blacksheepsanctuary
A safe and sustainable space to rehabilitate and re-home abused, injured and neglected non-human animals. 🌱 One of Abillion's impact partners 💕
Rocky enjoying the sunshine today☀️ Did you know that cows are extremely social animals? Just like humans, they can form lifelong friendships! It’s not uncommon for us to find Rocky laying close by his friends throughout more
How cute is Matata?!💛
Matata came to us after he was hatched from an egg as part of a school class project. Thankfully, a child in the class rescued him so that he wouldn't be killed or eaten. Now Matata gets to happily more
Introducing the musical stylings of Matata! 🎶
Although he has only recently begun dabbling in songwriting, he has already created this beautiful piece. What do you think Matata should name this song?
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This sweet wild duck showed up at our sanctuary with an injured beak a few weeks ago. A piece of beak had broken off and was hanging down from her face. Luckily we were able to catch her and bring her to our vet who removed more
Nothing makes Appa more excited than her bottle! As you can see from her wagging tail, she is loving every second of it.
Appa is one of 8 baby animals that we have taken in over the last 4 months, all of whom required a more
Rocky became an official resident of the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary two years ago. Prior to that, he was abandoned in a paddock across from the sanctuary for 12 years. We kept and eye on him throughout this time and provided more
Ginkgo and Comfrey are our two largest goats! Visitors to the sanctuary can often find their large stature surprising and a bit intimidating. But their larger than average size makes their rescue story all the more entertaining! more
Marmaduke munching on some hay 💛
We rescued Marmaduke in October last year after he was scheduled to be a 'home kill'. Luckily we had the space for him and were able to save his life. Marmaduke had been improperly desexed more
Dinner time! 🐮
August is one of the worst months for grass growth so we are supplementing our cows' diet with lots of hay. Cows need to eat quite a bit and our four cows actually consume more hay in one day than our 13 more
Bartholomew is one of our many older animals who is on regular medication. He receives an anti-inflammatory and pain relief pill every day to help him with his arthritis. His mobility has greatly increased since starting more