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Wilbur and Chaz
By Zoë Zurnamer This (above) is Wilbur (left) and Chaz (right). I'm currently their primary caregiver. They both have ataxia and have trouble moving normally. [...]
Monkeybiz Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary Collaboration
Monkeybiz is spotlighting Collectible Artist Zisiwe Lumkwana. Zisiwe was born in the Eastern Cape and was sent to Cape Town as a young girl for [...]
Caution, Overwhelming Pigs Ahead… A visit to the Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary, September 2020
By Sally Cranswick A few days before our visit to the Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary I wrote to Founder, Nicky. “Can we bring something useful, [...]
Rescue of Piglets being sold at roadside and search for their mother
When we heard that five young piglets were being sold at the roadside in a nearby town we were horrified and swung into action. With [...]
Pigs to plants: a local backyard farmer gives up his pigs and becomes a vegetable farmer
After working with a local backyard pig farmer who had received many warnings from the NSPCA and our Greyton Animal Welfare Society because of [...]
Nine month old piglet jumps off the lorry headed for the slaughter house
On 8th August we received a frantic phone call from one or our sponsors and supporters. A piglet had jumped off a lorry headed for [...]
BAA the Sheep
It's difficult to know where to start with Baa's story. Like most of our lambs, he was born in the fields around the sanctuary and [...]
Stella the Cow
Stella was just a young calf when she wandered onto our friend Michelle's farm at Houw Hoek in 2015. Around her neck was a wire [...]
Bella – our first piggy resident
Our first piggy resident was Bella - the one who started it all. She was living with her human mum Chris Silverstone in Kalk Bay, [...]
Luna’s Story
We were collecting straw from our usual supplier when we heard a small cry, it sounded like a baby version of a moo. Following the [...]
Snortie the Pig
The tiny piglet lay on her tummy in a filthy pen full of rusted roof sheeting, wire and rubbish. She was all alone. Her back [...]
The Story of Hilda
The small pile of wet black fur trembled – the only sign of life that led the passing law enforcement officer on Camps Bay beach [...]
