We’d love to have a beer with Duncan…

With a sign reading, “Free to good home” this soon became a prophecy, as Alex Layhey and Gretta Lay were sanctuary bound.

As soft and calm as the gentle breeze she takes her name from is our Zephyr. It quickly became clear that all was not well with the late-night arrival of this raspy-chested newborn lamb.

She was not found on a catwalk, but a lonely stretch of country road several hours from here. In another lifetime, perhaps she would have been a super model.

Roulette’s battered and bruised form told the story of her recent past, one etched in pain and desperation. But at first blush, we readily recognised her pricelessness.

Faced with certain death at the slaughterhouse, Tom Sawyer ran as fast as his agile legs could carry him and into the path of kindness.

A misstep on their walk whilst exploring a bush trail led Hyundai’s heroes to the wrong place at the right time.

As the arrow sliced through the delicate skin on Boone’s back, it was more than its menace that sent him racing – it was survival.

The frost of the morning was so relentless it nearly claimed the lives of newborn twins, Holden and Monaro. But even its bitter chill couldn’t numb the heart of a kindly neighbour who saw the tiny twosome struggling.

Once a shadow racing through suburban streets, Howie Hoffsteader wasn’t always the cheerful, trusting pig we know today.