Canterbury Tails Animal Rescue

Canterbury Tails Animal Rescue

We advocate for animals, with a dedicated effort to rescue and re-home farmed animals and a commitment to share their stories.

Canterbury

Since 2017 Canterbury Tails is dedicated to advocating for animal rights and education, emphasizing that every animal deserves kindness and compassion.

We operate a farm animal rescue and sanctuary in Canterbury.

Your donations allow us to feed, transport and give medical care to rescued animals.

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We are a small family-run animal rescue in the South Island of New Zealand which is also a sanctuary for a small group of animals.

By sharing the stories of the animals we meet I hope to create awareness and show people that these "pets" are no different from the animals people eat.

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A long overdue update 🌸  2 December 2025

Today is Give a Little Day — a national celebration of generosity — and Givealittle is completely fee-free for charities for today only.

That means every dollar donated to Canterbury Tails reaches our animals in full. And right now, there is a lot happening!

Frankie has been struggling with breathing issues and has collapsed a couple of times. She’s now on twice-daily medication and in a quieter space so she can rest. We’re working closely with our vet and hoping to see improvements soon.

Our boy Gordon recently had surgery on his comb after a persistent infection. He’s eating, preening, crowing to the other boys, and enjoying little bits of sunshine in his recovery run. He’ll be reunited with his brother William once his sutures come out next week.

Our sweet senior sheep Lucky is also on daily medication at the moment. She needs a bit of extra care and monitoring, but she is loving life with with good food, gentle routines, and lots of love.

We took Panda, Charcoal & her wee lamb to their wonderful new home. Everyone is doing beautifully.

Hercules and Hershey were rehomed a couple of weeks ago and are settling in so well . Will update soon!

We’ve said goodbye to Spike, and also to our little brown hen who passed peacefully at the vet in my arms. It never gets easier, but they were loved, comforted, and safe at the end.

If you’d like to support us on this special fee-free day it would be very appreciated!

#BeKindBeCourageous 💛

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Pat
Pat 4 days ago
The animals are lucky to have found you. Keep up the good work!
$30
Janice
Janice 5 days ago
$30
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 06 Jul 2025
$100
Laura
Laura on 05 Jun 2025
$25
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 04 Jun 2025
$5

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