New Life For Animals Rehoming Centre Inc.

New Life For Animals Rehoming Centre Inc. New Life For Animals Rehoming Centre is a network of volunteers who provide foster caring and eventually rehome animals - mainly chickens.

Yesterday the area near us was threatened by an intense grassfire and we decided to evacuate everyone. As we watched the...
28/01/2026

Yesterday the area near us was threatened by an intense grassfire and we decided to evacuate everyone. As we watched the fire intensify and the warnings increase for our home, we weren’t taking any risks.

We had two cars and a trailer filled with all of our family members. No one was left behind, not even our goldfish, Long John Silver.

We drove 30 mins away and waited, keeping the animals cool with a spray bottle. Luckily we got to return home last night and everyone is back in their aviaries and coops.

We want to thank everyone who offered shelter to us and the animals.

January has been a really tough month for us after losing some of our dearest family members as well. Lets hope February is much MUCH kinder 🤞

In the last 3 weeks, we have lost four family members. Three euthanasias and one natural death has been a lot in such a ...
23/01/2026

In the last 3 weeks, we have lost four family members. Three euthanasias and one natural death has been a lot in such a short timeframe and we feel each one deeply.

We said goodbye to our precious Rosa, our beloved 16 year old cat, almost three weeks ago. Her bed still sits in the same spot, ready for her to go straight to it after breakfast because that’s where the morning sun would be. I can't move it.

We then said goodbye to our little fish friend PJ who was surrendered to us by the previous owners of the house when we moved in. The fish have brought such a calming space to our home and PJ in particular was always friendly and engaging. He will be missed particularly by his orange friend Long John Silver.

On Tuesday I said goodbye to my darling boy Rocket. I adopted Rocket almost 16 years ago to the day, from death row. Though he loved me, he just adored my mum and so he lived with her. But he ended up being Pirate’s babysitter because of her anxiety. He was only a few months off his 17th birthday. Both my mum and I are devastated by the loss of him.

And today we had to say goodbye to our 6 and a half yea old isa brown Sapphire who we called Sapphy. A year and a half in a battery cage in some as****es backyard. 5 years of freedom and care with us. Her last 6 months as the house chicken. She was the last of the three precious stones; she joins her sisters Amethyst and Turquoise. Even at the end when her health declined significantly, her favourite thing was to sunbathe. She meant a lot to us.

Our hearts are so broken right now 💔

Thank you to those who have checked in on us and the animals. Earlier we were getting very nervous about the direction o...
09/01/2026

Thank you to those who have checked in on us and the animals. Earlier we were getting very nervous about the direction of the nearby fire. For now the wind has changed and we are seemly ok at the moment but obviously things can change very quickly and we are monitoring continuously. Most of the animals are currently inside under the air-conditioning, ready to be evacuated if we need to.

Rosa - The heart of our homeYesterday, our world became a little heavier; a little less hopeful; a lot less bright. Yest...
05/01/2026

Rosa - The heart of our home

Yesterday, our world became a little heavier; a little less hopeful; a lot less bright.

Yesterday we said goodbye to our sweetest princess, Rosa. At 16 years of age, her lungs failed and her physical body could no longer go on.

Though her illness never stopped her love for Dave that was so immense, even at the very end. When she could barely lift her head, if he was around, her eyes gazed up at him using her last bit of energy. She was a little angel for her favourite human, through and through.

And although I was the ‘spare’, she made her love for me known. Over the colder months, she would tuck herself under the blanket with me, inching closer and closer to me in the night. I wish I could give her one last 3AM cuddle while she purred her head off.

Rosa’s presence truely felt like a massive piece of the heart of our home.

And now it feels so different without her 💔

19/10/2025

Mr Gnocchi wanting to share his corn with me.

19/08/2025

SOUND UP 🔊 to hear excited Gnocchi noises.

Our resident boobook was hit and killed on the road outside of our home today. We understand that accidents happen but w...
11/08/2025

Our resident boobook was hit and killed on the road outside of our home today. We understand that accidents happen but when a magpie and a blackbird were also hit and killed on the same small stretch of road today, its evidence of a bigger issue.
We also recently watched a truck plow through a flock of galahs on the same road. One was killed instantly. One required euthanasia by a vet. And one is still in care with a wildlife carer growing his flight feathers back.

It is evidence of a bigger cultural issue in our society where people feel it is acceptable to hit birds on the road. Please slow down.

We buried this little boobook on our property. A place he has called home since before we moved in.

Bright Heart snuggles.
08/08/2025

Bright Heart snuggles.

Winter sunbeams 🩷
29/07/2025

Winter sunbeams 🩷

We are totally full up with roosters now. This is the newest, most sweetest boy, Ravioli who has blended in well in the ...
29/07/2025

We are totally full up with roosters now. This is the newest, most sweetest boy, Ravioli who has blended in well in the isa hens flock.

We will always recommend that if you are getting chickens, adopt rescue hens rather than trusting breeders selling chicks because too many of these boys end up in horrible places or killed.

We love our volunteers 💕 We have been really lucky to have help from Gail and Jill every few weeks. They have been clean...
20/07/2025

We love our volunteers 💕

We have been really lucky to have help from Gail and Jill every few weeks. They have been cleaning up both the animals mess and our mess. On top of that, Gail has been cooking incredible food for us to enjoy for lunch including this AMAZING vegan vanilla slice. Today we basked in the warmth of the fire as we enjoyed it.

A big thank you to Gail and Jill for their efforts.

Sapphire is slowly declining with age, much like her sister Turquoise did. She too is now mostly blind. Winter has meant...
03/07/2025

Sapphire is slowly declining with age, much like her sister Turquoise did. She too is now mostly blind.

Winter has meant that she’s been snuggled up inside by the heater or the fire when it is lit.

She treats it like a sunbeam, spreading her wings out to bathe in the warmth.

All chickens deserve warmth in their old age.

Most isa browns will never be granted life past the age of 18 months when the horrible egg industry no longer sees them as profitable.

Sapphy is over 6 years old now but she’s hanging in there.

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PO Box 620
Altona
3018

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