Alcheringa Sanctuary

25/04/2025

The girls have had their hooves done, ready for a Friday night out on the town 😄

21/04/2025

One of the drains in the river field was overflowing, so we went down to see what was wrong. When we entered the field, the sheep were all at the (slightly drier) top of the field, grazing. I turned around when we got to the bottom, and they had all followed us down to see what we were up to. As you can see, Milo (front) studied the situation closely. Sheep are so inquisitive and intelligent. You can imagine how much worse this makes their suffering in a slaughterhouse. It is not for us to decide when perfectly healthy animals will die. Their life, their right to it. Not ours.

20/04/2025

19/04/2025

Smudge is so handsome.

17/04/2025

Although Eva can't see or hear very well, she knows Kitty is there, we presume by scent. Eva knows she is safe in her run, so she's quite happy to sit beside Kitty in the sun.

14/04/2025

This is Tilly's winning 'Aren't I the cutest? Don't you want to give me a treat?' face 💚

13/04/2025

This photo is from a 'FREE RANGE' egg farm. These hens are trying to find a comfortable place to sleep.
All egg farms are cruel.

This is how hens in a free range egg farm sleep. Piled on top of each other. This is one of the most sought out sleeping positions in the shed because of the access to air and the feeling that they are roosting up high.

You see, in free range farms, hens aren't given basic things like branches to roost on or straw to sleep in and nest in. They are given metal poles to roost on and a cold, poo covered floor to sleep on.

If you are choosing free range eggs because you think they are kind, then you are half way there to being kind. These hens aren't happy hens and they are also sent to slaughter before they are 2 years old. What can you do? What eggs do you choose then?

The answer is NO EGGS. You choose no eggs. These birds are so much more than an egg, respect them and stop eating their reproductive systems waste product.

*The Price Of Eggs

13/04/2025

The animals we use are not inanimate objects.

13/04/2025

This is Westie. Yesterday, in his haste to get to his room, Westie ran up behind me, ducked between my legs and carried me off into his house. It was quite a ride! Thanks Westie, but as a vegan I'm not really into saddle sports! 😆

12/04/2025

Patti is home and seems bright and healthy. The surgery went well, with the vet removing a hard lump of hay around the size of 1.5 tennis balls from her crop. She is on pain meds and antibiotics for awhile, and she is currently separated from the others so we can monitor her eating. We are relieved to have caught this early, and very thankful to have an excellent vet who is willing to put the time and effort into saving an individual that society in general views as essentially worthless.

11/04/2025

Patti update: Patti saw the specialist vet this morning and we have opted for surgery to try and remove the impaction from her crop. All surgery carries risks, so please hold her in your thoughts.

10/04/2025

Patti is unwell with an impacted crop, which is both worrying and puzzling as it has never happened before and nothing has changed in her routine. We are fortunate to have a vet who will treat chickens as most vets do not, chickens being generally regarded as worthless by society. I read recently that it is believed that in the future a key geological identifier of the anthropocene will be the deep layer of chicken bones left behind, because humans kill so many chickens - a horrifying thought. Patti is therefore fortunate to have a vet that values her. She has had a treatment but is not out of the woods yet. Please think of her, and please, if you haven't already, stop supporting the meat and egg industries that treat animals as commodities.

08/04/2025

Each evening, the sheep have to wait until the donkeys have gone up this field, before they themselves can go home. The sheep are always waiting at the gate across the road, very keen to come home ASAP. We humans are also waiting, so that we can put everyone to bed and then make our own dinner. So this is what the donkeys do. Every. Single. Afternoon. They're on Donkey Time! 😆

07/04/2025

Sometimes I wonder why our hedges look so scrappy. Then I remember: DONKEYS!

04/04/2025

Eva and Snuggles enjoying the fine weather in their secure run.

03/04/2025

The retirees doing their performance of Picnic at Hanging Rock 😆💚

02/04/2025

Look at how bright Alice's expression is. She is sharp as a tack, missing nothing of what's going on around her. It's so clear she is sentient, just like you and I. All sentient beings have a right to life. It's not just or right for humans to deny them that.

30/03/2025

Eva loves the hay terrace in the sunshine 🌞