Adoption information
On Hold
About Two young heifers
“One of the young cows is from Corona and was born on 27/02/13. The other was born around the same time and was from another cow who was injured and had to be euthanized last year. These two often play together.”
Both 2 years old – they are the best of mates so need to stay together – are not offered for breeding.
These beautiful Dexters have been part of a happy family for the past 10 years, on a lovely piece of land in the Perth hills. Their “people” love them dearly and have always taken great care of them. Unfortunately the family faced some very hard challenges last year and are now needing to move, and so this bovine group need to find a new home (or homes) – somewhere where they’ll continue to be loved and treated extremely well.
Here’s a little of what their current owner says about their situation:
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My wife and I built our house on this property and moved in on September 2006. We had no real experience of living a country lifestyle and we have learned so much over the years. We needed some grazing animals to manage the property and decided on Dexter cows. We have found them to be very good natured, highly intelligent and very inquisitive with each having their own individual personality. They have added value to our lives over the years. Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, I am preparing to put the property on the market to sell. The thought of having to let the cows go to someone who would use them for breeding and eventual slaughter is very distressing for me as they have been our pets for all this time. I am sure they would make lovely companions for anyone who has an interest in having Dexters. They are very easy to care for and give so much pleasure."
Medical notes
All Dexters will be wormed and vaccinated (if required) before handover to their new family/s.
An adoption fee of $75 each applies, or a lower adoption fee will be negotiated if they can all be homed together.
This is a bonded group so our main objective is to try to find them a home together if we can. Cattle require good sturdy fencing like post and rail or very sturdy ring lock, shelter from the elements, good quality pasture and supplemental feed, regular worming, occasional hoof trimming, and access to a large animal vet if anything should ever happen to their health. For first aid and husbandry treatments it is best if you have a cattle crush or small yard to contain them in. Should one home not be possible, we can separate as detailed above.
Please note that these heifers are not desexed.
Adoption details
Please fill in our EXPRESSION OF INTEREST form if you would like to ask questions or offer to adopt.
http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/3Hs5UMWGg2aPe
* Animal Actionist & New Homes For Rescued Farm Animals promotes non breeding of all rescued animals, particularly in the interest of breaking the cycle of unwanted farm animals (most of them males,) that find themselves with little time to find a new home and end up in danger of slaughter. All farm animals adopted via Animal Actionist are intended as family pets, and therefore the same rules that apply for non breeding of cats and dogs, applies to these animals too. If you apply to adopt you thereby agree and are bound to not use this animal for breeding.
All suitable applications are forwarded to the current custodian for consideration, and you will be contacted as soon as possible to discuss your offer further. Please understand that it may take a few days for us to respond to you depending on the amount of applications received, and it is never a case of first come, first served with animal adoptions, as we have to do our best to locate the absolute best homes for the animals. If you have any problems or further queries, please contact Animal Actionist direct via the “contact us” link. Thank you so much for caring for animals.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.