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Get to know TURKEYS!!!
We do love our strutting turkeys here at sanctuary and we want to tell you more about them!
Learning about animals is an important step in knowing how to take care of them and show them kindness and respect, to how they perceive it. It is also a important to know, as it teaches us how to show them kindness when visiting Edgar's Mission:)
How cool that turkeys' wattles change colour like a mood ring!
Which fact about turkeys did find interesting from this post? We'd love to hear it!
"If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn't we?"
#GetToKnowTurkeys #TurkeyFacts #AnimalSanctuary #sanctuarylife #edgarsmission
07 Nov 2026
The Shape of Things
Some events shape the world. Others shape our hearts.
Fourteen years ago, twenty young sheep faced slaughter after their time in university research had ended.
But a determined group of students refused to accept that their lives were worth no more than their usefulness to science.
After all, they were just sheep.
But that was precisely the point. They were never just sheep.
Against the odds, the students secured their freedom, and Horatio and his nineteen companions came to sanctuary.
And what a life Horatio made of it.
Stocky, short-legged and wonderfully gentle, he became a quiet leader, often chosen to comfort frightened newcomers.
By simply standing beside them.
Once, Horatio's future had depended upon others standing beside him and then for fourteen years, he quietly returned the kindness.
Then there was that face.
Oh, that face.
With enormous lips that curled in as he lost his bottom teeth, he resembled a favourite old grandpa who had forgotten his dentures.
And no one had the heart to remind him.
On his final day, Horatio enjoyed plenty of his beloved Weet-Bix treats before we said goodbye in the most honourable way we knew.
Because when medications and potions began to fail him, we must not.
Of those twenty sheep, only dear Spartan remains.
Dearest Horatio, you changed so many worlds, including ours.
And now you leave us with something both heartbreaking and beautiful.
A Horatio-shaped hole in our days.
And a heart forever shaped by having loved you.
"If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn't we?"
06 Nov 2026
For a brief moment, we stood on opposite sides of a stall, separated by species and all we did not know of one another.
We wanted to give him a name. Something that would lift him beyond the anonymity of being just another ram.
And then he stamped his foot.
Not once, but with a defiance that seemed almost too big for the frightened young ram standing before us. Then his eyes darted left, then right, searching for an escape route where there was none.
And something inside us broke.
At just 18 months old, he had already learned that humans were something to fear. With a horn growing dangerously towards his left eye and his time at the pound running out, we had become his last hope.
Someone whose heart was racing, whose mind was searching and whose every instinct was telling him to run.
Eighteen months of a life we knew so little about, yet whose consequences stood trembling before us.
It’s a quiet truth that gnaws away: somewhere along the way, this beautiful being had become lost in a world that saw him as little more than a number.
But he had not lost himself. His defiance told us that.
And then his name came.
David.
Inspired by I Am David, the deeply moving story of a young boy who escapes a prison camp after a childhood shaped by fear and cruelty. Although finally free, he does not yet know what it means to feel safe. He remains wary of people, suspicious of kindness and always, always, alert to danger.
And our David, like the boy in the novel, has arrived somewhere that offers the possibility of a different future.
Though he does not know that yet.
We do not know how long it will take for David to trust us. Nor do we know what it will take for him to understand that the hands he has learned to fear now wish only to help. But we know this.
In the quiet moments where kindness happens, so too can magic.
And perhaps one day, when the horn threatening his eye is no longer a danger, and our presence no longer something to fear, David will stand before us without searching for a way out.
Not because he has nowhere to run.
But because, at last, he knows he is home.
“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t
05 Nov 2026
We have two not so new arrivals!🐐❤️
Athena and her baby Artemis arrived at sanctuary over two weeks ago, with mumma being very protective and cautious with her young one.
As any mum would, moving to a new place, surrounded by new faces.
They arrived quite timid and in this video we can see just how much they have warmed up to us.
Artemis sure has begun to feel comfortable in expressing her joy!
Their story is coming soon!🤗
“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?”
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05 Nov 2026
Porsche, the most endearing of little lambs born without hooves.
We recognise our incredible animal care team that come in everyday to make sure the animals get the best out of their days.
A lot of our animals, because of their pasts, often need extra care, and sometimes that’s daily. Porsche is one of them.
And we are very happy to help her get out and about in the morning. She’s so calm and patient through her daily routine and who could not be in absolute awe at those eyes?
Porsche faced another setback in life: losing her dear mumma on the very day they were to be surrendered to sanctuary.
With her little stumps bloodied and raw from her roughly ten days of walking on the rough and frosty earth, Porsche’s determination to survive was as tough as those stumps are set to become. Porsche drove herself firmly into our hearts the moment we met. Parking herself there she now has us all at her beck and call.
Witnessing animals like dear little Porsche overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds only empowers us all to rethink our relationship with the animal kingdom. Recognising animals for who they are, with their own wants, desires and challenges, not the commodities society would otherwise turn them in to, lands us at the irrefutable conclusion that all life is precious regardless of the form it takes.
Porsche’s story is as much a testament to the strength and spirit that dwells with us all, as it is to the power of kindness. Something we should all think about.
“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?”
04 Nov 2026
Recently, we farewelled our gorgeous hen Anita.
We can only guess at what she endured in her early years yet we’re so grateful she got to spend the last two and a half of them at Sanctuary with her fellow Pointer sisters Ruth, Issa and Sadako.
Anita was one of four sweet little ladies that were dumped in a national park, abandoned to become fox food.
A miracle it was for these poor bewildered girls, for a a kind-hearted bush walker came across them in the wild.
Their crops as empty as their former ‘carers’ hearts, these girls were resilient enough to carve a new path for themselves and find a new life of wonder at Edgar’s Mission.
Anita adored her new abode at Chicken Cottage. The girls spent their first few weeks quarantining there and had the most wonderful time, dust bathing, foraging and eating greens to their hearts content.
They fitted in seamlessly when introduced to the Village just as easily as their desire for safety comes.
The beautiful Anita battled an antibiotic-resistant infection over the last few months; she tolerated every treatment we administered to try and allow her to live a fulfilled and pain-free life.
Sadly, a couple of days ago, Anita told us she had given everything she had.
So of course we listened.
But alone she was not.
Never again would we let her feel abandoned and a fear for her life like she did that day.
Never again would she experience an unsecure home or be objectified.
Never again would Anita have to fend for herself in a world that had already failed her.
Her body had been bred by humans to depend on us, leaving her in a lifetime of vulnerability. Yet she was discarded as though her life and suffering meant nothing.
To show mercy to someone suggests that you have power over them.
“I have the power to hurt you, but I choose not to.”
KINDNESS is recognising that, without the assertion of power, animals have intrinsic worth and capacity to experience suffering.
They deserve kindness instead of mercy. That should be where we begin to think.
“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?”
04 Nov 2026
For dear Percy, and the friendship that lives on ❤️
Heartbreakingly to say, we lost our dear Percy.
For a while, we wondered whether the moment to tell their story had passed.
But friendship does not cease to have mattered simply because one of the friends is no longer here. And the joy these two old boys found together deserves to be remembered, perhaps now more than ever.
At first glance, they are an unlikely pair. One a gentle giant, the other a pint-sized pocket rocket. Yet somewhere between their differences, Percy and Mikey have discovered something rather wonderful. Something we humans have too often imagined belongs to us alone.
Friendship.
At over 220 kilograms, Percy is a large white pig with an equally enormous capacity for gentleness. Born to rescued mumma Piggy Sue, he is now eleven years old, the last of her babies still living here at sanctuary.
Over those years, Percy has watched many friends come and go. And somewhere along the way, this beautiful boy became something of a loner.
Enter Mikey.
At sixteen years young and a comparatively modest 90 kilograms, Mikey’s romantic ambitions were legendary, although his abilities rarely matched them. And of course, an appreciation for a good nanna nap!
He is, after all, only human.
Well, porcine.
For pigs, like us, have personalities, preferences, histories and hearts that seek companionship. Given the chance, they grow old, form friendships and discover that life’s later chapters can hold some of its sweetest surprises.
That eleven years and sixteen years are not just ages. They are lives filled with stories that would never have been written had these two not been given the chance to live them.
And perhaps that is the greatest gift sanctuary offers. Not simply more years to a life, but more life to those years.
And so it is that two very different pigs, with two remarkable lives and one extraordinary friendship, remind us of something we humans too often overlook.
That a life given the chance to unfold may hold more wonder, more friendship and more meaning than we could ever have imagined for it.
“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?”
03 Nov 2026
Our next HELPING HANDS Volunteering Day is here!
Saturday 21st November
8:30am-2:15pm AEST
Edgar's Mission, Lancefield VIC
If you can spare a day to help farmed animals alongside like-minded people, this is for you! While volunteering can be dirty work, it greatly assists us in keeping our animals safe, happy and healthy.
The sanctuary tasks may change each week and can include mucking out shelters, raking, weeding, painting, etc. All important tasks to keep their home clean, warm and enriching.
Please click the link in our bio to see if you (and your friends) meet the requirements and to secure your spots!
While we incorporate a brief tour throughout the day, if you’d rather meet and interact with the animals, please sign up for a tour via our website!
“If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn't we?”
#HelpingHands #VolunteeringDay #AnimalSanctuary #VolunteerInVictoria #EdgarsMission
03 Nov 2026
The extraordinary life of Vet Nurse Ruby
Perhaps the greatest duty we have in this life is not to become what others expect of us, but to discover the good we can do simply by being who we are.
And few understood this better than Ruby.
Born a beautiful red Kelpie, her fur was once as coarse as the life she had known. Yet as her fortunes changed, so too did her coat, softening under the gentle touch of kindness.
While her pedigree and price tag had promised a champion working dog, Ruby's gentle heart had other plans. For failing to become the dog others demanded, she endured cruelty, beatings and rejection, until one terrible day she was threatened with being shot.
Yet in those darkest moments, kindness found her, giving her reason to trust humanity again.
And Ruby found sanctuary.
Once frightened of almost everything, she discovered her true calling one night in our tiny vet room, where we were tending sick lambs. When asked to leave, Ruby instead moved closer. We almost stopped her, until we witnessed something extraordinary.
Her gentle presence calmed those frightened little beings.
And so began the remarkable career of Vet Nurse Ruby.
Lambs, goat kids and her particular favourites, tiny piglets, all found comfort in her company and the gentle touch of her soft, moist tongue. And humans, too, discovered Ruby's uncanny gift for finding those who needed her most.
Our very own Florence Nightingale, with four paws and a heart beyond measure.
Ruby never wore a uniform, earned a wage or sought recognition. Her service was simply an expression of who she was, offered without expectation or reward, and perhaps therein lies a lesson for us all.
That a life of purpose is not measured by what we achieve for ourselves, but by what we give of ourselves to others.
Though Ruby's earthly duties have ended, the little sign outside our vet room still proudly announces who is on duty today.
We have never had the heart to take it down.
And perhaps we never will.
For wherever our dear Ruby is, we know one thing for certain.
Love like hers never clocks off.
Vet Nurse Ruby is forever on duty.
"Be kind, be kind like Ruby"
#AnimalCare #AnimalRescue #sanctuarylife
02 Nov 2026
DOUBLE PASS TICKET GIVEAWAY!
ENTRIES CLOSED🫶
To attend the world premiere of ‘Kinship’ [Lucas Spiegel] at Cinema Nova for the Animal Liberation Film Festival 2026!
The film will be followed by a Q&A session with the founder of @edgarsmission (Pam Ahern).
WHEN: Saturday 7 November at 12.30 pm
WHERE: @cinemanova , Carlton.
To enter this giveaway and have your chance at winning this double pass tickets:
1•Like this post!
2•Follow @animalliberationfilmfest and
@edgarsmission
3•Lastly, tag the person you’d like to bring in the comments.
Entries close Wednesday 4 November at 5 pm Melbourne time (AEDT). This is a quick turn around so get those entries in!
ALFF will contact the winner by Instagram DM to collect their names and contact details, then pass the names to Cinema Nova so the tickets can be collected at the door.
KINSHIP by Lucas Spiegel @kinship.the.film
Questioning whether his lifelong compassion for animals has made a difference, filmmaker Lucas Spiegel travels the world to meet people remaking humanity’s relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom. Looking for a little hope, he discovers the beginnings of a quiet revolution.
#ALFF2026 #edgarsmission #pamahern
01 Nov 2026
Ten years ago, I helped take a baby from the mother who loved her dearly. It went against everything I believed in. Yet the alternative was almost unthinkable.
We had heard that in a town close to us, a tiny foal was about to be separated from her mumma. And unless someone could offer that little one a home, she would be put down. And so we went to rescue her.
I named that wee foal Custard. A name that carried a gentle reminder of her buckskin mumma, for it would be the only part of her mother she could take with her.
Custard’s mother had been deliberately impregnated eleven months earlier, not so she could raise and cherish her own baby, but so she could produce the milk needed to rear a commercially valuable Thoroughbred foal whose own mother had died.
It is a practice involving what are known as nanny mares, one of the lesser-known shadows cast by the racing industry. And so, when the time came for Custard’s mother to take up her new role, she was sedated so her own baby could be taken away.
I held that tiny foal as her frantic whinnies pierced the air, knowing that although I was carrying her towards safety, I was also carrying her away from the one being she needed most. And I have never forgotten the terrible contradiction of that moment.
Then, today, ten years later now known as Hazel, she had grown into someone her dear mumma would surely be proud of, as I certainly am. And as I looked into her gentle face there she stood, surrounded by friends of her own kind, safe and loved, living a life in which her worth is never measured by what she could give or how fast she could run.
Everything I had hoped for her.
And everything I wish her dear mumma could have known.
As I stood beside her, someone asked, “Do you think she remembers you?” “No,” I replied. “It was so long ago, and I was only with her for the briefest of times.” And then, as though she had heard our conversation, Custard turned her head and gently rubbed her muzzle against my chin. For a moment, ten years disappeared.
This story urges us to ask why a mother’s love should be considered precious when it serves a commercial purpose, yet expendable when it belongs to her own child.
01 Nov 2026
What a Wing Is For
Sometimes, life has the loveliest way of answering the questions we ask of it.
Take little Chirpa.
Found wandering the streets of suburbia, this tiny chick had somehow arrived in a world far too big for someone so small. How he came to be there remains a mystery, but one thing was certain: he needed somewhere safe to belong.
And while we could offer warmth, nourishment, tender care and even a teddy bear, there was something, or rather someone, we could not give him.
A mumma.
Meanwhile, at our good friends' sanctuary, Lefty's Place, another little heart was longing for someone.
A beautiful broody hen was determined to become a mumma. Yet, like Edgar's Mission, Lefty's Place rightly observes a strict no-breeding policy.
And so two lives, each missing something the other could give, were about to find one another.
When our friends learned of Chirpa, a rather wonderful thought took flight.
What if?
And so our little feathered wanderer embarked upon the most important journey of his young life, not simply to another sanctuary, but towards a love that had been waiting for him.
And as the photograph so beautifully shows, Chirpa has discovered what a chicken's wing is truly for.
Not merely for flight, but for shelter, warmth, comfort and belonging.
And his new mumma?
Well, she has finally found someone to tuck beneath hers.
Two hearts, two needs, one beautiful answer.
For sometimes the greatest gift we can give another is not simply a safe place in this world, but someone to share it with.
Welcome home, little Chirpa. We'll miss you. ❤️🐥
"If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn't we?"
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