The following Big Ears animals have been sponsored. Thank you so much to everyone who is now a sponsor. If you would like to be a sponsor please go to the sponsor an animal page.
Colin arrived at Big Ears in October 2015 with his best mate Frankie Jr. They had previously been living with a woman who could no longer care for them both. She had rescued them from another Sanctuary and one from the RSPCA. Colin is a quiet pig who enjoys his quiet life which involves eating fresh fruit and vegies and sleeping lots.
Colin is a kind pig who enjoys a belly scratch and would love someone to sponsor him for $100.00 total for 12 months which goes towards his health check and parasite treatments.
Sponsored by:
Fuzzie Young – expires 03/05/2019.
Chrissie Heyn – expires 05/05/2019.
Frankie Jnr
Frankie Jnr
Frankie Jr and his best friend Colin arrived at Big Ears in October 2015. They both had originally lived with a person who had adopted them from another sanctuary and one from the RSPCA. Unfortunately this person was no longer able to care for them and they came to Big Ears to live out the remainder of their days. Frankie Jr is quite the character and has become a bit of a boss to his friends.
Sponsorship of Frankie Jr is $100.00 total for 12 months and will go towards his vet health check and parasite control. All our pigs live together as friends, they have shelter and they eat fresh fruit and vegetables every day.
Sponsored by:
Louise Thrush – expires 11/06/2019.
Plugger
Plugger
Plugger lived for many years with his elderly human who had set up a wonderful environment for him where he literally lived up a tree but would climb down for his food. Plugger cannot fly as he only has one wing, we aren’t sure what happened to his wing as he has been like this for as long as anyone who knows him can remember. Sadly his human dad had to move into a nursing home and then passed away. Plugger was re-homed to Big Ears so he can live out his life happily with friends. Plugger lives with Rocky and Charlie and is definitely the boss. His previous diet was not good and he lived on biscuits like bbq shapes etc. Big Ears had all the birds health checked by an avian vet and it was found that Plugger was extremely overweight and was facing some serious health issues due to this. After a complete overhaul of all the birds diet, Plugger has blossomed and has lost weight and gained agility. In addition, many of Plugger’s feathers have also grown back. When he arrived at Big Ears he was missing many feathers that were probably missing due to his poor diet. Plugger now has a full coverage of feathers and looks great.
Sponsorship of Plugger is $100 total for 12 months which goes towards his health check, environment enrichment toys and parasite control.
Sponsored by:
Melinda Johnstone – expires 11/02/2019.
Alfie
Alfie
Alfie was found in a suburban backyard after landing there and not leaving. His owners could not be found. He then lived with his new family for many years but due to their age and the noise he made, he needed to find a new home where he could squark as much as he liked. Alfie arrived with severe feather loss, possibly from diet or anxiety/boredom or both. Cockatoos are very clever birds and need constant stimulation in their lives otherwise they can become destructive, noisy and self harm. Alfie’s owners recognised it was time for Alfie to find a new environment where he could live out his days with a few friends. Alfie now lives at Big ears in an aviary with Cocky (a 50+ year old cockatoo) and he loves her very much. they are often seen digging the same hole together and grooming each other. The best news is that after some change to diet and environment enrichment Alfie’s feathers have started to grow back. We weren’t sure this would happen given the severe damage he had done to himself.
Sponsorship of Alfie goes towards ongoing toys for environment enrichment, parasite treatments and health checks.
Alfie can be sponsored for $100.00 per year.
Sponsored by:
Susan Hemmings – expires 02/02/2019.
Frith Dyke – expires 11/02/2019.
Charlie One Ear
Charlie One Ear
Charlie one of the 300 rabbits Big Ears took in when they bought out a meat rabbit farm in 2012. The numbers have declined over the years due to the poor hygiene and breeding they were subjected to at the farm. Those that remain, like Charlie, enjoy the very best life a rabbit could hope for. They are able to engage in all types of rabbit behaviour including digging, running, socialising and living with another that understands them. Charlie recently had to have his ear removed due to an abscess but still enjoys a normal, happy life at the Sanctuary.
Charlie can be sponsored for $50.00 per year which goes towards his vet checks, parasite control and vaccinations.
