(Some of) the Better Life Residents!
Ricky Pig
Ricky began life as piglet at a farm. Weak and as the runt of the litter, the writing was on the wall but luckily a fantastic family rescued and rehabilitated Ricky to a position where he now lives a happy and healthy life with his pig friends.
Eli the Rooster
As part of a school egg hatching programme, Eli and his brothers had nowhere to go. He wasn’t wanted, as he will never produce eggs. Luckily a compassionate vet rescued Eli and his brothers and brought him to us. Now he lives crowing with his rooster friends.
Phoebe Pig
Phoebe was dumped at Peel Zoo when she was only a few days old weighing under 1kg. While her early days were not without problems, Phoebe showed her strength getting stronger everyday even without her mother. She is now the head pig and takes the job of keeping the other pigs in line very seriously!
Kevin
Kevin was surrendered to us by a petting zoo business when he got too big and they wanted to replace him. Kevin is one of the lucky ones - usually petting zoo animals don’t have such a nice fate when they grow up enough to no longer be small and ‘cuddly’. Kevin is a sweet, cuddly boy though, and we adore him, no matter his size!
Tommy
Ross
Louis
Justin
Dapper (aka Silly Goat)
Bubbles
Sarah Lamb
Sarah came to us as an orphan lamb after her mother was killed in a dog attack. Sarah had a broken leg and a perforated sinus from the incident - but with lots of love, care, vet trips and surgeries, she was able to make a remarkable recovery. Sarah is now a healthy, happy adult sheep (and a very spoilt one at that!).
Alex
Alex was rescued with his 3 lamb friends Ben, Marine and Carlin who are still with him to this day. After a few scares in his younger days, Alex has been the picture of health ever since. Unfortunately, Alex, like many other lambs, was orphaned after being rejected by his mother.
Snowy
Snowy came to us with her two sisters after being advertising online on the classified site Gumtree. She is the greediest of her sisters, and is most certainly the boss of the flock. She is used to humans, but generally prefers to be left with her friends.
Jordy
Archer
Gracara
Norman
Cooper & Fiona Lamb
Tuska
Albert
Wren
Trish Lamb
Spy & Apprentice
Bella the Alpaca
Bella came to live with us her mother Izzy after neighbourhood dogs attacked and killed one of their goat friends. Her favourite activities include rolling in freshly fed hay, crying as the sun sets, and sneaking away from flock for a feed of goat museli.
Chuckee
Upon arriving at A Better Life Animal Sanctuary, Chuckee made easy work of letting all 3 dogs know that she was the boss, and if anyone disagreed they could meet her horns. She was later given the nickname Chuckee Norris, which sums up her fight first, ask questions later personality. Chuckee has mellowed out in her later years, leaving the mischief up to the younger goats!
Mavis
Mavis is one of the many orphaned lambs we have bottle raised over the years. She is a sweet and curious girl who always comes bounding over when invited for a cuddle. She lives with the flock alongside her brothers, Ramsey & Robert.
Dr Kevin
Dr Kevin (named after the vet who helped save him) was rescued as a piglet alongside his 3 siblings (Storm, Willow & Archer), from a situation of neglect, which sadly left the rest of his siblings with permanent visual impairment. Dr Kevin is the only one of the litter with full vision - and he sure makes it count when getting up to mischief!
Renee the Princess Pig
Lennie
Buddy
Socrates
Linda & Tain
Amber
Mr Blonde & Mr White (Baby Rooster Gang)
Izzy the Alpaca
Izzy runs the lamb paddock with her trusty sidekick and daughter Bella by her side. Her motherly bond and protection of the fellow members of her herd means that Izzy isn’t shy of spitting at anybody who looks at her in the wrong way. Much like her daughter she also likes rolling in fresh hay and sitting in the rain.
Fifi
Our Beautiful girl Fifi was adopted after she was found for free in a not too kind Gumtree ad. She not too long after became a mum giving birth to her gorgeous daughter Hayley who still to this day follows her mother around like a newly born lamb.
Samson
Panda
Storm
Willow
Chopper Weed
Dottie
Zorro
Rocky
Hayley
Little Red
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