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20/06/2026

Every morning we are up and delivering bottles to the babies hungry little mouths by 6am. We are in a particularly unusual situation in that we live in a studio style bungalow, so being late isn't an option. The Lambs body clocks are on point and they are very happy to offer the service of being our personal alarm clock assistants to ensure the bottle schedule proceeds as planned 😅

A 6m x 6m cozy room with 2 humans, 4 cats, 2 Lambs and 1 Puppy...it's not everyone's normal and, I can't say I'd recommend this level of squish generally speaking, but my goodness there are just these quiet moments where everything seems ok. Just precious babies resting...calm, safe and content., without a worry in the world. That's all I can ever hope to give them ❤️

📸 Models ~ Matilda, Fergus and Penny. Napping, cud chewing and chilling as we wait for the sun to come up

12/06/2026

We have been a little quieter this week but things are motoring on as usual.

It's often been a very foggy start to the days, with lots of rain which is great after a dry couple of years, but also mud mud and more mud 🥲

We have had the usual vet trips, farm shop missions and the chaos of Lambs whose confidence is growing everyday, but all are well and so life is good ❤️

📸 Models ~ Mopsy and Koda in the mist

10/06/2026

We would like to conduct a peaceful protest tomorrow morning at the Benalla Golf Club. The golf club promotes it's beautiful kangaroos to tourists and members on its website. However they now have successfully applied for a permit to kill these kangaroos. Shooting was meant to begin tomorrow. We would like to show our disgust in their actions and support for our wildlife. These families of kangaroos have lived there for many years peacefully, this is not ok to slaughter their families. Please come along and stand up for this injustice, 10.30am Thursday 11/6, thank you

09/06/2026

⚠️URGENT - BENALLA GOLF CLUB KANGAROOS IN THE CROSSHAIRS⚠️

Please support locals speaking out for the Benalla Golf Club kangaroos who are likely to be shot this Thursday 11 June 🤬

🦘SIGN PETITION
https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-benalla-golf-club-kangaroos

🦘CONTACT GOLF CLUB
[email protected]
(03) 5762 1920

🦘CONTACT MINISTER
Environment Minster Enver Erdogan MP
[email protected]
(03) 8624 3401

🦘LETTER TO THE EDITOR
www.benallaensign.com.au/contact-us/

If you live in/around Benalla and want to help, please send us a private message including your contact details.

Please share widely - let’s get LOUD! 📣

Thank you 🙏🏽

P.S. Georgie Purcell MP is on to this!

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03/06/2026

Miss Gypsy Moon in her very first photo, moments after her rescue in May 2020, and again today! (Goodness those 6 years have aged me double that 🫠)

She was a very delightfully unusual looking lamb, long legs and she almost looked like she had been stretched, but she grew into the most beautiful girl...not that we aren't extreme appreciators of the unusual around here 🥳

Gypsy was almost 8kg at birth, for those that don't know, that's the weight of 2 healthy lambs combined, no wonder her poor Mama had complications. Many Ewes sadly run into trouble giving birth as a result of many people selectively breeding their flocks to achieve both multiple births and/or large lambs to maximise profits, with the sheep paying the real price

Gypsy sleeps like she is dead, literally...she gives us daily heart attacks because she is sprawled out in relaxed bliss, dreaming away with not a care in the world. We are so happy she feels content and safe but our nervous systems are a little more wired thanks to her 🤣

Sheep are so misunderstood and under appreciated. They are such clever creatures with rich and full lives and we are all the better for knowing them 💕

01/06/2026

Poor little Fergus has developed a cough today and his temperature is on the tippy high end of normal. It's not unusual for these babies to develop infections, being born in very unhygienic places, like the abattoir Fergus was born at, leaves them very susceptible to illness. Add to all of that not having their mother's TLC and opportunity to drink her nourishing milk, plus stress and trauma of all he endured, well it really makes sense how nasty bugs can set in

But don't worry about Fergus, he is still bright and happy despite the photo, he just absolutely loves a cuddle and will just melts in your arms. Fergus has had medi and is being kept inside nice and warm through our cold wet weather, we are hopeful he will be feeling fabulous again very soon! 💕

31/05/2026

🚨🐓UPDATE only $356 to go now🐓🚨
OK chicken fans and friends, we ONLY have $406 left until we can buy this elusive enclosure, and the time has to be now!! 🏡🐓

Lorna Hobbs, Rose Dewitt-Bukator, Boudica, Gloria Swanson, and their boy Ketut didn't survive a backyard to stay cramped up in a temporary setup. It’s taken far too long, and we really need your help to finally cross the finish line for their $3,049 predator-proof run

Tomorrow is the day. I MUST order their new run, and if we can't raise the last of the funds, I will have to get them a smaller setup which would absolutely suck!

There is no backup fund. We have a $1,400 outstanding hay bill that constantly respawns, a vet bill pushing $2,000, and many more costs with almost all the funds coming straight from mine and Jem's personal accounts.
We do not want to give these babies a home less than they deserve, and we don't want to lose the opportunity to use this second chicken pad to help even more neglected backyard hens and factory-farmed ladies in the future, if it's too small, then the opportunity is missed!

There are tons of details in our bio link to help you see why this wee little family is a crew worth fighting for. Please, please, PLEASE help us hit our target tonight! I really hope the next post I do about these guys is showing you their awesome new home 🛠️✨

How you can help us finish this tonight????
Donate, share and comment to help us make this happen for this beautiful little family, we are so grateful for all support

All the details you need are here about who, why and how....
https://shearexistencesanctuary.org/flocktotherescue/💕

Thanks to everyone who has helped so far, your generosity means so very much x

Address

PO Box 922
Wangaratta, VIC
3676

Website

https://shearexistencesanctuary.org/

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