A Better Life Animal Sanctuary is a registered charity which was started in 2018 by Sunny Yang on a property in Banjup as a way to help homeless animals, many of which were saved from abuse or neglect. A registered Charitable organization under the WA Charitable Collections Act, they adopted dogs and rabbits, to their first farm animal and native animals.  The sanctuaries aim is to find new homes, provide care and rehabilitation for animals without owners, especially those who are sick or injured or just simply unwanted.

Later on came Phoebe, a two-day old (1-kilogram) piglet who was left in a cardboard box at a zoo entry. Next was Tommy the calf who was rescued from a salesyard, and The Addams family flock of sheep who needed a new home.

A Better Life Animal Sanctuary is now set on a 200-acre property near York in the wheatbelt and while they don’t have the funds to adopt every animal, they also help with finding new homes through their adoption program. They have been able to find more great forever homes for animals through this program than they would have been able to alone, as the numbers of animals that need new homes is sadly immense.

While primarily they find news home for farm animals, they have also adopted native animals, dogs and rabbits, as well as sheep, rams, cows, pigs, alpacas, goats, chickens, donkeys, ducks, roosters, and more.

As a registered charity all their funds go back into the direct care and rehabilitating orphaned or sick and injured animals. They hope to educate and raise awareness of living a conscious, ethical life that excludes the exploitation of animals through tours, social media, and outreach programs

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