The more we respect animals the more we respect all life including our own. In other words 'the kinder we are to animals, the kinder we are to ourselves'.

We love lambs and view them in the same light as we view traditional companion animals like cats and dogs. Lambs are full of personalty, playful, intelligent, curious and they love their lives. They are peaceful beings and every bit as cute as puppy’s and kitten’s. They have very close bonds with their mothers and are extremely social. Watching lambs play is a joy.

Our mission is to help more people understand that lambs are lovely animals and deserve our consideration. Basically we want to save lambs and help people connect with them. Ultimately humanity takes a lot from these animals. We aim to create a safe space for at least a lucky few as a way to offer respect and encourage compassionate mindsets. We hope this is an idea that everyone can get behind.

Give them a chance, treat them well, and watch them shine.

Saint Beans is New Zealands first farm animal sanctuary dedicated to lambs. We love lambs and the sheep they become. We focus on these wooly bundles of joy because they deserve it and we understand them the most. Many lambs die each year from hypothermia. For example one storm in New Zealand killed 100,000 (link).

Presently we only have limited access to land so we are unable to expand. Our goal is to acquire much more land and take in many more lambs. We aim to create a sanctuary for animals, people and nature.

Any land we acquire will have natural areas expanded and restored, and where possible placed into a QEII covenant.

Sheep who are accustomed to humans have a calming effect which is great for mental health. Just interacting with them is a great way to destress. We also aim to help people by creating a community space where they can meet the animals.

We also work with farmers to help save their lambs including administering antibiotics or other life saving measures for no charge. It's then entirely up to the farmer if they want to keep or surrender the lamb to us.

Saint Beans is run by Beans’ human dad Brendon. Brendon has worked around the world in the creative industry developing projects with some of the worlds’s most well-known brands. He returned to NZ to process a working visa for his next international move but then he started rescuing lambs and didn’t stop. Not the best career move, doh!  Since then he has decided he now wants to spend his time dedicated to the animals.

In order to save lambs we need a solid foundation. The key to this is owning sufficient land so that’s our number one priority. We also need to ensure it’s sustainable so our goal is to connect with people and build different income streams. Beans has the steps to his dream mapped out below.