I may only have one ear.
I may be the shortest goat in the gang.
But I know who I am. Nobody is going to get in my way.
Today I was feeling short, so I stood on a bale of wire.
I didn’t feel short any longer. I could see over all of the other goats.
I stayed there for a long time.
When I want something, I make it happen.
The grass on the other side of the fence is always greener.
So I jump the fence.
It may be $7000 worth of ‘pig worthy’ fencing, but I make short work of it.
Like I said, nothing can stand in my way.
Jumping over the fence keeps life interesting.
It’s a thrill.
Gives new perspective.
It’s empowering and exciting.
It’s also lonely, but we’ll get to that.
]]>If you love roosters as much as we do check out the social media profiles of some of our favourite famous rooster personalities! P Blizzard the rooster And Ricky the Chicky And of course we follow all the other animal sanctuaries in Australia and around the world, who also have many roosters in their care. Brightside Edgar’s mission, FAR and many more.
]]>“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” – Dalai Lama
Running a sanctuary is a 24/7 occupation. An occupation run entirely by animals. One of the only things we have control over are the attitudes we do life with.
Sugarshine FARM Animal Sanctuary holds a non-judgemental opinion to those who surrender animals to us. This means thanking them for making the effort to find a better home for the animal. It means explaining who we are, what we’re about and why we do what we do. We don’t know why people do the things they do. We don’t know why pigs are beaten, or sheep are used, we don’t know why roosters are eaten or cows starved. Just as we don’t know the backgrounds of many of the animals, people struggle and are in need of love too. All we can do is give the animals a better life, and help the humans to move on with theirs without guilt or shame, and hopefully to make better decisions in the future.
Bringing other people down simply puts us on their level. As a sanctuary we focus on peace, love and happiness for ALL living beings.