Our Mission is Kindness

Edgar’s Mission is a not for profit farmed animal sanctuary that seeks to create a humane and just world for all.

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The Magic of Kindness

Giving Tuesday 2023

Edgar’s Mission needs your support this Giving Tuesday, 28 November, to give rescued animals like Kansas a life truly worth living. Please help us raise $221,000 to cover our annual food and bedding costs.

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Sanctuary Updates

Trottings Story

We Got Him – The Fourth Sheep!

Posted December 04 2023

In a tale worthy of a Hollywood movie, if not our very own spine-tingling novel, comes the rescue of the “fourth sheep”.

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Trottings Story

Cradle the Broken Pieces…

With so much pain and hardship already delivered into their young lives, Switzerland and Mozambique have found sanctuary and a fast friendship.

Trottings Story

Never Mind How History Will Judge Us…

The often-invoked cautionary phrase reminding us to temper our actions begins, “History will judge us…” But should the better metric of how we behave today not to be judged by the way future generations will look back upon us, but by how the recipients of our actions today are impacted by them?

Pam Ahern’s TEDx Talk

This 11 minute TEDx Talk by Edgar’s Mission Founder Pam Ahern is packed with thought-provoking insights that will touch your heart and open your mind.

Trottings Story

Grounded

I am not sure what called me to the field that day, but I am mighty glad it did. Accepting the invitation of its lush green softness, I settled myself down.

Where Are They Now

Alpaca My Bags!

In February 2023 a group of alpacas, who had survived a flood which claimed others in their pack, found sanctuary at Edgar’s Mission. Six of them made their way to a new doting family, and six months later they are living their best lives, as Lesley explains.

Leave a Legacy of Kindness

We all have the power to leave this world better for our being. With Include a Charity Week returning 4-10 September, we invite you to consider including a contribution in your will to enable us to continue our ground-breaking work on behalf of vulnerable farmed animals.

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Stay At Edgar’s Mission

Accommodation

Tiny Houses

Wake up to this!

Enjoy the ultimate sanctuary retreat with a stay at one of our tiny houses. Overlooking the rolling hills and rescued animals of Edgar’s Mission, you’ll enjoy an immersive and environmentally-friendly experience you will never forget.

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Meet the Animals!

Animals

Our Rescued Residents

Lives transformed by kindness

Edgar’s Mission has rescued thousands of animals since it began in 2003. Today the sanctuary is home to between 350 and 450 formerly farmed animals at any given time, each with their own unique story. Read how they came to be in our care, and how their lives have been transformed by kindness!

Edgar Alan Pig

Alex

Leon Trotsky

Ruby

Clarabelle & Valentine

Clarabelle & Valentine

Red Baron (RIP)

Red Baron (RIP)

Meet the Animals

The Sanctuary

Sanctuary

A Place of Kindness

Providing a safe haven for animals

Learn the inspiring story of how Edgar's Mission started with one tiny piglet, where to find us, how to visit for a sanctuary tour, and how to get involved and help.

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Edgar's Mission TV

Classics

Pam’s TEDx Talk

Posted October 03 2023

This 11 minute talk by Edgar’s Mission Founder Pam Ahern’s incredible TEDx Talk is packed with thought-provoking insights that will touch your heart and open your mind.

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Animal Facts

Who’s the dinosaur?

Chickens are the oldest living relative of the T-Rex! Remnants of which still lurk in today’s feathered wonders such as feathers, (yes some dinosaurs had feathers), similar shaped eggs along with hand-like scaly feet with sharp claws. Chicken embryos still have a dinosaur-like tail, the gene for which turns off before the egg hatches.

Clever pigs

Pigs have been shown to have cognitive capabilities equal to or exceeding those of dogs, chimpanzees and even small children. Studies have proven they can work out how to manipulate the joystick of a computer game! Pigs are also incredibly clean. Given the chance, they will never toilet where they eat and sleep.

I miss ewe!

Sheep are highly social with sophisticated emotional skills that can recognise human and animal faces. Research increasingly suggests that sheep can form images in their brain of absent individuals when they are not visible, just as humans would think about a friend or family member that they miss.

The scoop on turkey poop

A turkey’s gender can be determined by the shape of their droppings. For male turkeys, known as Toms, they have a distinct spiral shaped poop, whilst females or hen’s poop can be distinguished by a “J” shape. This is due to the different shape of their cloaca, their elimination organ.

Here’s looking at you, kid!

Goats now have been added to the growing list of animals who can follow the gaze of humans. They too can look into the eyes of a human and seek help. Just ask our friend Steady Eddie, as he looks deep into your eyes then back to the leaf on the tree he wishes you to pick for him.

Al-paca your lunch

Alpacas, who belong to the same family as camels, have a split upper lip which they can manoeuvre to help pick grass and help draw it into their mouths. Not only are they beautiful, they are incredibly clean animals who use a communal “latrine” where they deposit all of their excrement.

What They’re Saying

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I have been to Edgar’s Mission on tours over the years and now volunteer there. Not only are the tours educational, the sanctuary is a ‘feel good’ place with beautiful animals and people.

Ellaine Di Battista

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A beautiful sanctuary for rescued animals. The staff and volunteers are fantastic. Definitely recommend a visit!

Alina Pung

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A beautiful place to visit. We were inspired by the kindness we witnessed here. Thank you for the work that you do, and for making us feel so welcome.

Natalie Whittle

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I have always dreamed a place like this where farm animals can live a wonderful life forgetting any cruelty! I visited Edgar’s Mission last week and this experience has changed my life forever. Awareness is the key to change the world!

Carla Trigilia

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Hi my name is Rammie Baa Baa! When I arrived at Edgar’s Mission 2 years ago today my condition was critical. 🐑 I was suffering from a condition rarely seen in my

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One year ago today our team rescued two baby goats from an underground disused sewerage drain, this is their story. 🐐 These two lucky kid goats were first spied 5 weeks prior

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Tottie wants you to know that all animals deserve to live free from harm, regardless of the way they look! 🐷❤️ It’s so easy to put a ‘Christmas ham’ or a lamb,

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It was a more than a fortuitous event way back in 2013 that saw a sweet and affectionate orphan lamb follow a path not of yellow bricks, but of kindness, that

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Today is International Volunteer Day, a moment to celebrate and express profound gratitude to the incredible volunteers at Edgar’s Mission. 🙏 Your dedication is the cornerstone of our sanctuary, making it

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Kick off your week with a glorious sunrise and a cheeky friend by your side! ☀️ Happy Monday folks ❤️ 📸 Andy & Hamish

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On this day, 6 years ago, a gentle piglet named Hamlet arrived at Edgar’s Mission after being attacked by hunting dogs. 😞 A kind neighbour stepped in and saved Hamlet’s life, although

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Happy Saturday from Sydney! 💙 Wishing you a kind weekend folks.

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As the sun rises on this glorious first day of summer, our hearts overflow with gratitude and joy as we reflect on our Giving Tuesday campaign. Your incredible kindness and generosity