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A sanctuary, shelter and registered charity for farmed and companion animals. Open strictly by appt Specialising in the rescue and re homing of greyhounds.

Not For Profit Sanctuary and Shelter for Animals set on 50 acres in the Tasmanian Huon Valley.

04/11/2026

Every time I look at little Martin’s face my heart melts. Tomorrow I will remove his splints for a bit and see how he is coming along. Fingers crossed. Emma. 🥰🐑

04/11/2026

Good news and bad. Dear little Winston has had a great day. He no longer requires a stomach tube for feeding, he is drinking from the bottle ❤️. He is also now able to sit and stand on his own. He even had a little play today. 🥰
A big improvement from the limp and dying baby who was handed to me on Sunday night. I am so relieved. I really did not think he would survive.

Unfortunately as he improved this morning I discovered he has a broken back leg up very high in his leg. Because he was so close to death from dehydration my focus was on critical rehydration and his leg was not clearly injured.
I have splinted his leg and he is on pain relief.
He has an appointment first thing in the morning with our wonderful vet Jim.
Emma.

02/11/2026

Buddy is the most amazing dog and he is always happy to keep any lost or unwell babies company. Winston is the tiniest bit brighter today but he is still not in the safe zone.
He can’t walk but he can stand up now.
This year has been one very long and challenging lamb season with Eadie coming so early in the season and then 4 more late in the season with 3 very gravely ill.
So far so good with everyone still with us ❤️ Emma.

02/11/2026

Meet the divine and much loved Huddy. (Left)
He is one of our recent surrenders. Huddy had a massive trip ahead of him to get to Brightside. His starting point was Flinders island so involved 2 float trips and a boat trip in a bull box!
Huddy very calmly took it all in his stride and remained calm and curious.
It was a huge decision for Huddys human. She loves him very much but the improved pastures on Flinders island made him very sick.
Getting an equine vet can be very difficult on the island and getting a kind and patient farrier is even harder.

After bringing Huddy back from a very serious illness where his human thought he would die she felt he might be better having a home at Brightside.
Huddy now lives with our pony herd. They have about 20 acres of bush and native pasture behind our house and he is very happy. Emma ❤️
I have put a video of Huddy arriving in the comments! It’s not your normal horse arrival at all😳

02/11/2026

Meet Millie who was recently surrendered to Brightside. Millie is a great example of how expensive rehoming dogs can be and a great example of how important dental checks are for your dog.
She might be small and healthy looking but Millie had to have 20 teeth removed due to extremely severe dental disease. (That is half of her teeth!)
Her vet bill was $3000.00

She must have been in constant pain. The infection in her mouth from dental disease caused her blood test to show her health was also adversely affected.

Millie had a course of antibiotics and another set of bloods done showing she has kicked the infection and on Saturday she went to a beautiful home where she is loving life.
She settled in instantly and has already bonded with her new dad who is now no longer lonely.
🥰🐕 Emma.
If anyone wanted to donate to help cover Millie’s vet bills I will pop a link at the bottom of the post.
Donations to Brightside Farm Sanctuary are tax deductible.
Brightside Farm Sanctuary
BSB 807009
ACC 60088696
Ref Millie.
or
https://www.brightside.org.au/donate

01/11/2026

At around 10.30 last night little Winston arrived. He was very dehydrated and very close to death.

I fed him with a stomach tube and hoped he would survive the night. This morning he was still with us but needed tube feeding again. He is looking so much brighter and he actually managed to get to his feet. Prior to this he was unable to stand or sit upright.
Thankfully I think he is on the mend. A huge thank you to the couple who drove him all the way to us. Had they not done so he would be dead.
Also for those cynical minded people… no he was not removed from the property he came from without permission🥰 . Emma.

01/11/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CKB1VZU23/?mibextid=wwXIfr

VICTORIAN ABATTOIR OPERATOR BRUTALLY KILLING HORSES IN HIS BACKYARD

A new investigation by Farm Transparency Project into horse killer Peter Loffel has exposed some of the horrors he is inflicting on ex-racehorses.

The investigation found that Loffel has been purchasing horses, both thoroughbreds and standardbreds, and illegally shooting them on his residential property in Mooroopna, Victoria.

Hidden cameras captured Loffel herding groups of horses into a small yard before shooting them one by one, in full view of the others.

Some shots are not immediately fatal, leaving horses convulsing, collapsing and dragging themselves along the ground.

The petrified horses are forced to watch as their companions are murdered. Some desperately attempt to escape, while others cower in corners, trying to avoid witnessing the horrific scenes unfolding in front of them.

Loffel has a history of animal cruelty offences, having previously pleaded guilty to three charges relating to another abattoir in Caboolture.

What Peter Loffel is doing is nothing short of horrifying and evil. It is a brutal display of cruelty, enabled by a dirty horse racing industry that continues to discard precious horses once they are no longer profitable.

The slaughter must be stopped. Please demand that Peter Loffel be banned from purchasing, keeping and killing horses.

Send an email NOW:
https://www.farmtransparency.org/actions/ban-peter-loffel-from-buying-killing-ex-racehorses

29/10/2026

I spent many, many years documenting the living hell factory farmed animals exist in. Pigs, dogs, chickens, rabbits, turkeys… so many depressed, injured, miserably sad animals.
The level of cruelty and abuse I saw changed me forever. I knew it would but I wanted to make sure I knew the facts and knew what I was talking about. It makes me so sad the masses look away.
I implore you to see (from the distance a screen provides) how we force the animals most people just think of as food to exist. Emma.

Address

PO Box 428
Cygnet, TAS
7112

Telephone

0408658356

Website

http://www.brightside.org.au/

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