Reem

In late December 2018 we took in a pregnant rabbit named Aretha. On the 6th December 2018 Aretha gave birth to little Reem.

Reem is an inquisitive little lady with her cute lop ears bouncing all around the place.

Sponsorship of Reem is $50.00 for 12 months which goes towards her vet check, parasite medications and her twice yearly vaccinations.

Sponsored by:

Angus Wiltshire – expiry 20/07/2021

Took Took

Took Took was located up near the Rocherlea football oval in July 2019. He had been dumped in the bush. He was being visited and fed by a kind couple who became concerned when dogs were frequenting the area.

They caught him and brought him to the sanctuary and now continue to sponsor him.

Sponsorship of $50 per year goes towards his health checks, and parasite control.

Sponsored by:

Paul Fyfe – expiry 05/05/2021

Pook and Puffy

Pook and Puffy were surrendered late June 2020. Their story is one we hear so often regarding rabbits. They were no longer given the attention they needed or deserved as the family surrendering them had children now and they didn’t have time for the rabbits.

When asked further questions the story becomes all too familiar. The rabbits were approx 2 years old. They were surrendered as two boys but closer examination revealed they were two females. They had not been de-sexed or ever taken to a vet. They hadn’t been vaccinated against calici virus or been wormed or treated for fleas. They had been kept in a cage and their toenails were severely overgrown. They had been fed a common supermarket rabbit food which is inappropriate for rabbits and both were fat. Puffy was obese to the point of not being able to groom herself and as you can see by the photo’s, when she was surrendered she had a large ball of wet and dry faeces stuck around her bottom and stomach area.

The day they were surrendered they were wormed, vaccinated, nail clipped and Puffy was bathed until her bottom was all cleaned up. They are both booked in for desexing and their diet has been corrected to 80% hay, small amounts of lucerne chaff and fresh greens like silverbeet and the odd very small treat like fresh cut carrot.

The way these rabbits were treated is very common and the owners are cruel. Not maliciously cruel or cruel by intent, but cruel by apathy, ignorance and their failure to provide the correct care.

We are hoping to raise enough money to pay for their desexing operations so we would love them to receive many sponsors at the lower price of $50.00 for the year for the pair.

Sponsored by:

Marina Carter – expiry 30/06/2021

Kelly Capstick – expiry 28/06/2021

Bianca Dean – expiry 28/06/2021

Deidre Brumby – expiry 28/06/2021

Ilaria Catizone – expiry 28/06/2021

Vivenne McNally – expiry 28/06/2021

Kathryn Hines – expiry 28/06/2021

Vanessa Wells – expiry 28/06/2021

Dale Heather – expiry 30/06/2021

Michael Bevitt – expiry 28/06/2021

Pawinee Yuhun – expiry 29/06/2021

George

Daisy and Maybelline were surrendered in April 2019 when they were 5 years old. They had been rescued from slaughter in 2015 by a vet and both turned out to be pregnant. Between them they gave birth to 20 piglets in late June 2015 and all piglets were de-sexed and 18 were re-homed. Two of the piglets, George and Norman were kept with their mothers.

All four pigs, Daisy, Maybelline, George and Norman came to Big Ears when their owner had to return to New Zealand and couldn’t take them due to quarantine restrictions. They all live together in the same paddock, sleeping away their days in the sun and getting gourmet fruit and vegetable breakfasts everyday.

Sponsorship of George is $200.00 per year and goes towards his vet checks and parasite control.

Sponsored by:

Freight Connections (Burnie) – expiry 12/06/2021

Norman

Daisy and Maybelline were surrendered in April 2019 when they were 5 years old. They had been rescued from slaughter in 2015 by a vet and both turned out to be pregnant. Between them they gave birth to 20 piglets in late June 2015 and all piglets were de-sexed and 18 were re-homed. Two of the piglets, George and Norman were kept with their mothers.

All four pigs, Daisy, Maybelline, George and Norman came to Big Ears when their owner had to return to New Zealand and couldn’t take them due to quarantine restrictions. They all live together in the same paddock, sleeping away their days in the sun and getting gourmet fruit and vegetable breakfasts everyday.

Sponsorship of Norman is $200.00 per year and goes towards his vet checks and parasite control.

Sponsored by:

Freight Connections (Burnie) – expiry 12/06/2021

Daisy & Maybelline

Daisy and Maybelline were surrendered in April 2019 when they were 5 years old. They had been rescued from slaughter in 2015 by a vet and both turned out to be pregnant. Between them they gave birth to 20 piglets in late June 2015 and all piglets were de-sexed and 18 were re-homed. Two of the piglets, George and Norman were kept with their mothers.

All four pigs, Daisy, Maybelline, George and Norman came to Big Ears when their owner had to return to New Zealand and couldn’t take them due to quarantine restrictions. They all live together in the same paddock, sleeping away their days in the sun and getting gourmet fruit and vegetable breakfasts everyday.

Sponsorship of Daisy and Maybelline is $400.00 per year and goes towards their vet checks and parasite control.

Sponsored by:

Freight Connections (Burnie) – expiry 12/06/2021