Meet the Animals

Learn about the animals

Where Pigs Fly Farm Sanctuary is home to more than 200 rescued animals, each animal has their own unique and special story. Read some of these inspiring accounts by below. Come and get to know them at our tours and events. You can also support these rescue animals with a regular donation that helps cover the costs of feed, bedding, medical care and the occasional treats.

Abigail

Abigail was rescued from an intensive battery shed. With no feathers and very thin when she arrived, she had clearly suffered from the appalling living conditions she was kept in.
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Honey

Honey came to Where Pigs Fly when her previous owner could no longer care for her. Honey had no space to roam at her last home as she was kept
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Ruby

Senior pig, Ruby, has been a much loved member of her human family since she was a baby piglet. Sadly, her family’s living arrangements changed and they were desperately looking
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Ella

Ella was found near death, severely malnourished, and orphaned on a freezing wintery morning. A compassionate family discovered her just in time, whisking the tiny lamb away to the safety
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Lily

Lily came to Where Pigs Fly Farm Sanctuary with her donkey friends Phil and Señorita back in 2019, malnourished and neglected. She now spends her days exploring the sanctuary’s 100
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Rufus

Little Rufus was rescued from the side of a road where he was found all alone. He couldn’t walk as he had contracted tendons. His condition was treated with shims
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Señorita

Señorita arrived at Where Pigs Fly in 2019 with her donkey friends Phil and Lily. She quickly settled into life at the sanctuary, where she spends her days grazing and
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Reginald

Found wandering the streets alone, Reginald was taken to a RSPCA shelter, stressed and unsure of his future. A dog shelter is no place for a turkey but thankfully, we
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Turkey Team

Most of our turkey team have been rescued from factory farms.  Like most farmed turkeys, they had already endured painful industry practices – having their beaks and toes cut off
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Daffodil

Daffodil was rescued from severe neglect. When she first came to the sanctuary, she was in such poor condition – malnourished and suffering from a lice infestation. The sanctuary team
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Jeremy

Jeremy was found as a frightened piglet wandering through inner-city suburbs. After a good samaritan brought him to Where Pigs Fly, he quickly adapted to sanctuary life. He soon discovered
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PollyAnna

PollyAnna came to Where Pigs Fly after being surrendered multiple times due to her vocal nature. With no other housing options available, the sanctuary was her last chance. Here, her
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Oink

Blind Oink was rescued from a local school’s Paddock to Plate programme where she and other young cows had been raised by the school and were now scheduled for slaughter. 
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Bob

Bob and his long-term paddock companion, Annie the Clydesdale, urgently needed a safe home. Sadly, their owner could no longer care for them and was desperate to find them sanctuary
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Herman

Herman came to Where Pigs Fly with his friend Lola, and the two alpacas have remained close ever since. While Lola is known for her outgoing personality, Herman has a
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Rooster Crew

What farm is complete without a rooster crowing? Did you know that roosters are typically the first ones up on the farm and the last ones to bed? They will
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Wilma

Wilma was just a few weeks old and weighed less than a kilo when she was found wandering alone around a stranger’s yard. She arrived at Where Pigs Fly tiny,
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Larry

Larry was found on Crown Land in Ingleside, with no goat friends in sight. A social media post was circulating, trying to get rid of him. He was the lucky
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Gilbert

Gilbert came to Where Pigs Fly after being labeled as aggressive and badly behaved. His previous owners no longer wanted him, and his future was uncertain. Upon arrival, a very
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Vandal

Vandal arrived at the sanctuary very fearful, his neck was wrapped in heavy, rusty chains. A stray in need of a forever home. Rangers had been trying to capture him
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Rupert

Meet Rupert, a dairy calf that was taken from his mother when he was just days old and sold on Gumtree for $20. Bought by someone with no knowledge of
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Sparks

Sparks, a 27-year-old stallion, endured years of neglect and loneliness before his rescue. His owner had left him to suffer in a tiny yard with no care or attention and
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Shirley

Shirley arrived in a neglected state after she was surrendered by her owner, just days before she was due to a sales yard. She sadly left behind her young family. 
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Hen Crew

The hen crew is made up of a beautiful array of both common and rare heritage breeds, popular in backyard chicken-keeping, as well as a few ladies who came from
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Molly

Molly, named after ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ from the Titanic, came to Where Pigs Fly after being rescued from pig-hunting dog trainers. When found, she had lost both ears and
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Seamus

Seamus (Shay/mus) was born on a working sheep farm that breed and raise sheep for meat and wool. He was just a few days old when his eyes were pecked
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Henry

Henry arrived at Where Pigs Fly as a newborn lamb, orphaned just hours after birth on a sheep farm in regional NSW. The sanctuary team took him in and hand-raised
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Dawn

Dawn came to Where Pigs Fly after a dramatic rescue as a baby calf. She was spotted struggling in a flooded river by a person who risked his own life
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Mr Jones

Mr. Jones arrived at Where Pigs Fly after being rescued from severe neglect by the RSPCA. When he first came to the sanctuary, he had already spent several months in
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Annie

Annie, a Clydesdale, came to Where Pigs Fly with Bob the donkey when their owner could no longer care for them. The pair had spent many years confined to a
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Lola

Lola arrived at Where Pigs Fly with her friend Herman, bringing her confident and energetic personality to the sanctuary. Despite having a wry mouth, a condition that gives her face
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Alan

Alan came to Where Pigs Fly after rescuers found him tethered alone in a paddock. He had been chained up for so many years that the chain had actually embedded
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Oscar

Oscar was found just hours old in a paddock, scared and hungry. His umbilical cord was still intact, his mother was nowhere in sight. Luckily, he was rescued by a
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Lenny

Lenny was found on his own as a tiny baby, just hours old, at the back of an industrial site, his mother was nowhere to be seen. Lenny was brought
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Percy

Percy arrived at Where Pigs Fly at just one week old, weighing barely over a kilo. He and his sibling were found on a busy road after being hit by
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Wilbur

Wilbur came to Where Pigs Fly after being part of a school Paddock to Plate program. He and his siblings were being raised at the school before planned slaughter.  Wilbur
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Starsky

Starsky appeared unexpectedly at a local stable in June 2020, arriving as a small piglet who kept following the property owner around. After checking with neighbors and finding no one
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Bubbles

Bubbles was found dodging traffic on a busy rural highway, just hours old. A couple travelling home to Sydney spotted the little piglet and, after a daring rescue, captured her
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Dustin

Dustin, through no fault of his own, found himself in desperate need of sanctuary. His owners had bought him as a mini-pig and, as he quickly grew into a 150kg
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Valentine

Valentine was rescued from a dairy farm at just three days old. As a male calf or “bobby calf”, Valentine is considered waste by the dairy industry. The day we
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