World Animal Day Oct. 5th at Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary

Please join us for a celebration of animals and their contribution to our lives.
Pam, Edgar's Mission founder is the World Animal Day Ambassador for Australia!

Entry is FREE!! The day kicks off at 10am and closes at 4pm (Edgar's tea time!) see the timetable of the day's events

• Walk for the Animals
  Want to show animals that you care? Why not get your family and friends to sponsor you in a Walk for the Animals? Register to participate today. The walk will start at 10:00 am.
  • (Sorry, although we love dogs and we are sure we would love yours too please don't bring them as some of our animal residents are very frightened of dogs they don't know.)
    
    
• Family Friendly
  • First 20 Kids who come dressed as a farm animal will get a cool show bag!
  • Meet "Girlfriend Magazine's Girlfriend of the Year 2008" Elizabeth Anile!!
  • Face-painting and fun activities at the Edgar Activity Centre
    
    
• Meet and interact
  with over 100 rescued animal residents - including pigs, cows, horses, sheep goats, ducks, chickens, bunnies, turkeys AND three Movie Stars from Charlotte's Web!
  
  
• Silent Auction
  A silent auction will be held for valuable products and services including many inspirational animal friendly books courtesy of abolitionist online
  
  
• Dog Agility demonstrations
  by the Mitchell agility dog club
  
  
• Tradestands
  freaturing animal friendly products
  
  
• Vegan lunch
  Enjoy a delicious vegan lunch (gold coin donation)
  
  
• Art exhibition
  "Wildspace exhibition" a unique exhibition of our unique Australian wildlife in art
  
  
• Live music
  from the Jade Leonard School of Music and others
  
  
• Farm Tours
  Entertaining and informative Tours of the Mission throughout the day
  
  
• Face to Face Presentations
  We guarentee that you will learn something you never knew about sheep and pigs in our Face to Face presentation with Timmy Lamb and Priscilla Pig
  
  
• Guest Speakers (times of speeches will be announced)
  Phil Kafcaloudes co-presenter of Radio Australia"s Breakfest Club Weekday will be our MC introducing our great line-up of speakers:
  
  
  • Dr. Andrew McLean - Animal Behaviorist
    
    
  • Elizabeth Anile, "Girlfriend of the Year 2008" as voted by Girlfriend magazine, who along with her friend Andrew Glover created ATAAC, Australian Teens Against Animal Cruelty.  
    
    
  • Noah Hannibal - VP Animal Liberation Victoria (talking about his experiences protecting whales on the Sea Shepherd)
    
    
  • Bruce Poon - VVN (talking about the environmental impact of eating meat)
    

We are located on 60 peaceable acres at 365 McHarg's Road, Willowmavin (via Kilmore) Victoria - just an hour's drive from Melbourne.

Timetable
(download a pdf of the Timetable)

10.00am Walk for the Animals and viewing of auction items

10.30am first Farm Tour

11.00am Bruce Poon -VVN-environmental impact of eating meat

11.15am Elizabeth Anile-ATAAC “2008 Girlfriend of the Year”

11.30am Mitchell Agility Dog Club display

11.45am Face to face meet Timmy Lamb and Priscilla Pig

12.15pm Lunch and the True Blue Country Line Dancers (join in!)

1.00pm Farm Tour OR
1.00pm Andrew Mclean PhD (Equine cognition and learning), BSc (zoology), Dip Ed

1.30pm Lawrence Pope VAA - Batty Business

2.00pm Noah Hannibal President - ALV-talking about his experiences protecting whales on the Sea Shepherd

2.30pm Mitchell Agility Dog Club

3.00pm Silent Auction Closure and the
Main Farm Tour featuring The World Famous "Running of the Lambs"