Franklin Farm Sanctuary

Franklin Farm Sanctuary Animal Rescue Service
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Grow together.
🐐 Rescue
πŸ“ Rehabilitate
πŸ– Rehome
πŸ„ Educate
πŸ™ Donations welcome:
Franklin Farm Sanctuary, 12-3052-0030360-00 ❀

This is so exciting!!!!! Incorporating more vegan meals into your weekly routine is better for your health, the planet, ...
15/11/2024

This is so exciting!!!!!

Incorporating more vegan meals into your weekly routine is better for your health, the planet, and WAY better for the animals (perhaps obviously πŸ˜‰). But change is hard, and I think a lot of us are daunted by big upheavals to our norms.

This app is exactly what I wish I had when we first transitioned to a vegan lifestyle 7 years ago, and I have to admit I'll be downloading it myself to more easily track down vegan friendly cleaning and beauty products!

What else is stopping you from trying more vegan meals?? Let's troubleshoot this together πŸ₯°

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If you haven’t downloaded it yet, you’re missing out - not just on an easy way to find vegan options, but on being part of something powerful for animals.

Every download helps build this resource, making it even easier for Kiwis to make kind choices.

With Fussy Vegan Pro, you can:
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Download here:
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For more info visit: https://www.aguidetovegan.com/about-the-app

🐐 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 🐐Can you guess how unpopular I'm gonna be around here when our newest foster goes to his foreve...
12/11/2024

🐐 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION 🐐

Can you guess how unpopular I'm gonna be around here when our newest foster goes to his forever home?! πŸ™ˆπŸ˜

But we really can't keep them all and I just know Jerry is going to find the most perfect home as a loved family pet πŸ₯°
As you can see, he's wonderful with kids, adults, and very happy in a larger herd. His previous foster home had some escape issues but with goat safe mesh we haven't had any of that here!

Jerry is on two feeds a day now and has just been rung so is ready to move to his forever home as soon as his new family are ready for him!

For more information, or if you'd like to adopt, please DM or email [email protected] πŸ™ He's currently located in Pukekawa.

🐐 COMMUNITY REHOME 🐐You guys remember Colin (originally Ashley), our sweet big girl who came to us in milk for rehabilit...
20/10/2024

🐐 COMMUNITY REHOME 🐐

You guys remember Colin (originally Ashley), our sweet big girl who came to us in milk for rehabilitation?? Well, now her siblings need a safe home!!

These gorgeous babies are located in the North Waikato and can be delivered within a reasonable distance. If you have a well fenced paddock with appropriate housing, and the time and inclination to give a top quality home to some very well loved goats, please get in touch with Josh on 021475848 πŸ™

Alternatively, if you'd like to sponsor one or more of these sweethearts for $10 per week, they can live out their days here at the Sanctuary, where you can visit on open days and keep updated on their progress πŸ₯° Just email [email protected] if you're interested in sponsorship!

πŸ“ COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ“OMG THEY'RE SO FLUFFY!!! 😍😍These beautiful boys need a safe rural home to live their best roostery l...
18/10/2024

πŸ“ COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ“

OMG THEY'RE SO FLUFFY!!! 😍😍

These beautiful boys need a safe rural home to live their best roostery lives πŸ™

The black one is about 9 months old and just started crowing so needs to be moved immediately, the other two are around 4 months old. The boys are currently located in Franklin for pick up.

Please contact Kimberley ASAP on 02102337016 if you can adopt!

I made a thing!!!The goats are helping me troubleshoot the design but this is going to make it SO MUCH EASIER to rehabil...
13/09/2024

I made a thing!!!

The goats are helping me troubleshoot the design but this is going to make it SO MUCH EASIER to rehabilitate the hooves of newbies like Colin here, as well as managing the regular hoof trimming for our long term residents πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

πŸ” COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ”Did you miss out on the last rescue??? Still have a soft spot for rescue girls??You're in luck!!! Th...
07/09/2024

πŸ” COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ”

Did you miss out on the last rescue???

Still have a soft spot for rescue girls??

You're in luck!!! This sweet little flock of 5 rehabilitated rescue hens needs a new home before their owners move in October!!! They are about 2 years off the farm, so 3 1/2 years old (approximately) and still lay very occasionally but are mostly just wonderful companions πŸ₯°

If you can help, or for more info, PLEASE contact Suzi directly on 021862820 πŸ™

HELP!!! The Auckland/Waikato rescue is only 2 days away, and we still need drivers! πŸ™€We need 2 drivers with station wago...
27/08/2024

HELP!!!

The Auckland/Waikato rescue is only 2 days away, and we still need drivers! πŸ™€

We need 2 drivers with station wagons/canopy utes to drive to Albany from Mangatangi and 2 drivers with just about any type of car to drive to Thames from Mangatangi on Friday night πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

AND

We still need someone to drive to Taumuranui!!! I can hire a float and have the hens loaded and ready to be picked up from Pukekawa at 7am Saturday, so you just need the vehicle and skill set to tow the float down through Te Kuiti and to Taumuranui πŸ™ there'll be 2 stops, and you'll meet the adopters who will collect their hens directly from the float, then you can leave it back at the Sanctuary and I'll clean and return it when I get home from work!

EDIT - TAUMURANUI RUN IS COVERED!!!

Please please please get in touch urgently if you can help with any of these runs!!! πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

πŸ” Driver needed THIS WEEKEND πŸ”One of the final big pieces of the puzzle for this weekend is a driver with a float to get...
26/08/2024

πŸ” Driver needed THIS WEEKEND πŸ”

One of the final big pieces of the puzzle for this weekend is a driver with a float to get 100 hens down to Taumuranui!!

If you might be able to help, either Saturday or Sunday, please get in touch via DM or email [email protected] πŸ™ fuel costs will be covered!

THANK YOU, NORTHLAND!!!!!Yesterday's rescue went as smoothly as possible, and ALL 460 hens are now tucked up safely in t...
19/08/2024

THANK YOU, NORTHLAND!!!!!

Yesterday's rescue went as smoothly as possible, and ALL 460 hens are now tucked up safely in the most amazing homes πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! To everyone who shared my frantic posts searching for homes, to our incredible adopters for opening your hearts and homes to these special girls, to our volunteers who gave up a huge chunk of their Sunday to get the girls treated and safely off to their pick up points, to the farmers who wanted better for their retired hens and made the whole process SO easy and stress free (on humans and hens alike!), and to my partner and kids who have picked up all the pieces this past week as I've been consumed by logistics!!!! ❀️❀️❀️

I've taken today off to have some family time but tomorrow I'll be back into it for our Waikato rescue, so for those waiting on application responses, or email replies, thank you for your patience!

And for anyone still wanting hens, YOU HAVE TIME! But not much, so get those applications in! πŸ₯°πŸ™

HELP!!!Our Northland rescue this Sunday is just about set, but our Kerikeri driver has had to scale back her commitment ...
14/08/2024

HELP!!!

Our Northland rescue this Sunday is just about set, but our Kerikeri driver has had to scale back her commitment for the day, and can now only get as far as Whangarei!!

CAN YOU meet in Whangarei on Sunday at noon and drive to Kerikeri??

AND

DO YOU have a vehicle that can tow a float with 110 lovely hens in it?? The float will already be loaded and will just need to be swapped over, then delivered back to a central point. All fuel costs will be covered πŸ™

Then pretty please DM or email me as soon as possible so we can confirm this trip and put this last piece of the puzzle in place!

[email protected]

When I say EVERY spare second is being spent on the rescue this weekend... πŸ˜… We are so close team!!!! Northland people, ...
14/08/2024

When I say EVERY spare second is being spent on the rescue this weekend... πŸ˜…

We are so close team!!!! Northland people, you should receive your logistics emails and contracts by tonight at the latest!
Auckland/Waikato adopters - you still have time!!! We have just under 400 hens still needing homes, so get those applications in! πŸ™πŸ₯°πŸ”

πŸ” HEN HOMES NEEDED URGENTLY πŸ”Thank you SO much to everyone who's already applied! The two upcoming rescues are coming to...
12/08/2024

πŸ” HEN HOMES NEEDED URGENTLY πŸ”

Thank you SO much to everyone who's already applied! The two upcoming rescues are coming together, albeit a little slower than usual πŸ™ˆ Applications are being processed within 24 hours so if you believe you have applied but haven't received an email, please check your spam or email [email protected] with your application details πŸ™πŸ˜Š

NORTHLAND RESCUE - ULTRA URGENT
Date - 18 August
Pick up points - Matakana, Whangarei, Kerikeri
Homes still needed - 190!!!

AUCKLAND/WAIKATO RESCUE
Date - 30th/31st August
Pick up points - Albany, West Auckland, Botany, Bombay, Huntly, Cambridge, Thames, Rotorua, Taumuranui (with a Te Kuiti stop).
Homes still needed - 480 πŸ™€

PLEASE submit an application if you can adopt!!!

www.franklinfarmsanctuary.co.nz/adopt

If you can't adopt, please keep sharing these posts, it helps so much to find the right homes for these special girls πŸ™β€οΈπŸ”

πŸ” HEN HOMES NEEDED URGENTLY πŸ”Thank you SO much to everyone who's already applied! The two upcoming rescues are coming to...
11/08/2024

πŸ” HEN HOMES NEEDED URGENTLY πŸ”

Thank you SO much to everyone who's already applied! The two upcoming rescues are coming together, albeit a little slower than usual πŸ™ˆ Applications are being processed within 24 hours so if you believe you have applied but haven't received an email, please check your spam or email [email protected] with your application details πŸ™πŸ˜Š

NORTHLAND RESCUE

Date - 18 August
Pick up points - Matakana, Whangarei, Kerikeri
Homes still needed - 300!!!

AUCKLAND/WAIKATO RESCUE

Date - 30th/31st August
Pick up points - Albany, West Auckland, Botany, Bombay, Huntly, Cambridge, Thames, Rotorua, Taumuranui (with a Te Kuiti stop).
Homes still needed - 630 πŸ™€

PLEASE submit an application if you can adopt!!!

www.franklinfarmsanctuary.co.nz/adopt

If you can't adopt, please keep sharing these posts, it helps so much to find the right homes for these special girls πŸ™β€οΈπŸ”

πŸ‘ COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ‘This sweet boy is now a year old and was hand raised by his loving human parents. Sadly, circumstanc...
07/08/2024

πŸ‘ COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ‘

This sweet boy is now a year old and was hand raised by his loving human parents.

Sadly, circumstances change, and while his parents have hustled to keep him safe, moving from grazing to grazing, they recognize it is now time to find him a forever home, where he'll be just as loved but be able to create animal friendships as well.

If you can provide the 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 home this boy deserves, and if you're within pickup distance of Hamilton, please contact Olivia on 02102894382 πŸ™ He is desexed and vaccinated, and ready to move as soon as you are!

πŸ‡ ADOPT US πŸ‡It's not just chickens who need homes...Did we all remember that Turbo and Rota are available for adoption??...
06/08/2024

πŸ‡ ADOPT US πŸ‡

It's not just chickens who need homes...

Did we all remember that Turbo and Rota are available for adoption?? These two are just the sweetest little wildies 😍 it blows my mind that they haven't had any interest!

Bunnies are definitely a more complicated pet, but so worth the effort to learn what they need to be happy and healthy! And as with anyone, once you get into your routine, they really do give more than they take! Not much brings me more joy than sitting quietly with one of our bunny pairs, watching them eat, play, and love each other πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

If you'd like to learn more about becoming an amazing bunny parent, please get in touch via dm or email [email protected] πŸ™

πŸ” 1000 CHICKENS NEED HOMES πŸ”Ok I know we have time... but I equally know how fast that time flies leading up to a rescue...
05/08/2024

πŸ” 1000 CHICKENS NEED HOMES πŸ”

Ok I know we have time... but I equally know how fast that time flies leading up to a rescue, and 126 hens out of 1000 is not filling me with overwhelming confidence πŸ™ˆ

PLEASE help me to get the word out there - our Auckland/Waikato/Coromandel/King Country rescue is less than 4 weeks away and we still need homes for 874 hens!!

Rescue hens are a unique breed. Sure they don't live as long as heritage breeds, but they lay prolifically, and I'm sure they know you've saved them as they're always the absolute friendliest chooks! If you haven't had rescue hens before and want to know more, just email me at [email protected].

The rescue for our mid-North Island friends is August 30th, with pick ups happening either that night or over the following weekend. I'd love to have all the homes confirmed at least a week in advance, so we really only have a couple of weeks to get those applications in and processed in time!

To adopt just go to franklinfarmsanctuary.co.nz/adopt πŸ™

If you can't adopt, please keep sharing these posts in any relevant special interest or community groups, so we can pair these sweet girls with the people who are looking for them! πŸ₯°

I am so eternally grateful to you all for helping to save these lives - I really hope that depth of gratitude comes through in my ramblings! β€οΈπŸ”

πŸ” URGENT NORTHLAND RESCUE πŸ”Hey wonderful, compassionate people of Northland! We have 460 hens needing safe retirement ho...
04/08/2024

πŸ” URGENT NORTHLAND RESCUE πŸ”

Hey wonderful, compassionate people of Northland! We have 460 hens needing safe retirement homes on Sunday the 18th of August - just TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!

PLEASE if you can adopt 2 or more hens, go to franklinfarmsanctuary.co.nz/adopt and fill in an application form ASAP. I'll be in touch within 48 hours to explain the next steps of the process. If you can't adopt, please blow this post up!!!! 460 hens is such a manageable number, but only if people know it's happening!

If you are in Auckland/Waikato/Coromandel/King Country we have a rescue for you on the 30th and still need HEAPS of homes there too!

πŸ” COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ”These two beautiful babies need a new retirement home!Rescued 2 years ago (age unknown), they have l...
04/08/2024

πŸ” COMMUNITY REHOME πŸ”

These two beautiful babies need a new retirement home!

Rescued 2 years ago (age unknown), they have lived in the lap of luxury ever since, but now their human parent is having to move out of the country permanently, and needs to find her babies a home where they'll remain safe and loved forever.Β 

You may get (very) sporadic eggs, but these sweet girls are largely going to provide companionship and entertainment in the garden. If you feel you have the right home for them, and live in Auckland, please contact Ramya on 0220778818.

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Our Story

In 2018 we started looking to the future, aiming to move to a lifestyle block where we dreamed of one day opening an animal sanctuary. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to move but it did start a journey of self reflection which led to the realisation that we were making a thousand excuses, and letting society dictate what was or wasn’t achievable for us!

So we stopped with the excuses and decided that if saving animals and making a difference was important, we needed to start NOW! Fast forward a year and our house looks completely different. We’ve completely switched the outside spaces up to accommodate rescue chickens, baby chicks and ducklings, rabbits and other small animals as they come in. Our weekends are now spent changing the bedding in our various animal houses/enclosures, and my days as a stay at home mum include so many more varieties of poo than they did before... and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

Our goal is still to move to more space as soon as we can afford to. There are so many more animals out there that need a safe haven, and we’d love to be able to help bobby calves in particular, being surrounded here by dairy farms. For now the biggest impact we can have is in the rescue and rehoming of ex battery/barn hens so you’ll likely see our pleas for loving forever homes pop up every so often.

If you come across a clutch of chicks or ducklings that you’re sure have been abandoned, a chicken that needs a home, or any other small furry or feathery friends in need, send us a message as soon as possible and we will do everything we can to help! If we’re not personally set up for your animal in need we will help put you in contact with the appropriate organisation. Every life matters, and working together we can make the world of difference for these innocent souls.