On the Road to Gundagai

Updated August 3, 2023

Although worlds apart in their personalities, newborn lambs Gundagai and Milan were united in circumstance.

Whether separated from their dear mummas through death or misadventure on that frosty and bitterly cold morn, they were at the mercy of the merciless elements, and human kindness. Luckily for them, it was human kindness that claimed them first. And in doing so set these sweet little merino lambs on the path to a kinder future.

Only moments into our care late last night, they began voicing just who they were. Although it was little Milan’s lack of voice that told of his shy and reserved nature. Gundagai, on the hand (or rather hoof), was adventurous and brave. Yet both took no time to guzzle down a bottle of warm and nutritious milk.

Tucking them both, snuggly warm, into their bed, it was then our turn to do so for ourselves. A wry smile on our face as we did, knowing the world was made a kinder place today by the goodness of the human heart. For whether from Gundagai or Milan, we took great comfort knowing that another fair soul had recognised that, regardless of form, all animals want, need and deserve our kindness.

Sleep well, little ones: an entire new world awaits your curiosity and joy.

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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