Their story is a rare one – in that they won’t suffer the usual fate of farm animals – the slaughterhouse. Instead these gentle and intelligent animals will enjoy sanctuary for the rest of their lives.

Your compassion, generosity and support have helped ensure this.

Lets look back on how Animal Liberation Qld got involved: -

The three cattle lived on the Sunshine Coast hinterland as pets for many years until their owner became ill and was hospitalised. The property went on the market and their future became very insecure. An ALQ member who lived nearly by became very concerned that other farmer neighbour would remove and slaughter them so she contacted the ALQ office. It was determined they should be moved to a safer home and the challenge was on to find somewhere suitable – not an easy task where three cattle are involved.

But we did it! We found a new home for them with another ALQ member, none other than holistic vet Charrisa Smith, who lives at Gatton. And what could be better than having a trained vet as their carer. However, we still had to transport them and that proved somewhat tricky! The cattle had become semi-wild over the years and of course before being transported they had to be caught. So began the dramas of sourcing mobile stock fencing and transport trucks but with the help of the internet and many phone calls, we were lucky to find a local stockyard man who was hired to set up fencing. He also found a small carrier who agreed to transport the cattle. With the help of our member who set the rescue in motion, Stan, Pearl and Monsie were fed over a period of a few weeks in a suitable place and then coaxed into the yards and quietened down in readiness for transport. After being taken to holding yards in Gympie for a few nights they were on their way to their new home.

Meanwhile at their new home, plenty of preparations were taking place. Volunteers were checking and mending fences, a new water trough suitable for three large animals was being purchased and feed including their favourite, toasted barley flakes, was being stored in the shed. A long overdue tick treatment was also being readied for them.

The big day came and after four hours of driving on one of the windiest days of the year, three very stressed and frightened cattle arrived at their new home.

Charissa was quite concerned about Stan’s health. We believe Stan is around 15 years of age. He was dribbling badly and losing weight. The dentist was called and his few remaining teeth were found to have hooks which meant he couldn’t chew food, hence the weight loss. After some dental work he then had a blood test, which found he had impaired liver function. So Stan was kept in the holding yards while the two girls were let out into their new paddocks. However, as they had lived together all their lives, Stan started to pine and refused to eat. As a result his treatment was fast tracked and he was quickly allowed to rejoin the others. He is now on a herbal treatment and is much better.

Initially due to drought conditions at Gatton, hand feeding was the order of the day. But since their initial move rain has fallen and there is now grass to supplement this hand feeding.