Baby Willow

Baby Willow arrived at the sanctuary around March 2016. He was a wild baby when he was attacked by a cat that broke his leg. When he arrived the leg had healed but had not been set so Baby Willow walks a little bit like a crab. He has no pain and gets around as fast as his pen mates Nutmeg and Toffee.

Sponsorship is $50.00 for 12 months and goes towards his health checks, vaccinations and parasite control.

Sponsored by:

Honey Wu – expires 11/12/2020.

Natalie Eng – expires 22/12/2020.

Pete

Pete was found last night (23/11/19) on the side of the road in the Tasmania countryside, hunched over and helpless. He was in an area where there were no other goats so had most likely been dumped. When the kind lady who saw him stopped and took a closer look she discovered he had a broken rear right leg, most likely the reason for him being dumped.

Pete was wearing a collar that was also extremely tight.

Pete came to us and we got him straight to the after hours vet where x-rays revealed the leg was broken and he underwent surgery to re-set the leg and have it cast and bandaged.

The vet bill will be costly as it was all performed after 8pm on a Saturday night.

Pete will need some extra attention in the next few weeks with pain relief, bandage management and controlled excercise.

We are hoping to get many sponsors for Pete and accordingly his sponsorship price is $50.00 for the first year.

Sponsored by:

Vivienne McNally – expires 24/11/2020.

Janet Smith – expires 24/11/2020.

Kim Hibble – expires 24/11/2020.

High Voltage Engineering – expires 24/11/2020.

Catherine Baker – expires 24/11/2020.

Jacqueline Baxter – expires 24/11/2020.

Roxanne Ellis – expires 25/11/2020.

Helen Mera – expires 25/11/2020.

Grace Mulholland – expires 25/11/2020.

Louise Thrush – expires 26/11/2020.

Lauren Dean – expires 26/11/2020.

Naomi Mikic – expires 27/11/2020.

Courtney Northeast – expires 05/12/2020.

Honey Wu – expires 11/12/2020.

Belinda Oppenheimer – expires 14/12/2020.

Megan Schultz – expires 15/12/2020.

Deb Robinson – expires 23/12/2020.

Lynette Holmes – expires 25/12/2020.

Cafe Romero – expires 02/01/2021.

Sniggers

Sniggers was surrendered on the 3rd August 2019. He was approx. 5 years old and had been kept in a shed. His diet had been poor and he was scared of all other animals. Sniggers went to the vet on the 5th August where his leg was x-rayed showing no break. It was revealed that the ‘bent leg’ was most likely a congenital growth defect that although looked awful, was actually causing no pain. There was no swelling or heat detected. His leg should have been splinted when he was a lamb. His temp, teeth and health were great although he was obese.

Sniggers has now adapted to a suitable diet for sheep, he has had his vaccinations, hoof trim, drenched, backlined and has now been shorn.

Sponsorship of Sniggers is $100.00 per year.

Sponsored by:

Jade Newell – expires 12/10/2020.

Beth McMahon – expires 25/10/2020.

Pablo

Pablo arrived on the 12th October 2019 with his friend Picasso. They had been abandoned on a large sheep farm approx. 10 years ago. They were no longer wanted on the property and had no where else to go.

They hadn’t been sheared for approx. 5 years and were completely overburdened with wool and very matted. They had sticks and twigs all through their coats.

They also hadn’t been drenched for worms or had their toe nails trimmed. On examination the toe nails were very overgrown and curling up into the walking pads of the hoof.

On the 18th October they both had the full treatment. They were sheared, wormed, vaccinated, had their toe nails trimmed and generally inspected for condition. They now look fantastic and are now in good health.

Sponsorship of these guys is $200 for 12 months.

Sponsored by:

Leigh Nimmo – expires 25/10/2020.

Phumba

Phumba arrived at Big Ears in 2016. She had been re-homed by another rescue agency and the new home hadn’t worked out. She came here and we have loved her grumpy facial expressions. She has settled down and is very comfortable at the sanctuary in her outdoor paddock.

Sponsorship of Phumba is $50.00 per year and goes towards her vaccinations, vet checks and parasite control.

Sponsored by:

Janet Smith – expires 30/06/2020.

Cotton

Cotton came to Big Ears in June 2019 after her owners had to flea a family violence situation. Cotton is now safe with us and has happily settled in. She has now been vet checked, de-sexed, vaccinated, wormed and flea treated. She has completed her time in quarantine and is now ready to go on bunny dates to find her perfect match. Once matched she will live with her partner in an outside pen.

Sponsorship of Cotton is $50.00 which goes towards her parasite controls and twice yearly vaccinations.

Sponsored by:

Belinda Oppenheimer – expires 22/07/2020.

Kate Kelly – expires 30/07/2020.