Visiting the Moo to Ewe farm animal sanctuary in NSW

by Emma · Published July 22, 2024 · Updated July 26, 2024

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We spent a beautiful autumn morning at Moo to Ewe sanctuary for farmed animals! We love animal experiences that aren’t zoos or forced participation (like our ethical elephant experience in Thailand), and we love to support animals that have been rescued and are now well taken care of. This is why you should visit them when you’re in the area, too!

Me and Anthony patting a large black and white cow. — I loved being able to pat beautiful Daisy.

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What is Moo to Ewe?

Moo to Ewe is a non-profit organisation, and has been a farm animal sanctuary since 2018. It relies on donations, merch sales and tour fees to pay for their vet bills, treatments, formula and food.

The 30 acre property is owned by Carol and her family, who have dedicated it to over 50 rescued animals including cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, roosters, and ducks. There are also some dogs and a couple of cheeky alpacas who are the only non-rescued animals on the property.

The alpacas have an important function in the ecosystem: they provide security to the sheep and lambs! Apparently they like to keep protect sheep from threats and keep them company.

Anthony and Dante feeding Tahini the alpaca, who's behind a fence. Some sheep are seeking some of the food! — Tahini and Tamari are the resident alpacas at Moo to Ewe. Tahini can be fierce when protecting his sheep!

About this animal sanctuary tour

A dedicated volunteer team takes groups on tours to see and feed the animals. Groups are capped at 8 people and are run only once a day (and not every day) to preserve the animals’ wellbeing.

The tour runs for 1.5 hours, and all visitors are loaned a pair of gumboots/wellingtons before the tour begins. Our tour guide Jennifer was very knowledgeable about the animals, and she relayed their individual histories and preferences to us as she led us around. We were always safe and the animals were never harassed or forced to engage with us.

Jennifer talking about sheep and alpacas. The tour group are looking at six sheep and some chickens behind her. — We loved hearing about sheep’s personalities, and their rescue stories.

Jennifer, Dante and Allegra walking across a large grassed field. Landscaped steps to a building are on the left and large trees are in front of them, with autumn-coloured leaves. — Heading across the beautiful property with our excellent guide, Jennifer.

Who is this tour for?

It’s not just for ‘hippies’ and vegans! Kids and all animal lovers will enjoy meeting the animals and getting to feed many of them, and the friendly animals who want to interact with visitors often like getting patted, too.

Hearing the rescue stories as we walked around the spectacular property was also lovely. Some of the animals were mistreated in the past, and others were unable to be cared for properly due to different factors impacting previous owners. It’s heartwarming to see the animals all living a happy and healthy life now.

Two large black and white cows eating from a large bucket, with Jennifer and the kids nearby. — Daisy and Koda enjoying their meal in the sunshine.

Some of the other rescued animals we met at Moo to Ewe

Allegra looking at several sheep, one of which has a black face and neck. — Lacey, with the black face, and Rose, Marcella, and Sally the sheep.

Our tour guide Jennifer, feeding a white goat with horns named Lizzie, who is getting as high as she can on the fence! Kids and other goats are watching on. — Lizzie the rescue goat absolutely loves to get extra snacks when a tour group comes around!

Kids feeding two black and white goats through a wire and wooden slat fence. — Rustus and Missy also love snacks, but aren’t quite as eager as Lizzie.

A speckled hen with iridescent feathers in the foreground, and other chickens and ducks in the background. Tour guests, including Allegra, are feeding them in front or a large pond. — There are many different chickens, roosters and ducks at Moo to Ewe.

A black, white and iridescent-green feathered chicken with deformed wings, which are always sticking out. Another chicken and a duck are eating nearby. — Some of them have deformed wings, like this poor fellow.

Dante and Allegra with a cute little brown piglet named Boston. — When we visited, little Boston the piglet had recently been rescued.

The kids running around with Boston in his enclosure. — He had heaps of energy and loved running around with the kids!

Allegra patting a black and white male cow called Tassie on the nose. Tassie has small horns and is sitting on the grass. — Gentle cow Tassie was rescued as a bobby calf.

A fully black cow is sitting on the grass, and a black and white cow, and a brown and white cow, are behind it. A paddock's wooden fence and some lovely trees surround them, and Allegra is watching them from afar. — More cows, content with chilling and roaming around their vast paddocks.

Dante and Allegra feeding Ivy, a large black pig, a carrot. Our guide Jennifer is next to them. — Ivy the pig loves to meet guests and get some tasty snacks!

How to book this animal sanctuary visit

Moo to Ewe is located in Palmdale, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It’s about an hour from Sydney’s CBD but is a world away from Australia’s biggest city!

Moo to Ewe takes bookings through AirBnB’s experiences program, and 100% of tour fees go directly to Moo to Ewe as they’re a non-profit organisation.

The tour costs $45 per person, and they’re run on weekends. Book here via AirBnB or email Moo to Ewe to enquire about dates not listed online.

A paddock and hills in the background, with a huge tree in the foreground that's leaves have turned orange, yellow and red. Many Autumn leaves are also on the ground. — The farm is always a lovely place but I think visiting in autumn is the prettiest time of year!

Final thoughts

We really loved supporting the work of Moo to Ewe, and becoming vegan or buying merchandise wasn’t pushed on us or a hidden goal of the sanctuary. Carol and her family just love animals want to help them, and they’ve created a beautiful experience for guests that maintains their residents’ health. I highly recommend the tour for anyone who also loves animals and is visiting Sydney or the Central Coast.

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