Animal Stories Archive

  • Carol, pig tail macaque
HUHA – Helping You Help Animals is an animal sanctuary in Upper Hutt, Wellington, who do wonderful work rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing animals in need.  They have agreed to home all the remaining animals which noone else will take from the Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary. 1x ex-circus pig tail macaque monkey, 3x [...]

    HUHA comes to the rescue

    Carol, pig tail macaque HUHA – Helping You Help Animals is an animal sanctuary in Upper Hutt, Wellington, who do wonderful work rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing animals in need.  They have agreed to home all the remaining animals which noone else will take from the Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary. 1x ex-circus pig tail macaque monkey, 3x [...]

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  • Click here to view the Campbell Live show aired on 25 April as a tribute to Dr Helen Schofield and an update on Mila ex circus elephant.

    Campbell Live, The Life of Mila

    Click here to view the Campbell Live show aired on 25 April as a tribute to Dr Helen Schofield and an update on Mila ex circus elephant.

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  • Today, 25th April 2013, is the anniversary of Dr Helen Schofield’s passing. She taught us so much about caring for others and we miss her every single day. Her legacy will be carried on into the future by the many lives she has touched. Her animals are all safe and we are preparing Mila to go to her [...]

    In loving memory of Dr Helen Schofield

    Today, 25th April 2013, is the anniversary of Dr Helen Schofield’s passing. She taught us so much about caring for others and we miss her every single day. Her legacy will be carried on into the future by the many lives she has touched. Her animals are all safe and we are preparing Mila to go to her [...]

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  • Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary closes and needs help to support the relocation and to care for the future of Mila, the ex-circus lone African elephant.

    Franklin Zoo – Future

    Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary closes and needs help to support the relocation and to care for the future of Mila, the ex-circus lone African elephant.

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  • Ruby, the lioness, RIP

    Ruby, our African lioness

    Ruby, the lioness, RIP

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  • Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary in Tuakau has been the home for Mila the retired circus elephant for the past three years. With the tragic death of Dr Helen Schofield the Trust has relocated most of the animals and continues to care for Mila and raise funds to send her to her new home in the USA [...]

    Mila the elephant retires to Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary

    Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary in Tuakau has been the home for Mila the retired circus elephant for the past three years. With the tragic death of Dr Helen Schofield the Trust has relocated most of the animals and continues to care for Mila and raise funds to send her to her new home in the USA [...]

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  • Bobcat Sakanni male
THE TWO BOBCATS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL HOME AND CAN BE VIEWED AT HAMILTON ZOO.
Our Bobcats love to sleep in their hammocks, but at dawn and dusk are very active playing and hunting for their food that the keepers hide for them.
The female Kakisa and male Sikanni are litter mates 9 [...]

    Bobcats

    Bobcat Sakanni male THE TWO BOBCATS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL HOME AND CAN BE VIEWED AT HAMILTON ZOO. Our Bobcats love to sleep in their hammocks, but at dawn and dusk are very active playing and hunting for their food that the keepers hide for them. The female Kakisa and male Sikanni are litter mates 9 [...]

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