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06/03/2025

Please help us by donating through our website or direct to the sanctuary - send us a direct message for details 🙏🏼. .

Donations can be made via the website ~ https://jdsfarmsanctuary.org.au/

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Donate direct to the sanctuary:

JDS Farm Sanctuary
BSB - 633 000
ACC - 190 450 684

Good morning from Mooky Moo ♥️
05/03/2025

Good morning from Mooky Moo ♥️

Today is snout appreciation Wednesday, brought to you by Orion 🐽♥️
05/03/2025

Today is snout appreciation Wednesday, brought to you by Orion 🐽♥️

Bessie’s babies are a little over 3 weeks old now and becoming playful, this is Willoughby ♥️
05/03/2025

Bessie’s babies are a little over 3 weeks old now and becoming playful, this is Willoughby ♥️


This is absolutely delicious!!The name for the recipe is - Marry me tofu, there is a reason for that!The dish is tofu ma...
04/03/2025

This is absolutely delicious!!

The name for the recipe is - Marry me tofu, there is a reason for that!

The dish is tofu marinated in a brine, cooked with garlic, sun dried tomatoes, oregano, vegan cream, vegan Parmesan - would gave been even better with the basil but I forgot to buy it!

Served with edamame pasta 🤤

Happy World Pig Day!As the saying goes – ‘as happy as a pig in mud’ most people think that’s because pigs are dirty, in ...
01/03/2025

Happy World Pig Day!

As the saying goes – ‘as happy as a pig in mud’ most people think that’s because pigs are dirty, in fact they love mud in the hot weather as it protects their skin from the sun, pigs can’t sweat or regulate their body temperature so the mud keeps them cool.

There is a stark difference between Munch the piglet on the left, and the piggy on the right.

The pig on the right is one of is one of 5 million pigs bred into existence in Australia each year, the only sun this baby will see or feel is by poking his nose through the cracks of the stock truck taking him to slaughter at around 5 months old.

Factory farmed pigs live their entire lives inside concrete stalls, overcrowded, covered in filth, suffering abuse – Munch will only ever know soft straw for bedding, fresh air, clean water, and kindness.

85% of pigs raised in the pork industry in Australia are killed using CO2 stunning, they are loaded onto a gondola and lowered into a pit, the stunning takes up to 60 seconds during which time the pigs scream for their lives whilst their insides burn.

All we can hope for through sharing these stories, is that people will start to view these beautiful sentient beings differently and gain a better understanding of the reality of factory farming.

Keisha and Sulty - the odd couple! (Pug & Maremma).
01/03/2025

Keisha and Sulty - the odd couple! (Pug & Maremma).

Teddy and Tarni seem pretty happy with their couch ♥️♥️The pups are integrating beautifully with the family, they are ou...
28/02/2025

Teddy and Tarni seem pretty happy with their couch ♥️♥️

The pups are integrating beautifully with the family, they are out of quarantine and learning the farm life.

This moment….. does not fill me with confidence 😳
26/02/2025

This moment….. does not fill me with confidence 😳

Farmer John and Tarni ♥️♥️
25/02/2025

Farmer John and Tarni ♥️♥️

G’day from Jethro and Hazel ♥️
24/02/2025

G’day from Jethro and Hazel ♥️

Please read Lilibet's story ❤️________________________________Every time I look at Lilibet I see love oozing out of her ...
22/02/2025

Please read Lilibet's story ❤️
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Every time I look at Lilibet I see love oozing out of her eyes!

Lilibet knows only one life, that of her own, she was unaware of the interactions between human and animal kind, being born inside a slaughterhouse her first moments would have been darkness with the smell of fear and death, she would not have know her mother for even a fleeting moment - life created, life taken.

Lilibet is one of the kids to make it out of the holding pens kept inside slaughterhouses, a place for babies born to mothers about to meet their ending, and those animals rounded up in the bush who weren't big enough to make the profitable weight target that is placed on their heads.

Lilibet would have been adjusting her eyes still in her first moments of life as she was carelessly chucked into that pen, where the grate in the floor designed to drain the waste and filth away - caught hold of her tiny legs. Poor Lilibet's scarring was proof of her struggles to free herself, but her efforts were in vein as her legs slipped further into the grated floor causing multiple deep lacerations.

Though her fleeting life seemed doomed in that moment she was one of the rare few born in such a hellish environment to be whisked out to safety, as the call had gone through that the sanctuary would come to her rescue and bring her to a place of love and safety.

Lilibet is one of 70 goats we were able to free from that place of horror last year, there were calls some days where 20 babies were born in a single day, and despite the enormous stress and pressure to rescue that many - the call to say yes often was often made too late, as the timeframe to reply - we later learnt was 10 minutes.

Lilibet experienced pain in her tiny legs for months to come as the wounds were so deep, she endured many injections, dressing changes and trips to the vets - but NEVER in her time since she arrived did Lilibet seem unhappy, instead she emanated the love we gave, and gave it right back, happy everyday to be loved and cared for - she knew we were helping her.

Lilibet understands kindness, if you met her you would see and feel that, she knows that we value her life equally to that of any other loved animal, she will never know the ending destined for her and thousands of others like her, whose lives are deemed worthless - or to be more precise around $3.10 per kg.

Oswald - 12 days old ♥️
21/02/2025

Oswald - 12 days old ♥️

It amazes me how poised and seemingly delicate one can be when you’re a 300kg pig! 🐽 ♥️~ Lilo
21/02/2025

It amazes me how poised and seemingly delicate one can be when you’re a 300kg pig! 🐽 ♥️

~ Lilo

This is so beautiful - Teddy loves Farmer John the Vegan so much already!
21/02/2025

This is so beautiful - Teddy loves Farmer John the Vegan so much already!

Munch is such a cutie, he’s no longer shy with us, loves his belly rubs, just need to teach him to stop beating up his b...
21/02/2025

Munch is such a cutie, he’s no longer shy with us, loves his belly rubs, just need to teach him to stop beating up his brother!
Can’t be mad at that face though ♥️🐽

Welcome Tarni (left), Theodore aka Teddy (middle), Tash meeting the pups over the fence (right). Ironically we took in t...
21/02/2025

Welcome Tarni (left), Theodore aka Teddy (middle), Tash meeting the pups over the fence (right). Ironically we took in these 2 pups exactly 2 years after we adopted Tashy!!

These beautiful 6 month old puppies are Maremma x Caucasian Shepherds who have come to be part of the sanctuary family. They are having some very important decompression time for the next few days, then we will slowly introduce them to the rest of the house gang.

There’s a lot of misinformation about guardian dog breeds, and far too many instances of them being rehomed or sold to people who live in towns/suburbs, which cause issues, and result in many ending up in shelters. Lucky for these kids their humans would not allow this to happen them.

Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGD’s) are an ancient breed of independent thinkers, they love their people and having a role to protect, whether it be animals, their humans, or in Sulty's case his very important food bowl!

There are two schools of thought about raising LGD’s, one is the old (and still practiced) mentality that you stick them out in a paddock with the livestock from a young age, with the expectation that their instincts will kick in and they will do their job - protect, accepting there will be a number of casualties. Often this does not work out and dogs are surrendered.

Then there’s the approach that takes the dogs emotional and physical needs and safety into consideration, LGD’s thrive and want to be a part of the family when they’re young, they need to learn from their people and be guided how to work with and be around other animals, and they need to be in the house with you!

It’s not until around the age of 2 that LGD’s instincts kick in and they either become guardians or they don’t, there’s no guarantee that every LGD born will fulfill the role that many who purchase them want them to be, and certainly their true characteristics can kick in around this time causing a lot of issues with barking and not coping with living in suburbia - in a yard with fences hiding all the perceived threats they cannot see - and therefore cannot protect their loved ones from.

The number of LGD’s ending up in pounds has increased a lot over recent years as they are adorable fluffy puppies, and have become a popular choice, but without the knowledge of their breed and putting in the effort, these tiny babies become big problems in no time!!

They are a hugely misunderstood breed, they need a purpose, love, proper training, and space. The article below outlines clearly the issues arising with the number or guardian dogs being dumped due to misunderstandings or high expectations and no training.

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103825668

How sweet is Bessie and her baby Oswald ♥️
18/02/2025

How sweet is Bessie and her baby Oswald ♥️

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I don’t normally share these diary entries here but thought I’d give it a crack! Having a ramble about sanctuary life, and talking about our fundraiser to #killthevetbill!

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