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Day #21 Gemima 30 Rescue Stories in 30 Days “I prefer to dine alone” “Hi, I’m Gemima.  What I love about my life at Farm Animal Rescue is having a whole plate of food all to myself.  I know I should eat slowly, but I love gobbling it all down in case someone comes and […]

The Animal Care and Protection Act is the legislation that sets the tone for animal welfare in Queensland. It hasn’t been updated in twenty years and does little to help animals in it’s current form. Finally we are getting an opportunity to make changes and it’s really important that there are a huge number of

Day #19 Moby 30 Rescue Stories in 30 Days “I live for FAR Piggy Christmas”! “Hi, I’m Moby.  Living at FAR is magical, there’s plenty of places to dig and forage and I am always looking for tasty titbits.  My only complaint is that they don’t feed us enough..I mean…I’m literally starving here!  They say

Day #18 Fiona 30 Rescue Stories in 30 Days “I’m a caring foster mum” “Hi, I’m Fiona.  Maybe it’s because I didn’t get to spend much time with my mum, but I just love being foster mum to all the rescued calves that come to the sanctuary.  My favourites are Cale and Alfie, those two

Day #17 Annie 30 Rescue Stories in 30 Days “I felt tenderness and warmth” “Hi, I’m Annie. What I remember the most about being at Farm Animal Rescue is grazing in the sunshine, gentle hands tending my wounds, gentle pats and words of encouragement to hang in there.  By that stage I was just too