by Billie Dean | Mar 11, 2026 | From Billie's Desk
I had an experience a few weeks ago when my much beloved horse Silver died. And while I’ve been teaching sovereignty for decades, it really struck me what a privilege it is for a non-human to die on their own terms, Most are killed long before their bodies or souls...
by Billie Dean | Feb 21, 2025 | From Billie's Desk
This week is a sad one here at the sanctuary. Our beloved rescue dog Fenn passed away after twelve years as my close companion (Andrew sometimes joked we weren’t bonded, we were epoxied.) That’s Fenn in the pic above, and I wrote a tribute, which is below....
by Billie Dean | Sep 15, 2024 | From Billie's Desk
I was talking to someone who supported live export the other day. I told her that sheep are sweet, sensitive, intelligent, fun, and playful individuals, and it’s time we stop thinking of them as inanimate objects. Even the term “livestock” reeks of...
by Billie Dean | Sep 8, 2023 | From Billie's Desk
WILDLIFE AND BRUMBIES Contrary to popular propaganda, the native wildlife in the Snowy region would prefer to keep their big protectors, the wild equines, in their eco-system where they have been for 200 years. They see the fast dwindling numbers (now way less than...
by Billie Dean | Sep 7, 2023 | From Billie's Desk
by Billie Dean Introduction I am an award-winning filmmaker making films about wild horses for international film festivals. I’m a former journalist, and I write about animals and the non-human perspective. I run an animal sanctuary with my husband, where we have 80...
