Benjamin

Benjamin and his two friends were living in a backyard in Sydney. Their owner didn’t know anything about the keeping of rabbits and they were kept in a small wire fence boundary with no roof and exposed to the elements, it hit 38C there recently and they’re in direct sunlight. Their diet consisted of whatever part of a carrot could fit through the mesh, and whatever faeces-covered grass they could chew on. They did not have access to water, as the owners firmly believed that rabbits don’t drink water and that it would kill them.

Thankfully a neighbour intervened and after trying to educate the owner about rabbits without success he convinced the owner to give the rabbits up, swapping the rabbits for a basketball hoop instead. This good samaratin knew that the rabbits at Big ears are able to live outside as we are free from predators so paid for the rabbits to fly down and get delivered to our door on the 26/12/2019. Whilst they were in his care they would go to sleep in front of their water bowl with their little paws on it, as if afraid of being without water again.

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

Sponsored by:

Maria Morena – expires 06/01/2021.

Frith Dyke – expires 28/01/2021.

Peanut

Peanut and his two friends were living in a backyard in Sydney. Their owner didn’t know anything about the keeping of rabbits and they were kept in a small wire fence boundary with no roof and exposed to the elements, it hit 38C there recently and they’re in direct sunlight. Their diet consisted of whatever part of a carrot could fit through the mesh, and whatever faeces-covered grass they could chew on. They did not have access to water, as the owners firmly believed that rabbits don’t drink water and that it would kill them.

Thankfully a neighbour intervened and after trying to educate the owner about rabbits without success he convinced the owner to give the rabbits up, swapping the rabbits for a basketball hoop instead. This good samaratin knew that the rabbits at Big ears are able to live outside as we are free from predators so paid for the rabbits to fly down and get delivered to our door on the 26/12/2019. Whilst they were in his care they would go to sleep in front of their water bowl with their little paws on it, as if afraid of being without water again.

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

Sponsored by:

Maria Morena – expires 06/01/2021.

Tameka Hill – expires 16/01/2021.

Melinda Johnstone – expires 28/01/2021.

Leonard

Leonard and his two friends were living in a backyard in Sydney. Their owner didn’t know anything about the keeping of rabbits and they were kept in a small wire fence boundary with no roof and exposed to the elements, it hit 38C there recently and they’re in direct sunlight. Their diet consisted of whatever part of a carrot could fit through the mesh, and whatever faeces-covered grass they could chew on. They did not have access to water, as the owners firmly believed that rabbits don’t drink water and that it would kill them.

Thankfully a neighbour intervened and after trying to educate the owner about rabbits without success he convinced the owner to give the rabbits up, swapping the rabbits for a basketball hoop instead. This good samaratin knew that the rabbits at Big ears are able to live outside as we are free from predators so paid for the rabbits to fly down and get delivered to our door on the 26/12/2019. Whilst they were in his care they would go to sleep in front of their water bowl with their little paws on it, as if afraid of being without water again.

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

Sponsored by:

Maria Morena – expires 06/01/2021.

Crystal martin – expires 16/01/2021.

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.

Westpac Lomond Contact Centre – expires 08/01/2021.

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.