Vigilant

Updated August 3, 2023

Known for their keen vigilance over their charges, alpacas have become popular guard animals amongst flocks of sheep and even chickens in Australia.

These once-natives of South America are kept too for their soft, silky and greaseless fleece, along with their oh-so-cute faces. Yet sitting beneath the surface of all of this is a gentle and sentient being, an animal whose care our kind has been less than vigilant about. For forgetting just who they are, and replacing this with what we can get from them, has been the lot of many of these gentle animals.

So forgotten had they become, their status was classed as abandoned and they were seized by the RSPCA

Al Fredo, Al Pacino and a third group member who never made it to sanctuary, are among that number.

So forgotten had they become, their status was classed as abandoned and they were seized by the RSPCA before being surrendered into our care and kindness. Of the Huacaya (pronounced wah-ki-ya) breed, their unkempt and unshorn fleece has ballooned to such a burdensome extent that when sitting in the field, they looked more like lichen-covered boulders. But then they move and morph into multi-coloured cumulus clouds migrating across the plane.

That Al Fredo and Al Pacino were so neglected, for whatever reason, is a potent reminder to us all that, regardless of how busy our life gets, the well-being of the animals in our care is something we should all be vigilant about.

Monet, the rooster, embodied beauty amid cruelty. Abandoned with his hind toes amputated, Monet’s story urges us to leave impressions of kindness that outshine the shadows of cruelty.

Found abandoned, her fractured leg spoke of hardship. Yet, she embraced surgery, adapting to life on three limbs with grace. Miranda’s journey challenges us to reconsider our perceptions, reminding us of the shared essence that binds us all.

In the wake of Fae’s groundbreaking surgery, we exhale, beginning her journey to recovery. Reminded of life’s fragility, we stand ready to support her. With each day, Fae embraces new sensations, infused with the promise of kindness and the pledge to rewrite her destiny.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a goat? No, it’s Manfred Lamb! And he recently touched down into our hearts. Heralding the start of lambing season this year, dear Manfred is the first of our 2024 arrivals.

In the heart of the mangrove swamp, amidst blackberry scratches and mosquito swarms, a team embarked on a mission: rescuing a dumped rooster. As dusk loomed, their perseverance paid off in a dramatic finale, with Tylden Lad’s triumphant capture at the eleventh hour, marking a race against time and fate.

At just over one year of age, things were looking grim for Carlos. A sweet, albeit timid, young Boer goat, his immature body had taken a savage beating due to the insidious Barber’s pole worm. However, the most urgent of his woes, which far surpassed this, was a crunchy lump on his right thigh that told a crushed tibia bone lay painfully shattered underneath…

Meet this adorable and affectionate little lad named Rocky Balboa. Yet there are no fly kicks from him. In fact, the only thing that will hit you when you meet him is how endearing he is, and how undeserving he was of the dire fate he faced.

After being abandoned and almost hit by a car, these pigs were exhausted, underweight and covered in lice. But now this happy quartet have been given names synonymous with peace, as this is our promise for how they shall live out their days.

Ann, a sweet little doe-eyed heifer calf was recently spotted on our morning rounds. She was huddled in a tight ball in our tree plantation line, which separates this property from the next.

“Can someone please help me out I have a full grown female goat wanting to give away but marketplace won’t allow me to post…free of charge”.

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