ALV’s Liberation Sanctuary is home to more than 130 rescued animals who will never again have to face the systems they were rescued from. Cows, sheep, pigs, goats, deer, alpacas, birds and other animals live out their lives in safety, freedom and individual care.

But providing a safe forever home for rescued animals comes with ongoing costs – and this winter has brought an especially difficult challenge.

A winter like no other

After months of relentless rain, almost half of the sanctuary’s paddocks have been reduced to mud, leaving very little grass for the animals to eat. And when the ground remains saturated for months, pasture struggles to recover, which means a lot more hay than usual is necessary to keep everyone fed.

Help us buy more hay while the paddocks recover.

It’s an unexpected expense at a time when the sanctuary is already meeting the everyday costs of caring for more than 130 individual animals – including food, veterinary care, fencing, shelter and other essential maintenance.

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Meet some of the animals who call the sanctuary home

Our sanctuary family is made up of individuals with their own personalities, friendships and stories.

Betty, a gentle cow, was found as a dairy calf in the middle of winter, without shelter and huddled alone beside a transport truck ramp. Today, she has a safe home where she can spend her days with her animal family.

Sir Bruce is a much-loved pig with a huge personality. Rescued as a sick piglet, he has grown into a big, charismatic boy who loves rooting around in the dirt, swimming and exploring the sanctuary.

Yewie, a young deer, arrived at the sanctuary after being found severely injured and alone. After being bottle-fed and cared for during her early months, she is now part of the deer and goat family.

Their endearing stories are different, but they have something important in common: they have a safe place to call home.

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Helping the sanctuary recover

ALV’s Liberation Sanctuary is a place where rescued animals can receive the care, freedom and respect they deserve. The sanctuary has been caring for rescued farmed animals for decades, and its current home in west Gippsland provides space for animals to live out their lives.

The sanctuary relies heavily on the generosity of supporters to meet the ongoing costs of animal care. Specifically hay, veterinary attention, fencing and staffing are among the sanctuary’s essential expenses.

Right now, we’re asking our community to help with one particularly urgent need: hay and feed while the paddocks recover from winter.

We’ve launched a Buy a Bale fundraiser to help our sanctuary get through this difficult period.

Every donation helps provide food for the animals while the grass returns and helps give the sanctuary the breathing space it needs to repair and recover its paddocks.

Help us care for our rescued animals

To help Betty, Sir Bruce, Yewie and the rest of the Liberation Sanctuary family, please contribute to our fundraiser.

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Whether you can donate or simply share the fundraiser with friends and family, your support makes a difference.

Thank you for helping us ensure that the animals who have found their forever home at Liberation Sanctuary continue to receive the food, care and protection they need.