to the sanctuary to be fed and assessed. As it turns out, the young man and his friends had purchased Jackson whilst intoxicated, a couple of weeks prior. They decided to surrender the goat to…
Laila
Laila (goat) Arrived 8th June 2017 In early June we received a call from Cockburn Pound, they had picked up a little goat that was found wandering. Unable to find her owner, they contacted us. Laila was picked up the next day and brought back to the sanctuary. She was in rather poor condition when she first arrived, but has steadily gained weight and is now a healthy size. She is a sweet-natured goat, inquisitive and loves human interaction. In her short time here she has already gained popularity with the HH…
Cuddles
Cuddles (goat) Arrived 21 April 2017 In April 2017 we received a phone call from an animal pound. A little goat had been discovered homeless and wandering around on someone’s property. Soon after he was picked up and brought to his forever home at Happy Hooves. He is a bit of a wild boy – not tame, and not at all interested in being around humans, so we affectionately named him ‘Cuddles’. He has since joined the goat herd, where he is happy and making lots of new friends. Would you like to…
Banjo
Banjo (goat) Arrived: 7 April 2017 Gorgeous Banjo was picked up from the Armadale pound back in early April. He had been found wandering in a rural area of the town. With no ear tags, his owner was unable to be identified. The young goat was in poor physical condition, and his little ears appeared to have been badly mauled and torn by an another animal (we assume a dog). He was taken to our vet for immediate treatment. Banjo’s ears have healed nicely, and this sweet boy is settling into his new home at Happy Hooves. Currently he shares a…
Jasper
Jasper (goat) Arrived: 20 January 2017 Jasper was a wild goat discovered in bushlands, with no mother in sight. Luckily for him, he was discovered and brought to Happy Hooves by some compassionate people. At just four weeks old, Jasper needed to be bottle fed three times a day. Paul (HH Manager) had the honorary duty of being “goat mum”, and Jasper refused to be fed by anybody other than him. Jasper has grown so much since he arrived, but is still a big sook! He is now down to just one bottle in the evening,…
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…
Mimi
Mimi (goat). Arrived 30 May 2016 Sweet little Mimi comes from a very sad place. Her and her smaller sister were orphaned after their previous “owner” decided it would be a good idea to kill their mother so his children could hand-rear the kids. If that’s not tragic enough, Mimi’s twin sister didn’t make it – probably through a lack of mum’s first milk colostrum that all mammals need in the first few hours of birth. But where there is evil, there is also good and we thank both Greener…
Isla
Isla (goat). Arrived 27 April 2016 Isla was found roaming by a municipal shire and taken to the pound where no one claimed her, so we offered her a home at Happy Hooves. We have no idea of her history, but she is very shy and retiring and seems to have taken a fancy to Shaggy in the paddock across the run. Would you like to help us to take care of Isla? One off donations and sponsorship gifts are available now to support our work. Thank…