Do your kids love animals? I’ve got the ultimate day out that they won’t forget, and you’ll be helping to support an incredible animal rescue organisation at the same time!
Deathrow Unchained (DRU) animal rescue and sanctuary is a 100% volunteer based organisation located in Burbank (south of Brisbane) that rescues all animals from neglect, abuse and death row. You can get up close and personal with the animals and learn about their stories. Horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens and ducks – they’ve got them! There are even domestic animals like cats and dogs at the sanctuary.
Sanctuary Tours are held one Sunday a month, and run for 1-1.5hrs. Each tour includes a one hour guided walk with animal interactions. You can also purchase a feed bag and feed the disability cows on the fence line. While this is a working property, children are safe to walk around and pat the animals under the direction of their tour guide. Closed in shoes are required, and even better – wear gumboots as there is a lot of animal poop on a farm!
Need to know:
- Address: 1374 Mt Cotton Rd, Burbank QLD 4156 (entrance is opposite the intersection with Upfield Street)
- What to wear: clothes and shoes that don’t matter if they get a bit muddy! Gumboots are great for the kids particularly.
- Facilities: parking available onsite, toilet and washroom available. There are no pathways, so if you bring a pram it needs to be able to handle ‘off road’ terrain of the farm grounds. Prams are not allowed inside the animal paddocks.
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