The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary
The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary is a safe and sustainable space to rehabilitate and re-home abused, injured, and neglected non-human animals. We recently moved onto 26 acres of land at Otaki Forks, an hour's drive north of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Sanctuary operates according to animal rights principles and promotes animal liberation. What we're up to as spring arrives ...
We're excited to report that the house for caretakers is finished, and we've completed a flash new shelter for Thunder the miniature horse. The chicken house is almost finished too, and we're looking forward to taking in our first hens!
Check out our blog page for the latest news ...
We are not yet open to the public, but we will be advertising an open day once the ground gets less muddy. Enjoy some pictures of the sanctuary animals here!

Two sanctuary residents greet each other - Jess the dog and Thunder the miniature horse. Jess has just moved to a wonderful new home!
Help us build a goat paddock!
Lots of goats in New Zealand suffer from neglect, boredom, and inadequate shelter. We are constructing a spacious fenced area to enable us to take in neglected and abused goats, however this will cost about six hundred dollars so we need to fundraise!
Please click on the black sheep for details on how you can donate to support this project.