LATEST NEWS
LORENZO – THE SADDEST DONKEY
On Sunday, 20 June 2023 we were asked to take a senior donkey who was suffering from laminitis. His person was moving overseas and couldn’t care for him…
!!!ROOSTERS!!!
Roosters are wonderful beings. They strut, they crow and they make fabulous companions. Unfortunately, so many of them find themselves living in suburbia where, sadly, they are not welcomed by…
2018/2019 Financial Statement and Annual Report
Below is the link to our 2018/2019 Financial Statement. Cranky’s FARM 18/19 Financial Report Below is the link to our 2018/2019 Annual Report. Cranky’s FARM 18/19 Annual Report
SOLO PLAYS BALL
Solo, rescued only a few months ago from filthy, cramped conditions is loving life. He is playful and very talkative and we think he just loves this ball.
JACKY STEALS MY HAT
Why Jack, you have many others things to take and tear up, why my good hat? Donkey’s are quite hilarious; mischievous, clever, stubborn and very affectionate.
The gorgeous Gaby in her new home
Gaby is one of our successfully rehomed animals. She had lived her whole life at a property near Toowoomba where her person loved her very much. Unfortunately, due to drought…
Can you help us save Max and Slim
**URGENT SPECIAL NEEDS HORSE RESCUE** SPONSORS DESPERATELY NEEDED Time is quickly running out for Max and Slim. These two beautiful boys are facing imminent euthanasia, POSSIBLY AS SOON AS THIS…
How much hay did the Cranky residents eat this week!??!
The answer is 2.2 tons!!! This week we bought the residents 3 large square bales of oaten hay at a cost of $380 each ($1,140). These bales each weigh approximately…
Brisbane South Side Rescue
Potentially over 150 farm animals will need a new forever home in late November We were recently approached about a property on the south side of Brisbane where over 150…
Freckles Enjoying His First Cranky Meal
Freckles’ enjoying his very first meal at Cranky’s. I made a point of sitting in the holding pen with Bill and Freckles, talking softly to them and assuring them that…
Bill and Freckles Arrive at Cranky’s
On the 25th of November Bill the jersey steer and Freckles the speckled park steer arrived at Cranky’s. Bill was the first to jump off the truck to freedom and,…
Watch Fifteen’s Arrival at Cranky’s
Watch Fifteen’s first moments at his new home. He was amazingly respectful and gentle upon arrival and everyone was happy and excited to meet him. After spending the night in…
MEET CRANKY
"He would change our lives forever"
Cranky arrived at our property with two other dairy steers in February 2010. They had spent the first three months of their lives as part of a mobile petting zoo. Unfortunately, what people don’t realise, just like we didn’t, the lives of the cute baby animals they pat and cuddle at petting zoos are typically short lived.
THE RESIDENTS
Marley (Bob)
Jazz
Fern
Lorenzo
Summer
Eddie
