Never Too Old for Kindness

Updated August 3, 2023

She is almost as old as the hills she could not see, but one look at this dear lady told us she was never too old for kindness.

It was late yesterday afternoon when we took the call about a sheep whose plight could only be classed as critically urgent. Alone in a large paddock he was seen to incessantly circle, with her wool overgrown and her time on this earth quickly fading.

Racing to beat the latter as well as sunset, it took no time to decipher our new friend from the many lichen-covered rocks in the area she could readily be mistaken for – they did not move, but she did!

Moving stoically across the paddock and into our hearts, it was her mouth, with its three sentinel-like and stubby teeth, that gave Methuselah her name. Burdened down by many years of unshorn wool – that was even growing grass – we could only imagine how terrifying life had been for this prey animal.

But that time is now behind her, as soon will be that fleece, so Methuselah can look forward to an entire new world of kindness, because as the saying goes: one is never too old for 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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