India Finds a River of Kindness

Updated July 3, 2023

With her little eyes glowing white through septic uveitis, India was surrendered into our care. And although this had caused her blindness, she could most certainly feel our kindness.

From Mark Twain comes a message that transcends species: “Kindness is the language the deaf can hear, and the blind can see.”

Although India readily took to a bottle of sweet-tasting formula and had a jacket to keep her warm, she took the greatest comfort in the arms of her new human carers. The euphoria was palpable with that love hormone, oxytocin, swirling around through both. And because of that, combined with daily medications, we look forward to a full recovery of sight for India.

Recognising that what fuels their hearts is the very thing that fuels our own

It is indeed through seeing animals in such vulnerable states that we not only have a glimpse into their inner lives but ours as well. Recognising that what fuels their hearts is the very thing that fuels our own – a desire for a life free from suffering and the ability to fulfil one’s full potential, whatever that may be and wherever that may lead.

And if it was love that first found the new-born and amniotic-covered India – shivering on the ground that cold winter’s day, the only hint of life running through her near-frozen body, the ever-so-slight rise and fall of her chest – it is that same human love that will forever more guide her life, ensuring it is always flooded with a river of human kindness.

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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