The Big Ears Animal Sanctuary has big things planned for 2018.
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An educational barn is set to be built on the Longford property, allowing the sanctuary to provide an educational context to the work they do providing a home for abandoned, neglected, or mistreated animals.
The barn is made possible by a $50,000 grant from the Tasmanian Government’s Community Infrastructure Fund.
Sanctuary co-founders Brett and Jacqui Steele said the barn will make a huge difference.
“Without an educational component, Big Ears is just a load of animals,” Mr Steele said.
“The barn will be all weather, and will provide a stress-free environment to learn in.
“We’ll also be able to take over some of the components of the animal studies TAFE course,” he said.
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Bass Liberal MHA Sarah Courtney congratulated the team at Big Ears for its hard work.
“Brett and Jacqui Steele and the board and volunteers at Big Ears Animal Sanctuary have dedicated their time and resources into providing about 450 animals with a safe home to live out the rest of their lives,” Ms Courtney said.
“The education barn will allow interactive presentations with students and tour groups before they come in contact with the animals.
“All of the permits for the education barn have been completed and the cement slab is due in coming weeks with the project expected to be completed by February.”
The Big Ears Animal Sanctuary is a not-for-profit charity on a 25 acre property at Longford.
The sanctuary is home to bovines, cats, hens, roosters, ducks, geese, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, goats, ponies, donkeys, dogs, turkeys, pigs, and sheep.
Donations are welcomed to keep the sanctuary running. Donations of educational materials are also welcome to keep in the Education Barn.
For more information about the work that Big Ears Animal Sanctuary does, head online to www.bigearsanimalsanctuary.com.