Minton Farm
Minton Farm is a not for profit charity which for the past 28 years has provided a free community service to assist injured and orphaned native animals and birds. No funding is given to perform this service. Over 12,500 creatures have been assisted onsite over that time, with equally as many helped via Facebook, website, email and telephone inquiries. Throughout the recent wave of bushfires Minton Farm has received vast numbers of heat stressed and burnt animals. These have been admitted to our intensive care unit for medications, wound treatments and therapy to recover.
The aim of the Centre is to rescue, rehabilitate and release wildlife back into their territories to continue to be a part of that area’s biodiversity. Animals treated include burnt and heat stressed possums, burnt kangaroos, burnt echidna, burnt koala, plus heat stressed wedge tail eagle, brown goshawk, parrots, kookaburra, Boobook owl and tawny frogmouth.
In addition to this work, Minton Farm has been the collection point for SA to receive donated medical supplies generously donated by hospitals, Doctors, Podiatrists, Dentists, Chemists, Nurses, Aged care Homes, remote communities health centres, medical suppliers and members of the public to be distributed to bushfire areas. In conjunction with Creating for Conservation, 20 volunteers worked 13-hour days for a week to sort the donated supplies into groups. Pallets were then packed each containing a variety of burn medications, animal formulas, pouches, syringes, pet crates, tables, vet wrap, fluids, bowls, soft ban dressings, etc that would be useful to use immediately to save lives. 26 pallets were distributed via truck, car, trailer and even plane to Kangaroo Island. They were gratefully received and invaluable to the Vets, SAVEM (SA Vets Emergency Management), RSPCA and wildlife carers there. After two weeks had passed sending supplies every couple of days, enough medical supplies were supplied to the Island, so fodder was then sourced. Carloads of carrots, sweet potato, apples, kangaroo pellets, Wombaroo nectar mix, bird seed etc has been collected at Minton Farm and distributed to the surviving animals that are now starving as their food sources have been destroyed. This work will be continued over the following months until the land has regenerated enough to support the wildlife again.
Minton Farm has also provided water stations to burnt out areas such as Lobethal, Birdwood, Woodside and Cuddly Creek. These were donated by Master Plumbers in conjunction with Catalyst Cloud Solutions. The pipes provide water via a pvc pipe which can be refilled when empty. Each person installing these were also supplied with cartons of sweet potato to give the kangaroos as food and water point.
All of this assistance has been supplied free of charge and has been possible because of the overwhelming support of the community, both local, national and overseas. Minton Farm has sought no funding but instead chose to provide, support and advertise links to funding required for KI Dunnart recovery, Glossy Black cockatoos, Parndana Wildlife Park, Mayors recovery fund, Pauls Place etc. We are grateful for the positive way people have embraced such a strong, selfless, community spirit; to ban together for the greater good; and very proud of the kind, positive influence that we have had during such distressing times.”
Sincerely,
Bev Langley
Mob 0422 938 439
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